User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 7: Battle of the Predator Fighters: Alan "Dutch" Schafer vs. Royce/@comment-5795750-20130316225721

BG1's "Not Sure If Predator... or Prey" Edges:

Melee: Given what Cfp said, if Dutch is using his spear as a throwing weapon then it is usless. If used as a spear, then I could give it the edge here since it has a longer reach... but the spear is improvised and thus might break in combat. The Predator Axe and Combat knife combo works well here, especially since if he loses the Predator Axe (having thrown it or whatever) then he still has one lethal weapon up his sleeve

EDGE: Royce

Short Range: The M1911A1 wins out here because of the higher muzzle velocity, larger caliber bullet and lighter weight - sure the Desert Eagle packs a punch too but it has a horrid recoil which doesn't allow for good accuracy when youre moving about (which i guess is whats gonna happen most of the time in this battle)

EDGE: Royce

Medium Range: I can't really decide here as both weapons are both good in their own ways - the AA-12 has a larger round, a larger magazine, is full-auto and has that advantage in range; the Mossberg however has a higher muzzle velocity and with its pump action ability it is also more accurate.

EDGE: Even

Long Range: I have to agree with your edge here - the plasma caster as a futuristic weapon is very powerful compared to the bow and gun combined but like you say it is heavy to wield; also the plasma caster might also take longer to fire since you will need to frequently change the way the carter is fired most of the time; and as Cfp also noted it may be harder to reload - and besides who can find a bunch of plasma rounds in the jungle?

EDGE: Dutch

X-Factors: Average for Dutch is 80.3; Average for Royce: 81.6

EDGE: Royce

Overall Winner: This is tough for me but I am going to have to go with Royce on this one - Royce knows the place well and so will be able to plan out his tactics better. Also, even though Royce is a mercenary, he will have fought soldiers like Dutch before and so will be able to outsmart Dutch, make him waste his ammo and then close in for the kill with his melee weapons.