How to call this weapon?

Perhaps I should clarify a bit.

The certain damage can also be used on rifles, grenades, flame based weapons, cannons, snipers, etc.

I like this "spectral". But I am not sure if it is a good name for all of the weapons.

This "1" damage is a weapon that ignores the effect of 0 and overkill from a normal die roll.
If a normal damage, is a roll of 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Then you have 2/6th that an enemy will not be taking damage.

Soldiers have normally 5 health. But these days, we allow designs that have more, or less health. The infamous 1 hit point soldier entered the battle field. These guys are ridiculous cheap by the rules.
As you can tell, a normal die roll has a 67% chance of killing this soldier. But the rest of the damage is also lost.

Not to drown you in math. But the 1 health soldier is practical speaking twice as strong as a 5 health soldier. Simply due to the effects of how damage is distributed.

Perhaps the "piercing" is very wrong as well.
Since the list of 4 weapons that ignore terrain are carrying this title. Which is false?? Sure the weapon pierces through terrain. But I think the common name for these weapons should be different as well?

So, what I am looking for is:
- A name for damage that is certain, done by modern weapons.
- A name for projectiles that can ignore terrain effects.

Of course the few name changes don't sit entirely well.

I am more specifically searching for a name for a group of weapons. Not separate weapons.

The weapon that has a certain hit:
"confirmed hit"

What remains are the weapons that flow around objects like gas and flames. I think that if there is a list of suggestions, these will spark a class name.

On a side note:
Testing so far seems to prefer the cheat guys...

Meaning that 0.2 roll damage seems to overpower 1 confirmed hit despite a cheaper cost...

This is the test:

Soldiers who have 1 health and do 0.200 rolling damage (bonus damage and a roll, meaning 5 health is 2.5 durability on average) versus:
Soldiers who have 5 health and do 1.667 confirmed hits

The soldiers with 1 health win...

While all aspects fight the imbalance. They do not succeed. However, they make a difference. And perhaps....

The costs of 67% of a confirmed hit should be lowered to less than 60%. This only to make sure that a confirmed hit wins over a roll.

It occured to me that all confirmed hits would win over a roll. In that case the whole confirmed hit would be imbalanced from start to end...

Well, primarily, I asked for if someone could rename the classes. Because some names are weird. This because my english is not my first language.

In regards to new mechanics. I could throw lower and higher health units from the table. Originally, I didn't had them. But players where constantly asking for shields like in Star Trek Armadda and the Protoss from StarCraft.

I thought that if extra health is allowed. Then so should the lower health.

I made a list of concequences for when a design has higher and lower health in the game. So far, lower health is better.

And seeing as how normal health is the lowest health when adding higher health (you still follow me?) It would mean that if I scrap lower health, I should scrap the higher health. And thus things like shields are the past.

On a side note. I could still go with the default and separate the basic health into up to 5 types of armor. Meaning, the health remains 5 for all units. But some units have a changing armor. This is actually still balanced and correct.

It is due to overkill.

If health remains 5 and the armor can change. Then the overkill has a good effect on balance.

The same can be said about having more health.

Another option is that health is in sets of 5. Meaning each set has its own armor type. This is taking a step backwards, but has been player properly before.

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I made a list of effects some weeks ago. Where lower health is compared to higher health.

Lower health has:
- Durability by rolls and overkill.
- Smaller units.
- Theoratically gains the D6 -1 ability.
- Has an easier time taking cover before a battle starts.

Higher health has:
- Realistic durability, thus can retreat.
- Realistic durability, thus can take cover after a hit.
- Realistic durability, thus can get healed/repaired.
- Armies follow a squared patern instead of triangular (2 triangles fit in a square)

I am studying how the RPS works in this regard.
1 Health > 5 Health.
But 5 Health > 25 Health.
And perhaps, if the unit has enough health, due to getting closer to a squared effect. That same unit might be better than the 1 Health units.

I need to calculate that.

