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Seeing as these two traps are of similar price, many people are torn about which trap to buy.
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Seeing as these two traps are of similar price, many hunters are torn about which trap to buy.
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Ultimately both traps will serve you well. However, there are some key differences that are worth noting.
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Both traps will serve the hunters well. However, there are some key differences that are worth noting.
  
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The short answer is that most people prefer the NVMRC Forcefield Trap, but read on to get the facts and draw your own conclusions.
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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==
 
==Stats==
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Shown in the table below are the statistics when combined with the respective [[Base]]s. Click on the sorting box beside a particular attribute to do a quick comparison.
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===For the Wooden Base:===
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{| border="1" class="sortable" cellpadding="5" style="margin:0 0 20px 20px; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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|- valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! valign="bottom" | Weapon
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  ! Trap
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! valign="bottom" | Power
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  ! Base
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  ! valign="bottom" | Power type
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  ! Power
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  ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus
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  ! Luck
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  ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus
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  ! Cheese Effect
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  ! valign="bottom" | Luck
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  ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Birthday Cake Base]]
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  | 3,245 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">-9</span>Stale
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  ! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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  | 2671 || Physical || 12% || 10% || 12 || Very Fresh
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Dehydration Base]]
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  | 3,019 || 6 || <span style="display:none;">3</span>Extremely Fresh
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  ! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
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  | 2800 || Physical || 15% || 10% || 2 || Fresh
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Explosive Base]]
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  | 3,240 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">-8</span>Very Stale
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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===For the Wooden Base With Target:===
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Polar Base]]
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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  | 3,250 || 6 || <span style="display:none;">3</span>Extremely Fresh
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! valign="bottom" | Weapon
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|-
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  ! valign="bottom" | Power
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Stone Base]]
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  ! valign="bottom" | Power type
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  | 3,188 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">0</span>No Effect
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! valign="bottom" | Power bonus
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Wooden Base]]
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! valign="bottom" | Luck
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  | 2,800 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">1</span>Fresh
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  ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect
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  ! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Wooden Base with Target]]
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! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
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  | 2,846 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">-9</span>Stale
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  | 2716 || Physical || 12% || 30% || 12 || No Effect
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Birthday Cake Base]]
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  ! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
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  | 3,106 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">0</span>No Effect
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  | 2846 || Physical || 15% || 30% || 2 || Stale
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|}
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Dehydration Base]]
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  | 2,884 || 16 || <span style="display:none;">4</span>Insanely Fresh
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===For the Stone Base:===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Explosive Base]]
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! valign="bottom" | Weapon
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  | 3,101 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">-9</span>Stale
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! valign="bottom" | Power
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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  ! valign="bottom" | Power type
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Polar Base]]
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! valign="bottom" | Power bonus
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  | 3,111 || 16 || <span style="display:none;">4</span>Insanely Fresh
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! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus
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! valign="bottom" | Luck
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Stone Base]]
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! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect
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  | 3,050 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">1</span>Fresh
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Wooden Base]]
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  | 3050 || Physical || 22% || 10% || 12 || Fresh
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  | 2,671 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">2</span>Very Fresh
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  ! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
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  ! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Wooden Base with Target]]
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  | 3188 || Physical || 25% || 10% || 2 || No Effect
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  | 2,716 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">0</span>No Effect
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===For the Explosive Base:===
 
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  ! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
 
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| 3101 || Physical || 17% || 15% || 12 || Stale
 
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! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
 
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  | 3240 || Physical || 20% || 15% || 2 || Very Stale
 
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===For the Dehydration Base:===
 
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  ! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
 
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  | 2884 || Physical || 12% || 15% || 16 || Insanely Fresh  
 
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  ! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
 
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  | 3019 || Physical || 15% || 15% || 6 || Extremely Fresh
 
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===For the Polar Base:===
 
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  ! align=left | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]]
 
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| 3111 || Physical || 22% || 10% || 16 || Insanely Fresh
 
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! align=left | [[Mouse DeathBot]]
 
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  | 3250 || Physical || 25% || 10% || 6 || Extremely Fresh
 
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==Evaluation==
 
==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?
 
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?
  
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Luck allows the hunter to capture a mouse, regardless of difficulty. Very strong, [[physical]] mice like the [[Mobster Mouse]] are really only caught through luck, and without luck, a hunter can't catch them. 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 faithful way to catch mice, but it cannot catch all mice.
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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]].
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Overpoweringly strong, [[physical]] 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 mice, but it cannot catch all mice.
  
 
Additionally, the DeathBot can be transformed into the [[PartyBot]] if one receives a [[Party Hat]] as a [[Birthday Gift]] or buys a party hat from [[Ronza's Traveling Shoppe]]. 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.
 
Additionally, the DeathBot can be transformed into the [[PartyBot]] if one receives a [[Party Hat]] as a [[Birthday Gift]] or buys a party hat from [[Ronza's Traveling Shoppe]]. 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.
  
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Historically speaking, most people picked the NVMRC Forcefield Trap because, given the environment of the [[Laboratory]] where it becomes practical for most hunters, the power is sufficient, while the extra luck helps to catch the [[Monster Mouse]] (though it becomes significantly easier to catch the Monster later in the [[Catacombs]] with more powerful traps such as the [[ACRONYM]]) among others. On the other hand, recent developments such as the availability of party hats and the utility of [[Stale Cheese]] have changed the calculations.
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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 [[Traps#Power Types|power types]], making all physical traps "[[Effectiveness|less effective]]" in the hunter's future.
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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 Lab have different [[Traps#Power Types|power types]], making all physical traps "[[Effectiveness|less effective]]" in the hunter's future.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 03:52, 21 April 2009

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 Birthday Cake Base 3,245 2 -9Stale
Mouse DeathBot Dehydration Base 3,019 6 3Extremely Fresh
Mouse DeathBot Explosive Base 3,240 2 -8Very Stale
Mouse DeathBot Polar Base 3,250 6 3Extremely Fresh
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 Birthday Cake Base 3,106 12 0No Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap Dehydration Base 2,884 16 4Insanely Fresh
NVMRC Forcefield Trap Explosive Base 3,101 12 -9Stale
NVMRC Forcefield Trap Polar Base 3,111 16 4Insanely Fresh
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. Overpoweringly strong, physical 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 mice, but it cannot catch all mice.

Additionally, the DeathBot can be transformed into the PartyBot if one receives a Party Hat as a Birthday Gift or buys a party hat from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe. 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 power types, making all physical traps "less effective" in the hunter's future.

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