User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 Battle 1 Sticks and Stones Warrior (Call of Duty) vs Zamburak Camel Artillery/@comment-143604-20130527033836

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 * Close Range- Zamburak Camel Duders. The Tomahawk is an effective killing tool, no doubts about that- it's an effective weapon up close and in the fight, but doubles as a projectile at longer ranges- but in terms of raw killing potential, it's a far riskier weapon than the Katar. The Tomahawk will be used primarily as a projectile- so it's very much a one-off weapon, as once it's left your hands, there's no guarantee you're seeing it ever again. As a throwing weapon, it's naturally fairly unreliable and variable in terms of effectiveness as a ranged tool, and even then, up close, it's not got the weight, heft, range or design to go toe-to-toe with the Katar. The Katar may not have range, but it's a raw gutting machine that will run the enemy through with ease up close.


 * Mid-Range- Zamburak Camel Duders. The larger Talwar blade is simply the more effective tool for killing a foe. The Talwar, in close combat, is significantly longer, capable of cutting much deeper and dealing much more crippling wounds, and as an added bonus, it's lethality when mounted skyrockets, as the added momentum and bang-for-your-buck added by the mount drives the blade through much deeper, swifter and to much more violent ends- making de-limbing and decapitation a simple task. The Ballistic Knife simply isn't up to snuff in this regard, but it does pack one important feature- the Ballistic part of the name. The Zamburadoods aren't likely to expect the blade to spring out like a projectile- but as cool as that is, the one-use nature of the weapon, the lack of accuracy and range and the uselessness in other combat roles make it a hard case of Awesome, but impractical.


 * Long Range- Sticks and Stones Warriors. The Crossbow takes this for a number of reasons- while the two weapons aren't directly comparible in nature, as one is a cannon and the other is a bow, the bow is simply a better weapon for closer, more intimate squad based combat. It's far more accurate, more direct and to the point. You put it somewhere, that's where it goes- no complications to aiming, no careful procedure, and no minute long peiod of vulnerability. The explosive tips to the bolts are just icing on the cake, giving the shots all the boom of a cannon with none of the sluggishness and heft. The Crossbow is faster, able to fire a volley of killshots in the time it takes to fire one cannon shot, and it's more versatile as a result, able to adapt to a scenario quickly and effectively. The Crossbow is simply the more practical weapon for this match-up.


 * X-Factors- Sticks and Stones Warriors. Teamwork is an important skill, no doubts about that, but the Cameldooders aren't that far ahead of the enemy in this regard, and the S&S dominate Agility and Stealth, while narrowly taking training. This is an easy call for them.


 * Deadliest Warrior- The Sticks and Stones Warriors will manage to take this battle thanks to their qucik to deploy and incredibly lethal long-range tactics, which give them the ability to easily slaughter the Cameldooders. They don't have a prayer in close range combat, but their agility and stealth means that there's no scenario where they'll be forced into close quarters- and their crossbows are still effective, even there. Ultimately, long range and X-factors decide this battle.