treborius
Joined: Apr 05, 2008
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Feb 27, 2009 - 17:06 |
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Sinner wrote: | The [B]ox is exactly what I was doing in [R] all those years. Don't bother who you play!
Sadly I do not have much time to play lately. |
10) good thing in B is, your oppo doesn't either |
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odi
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Feb 27, 2009 - 17:18 |
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I love playing in B! I used to play in R the same way, accepting all challanges, so now the games are a bit more even I guess. And I love to see my AV7 teams struggling for survival most of the games, and doing a good job at it. Almost got as much games on my gobbos inB as I have in R, so they can easily survive in B |
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DukeTyrion
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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Feb 27, 2009 - 17:21 |
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clarkin wrote: |
53? pah! 123 and counting, just in B |
I have other match reports, but these are all on one team
Not that I would try and match the Match report king, but I am training well master |
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Snappy_Dresser
Joined: Feb 11, 2005
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Feb 27, 2009 - 18:35 |
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treborius wrote: | Snappy_Dresser wrote: | arv9673 wrote: | So far the only thing I don't like about the [B]ox is showing up at XX:02 or XX:32
I know, I know, positive stuff. Ok, When you have a bad game in the [B]ox, you know your next game will a reasonably even recovery game. Well, most of the time() |
Actually, you play ogres
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keeping Ogres alive at a high TR level is not easy at all in a bashing-intensive environment, even
though a lot of your players have AV=9 and Thick Skull.
it's because you get the most important skills (Block, Tackle, Dodge, Dirty Player) only on
doubles, your TR is ridiculously high (low income) and Ogres are too expensive (120K gold)
so when you loose 1 Ogre and have 1 or 2 mng (which happens often enough) you'll have to play a number
of games until you can afford replacing that Ogre and you'll be happy about every not-so-bashy game
and that's not even mentioning the stunty, ST=2, AV=7 little guys which die like flies, anyways
actually, when you look up the all-time-top-10 lists for Black-Box - Ogre - teams, you'll find more
retired teams than probably for any other race - and i suspect that's not because people got bored with
them |
Hell, I don't even play them, and I'm bored with them |
_________________ <PurpleChest> the way it splooshed got me so excited
"I hear that shadow is a douchebag"
-Mr Foulscumm |
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treborius
Joined: Apr 05, 2008
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Feb 28, 2009 - 14:00 |
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Snappy_Dresser wrote: | Hell, I don't even play them, and I'm bored with them |
lol, you should try playing and surviving with 'em and i bet, you won't get bored |
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Alacran
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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Mar 03, 2009 - 16:04 |
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I have posted many times the things I don't like about Box. I don't need to here.
The thing I like most is that the average oppenant of mine says, "You play Woodies in Box?" I enjoy having to figure out a way to win with six guys. I enjoy that there really isn't any way to comfortably exploit with my team. I enjoy that have the Box around gives me a chance to practice in a 'league-style' environment. It makes me a better leaguer. I sincerely hope that the box remains viable for a long time. |
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Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Mar 03, 2009 - 16:33 |
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I like the blackbox system because of it's potential. Because all system abusers aside it was/is a really good idea and it might very well turn back to how good it was in the beginning.
I also like the blackbox because it responds well to my theory about how all good free things are eventually ruined by selfish douche bags. But I would be equally happy if it turned out to contradict my theory. |
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Araushnar
Joined: Jul 17, 2007
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Mar 03, 2009 - 16:54 |
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Blackbox is great as is Ranked. In B each Game is competive. It has the flavour of a tournament. I can play dorfs and donĀ“t have to wait the whole day for a game:-) |
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Noaddedsugar
Joined: Dec 08, 2008
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Mar 03, 2009 - 16:57 |
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I see B as a potential training ground.
R coaches who cherry pick their way around games wont learn how to play the game as well as [B] coaches who play elves against dwarves khemri and orcs all day long.
...In theory? |
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Snappy_Dresser
Joined: Feb 11, 2005
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Mar 03, 2009 - 18:53 |
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treborius wrote: | Snappy_Dresser wrote: | Hell, I don't even play them, and I'm bored with them |
lol, you should try playing and surviving with 'em and i bet, you won't get bored |
Nope, the team build is junk. |
_________________ <PurpleChest> the way it splooshed got me so excited
"I hear that shadow is a douchebag"
-Mr Foulscumm |
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westerner
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
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Mar 03, 2009 - 18:58 |
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In the box, every game is like a tournament game. |
_________________ \x/es |
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Snappy_Dresser
Joined: Feb 11, 2005
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Mar 03, 2009 - 19:00 |
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Snappy_Dresser wrote: | treborius wrote: | Snappy_Dresser wrote: | Hell, I don't even play them, and I'm bored with them |
lol, you should try playing and surviving with 'em and i bet, you won't get bored |
Nope, the team roster is junk. |
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_________________ <PurpleChest> the way it splooshed got me so excited
"I hear that shadow is a douchebag"
-Mr Foulscumm |
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treborius
Joined: Apr 05, 2008
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Mar 04, 2009 - 19:22 |
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Snappy_Dresser wrote: | Snappy_Dresser wrote: | treborius wrote: | Snappy_Dresser wrote: | Hell, I don't even play them, and I'm bored with them |
lol, you should try playing and surviving with 'em and i bet, you won't get bored |
Nope, the team roster is junk. |
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sure - Ogres are junk, that's what makes them not boring |
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Balle2000
Joined: Sep 25, 2008
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Mar 05, 2009 - 04:59 |
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The top10 lists in Blackbox!
Because there are few teams who can engineer list entries in this environment (e.g. TD Trolls), and the lists will constantly change because teams are being retired, unlike in Ranked where the huge juggernaut teams with the top10 players are put on the shelf to collect dust and hog the tables instead. |
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Vellian
Joined: Feb 08, 2005
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Mar 18, 2009 - 22:26 |
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Well, you guys convinced me, I just made my first [B] team. Looking forward to playing you all! |
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