miscellaneous

is this the new norm :) then how about bousus :) str and con wood be sweet

yes, maybe, anything would be nice

Not sure if this is a complaint about shields taking damage, but just in case:

Yeah, if anything, it's a buff for dex bots. If you block 70% of your opponent's attempts, you're going to take 70% less damage to your armor. Factor this in with the already-lower repairs costs for dex bots and you have yourself a much easier time with camping/repairing.

(because a block prevents your armor from taking damage)

Ender, just thought I'd comment on this. Armour will take the same amount of damage on average whether you use a shield or not.

The number of times a bots armour gets damaged in a fight depends on how many hits it takes on average. A dex bots armour lasts longer since it will die (or win) after only taking a few hits. A str bot will take more armour damage on average as it is built to take more hits (more defense).

Using a shield doesn't change much. In fact a dex bot could take more armour damage on average when using a shield for a few of reasons:

1. If its blockchance without a shield is say 20% then it will need 60% blockchance with a shield to "break even". So if it uses a shield that doesn't get the blockchance up enough it will take even more damage on average. Formula for blockchance needed with a shield is X/2 +50% where X is blockchance without a shield.

2. Since the build with the shield has more defense the build is designed to take smaller but more hits than the same build without a shield. So if both builds have a similar win percentage the bot with the shield will take more damage on average as it takes more hits.

Hmm valid points and I think I see what you're saying about dex fights generally lasting longer and therefore resulting in more equipment damage.

No, dex bots do take less damage to their armour on average compared to str bots because they're built to take fewer but larger hits. I just wanted to point out that shields do not really influence armour damage in a good way and can actually make a dex bot take more damage than if it didn't use a shield.

The way things are is fine. Though the penalty for equiping items that we don't have the stats for is a bit harsh I think after some testing. The 25% maximum chance is too high and armour needs to be replaced real often. As often as 600 or so fights. So maybe a maximum of 15% would be better.