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Topic: Blood Bowl - ** f13 League, Season #3 ** (Read 163208 times)
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Ingmar
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Hmm I am totally torn on what to spend my cash money on prior to next Gameday's matchup with ezrast's Lizards. I can afford to buy my second Flesh Golem (my original plan), but due to some very luck winnings rolls I could alternately buy not one but two Ghouls.
So speed and fragility vs. strength and durability. This is particularly difficult to decide because, of course, Lizard teams are both very fast (Skinks) and very strong (Sauruses). While I do already have some speedy werewolves, and have been noticing the lack of bashiness, I feel increasingly like Flesh Golems are only useful as punching bags; especially this early in development, where nobody on my team has Guard. It's nice to have something to put in the melee that can take (a lot of) hits, but it's hard to tell if another Golem is actually going to help me win games -- whereas it's obvious that a couple of scurrying, dodging, ball-carrying ghouls will definitely do that. Especially since it frees up my werewolves to go claw some Sauruses in the face.
Any thoughts from the gallery? I really don't know anything about how Lizards play, and what weaknesses if any they possess. If I buy a Ghoul I'll get a Golem next game and vice versa, so it really just comes down to what I want for the Lizard game.
Lots of nice bashable zombies.
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The Transcendent One: AH... THE ROGUE CONSTRUCT. Nordom: Sense of closure: imminent.
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Ice Cream Emperor
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Oh, there is a third option: leave my team at 10 men, play with a Loner zombie, and figure out what to do with 210k of inducements learn how to do basic arithmetic.
Ah well, went with the Golem. They make such a great sound when they fall down.
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« Last Edit: January 21, 2011, 07:40:53 PM by Ice Cream Emperor »
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Gruntle
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Well in a comedy of errors and bad rolls, the Nifty Helmets managed to draw with OffSidhes 1-1. Both teams needed to be augmented with mercenaries just in order to field a team. Then it was a series of horrible luck that doomed the Off-Sidhes (starting with some early casualties but later culminating some failed ball-handling and go-for-it-ness at the goal line that kept the elves from winning) and some horrible mismanagement that failed the Nifty Helmets.
(I think I've posted the replay to the BB Manager, in order for Falconer to validate the game, but I'm not positive)
-Gruntle
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Llyse
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Question: for the playoffs which division plays which?
Or will this be random (yes I will be making the playoffs)
Time to make a predictions thread...
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Modern Angel
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I say good on you for going in, what? Four Warriors down? and making a good go of it.
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Comstar
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In the mismatch of the round, Amazons vs Undead results in the biggest gap this season: 5-0 and a dead Ghoul.
The game started badly for the Undead when they started with 600,000 inducements...and bought a barrel of Bugmans finest, 3 bribes (that were never used) and forgot to call up the star player with the rest!
I would have maybe made it 6-0 but for a failed GFI towards the opposition cage. I think the ball only travelled across the Amazon's half of the pitch when the Amazon's made a failed backwards pass, and a Wright made the play of the game by dodging out of 2 Amazons and picking up the ball inside a tacklezone. The rest of the time the girls were handing the ball over to whoever needed the SPP most from the touchdowns and pretty much in complete control.
Pro tips if you watch the replay: Watch the Ghoul not get covered on the first kick off- ALWAYS cover the ball pickup if you can, because whenever you don't, you'll end up needing too. Also, if you have the choice of a pushback towards the sides of the pitch- do so. It's a good tactic to use because getting dodge/down won't help if he crowd can help you.
My Star Amazon Lineswomen with +1AG (contrary to reports, she's NOT a Bltizer) got a skill, along with 2 blitzers. I don't know what to give an agility 4 Amazon, Pro perhaps? Two of the Blodging Blitzers who did not have a skill yet also gain one - guard probably if they don't get yet another stat bonus.
Round 2 is now complete I think. Any predictions for Round 3? I'm going up vs squishy Elf team who's starting the game out-manned before the kick off. Perhaps they might a play for the Halfling Chef this time. However, I ended both halves of this match with 2-3 reroll's each, I don't think it would have made much a difference either way.
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« Last Edit: January 23, 2011, 04:20:14 PM by Comstar »
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Defending the Galaxy, from the Scum of the Universe, with nothing but a flashlight and a tshirt. We need tanks Boo, lots of tanks!
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Llyse
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Calvin and Hobbes are back to maul the fuck outta you.
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Nice win com, but I can but hope that Iain's Blacktouched stabs you in the eye. Hard.
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« Last Edit: January 23, 2011, 04:39:43 PM by Llyse »
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Ginaz
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In the mismatch of the round, Amazons vs Undead results in the biggest gap this season: 5-0 and a dead Ghoul.
The game started badly for the Undead when they started with 600,000 inducements...and bought a barrel of Bugmans finest, 3 bribes (that were never used) and forgot to call up the star player with the rest!
I would have maybe made it 6-0 but for a failed GFI towards the opposition cage. I think the ball only travelled across the Amazon's half of the pitch when the Amazon's made a failed backwards pass, and a Wright made the play of the game by dodging out of 2 Amazons and picking up the ball inside a tacklezone. The rest of the time the girls were handing the ball over to whoever needed the SPP most from the touchdowns and pretty much in complete control.
Pro tips if you watch the replay: Watch the Ghoul not get covered on the first kick off- ALWAYS cover the ball pickup if you can, because whenever you don't, you'll end up needing too. Also, if you have the choice of a pushback towards the sides of the pitch- do so. It's a good tactic to use because getting dodge/down won't help if he crowd can help you.
