NVMRC Forcefield Trap or Mouse DeathBot?

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

The short answer is that most people prefer the NVMRC Forcefield Trap, but read on to get the facts and draw your own conclusions.

Stats

For the Wooden Base:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	2671	Physical	12%	10%	12	Very Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	2800	Physical	15%	10%	2	Fresh

For the Wooden Base With Target:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	2716	Physical	12%	30%	12	No Effect
Mouse DeathBot	2846	Physical	15%	30%	2	Stale

For the Stone Base:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	3050	Physical	22%	10%	12	Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	3188	Physical	25%	10%	2	No Effect

For the Explosive Base:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	3101	Physical	17%	15%	12	Stale
Mouse DeathBot	3240	Physical	20%	15%	2	Very Stale

For the Dehydration Base:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	2884	Physical	12%	15%	16	Insanely Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	3019	Physical	15%	15%	6	Extremely Fresh

For the Polar Base:

Weapon	Power	Power type	Power bonus	Attraction bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	3111	Physical	22%	10%	16	Insanely Fresh
Mouse DeathBot	3250	Physical	25%	10%	6	Extremely Fresh

Closer Examination

Well, it's a pretty simple thing, really. The Mouse DeathBot is always going to outdo the NVMRC Forcefield Trap in damage (sometimes by quite a significant amount), but the NVMRC Forcefield Trap has a MUCH higher luck total. So which do you want? Damage or luck?

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.

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. 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.

Again, it's all preference. The reason that most people pick the NVMRC Forcefield Trap is that given where it is used (primarily in the Laboratory thus far), the power is more than sufficient, while the extra luck helps to catch a certain difficult mouse that can be found in the lab.