20+ PSA: Combat Recap - Fighter vs Turtle

Bridgeburners Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:37 pm

For Today's battle recap, I've dipped into the archives and pulled back a turtle (high shields) vs. fighter (balanced stats) battle.

YYY Level: 25 Hull Points: 583
Weapons: 164 Defense: 313 Engines: 186
Max. Damage: 6
vs.
XXX Level: 21 Hull Points: 450
Weapons: 234 Defense: 253 Engines: 261
Max. Damage: 5

It's pretty easy to see who's going to win this. YYY, with a higher max damage, and more hull is in good shape, especially if malfunction does not play a part.

Note that YYY has lower overall stats - one of the benefits of getting a turtle build.

XXX superior engines bonus: +7 Hull Points.

YYY is running rather high (by percentage of overall stats) engines, so XXX doesn't get many engine bonuses. Most importantly, no malfunction bonuses.

HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (581 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (454 HP remaining)

After the first round, I can see that there are no OALBs. Based on the weapons, I don't see any potential of an upset here.

HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (576 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (448 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (445 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (573 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (441 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (569 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (436 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (564 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (434 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (431 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (429 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (561 HP remaining)
FAIL: [FTW] YYY Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 4%)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (559 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (423 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (557 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (421 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (553 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (418 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (550 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (416 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (545 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (412 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (540 HP remaining)
FAIL: [FTW] YYY Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 4%)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (538 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (410 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (407 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (534 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (404 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (531 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (402 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (528 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (396 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (525 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (390 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (520 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (384 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (515 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (379 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (510 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (375 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (508 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (373 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (503 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (371 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (498 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (369 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (495 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (366 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (492 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (360 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (490 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (358 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (485 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (354 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (483 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (352 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (481 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (350 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (477 HP remaining)
FAIL: [FTW] YYY Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 4%)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (475 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (347 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (470 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (343 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (467 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (340 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (465 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (336 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (463 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (331 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (459 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (329 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (326 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (456 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (321 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (454 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (318 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (449 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (312 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (445 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (308 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (441 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (303 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (436 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (299 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (434 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (293 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (432 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (289 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (287 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (428 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (282 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (425 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (276 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (422 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (274 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (419 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (272 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (417 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (267 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (413 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (262 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (259 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (410 HP remaining)
FAIL: [FTW] YYY Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 4%)
FAIL: Weapons cause 10 to [FTW] YYY(400 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (398 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (253 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (396 HP remaining)
FAIL: [FTW] YYY Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 4%)
FAIL: Weapons cause 10 to XXX(243 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (391 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (239 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (389 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (237 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (384 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (232 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (381 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (226 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (376 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (221 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (371 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (216 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (366 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (211 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (362 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (205 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (357 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (199 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (352 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (196 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (350 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (190 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (345 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (186 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (341 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (183 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (337 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (180 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (332 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (174 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (329 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (169 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (325 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (166 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (322 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (161 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (320 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (157 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (316 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (155 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (313 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (152 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (150 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (308 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (144 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (305 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (140 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (301 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (135 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (299 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (129 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (296 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (123 HP remaining)
FAIL: XXX Weapons Malfunction! (Chance of occurrence is 6%)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (117 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (294 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (114 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (289 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (110 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (285 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (107 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (280 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (104 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (275 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (100 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (272 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (95 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (270 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (91 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (265 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (89 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (260 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (83 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (255 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (79 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (252 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (74 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (250 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (71 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (247 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (68 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (243 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (62 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (240 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (57 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (235 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (52 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (233 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (46 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 3 to [FTW] YYY (230 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (41 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (225 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (36 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (220 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (34 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (216 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (31 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (214 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (29 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (212 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (23 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (208 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 5 to XXX (18 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (204 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 4 to XXX (14 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (200 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (8 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 2 to [FTW] YYY (198 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 2 to XXX (6 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 5 to [FTW] YYY (193 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 3 to XXX (3 HP remaining)
HIT: Graviton Beam does 4 to [FTW] YYY (189 HP remaining)
HIT: Fusion Blaster Array,Neutron Emitter Array does 6 to XXX (-3 HP remaining)

With 189 hit points remaining, YYY wins.

189 hit points should be enough to attack again, but this can't be done often.

Alert
You seriously damaged XXX
358 exp was earned.
Your crew raided and $0 of cargo was taken from XXX.
Your fleet took $0 in tax (3%).

The basic problem with a turtle is that although you can win battles against people with significantly more stats, you have a lot of trouble winning two or three of them in a row, as you will often take a lot of damage.

For many months in Star Pirates, I followed the basic strategy of killing three or four people, then splatting on somebody for points. While I was in the 'yard, my energy recharged, and I was able to restart when I got out of the 'yard.

Therefore, I needed to be able to solve two problems:

a) Attack people worth lots of experience
b) Have at least 25% of my hull left after four attacks

I solved this using two strategies:

a) Using Armour. When I was in the shipyard, I installed a couple of pieces of armour. DUPs are a good choice. When I fought my first battle, and lost some hull, I swapped them for Xeo armour, which has less hull, but no drawbacks. After a few more battles, I dropped the armour entirely. As I dropped armour, my total hull points drop, so the actual amount I need to have 25% of hull also dropped. Using this strategy, I can lose over 100% of my original hull, and still be able to attack the fifth time. Also, in the later battles, I've replaced the armour with other gear, so I should be taking less damage.

b) Using Graviton Beam Arrays. Graviton Beam Arrays are the best item in the game for turtles. For a moderate amount of malfunction, they give a boost to minimum damage, plus a chance to do a reasonable amount of critical damage. Critical damage isn't affected by shields, so it's an excellent way to chew through hull. GBAs aren't that expensive - you should be able to afford a couple shortly after you have purchased a Warship Mark III. I would never run more than 4 GBAs, though. My normal build runs 3 of them, plus a bunch of shields (and occasionally a Linked Nanobot Casing (LNC) and a Military Targeting Computer (MTC)). An engineer officer helps to keep the malfunction down.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Bridgeburners