Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-81.206.77.9-20131005080433/@comment-11490363-20131010143024

12.199.15.194 wrote: I have a question then. When we look at overall stats, HP/Def don't seem to be as relevant as attack stats. Case in point would be the new Rampage card which is the highest total value in my t2 deck and yet does not event get placed in there by recommend. I have forced them into my deck and not noticed much difference  other than lower my dp by 200 points, much to my dismay(I spent money for two of them).

In addition when assessing the value of a weapon, the percentage increase to the total value of the card seems to have the most  value if the HP% is high since this is the highest  actual number on a card number. If attack is so much more relevant when in battle the percentage  we need to focus on most is the attack percentage.

Are attack stats that much more significant? It is not that simple, but generally, some weapons have such a huge attack bonus as compared to HP and defense that HP and defense are largely irrelevant (i.e. a drop of 10-20% in those stats is easily compensated for by the huge attack bonus, which is also why an X3 or X5 is almost ALWAYS in your front row when it has the bonus, the bonus is just so huge that HP and DEF are largely irrelevant). My top weapons are all over 200%, which makes attack the most relevant stat most of the time.

That said, weapon combinations DO affect overall damage potential, because you have to take into account class matching, faction matching, etc... All those things do play an important role, but again, some weapons are just so powerful that a weaker weapon by say 30% attack that matches all the other bonuses is still not stronger overall, and by overall I mean damage potential.

Do the calculations based on 'final' numbers, which is easy. So apply all bonuses and use those numbers side by side. Compare damage potential and whichever has the higher number is better regardless of the specifics. You can't just say that higher X is always better, it is only better if it more than compensates for any decreases in the other 2 stats.