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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 force field, 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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{| border="1" class="sortable" cellpadding="5" style="margin:0 0 20px 20px; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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|- valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Trap
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! Base
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! Power
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! Luck
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! Cheese Effect
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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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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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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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|-
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! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Stone Base]]
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| 3,188 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">0</span>No Effect
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Wooden Base]]
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| 2,800 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">1</span>Fresh
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|-
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! align="left" | [[Mouse DeathBot]] || [[Wooden Base with Target]]
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| 2,846 || 2 || <span style="display:none;">-9</span>Stale
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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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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! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Explosive Base]]
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| 3,101 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">-9</span>Stale
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Stone Base]]
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| 3,050 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">1</span>Fresh
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|-
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! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Wooden Base]]
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| 2,671 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">2</span>Very Fresh
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
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! align="left" | [[NVMRC Forcefield Trap]] || [[Wooden Base with Target]]
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| 2,716 || 12 || <span style="display:none;">0</span>No Effect
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|}
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===For the Wooden Base:===
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==Evaluation==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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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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! valign="bottom" | Weapon
 
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! align=left | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 2671 || Physical || 12% || 10% || 12 || Very Fresh
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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| 2800 || Physical || 15% || 10% || 2 || Fresh
 
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===For the Wooden Base With Target:===
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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]]. Luck also increases the chance for loot drops, though marginally.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
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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.
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! align=left | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 2716 || Physical || 12% || 30% || 12 || No Effect
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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| 2846 || Physical || 15% || 30% || 2 || Stale
 
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|}
 
  
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===For the Stone Base:===
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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.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
 
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! valign="bottom" | Luck
 
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! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect
 
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! align=left | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 3050 || Physical || 22% || 10% || 12 || Fresh
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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| 3188 || Physical || 25% || 10% || 2 || No Effect
 
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|}
 
  
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===For the Explosive Base:===
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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 [[Mouse Group|weaknesses]].
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! align=left | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 3101 || Physical || 17% || 15% || 12 || Stale
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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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 | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 2884 || Physical || 12% || 15% || 16 || Insanely Fresh
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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| 3019 || Physical || 15% || 15% || 6 || Extremely Fresh
 
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===For the Polar Base:===
 
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! valign="bottom" | Power
 
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! align=left | [[Force Field]]
 
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| 3111 || Physical || 22% || 10% || 16 || Insanely Fresh
 
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! align=left | [[Death Bot]]
 
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| 3250 || Physical || 25% || 10% || 6 || Extremely Fresh
 
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|}
 
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==Closer Examination==
 
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Well, it's a pretty simple thing, really. The Deathbot is always going to outdo the Force Field in damage (sometimes by quite a significant amount), but the Force Field has a MUCH higher luck total. So which do you want? Damage or luck?
 
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Some people don't quite know what [[Luck]] does. Luck allows the hunter to capture a mouse, regardless of difficulty. Really strong mice, such as a [[leprechaun]] or a [[mobster]] are really only caught through luck. Without luck, you can't catch those strong mice. However, it's not reliable- luck doesn't always work and doesn't work anywhere near as often as power does.
 
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On the other hand, if your power is high enough, you can capture mice with sheer power. It's a faithful way to get mice; there's a reason that better traps tend to have higher power.
 
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However, no luck means that if you come across a mouse that's too much for your trap to handle, you will never catch it.
 
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Again, it's all preference. The reason that most people pick the forcefield is that given where it is used (primarily in the [[Lab]] thus far), the power is more than sufficient, while the extra luck helps to catch a certain [[Monster Mouse|difficult mouse]] that can be found in the lab.
 

Latest revision as of 16:41, 1 June 2020

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.

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