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The Sinister is more powerful but has less attraction and a negative cheese effect. The Ambrosial has less power but higher attraction and a lower chance of spoiling your cheese. | The Sinister is more powerful but has less attraction and a negative cheese effect. The Ambrosial has less power but higher attraction and a lower chance of spoiling your cheese. | ||
| − | + | ==Stats== | |
| + | |||
| + | Obviously it's not *quite* that simple, so let's compare stats with each base, shall we? | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For the Wooden Base:=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Weapon | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power type | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Luck | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | [[Sinister Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1113 || Shadow || 5% || 0% || 0 || Fresh | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | [[Ambrosial Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1060 || Shadow || 0% || 5% || 0 || Extremely Fresh | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For the Wooden Base With Target:=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Weapon | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power type | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Luck | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Sinister Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1155 || Shadow || 5% || 20% || 0 || Stale | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Ambrosial Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1100 || Shadow || 0% || 25% || 0 || Fresh | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For the Stone Base:=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Weapon | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power type | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Luck | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Sinister Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1351 || Shadow || 15% || 0% || 0 || No Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Ambrosial Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1293 || Shadow || 10% || 5% || 0 || Very Fresh | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For the Explosive Base:=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Weapon | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power type | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Luck | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Sinister Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1458 || Shadow || 10% || 5% || 0 || Very Stale | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Ambrosial Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1391 || Shadow || 5% || 10% || 0 || No Effect | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For the Dehydration Base:=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Weapon | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power type | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Power bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Attraction bonus | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Luck | ||
| + | ! valign="bottom" | Cheese Effect | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Sinister Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1313 || Shadow || 5% || 5% || 4 || Extremely Fresh | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=left | w/[[Ambrosial Portal]] | ||
| + | | 1250 || Shadow || 0% || 10% || 4 || Ultimately Fresh | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Closer Examination== | ||
| + | Based on those stats, we can draw this conclusion: you're going to gain approximately 50-60 damage by using the sinister portal, for any base. Is that worth the 5% drop in attraction along with the 2-level drop in cheese freshness? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Well, what are you looking for? Sinister Portal will catch the mouse a little bit more often, while the Ambrosial Portal will give a greater chance of attracting mice, along with making sure it doesn't go stale. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Most people would say sinister- portal's are typically used in the mausoleum, where encounters are frequent, but captures are unfortunately not. That little boost in attack makes a good different. However, they are so close together that it really comes down to preference. | ||
Revision as of 08:25, 20 December 2008
It really doesn't matter.
The Sinister is more powerful but has less attraction and a negative cheese effect. The Ambrosial has less power but higher attraction and a lower chance of spoiling your cheese.
Contents
Stats
Obviously it's not *quite* that simple, so let's compare stats with each base, shall we?
For the Wooden Base:
| Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinister Portal | 1113 | Shadow | 5% | 0% | 0 | Fresh |
| Ambrosial Portal | 1060 | Shadow | 0% | 5% | 0 | Extremely Fresh |
For the Wooden Base With Target:
| Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w/Sinister Portal | 1155 | Shadow | 5% | 20% | 0 | Stale |
| w/Ambrosial Portal | 1100 | Shadow | 0% | 25% | 0 | Fresh |
For the Stone Base:
| Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w/Sinister Portal | 1351 | Shadow | 15% | 0% | 0 | No Effect |
| w/Ambrosial Portal | 1293 | Shadow | 10% | 5% | 0 | Very Fresh |
For the Explosive Base:
| Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w/Sinister Portal | 1458 | Shadow | 10% | 5% | 0 | Very Stale |
| w/Ambrosial Portal | 1391 | Shadow | 5% | 10% | 0 | No Effect |
For the Dehydration Base:
| Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w/Sinister Portal | 1313 | Shadow | 5% | 5% | 4 | Extremely Fresh |
| w/Ambrosial Portal | 1250 | Shadow | 0% | 10% | 4 | Ultimately Fresh |
Closer Examination
Based on those stats, we can draw this conclusion: you're going to gain approximately 50-60 damage by using the sinister portal, for any base. Is that worth the 5% drop in attraction along with the 2-level drop in cheese freshness?
Well, what are you looking for? Sinister Portal will catch the mouse a little bit more often, while the Ambrosial Portal will give a greater chance of attracting mice, along with making sure it doesn't go stale.
Most people would say sinister- portal's are typically used in the mausoleum, where encounters are frequent, but captures are unfortunately not. That little boost in attack makes a good different. However, they are so close together that it really comes down to preference.
