Week 1 of PvP - The Prisoner, Attack Lists, and Pay to Win

[Nicko]

The last few weeks have been very active with PvP discussion. A lot of that has centered on the Prisoner. I’m a Maiden fan first - just happened to stumble on this game and now I’m addicted - but the sense of community with this forum and my Discord group has been half the fun. With that in mind – after some initial reluctance – I decided to share my first week stats. I’ve also summarized the other stats posted so far, as well as those from ShaolinLondo and Slauki (having received their permission)


Prisoner Teams

Nicko

Attack Wins: 99% (367/372)
Defense Wins: 36% (86/238)

SilentKnight

Attack Wins: 86% (160/185)
Defense Wins: 42% (77/185)

EddieV8

Attack Wins: 84% (287/342)
Defense Wins: 17% (47/271)

RCarter

Attack Wins: 88% (159/180)
Defense Wins: 27% (67/240)

Non-Prisoner Teams

ShaolinLondo

Attack Wins: 90% (423/471)
Defense Wins: 22% (45/206)

GMAC

Attack Wins: 89% (568/638)
Defense Wins: 23% (32/141)

CareTaker

Attack Wins: 90% (236/263)
Defense Wins: 30% (92/303)

Browno

Attack Wins: 84% (165/196)
Defense Wins: 35% (100/286)

Ubajoa

Attack Wins: 92% (228/248)
Defense Wins: 26% (86/328)

Slauki

Attack Wins: 97% (126/130)
Defense Wins: 32% (100/308)

CanyptianFit

Attack Wins: 94% (245/260)
Defense Wins: 30% (75/253)

KillHouse

Attack Wins: 91% (387/426)
Defense Wins: 21% (51/245)

Ringe666

Attack Wins: 95% (196/207)
Defense Wins: 30% (103/340)

This then brings some questions for discussion.

1) The role of the Prisoner. I had the best win percentage – but Slauki wasn’t far behind. I also have likely one of the deepest rosters. As Silentknight will tell you – I do attack Prisoner teams (and three of my losses were to him cause that SOB always goes first ). Likewise – Browno’s defense was as good as mine. Is the Prisoner not a factor? Is Browno simply a better strategist? I know The Educated Fool told me his Defensive win percentage was about the same as mine. Different approach – his looks really intimidating – but includes a Prisoner.

2) Number of attacks. Why would Caretaker get attacked 303 times – Ubajoa 328 – and GMAC 141? I’m sorry – something is not right. This is a huge deal because attack losses really hurt in the current scoring environment


I hope others chime in with their stats – especially those with a Prisoner. And while I’m at it I have to add that I really appreciate that although we may agree to disagree on certain points – Sparton is often a part of the dialogue. It makes a big difference. Things are occasionally said around here in a not-so-nice way, and he just lets them roll off.

We all want this game to succeed. Hoping these stats help in that quest.

Looking forward to the ensuing discussion