Thanks for the arithmetic, Smeborg. Not all of those numbers were well known to me.
Smeborg wrote:
(2) Do you want to put precious skilled Linerats on the defensive LoS in the first place?
You both point out that it is preferable to put rookies on the line. So far, I did both. Put rookies up there with damaged one skill linos. Haven't had a total of three fenders yet, but once I have, I will put them there for sake of the experiment. I agree that it may not be optimal.
Smeborg wrote:(3) While Fend is of course much more likely to come into play when blocked, I suggest Wrestle is more likely to come into play in terms of protecting the player (especially since we are talking of AV7 players here). See the above comparisons.
I agree that the linerat in question would prefer to have wrestle over fend when people are hitting him. With skaven, I want the linerats to protect the rest of the team though, so if he does this better with fend, I want that as 1st skill as he is very expendable.
Smeborg wrote:I think we are in general agreement that 3 Linerats on the LoS with Wrestle/Fend would be rather nice (assuming of course, that the team can afford the luxury). So we are arguing mainly about skill order. So by all means go ahead with the Fend first experiment - I am interested to know what happens. My guess is that you will find it costly in terms of attrition, and a little frustrating in terms of your own blocking game. No doubt there will be first turns when the strategy works, though.
All the best.
Wrestle/fend is unlikely to happen, yes, hence why the order of skills is so interesting. I think I like how it plays on the line, but I am worried about attrition as you say. Also, the rest of the game may see me wishing I had more wrestle, but I guess time will tell.
I'll report back.