Talk:Robbing/@comment-2029618-20100428115642

believe it or not, but to get good XP, you do NOT want to have high cost properties in the grid. Assume a theoretical grid of 9 properties all the same and assume a 9-0 result.

In NY, the casino eats 20 and pays out 64.

Clearing the grid will cost 180 and return 576 plus the 100 bonus. 3.756 ratio

At the opposite end of the scale, is Moscow with the taxi stand that eats 1 and has a payout of 2.

Clearing the grid will cost 9 and return 18 plus the 100 bonus. 13.111 ratio.

Obviously these are extreme examples but demonstrate the concept. The more boards you are clearing, the more bonus you are picking up and that is by far the best part of robbing.

If you are not seeing high returns, it is because your attack level is too low, you will see significant improvement by boosting it rather than focusing on increasing stamina. There are diminishing returns of course and it appears to max out around 95% success rate at which point more should be spent on stamina.. I only shifted strategy a week or so ago and have since then balanced my character in a way that it can continuously level even with the changes yesterday which were later rolled back. Take advantage of this now if you want a viable character in the future.