My Star Amazon Lineswomen with +1AG (contrary to reports, she's NOT a Bltizer) got a skill, along with 2 blitzers. I don't know what to give an agility 4 Amazon, Pro perhaps? Two of the Blodging Blitzers who did not have a skill yet also gain one - guard probably if they don't get yet another stat bonus.
Round 2 is now complete I think. Any predictions for Round 3? I'm going up vs squishy Elf team who's starting the game out-manned before the kick off. Perhaps they might a play for the Halfling Chef this time. However, I ended both halves of this match with 2-3 reroll's each, I don't think it would have made much a difference either way.
That was a curb stomp from the opening kick off. And RIP Gary Busey.
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Strazos
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Jesus, really feeling a bit robbed by playing is what looks like the most-closely matched division. That's a TD roughly every 3 turns.
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Ice Cream Emperor
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Jesus, really feeling a bit robbed by playing is what looks like the most-closely matched division. Eh, the Battletech division feels/looks pretty evenly matched, with the obvious exception of Llyse's Necros. I expect a fairly heated fight for the #2 spot.
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Der Helm
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In Season 4...
...Chaos will reign.!
(fuck you all for making me buy this game (again) )
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"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
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Falconeer
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About time, Helm. About time.
Welcome back.
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Llyse
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Calvin and Hobbes are back to maul the fuck outta you.
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Jesus, really feeling a bit robbed by playing is what looks like the most-closely matched division. That's a TD roughly every 3 turns. Quite your whining till you lose a Veteran player
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Sky
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In Season 4...
I saw that on steam and cheered a lilbit.
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Falconeer
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Helm is so very late. I propose to punish him by forcing him to take hobbits in Season 4. And should Aez ever come back, I propose he takes any team he wants but starts from 500 TV.
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Der Helm
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I'll play one of the Chaos teams anyway. They develop so late that I am punished enough, I think.
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"I've been done enough around here..."- Signe
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eldaec
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This is just a preemptive apology/warning, my scheduling will become horrible soon.
This week is just a bit awkward but ultimately shouldn't have a problem finding a good spot for Hoax, but next week I'm relocating and I'm expecting an internet blackout until some amount of faffing around has been completed. Shouldn't theoretically drag on so much as to threaten the 9 days (I hope) but will certainly stop me seeing pms quickly and will likely delay some matches.
So if I don't reply to you quickly when you are trying to get in touch over the next week or two - this is why.
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"People will not assume that what they read on the internet is trustworthy or that it carries any particular assurance or accuracy" - Lord Leveson "Hyperbole is a cancer" - Lakov Sanite
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AndyDavo
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Ginaz - i have sent you a mail in game but i have not heard from you, i have not seen you in game either. when can you play? i will be free sunday evening or monday / tues next week.
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Sky
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Oh god, don't use the ingame mail! :p You won't reach newbs, I just found the mail button two nights ago that had a mail that Bashtards had joined f13!
I wish everyone could decide on one contact method, so far it's been two pms here and one email to the address I listed here.
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Falconeer
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I emailed and PMed Ginaz personally after reading AndyDavo's message. If he's in reach of a computer we'll hear back from him.
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NiX
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I use Steam if they're online and PM if they're not.
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Teleku
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Yeah, I'm sticking with F13 PM and Steam chat. Haven't even checked other methods (and hasn't been a problem so far).
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IainC
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PMs here are often hard to notice, the notification is small and unobtrusive and it doesn't send an email iirc.
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eldaec
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I rely on pms on this board or steam chat. I don't really use email for anything. Yeah, in game messages are... not wise.
(I'm also kind of rooting for Day 3 to go the full 9 days so that I have long as possible to sort my connection out)
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"People will not assume that what they read on the internet is trustworthy or that it carries any particular assurance or accuracy" - Lord Leveson "Hyperbole is a cancer" - Lakov Sanite
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Sir T
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I rely on PMs here. They send me an email that causes my computer to ding.
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NiX
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PMs here are often hard to notice, the notification is small and unobtrusive and it doesn't send an email iirc.
Two things everyone should have turned on under Personal Message Options: Show a pop-up when you receive new messages Notify by email every time you receive a personal message: Always
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Strazos
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I actually used email a lot last season since folks have inconsistent naming conventions. I'm generally reachable by all methods - PM, email, steam.
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Fear the Backstab! "Plato said the virtuous man is at all times ready for a grammar snake attack." - we are lesion "Hell is other people." -Sartre
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Hoax
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I've used everything but in-game mail, I forgot that existed and its useless.
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A nation consists of its laws. A nation does not consist of its situation at a given time. If an individual's morals are situational, then that individual is without morals. If a nation's laws are situational, that nation has no laws, and soon isn't a nation. -William Gibson
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lamaros
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Just wondering how we are deciding tied scores for play-off spots. Is it via the in game system, and is that by TD difference? TDs for? Head to head?
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Modern Angel
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Good question. I don't know if it's manual or not. I know my other league is going by TDs for.
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Falconeer
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It has always been TD difference in the f13 League. If TD diff is the same, then it's TD for. If that is the same too, it is who won in the match between the two teams. If it was a tie, it is best TV. If it still a tie, it will be CAS inflicted. If it is still a tie, I'll post the naked pictures from the Ann Arbor photoshoot, and we'll flip a coin to see who advances.
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dusematic
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I just bought this as it's on sale for 10 bucks. Is a league still extant?
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« Last Edit: April 10, 2011, 06:09:41 PM by dusematic »
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Ginaz
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