NVMRC Forcefield Trap or Mouse DeathBot?

Seeing as these two traps are of similar price, many hunters are torn about which trap to buy. Both traps will serve the hunters well. However, there are some key differences that are worth noting.

The short answer is that the Mouse DeathBot is more powerful and the NVMRC Forcefield is luckier. Read on to get the facts and draw your own conclusions.

Stats

Shown in the table below are the statistics when combined with the respective Bases. Click on the sorting box beside a particular attribute to do a quick comparison.

Trap	Base	Power	Luck	Cheese Effect
Mouse DeathBot	Dehydration Base	3,019	6	3Extremely Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	Explosive Base	3,240	2	-8Very Stale
Mouse DeathBot	Stone Base	3,188	2	0No Effect
Mouse DeathBot	Wooden Base	2,800	2	1Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	Wooden Base with Target	2,846	2	-9Stale
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	Dehydration Base	2,884	16	4Insanely Fresh
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	Explosive Base	3,101	12	-9Stale
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	Stone Base	3,050	12	1Fresh
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	Wooden Base	2,671	12	2Very Fresh
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	Wooden Base with Target	2,716	12	0No Effect

Evaluation

The Mouse DeathBot always outdoes the NVMRC Forcefield Trap in power (sometimes by quite a significant amount), but the NVMRC Forcefield Trap has a much higher luck total. So which is better, power or luck?

Luck allows the hunter to capture a mouse, regardless of difficulty. Luck will give you a better chance to catch more challenging and difficult mice like the Bat Mouse, Burglar Mouse, Monster Mouse, and Zombie Mouse. Luck also increases the chance for loot drops, though marginally. Overpoweringly strong mice like the Mobster Mouse are most often caught through luck. However, luck is not reliable -- it doesn't always work and doesn't work anywhere near as often as power does. Power is the more sure and steady way to catch the easier mice, but will not catch the more difficult mice as well.

Additionally, the DeathBot can be transformed into the limited edition PartyBot by hunters who received a Party Hat as a Birthday Gift or bought one from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe during MouseHunt's Birthday Giveaway in March 2009. The PartyBot has higher luck and power ratings than either the ordinary DeathBot or the NVMRC Forcefield Trap, and the latter cannot be enhanced through crafting at the present time.

In the end, it comes down to preference and the likelihood of obtaining a party hat. It is generally not worth buying both traps since many mice beyond the Laboratory have different weaknesses.