by BeatlesFan » Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:26 pm
Okay. I stopped using my dragons some time ago - because I was convinced that they were glitched - for reasons already stated.
I have been using only dragons for the last two days, just to test them in various scenarios - with mixed results.
I accept that random luck happens and that I should not expect to win every even (8v8, 6v6, etc.) or slightly stronger attacks (8v7, 5v4). Also - I recognize that 5% attack bonus is next to nothing (turns a roll of 20 into a 21, basically breaking a tie once in a while).
My experience from before combined with my last two days to retest them now brings me to believe that dragons are working just fine (compared to other races) in defense (in all modes) and in Attrition.
I am still getting weird results in HC mode when attacking. My luck is far worse with dragons when attacking in HC mode - but have no hard data. I am still losing when using an 8 attacking a 5 (this happens repeatedly) for example.
I agree and accept that dragons are not glitched in the other situations.
If they are not glitched when attacking in HC mode - then I have very bad luck - far from any statistical norm.
Note: I am posting this in both Dragon Users Forum and If I Were a Computer Programmer in the hopes that it helps with the data run that lopdo indicated he would be conducting.
In Vortex Wars: 50% of the game is luck. 50% is skill. The other 50% is math.