Re: Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine

From: 900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron)

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1992 23:25:35 +0000

In article <18614@aggie.ucdavis.edu> ccs012@fella.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff) writes:

>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.

Okay, his current record is 5-5-0.  His losses were to, in order, a WS (the
guy who demolished him) who had a small experience advantage, 2 lungers
with less experience than him by at least 3 fights, a really experienced
striker (no surprise there) and a 10-21-? AB who I just couldn't touch.

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

I'm not really, but even in some of his wins, he hasn't looked good.  Also,
he's never done better than 2-3-1 in a tourney.

>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-?

Thanks, now I know what to experiment with.

>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.

Yeah, but I think I know enough about the game to realize what's a valid
worry, and what's not.

>>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!

Speaking of which, what's the dirt on that?

>>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.

Yeah, but to a waste?

>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!

I guess I'll give 8-10-8 a whirl sometime :)

>>HELP!!!!!!

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

Hey, I ain't never mentioned nothin' about no DA :)

>:) :) :) :) :)

Yeah, yeah. I know you well enough by now hat you almost don't need smilies
for me any more (almost :)

>"Ain't no thang"

>Trump

>+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
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>!       Too Much Posse - Murska (35)               !  The Official Trumpian  !
>!       Max's Miracle - Stormcrowe (45)            !      Lunger motto:      !
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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
Re: Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine
ccs012@fella.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)
Wed, 18 Mar 1992 18:30:27 +0000

Referenced By

Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine
900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (GERALD RICHARD CAMERON)
Tue, 17 Mar 1992 23:55:11 +0000
Re: Duelmasters: A Lunger of Mine
ccs012@fella.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)
Wed, 18 Mar 1992 18:30:27 +0000