Alex & Adam - Getting +1 Wit for Kills: Why it's a really poor change to Outwitters

[Ravernoth]

(10-26-2012 03:06 AM)oneadamleft Wrote:  We're glad Ravernoth is enthusiastic enough to do all of this analysis. Sincerely.

Thanks for adding that, though I'd understand if it was tongue in cheek

(10-26-2012 03:06 AM)oneadamleft Wrote:  Here's why we haven't back-pedalled on the kill bonus just yet:

Good to know it's still being assessed!

(10-26-2012 03:06 AM)oneadamleft Wrote:  Here's the data we've collected from replays provided by our testers so far:

Total games: 63

Overall Averages:
Winner's kill bonus spread: +2 wits (ranging from -5 to +9 wit advantages)
Winner's cap pt bonus spread: +2.25 wits (ranging from -5 to +15 wits)

Special Unit Kill Wit Averages:
Bombshell loses by 0.25 kill wits, wins by 4.8 kill wits*
Scrambler loses by 4.3 kill wits, wins by -1.8 kill wits**
Bramble loses by 2.5 kill wits, wins by 3.8 kill wits
Mobi loses by 0.5 kill wits, wins by 1.3 kill wits***
None loses by 1.5 kill wits, wins by 1.6 kill wits

* Bombshell's highest kill bonus spread was +9, which Bramble also reached. Bramble is used a lot more often, but did reach high kill spreads as many times as Bombshell.

** Scrambling doesn't give a kill wit in the current build.

*** Only 5 replays featured Mobi.

It's good to know that the Scrambler is being tested with the wit change, as that is only fair.

The stats verify that one of the obvious effects is a buffing of the Bombshell, since it kills more units. This is a unit that needs no buffing.

If you're testing changes, please consider a balancing change to make it a max of +1 wit per attack. So a Bombshell could only gain 1 wit at a time, bringing in line with other units.