Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11165765-20130810130524/@comment-10276925-20130828165134

On a Breakdown, it was worth maybe 3 extra rubies. That's a boss around/under 10k points. It is NOT worth a 3 cube. The issue is mainly that 75% of the time, you can get it down to 40-45%, but on the occasional boss, it would be at 51% or 52%. Again, I want my allies to hit. If it's in a 1-cube range of someone, great - it's frustrating that I didn't get it down to 49%, but that's understandable. I'm not asking anyone to pull any punches. Honestly, at 51%, that is perfect for a 2 cuber because it's the lowest damage required to still obtain MVP with the potential of getting a cube back, so it's a bargain for them. Unfortunately for the seeder, 2 cubes are gone and no MVP is gained. This is why i explained my frustration is with the game, not the player. For the record, you can usually tell by a player's leader card how many cubes they used. Not exact, but usually you can get a good idea.

Also, I'm not BEGGING for shit from my allies. What I'm doing is gambling that one of my hundred of allies will hit the boss for a few million, to push the health down below that sweet amount that means I'm left with MVP. Also, I'm always hoping for that CO-OP bonus, so I can sell the medals, and I oftentimes watch for the boomerang MVP if I've left it in a non-MVP claimed state. Don't forget that. It's nice to see a full battle log with several hitters, that's the whole point - sharing. I carry a lot of low level players provided they are active and hitting bosses, for the sake of sharing points.

One problem with your theory Roanoake is on LVL 8 bosses. Occasionally the big MVP seed gets you over 50% of damage, then you have everyone content to 1 cube. Sometimes this results in you still needing to drop a 2 or 3 cube to finish it off since no one will go the extra mile to kill that lvl8. Just something to think about.

Final point - if you have the same ally sending out bosses at about the same health (in the 45%-55% health range), it's pretty clear that they want the MVP. If it's in your 1-cube range, FINE just kill it. But if you're consistently 2-cube sniping your own allies' bosses in the range that you KNOW they spent extra cubes to guarantee a boss will be going down, then you're a nasty ally and I will remove you.