NVMRC Forcefield Trap or Mouse DeathBot?

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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 force field, 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
Force Field 2671 Physical 12% 10% 12 Very Fresh
Death Bot 2800 Physical 15% 10% 2 Fresh

For the Wooden Base With Target:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Force Field 2716 Physical 12% 30% 12 No Effect
Death Bot 2846 Physical 15% 30% 2 Stale

For the Stone Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Force Field 3050 Physical 22% 10% 12 Fresh
Death Bot 3188 Physical 25% 10% 2 No Effect

For the Explosive Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Force Field 3101 Physical 17% 15% 12 Stale
Death Bot 3240 Physical 20% 15% 2 Very Stale

For the Dehydration Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Force Field 2884 Physical 12% 15% 16 Insanely Fresh
Death Bot 3019 Physical 15% 15% 6 Extremely Fresh

For the Polar Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Force Field 3111 Physical 22% 10% 16 Insanely Fresh
Death Bot 3250 Physical 25% 10% 6 Extremely Fresh

Closer Examination

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?

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 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 difficult mouse that can be found in the lab.