I have to say, it is to bad that the suggestions for class names has stopped. I guess we go with "confirmed hit" for now. And the other class shall keep the same weird names.

These weapons are supposed to hit the enemy that have low health and are small. But simply not due to splash damage or any of that kind.

I like the "Guaranteed Hit"

Let's see what I can get out of others.

Edit:
While trying to type a new topic. I realized that Math is non done. I thought of describing the mechanics and the results. Then tell you guys about the results of the problem.

But it would make such a big post that no one is really going to read it. Let alone, understand it in order to help.

I think that doing the math and testing should be done by me and with my game group.

And from there I decide to add the new weapon type or remove the altered health value's.

Some weapons against small units in the game Starcraft, got the concussive ability. Meaning they do 100% damage against small units, yet less against other,bigger targets.

It would perfectly fit the type of weapon that would get this ability. In fact, if I give it to the Ghost (sniper), my 'Starcraft fan' player would be thrilled.

I once looked it up. And thought the translation never felt right. This due to my english not being my first language. But then again, I know there are dutch words that can't really be translated either. "Donkey Bridge" "Butter Ham" "Is Isn't".
That is what concussive is for me I guess.

I think I had the wrong picture with concussive.
So how would you describe "Concussive" exactly?

(It is just one word again. This is great!)

This perfectly describes the effect of the mechanic in the game.

Can the same be said/possible for cannon type weaponry against vehicles that are very low on health?

Thank You.
I got renewed trust in the word concussive.

We have to ways of sorting dice. And perhaps it is time to say goodbye to one of them.

A - The rolled dice are put in order, blindly.
B - The rolled dice are sorted for optimal damage distribution.

1 die has still the same effect as A.
But B shows a very simple solution to the relative health problem.

A normal die has 10 damage distributed.
0,0,1,2,3,4

When I pretend that infinite dies are rolled.
There is 6 overkill damage on 1 health.
Only 4 is used effectively.
10/4=2.5
2.5x1=2.5 is the relative health.

Against 2 health.
7 damage is used effectively.
10/7
20/7=2.86 is the relative health.

Against 3 health.
9 damage is used effectively.
10/9
30/9=3.33 is the relative health.

4 and 5 health would remain 4 and 5.
I could use the 3 factors for the first 3 healths.

For 1 die per round. The 2.5 factor still holds true. 5 health on the other hand will be 5x3.662/3=6.1 relatively speaking.

A bonus die has 15 damage distributed.
15/5=3
30/9=3.33
45/12=3.75
60/14=4.29
75/15=5

A concussive has "6" damage distributed.
But no overkill.
6/6
12/6
18/6
Etc.

We don't need to consider the bonus damage. Since chances are too small that a design like this would have any use.

So, now I can choose to use B.
And simply have the first 3 healths an adjusted cost.

Or keep the concussive attack in.
Still use only B.
But make tye factor of the costs of the concussive based on the simple calculation.
2.5
1.43
1.11
Are the factors.

The cost should fit:
4/10
7/10
9/10
10/10

When we roll 6 times a normal die. We will be rolling the concussive die by 6/costs factor.

Kills on
1H=4
2H=3.5
3H=3
4H=2.5
5H=2

Concusive kills with cost 0.4 or 15 rolls on
1H=15
2H=7.5
3H=5
4H=3.75
5H=3
That is too high

Concusive kills with cost 0.6 or 10 rolls on
1H=10
2H=5
3H=3.33
4H=2.5
5H=2
Still a bit to high.

Concusive kills with cost 0.67 or 9 rolls on
1H=9
2H=4.5
3H=3
4H=2.25
5H=1.8
3 health is the turning point.

Concusive kills with cost 0.75 or 8 rolls on
1H=8
2H=4
3H=2.67
4H=2
5H=1.6
Only 1 and 2 health suffer.

So guys...
Costs of health to be adjusted.
Or picking a cost factor for the concussive attack?