Battle Brothers -- bloody addictive game

[Meat Grinder]

Can you explain the difference between "% of damage ignores armor" and "% effective against armor".

Sorta:



But all you really need to know to play the game is that higher is better, for both stats.

I have never been presented with an in game choice where I was compelled to "do the math" on which weapon is better.

"Destroyer of Heroes" VS the standard issue "Greataxe" has been my closest choice so far. Both are two handed axes:




So, the Greataxe is a fine weapon, and actually has the advantage in base damage, 80-100 VS the Destroyer of Heroes base damage of 75-90. They each are 150% effective against armor. The Destroyer of Heroes pulls ahead, however, as 61% of it's damage ignores armor, whereas only 40% of the Greataxe's damage ignores armor. That is the big difference, IMO. The DoH also has a better durability than the Greataxe (122 VS 80) though I have found that to be of minor importance unless a battle goes so long that your weapons start breaking in the middle of the battle, which has never happened to me, though I have had it happen to shields several times

The Greataxe does an impressive shield damage of 36, while the DoH does a massive shield damage of 54, which I think will probably destroy most shields in the game with one hit. Both weapons have the same fatigue factor.

The winner, IMO, between the two weapons, is clearly the Destroyer of Heroes.

The game developers make it simple by assigning a coin ("crowns") value to each weapon and piece of armor. Higher value = better 99% of the time. There may be special circumstances where this is not the case, but I'm not that concerned with min/maxing. ;-)

 

[HOA_KSOP]

This was a tough fight. Took us five tries to finally win with no losses, but I wanted the legendary two handed axe that was being carried by their champion, Brand Battleborn. The dangerous thing about this fight, besides Brand himself who can do a massive amount of damage in a short time, is the fact that there is also a barbarian king, who also can produce prodigious damage, AND several barbarian chosen and the rest being reavers. All in all, this battle can turn on a dime. You think you are winning, and BAM, one or two of your men are down in one round.

So, my strategy, after several attempts, was to focus all available DPS on Brand, then the King, then anyone wielding one of those two handed skull maces. All else was of secondary importance, and I was quite willing to sacrifice some dogs, though I don't think I actually did in the final battle. It was still very close.

Congrats to @Wellsonian, new wielder of Destroyer of Heroes.

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Can you explain your obvious disrespect for the "hogs" in the center of the line when distributing superior weaponry? And I ain't kissing yo' ass for a heavy-duty weapon, so don't go there...

 

[Meat Grinder]

I think I can explain it even better with an example. Note that I believe this is how the two stats work, but I'm not 100% certain.

Ok, let's say you are using a weapon that has "50% of damage ignores armor" and "150% effective against armor". To keep things simple, let's say you hit your opponent for 100 damage. 50% of that completely ignores armor so your opponent takes 50 damage to his hitpoints. The other 50 points of damage goes to the armor, but since the weapon is 150% effective against armor, the armor actually takes 75 damage.

Can you explain your obvious disrespect for the "hogs" in the center of the line when distributing superior weaponry? And I ain't kissing yo' ass for a heavy-duty weapon, so don't go there...

Haha, I give 'em out as I get them, and most of you are specialized in different weapons, so, obviously, if we get a legendary hammer it goes to Barry the Bloody.

 

[HOA_KSOP]

Haha, I give 'em out as I get them, and most of you are specialized in different weapons, so, obviously, if we get a legendary hammer it goes to Barry the Bloody.

I have already hammered in the morning, evening and all over this land, I want to cut some sh*t up now....

 

[Meat Grinder]

I have already hammered in the morning, evening and all over this land, I want to cut some sh*t up now....

Being hammered isn't exactly what I am looking for. ;-)

Sorry, you're the hammer dude. Too late to change it now.

But hey, you get this cool scene! ;-)

 

[HOA_KSOP]

Lame...

 

[Wellsonian]

Destroyer of Heroes. Yep. Sounds like me!

 

[Meat Grinder]

Lame...

Well, guess what, Peter, Paul, and Mary, you *do* have a hammer, the one I bought you, and you are going to use it, while in my employ, to pound the shit out of what our employers pay us to.

 

[mTk]

I enjoy my mace. It leaves this big, cool, dent right in the middle of my opponent's forehead.
Downside is that it is rather difficult to clean up.

 

[Meat Grinder]

@sspoom now wields Glorious Widowmaker, and can attack across two tiles.

 

[Meat Grinder]

I think we are starting to Git Gud.

@Wellsonian got a new helm, taken from the severed head of a northern champion.



And is beginning to look like a badass.

 

[Meat Grinder]

Ok, this is just a flex. FGM company VS some orcs. Are we bad? Yes, we are. ;-)

Got another, more difficult, battle video coming up. Another barbarian king. Will they never learn? We are heading south after that.

 

[Meat Grinder]

As promised, another barbarian king, as well as some Unholds, and whatnot.

Got another vid coming up. "The Raiding Lord". ;-)

 

[mTk]

Did that Barbarian King's helmet have any decent armor rating?
If so, I'd look kinda spiffy in it I think. However, I do really like my current gold one though.
I do not look like an escaped clown...as do some of my other brothers.

 

[Meat Grinder]

Did that Barbarian King's helmet have any decent armor rating?
If so, I'd look kinda spiffy in it I think. However, I do really like my current gold one though.
I do not look like an escaped clown...as do some of my other brothers.

Nah, it sucked.

As did "The Raiding Lord" I'll spare you the video. Suffice to say we lopped his head off without much fuss.

Searching for a challenging battle to post.

 

[Meat Grinder]

I do not look like an escaped clown...as do some of my other brothers.

 

[mTk]

MG, what difficulty setting are you playing on?
I played this quite a bit, but even on <moron> difficulty I reached a point of hopelessness
and had to admit defeat.

 

[Meat Grinder]

MG, what difficulty setting are you playing on?
I played this quite a bit, but even on <moron> difficulty I reached a point of hopelessness
and had to admit defeat.

I'm playing on Veteran difficulty.

Terry, I'm like a dog gnawing on a bone, when it comes to gaming. I will not give up, once I set my mind to it. ;-)

FGM Company is going to continue to Git Gud. Max level is 33, and most of us are only 16.

 

[Meat Grinder]

If you guys are getting tired me posting our battles, just say the word. I'm going to keep playing BB until we reach max level, and beyond.

 

[mTk]

+1