2007-07-07, 22:55:55
DerSatan Wrote:2 The "dont get three" rule
Buying a second weapon of the sort you just bought is a good idea. It will improve your dealt Damage greatly. But a third weapon of the same type is not a good idea, because it relatively doesnt improve your combat effectiveness that great. Also, you have only six inventory slots, so you should save for better items ar a better Tank instead of it. Example: you started as a Light Tank with a Fireball Cannon. Buying a second Fireball Cannon will nearly double your Damage. A third Fireball Cannon is wasted money, even if you purchased a hull or a new Tank in between. Better save your money and buy a weapon for 3000-5000, depending on how much money you get and how strong your enemies are. There are exceptions from this rule, for example the Bombarding Rockets on the Tinker/Helicopter, but generally you are doing well following this rule.
I think this is not quite right. I usually start with Helicopter and buy first items to buy is 4 Basic Magic with upgrades. Only then I buy Steel Hull and then Fear Magic.
May be this is told exception, but Helicopter with only two Basic Magics is not so effective as with four of them. You should say that I must buy a weapon for 2000-3000 gold, but there no weapon for such price with range 1000(this range is critical for me against those with 950 range, because of some tactics I use:)).
But, as a practice says, this case is not unique. In most cases buying 3 or even 4 weapons of the same type greatly increases your damage. May be this damage increment is not so big in bare numbers(you get ~50% for 3rd weapon and ~33% for 4th weapon regardless of skill cannon damage), but having up-to-dated weapons in your inventory makes you very dangerous target. When your enemies are trying to collect enough money for great and expensive weapon you easily kill them and earn money just because they are a bit behind you in upgrades.
All I want to say is collecting large sums of money is much more risky business than it is considered. In that short period between you've bought third weapon and your enemy bought great weapon(for example it costs twice more than each of two weapons, that already were in inventory) you can earn enough money to obtain that great weapon with your enemy at th e same moment. The difference is that you'll have additional third weapon in your pocket.
Please, tell me if I am wrong.