Re: [DS2] Defender/Attacker ratios and fixed defenses

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:07:07 -0400, "Tomb" <tomb@dreammechanics.com>
wrote:

>Now, we've all heard the old saw about requiring 3:1 to attack a fixed
>defense. 

As I allude to in my previous message, it's not quite that simple. 3:1
isn't a
ratio for fixed defense, it's for certain of success for the attacker.
1.5:1
is a certainty of success for the defender. Everything else is in the
middle. 

Also, the ratio is that of combat power, not just numbers. A hasty
defense
gets less of a bonus to the defender than a prepared defense, for
instance.

As my previous message suggests, the 3:1 ratio is for a defender having
certain success and 1.5:1 giving them certain failure. Between those two
ratios is the ratio of "uncertainty". _That_ is where you want to be for
a
game.

Allan Goodall		       agoodall@hyperbear.com
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