SandyT
Posts: 1,708
Registered: Feb, 2005
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Re: Digger Study
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Posted:
Feb 1, 2006 4:59 PM
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After completing all 9 blocks, I figured a bit of a summary might be useful.
XP/Click
The best places seem to be the graveyard, dark district and the forest, which are all about even. The caverns, magician district and the swamps are next, and also seem about even. The fighter district, novice district and TA are next, and also seem about even.
So if I'm going for XP/Click and choosing between the graveyard, dark district and the forest, I'd tend to lean towards the dark district because it had the fewest monster attacks. There is a fine line between them, and in the long run, it probably doesn't make much of a difference.
Silvers/Click
First off, it's important to note that XP/Click is not exactly related to Silvers/Click. When all nine blocks are ranked via both systems, there is no match anywhere in the list.
However, with that said, the best places for Silvers/Clicks seem once again to be the graveyard, the dark district and the forest. TA, the swamps and the caverns are close behind. The novice district and magicians district are next with the fighters district a distant last place.
So if I'm going for Silvers/Click and choosing between the graveyard, dark district and the forest, I'd tend to lean towards the dark district once again simply because it seems to be the best overall balance, although if you're willing to forgo a small percentage in profits (and a whole lot of XP), TA has the huge advantage of no unexpected monster attacks.
Overall
It's hard to go wrong digging in the dark district, forest or graveyard. Figuring out if there are differences between them is a little too tedious to attempt. Personally, my focus will now shift to comparing sets of results between diggers.
Prospector has gained a level and will redo digs on blocks #2 (TA) and #3 (DD port) before assigning any new luck points. Then I will add a luck point and do the digs again. I will continue to spend 1000 clicks on each block varying a single variable (either luck or level) each time out until a pattern starts to emerge. I will continue to post these results as they come in.
I hope others will continue to complete the full original study so we can confirm that these conclusions hold up across the level/luck spectrum.
Sandy
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