Re: Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine

From: ccs012@fella.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1992 18:30:27 +0000

In article <900667c.74@ace.acadiau.ca> 900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (GERALD RICHARD CAMERON) writes:

>I've got a lunger that shall remain nameless and arenaless, that I've been
>having a tough time really getting him going.  On paper he looks like an
>almost god, but in practice he's been a .500 warrior.

How many fights does he have?  And who has he been fighting?  I've had sub-
par warriors compile excellent records merely because they were in arenas
that were talent-poor, and I was able to get my challenges.  The best char-
acter I've ever had (more or less) started out 0-4, because he is a plunger
and he ran into 3 TP's and a LU his first four fights.

Don't despair.  It's the long run that counts, and this guy definitely looks
like he's got a chance at greatness!

>I've tried a few
>different strategies to no real avail, so I thought I'd ask you netters what
>you think.

Lungers like everything from Moderate to Very High for Offensive Effort and
Activity Level, and any of a number of tactics, including Lunge, Decis,
Dodge, and Riposte.  That means that there are a lot of strategies that could
be his favorite.  The usuals are:

10-10-10-? 8-8-6-? 10-6-6-? 8-10-8-? and even 6-6-6-?

Don't forget that different strategies will work variably well against
different styles.  Case in point: I've recently been trying to refine my
Basher's strategy to his favorite (a problem which is compounded by the
fact that, even with AEX Attack, he still almost never throws crits), and
so I switched from 10-4-8-Bash with a variety of weapons, to 8-3-8-None
with ME/WH.  He ran into a really good LU and got creamed, but because of
the mismatch I have to throw that fight out and try again.

>The important stuff goes as follows:
>
>11-8-10-17-17-9-12

Looks like almost the perfect lunger (SZ 9 DF 13 and I'd clone him if I
won the next tourney).  The numbers are definitely there!

>AdEx+3 Init, Ex+2 Rip, Ex Att, should be 1 or 2 skills shy of Ex
>Def.  Really got shafted on his decise (loses jump to most other
>offensives (80-90%) and even a waste once)

Lungers lose the jump sometimes.  I've got an 8-2-1 lunger in Murska who
almost never gets the jump (except when he runs into young offensives who
shoot up into the Adepts), but still manages to gain the attack with his
Riposte (which he doesn't even have an Expert rating in).  If your char-
acter is losing the jump, you might want to try lowering the Offensive
Effort and raising the Activity Level, making him look more like a PR.
I switched from 10-10-6-Lunge to 8-10-8-None, and it really seems to make
a difference.  He's on a 4 fight winning streak, including giving the
only loss to a lunger who's now 9-1-3, so I guess I must be doing something
right!

>HELP!!!!!!

Don't panic.  Breathe deeply.  Don't DA this guy or you will lose all your
Duelmasters credibility.

:) :) :) :) :)

"Ain't no thang"

Trump

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References

Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine
900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (GERALD RICHARD CAMERON)
Tue, 17 Mar 1992 23:55:11 +0000

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Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine
900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (GERALD RICHARD CAMERON)
Tue, 17 Mar 1992 23:55:11 +0000