Gladiator IV - The fights begin!

[Spaced Cowboy]

Spaced sharpens axe in a corner

Sure go ahead and wait as long as you like!

[Theben]

Damn, you could've whipped up something in the time it took to post that!

[J Bytheway]

Yep, we're only waiting on the Doctor now. IIRC someone here isn't available over the weekends anyway, so tonight/tomorrow makes little difference... The next round probably won't be happening until Monday anyway.

[Spaced Cowboy]

I'll manage to check in this weekend, nothing much going on in RL.

[DrSpike]

I don't want to disappoint those who would rather behead me in cold blood than face me in the ring, but my orders are in.

[J Bytheway]

Section 2, round 1

		W	Ar	Damage	HP Left		Play	Win	Draw	KO
1		10	10	0	100		1	0	0	0
Jamski-San	10	10	2	100					
Vs		10	10	12	79					
									
3		9	11	0	100		1	1	0	0
Theben		9	11	0	98					
		9	11	21	86					
									
1		10	10	5	100		1	1	0	0
Jamski-San	10	10	5	100					
Vs		10	10	0	95					
									
7		15	5	0	95		1	0	0	0
Spacius Maximus	15	5	0	90					
		15	5	5	90					
									
2		16	4	0	100		1	0	1	0
Hercules Romani	16	4	0	100					
Vs		16	4	0	100					
									
4		20	0	0	100		1	0	1	0
The Doctor	20	0	0	100					
		20	0	0	100					
									
2		16	4	16	100		1	1	0	0
Hercules Romani	16	4	16	100					
Vs		16	4	16	100					
									
8		20	0	0	84		1	0	0	0
Smasher		20	0	0	68					
		20	0	0	52					
									
3		9	11	0	99		1	1	0	0
Theben		9	11	16	99					
Vs		9	11	0	99					
									
5		7	13	1	100		1	0	0	0
The Ram		7	13	0	84					
		7	13	0	84					
									
4		20	0	38	89		1	1	0	0
The Doctor	20	0	0	78					
Vs		20	0	0	67					
									
6		9	11	11	62		1	0	0	0
Chaunk		9	11	11	62					
		9	11	11	62					
									
5		7	13	7	82		1	0	0	0
The Ram		7	13	7	66					
Vs		7	13	11	66					
									
7		15	5	18	93		1	1	0	0
Spacius Maximus	15	5	16	86					
		15	5	0	75					
									
6		9	11	11	100		1	1	0	0
Chaunk		9	11	11	76					
Vs		9	11	11	76					
									
8		20	0	0	89		1	0	0	0
Smasher		20	0	24	78					
		20	0	0	67

#	Name		We	Ar	Pl	Wo	Ti	KO	Lo	Pt
1	Jamski-San	10	10	4	2	0	0	2	6
2	Hercules Romani	16	4	4	1	2	0	1	5
3	Theben		9	11	4	3	1	1	0	11
4	The Doctor	20	0	4	2	1	1	1	8
5	The Ram		7	13	4	0	0	0	4	0
6	Chaunk		9	11	4	3	0	0	1	9
7	Spacius Maximus	15	5	4	2	0	0	2	6
8	Smasher		20	0	4	1	0	1	3	4

Well, these rounds were fairly uneventful, and many of the matches could still easily go either way. Theben pulls into the lead, leaving Chaunk in second and the Doctor in third, but all the bouts involving any of the three of them are still largely open questions.

In the only seriously unbalanced fight, Smasher is being smashed quite comprehensively by Hercules Romani.

The Doctor is far from his usual, violent, self against Hercules Romani, and their combat is positively dull.

So, I'm now accepting orders for the second round in each of these fights, and I am most eager to see what occurs .

Here's an interesting tidbit for your psychological analyses: No two of you are using the same format subject lines for your PMs.

[Theben]

Originally posted by J Bytheway
The Doctor is far from his usual, violent, self against Hercules Romani,

It seems that the Doctor has a new appreciation for life in all its myriad manifestations, and has become a new-age hippie. I feel somewhat responsible.

[Jamski]

Befehle gesendet

Hmm... my average stats, average skills and average luck seem to be bringing fairly average results.

-Jam

[Chaunk]

Right then! Orders sent!

[Theben]

Hmm... my average stats, average skills and average luck seem to be bringing fairly average results.

Nah. I think you were right before when you said, "balance is the key". Extremes at one end or the other tend to pigeonhole your strategy, while the middle-of-the-road allows varied approaches.

Of course watching how this fight is going I could also well be talking out my ass.

[Chaunk]

Iterestingly though, in the field we have, 10:10 is a defensive selection. Being in the middle gives the most variation in the fights, so fighting someone 20:0 becomes wildly different from 0:20, whereas sitting an one extreme or the other, the fights don't change so much.

The game atm is nicely balanced though, because both players have the same effective bonuses in every fight. It is currently easier to win with a large weapons bonus though I think.

[gjramsey]

orders on the way.

can I successfully lose every battle.....I think so....

[Theben]

Originally posted by Chaunk
Iterestingly though, in the field we have, 10:10 is a defensive selection. Being in the middle gives the most variation in the fights, so fighting someone 20:0 becomes wildly different from 0:20, whereas sitting an one extreme or the other, the fights don't change so much.

The game atm is nicely balanced though, because both players have the same effective bonuses in every fight. It is currently easier to win with a large weapons bonus though I think.

But large weapons have poor armor, and tend to get thumped more readily.

[Theben]

sent btw

[DrSpike]

Sent.