Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:10 |
 
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Got some questions about Cyanide's blood bowl if someone has the time (and knowledge) to answer. I always intended to buy their game (I mean, it was every blood bowl fanatics dream since they started!) but have been put off by the mixed reviews (and lack of PS3 port). Please help me.
1. I have seen mixed reviews about their game. However, several patches have been released. Has the game been improving?
2. Are there many players / games played each day? Do they have as many active players as FUMBBL, for example?
3. The social atmosphere of FUMBBL has developed nicely over many years, so I don't expect the same at Cyanide, but how is it? Is it a warm fuddly place to hang out?
4. Have disconnection issues been solved? Do they have a save-game facility?
5. Is there anything else I need to know?
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peikko
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:15 |
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Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:18 |
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I thought here to get a reply from a FUMBBLERs perspective. |
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Am3
Joined: Oct 27, 2009
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:24 |
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1. Overall its imo pretty good (But, i started BB with CyaBB, and now im actually playing only at fumbbl.). There are still lots of bugs with skills, but Cyanide is doing pretty good job fixing them. Complete list
2. They just implented new "match-making" system what makes cherrypicking harder, i have always got game.
3. Not really.
4. Disconnects awards your team with 2 TD SPPs and 2 MVPs, so no.
5. AI sukks, big time. There is player made AI what seems to be a bit challenging. Worst part is whole league system, there is private leagues but admins have basically no power over them. |
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blocknroll
Joined: Aug 04, 2009
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:28 |
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have dabbled, slightly. i think SOME of the skills issues are now fixed, and i still cant believe they released it in the state it was in.
id say more active coaches here but its hard to say as the lfg function is really quite poor.
seems to be the usual mix of people there in the chat bit, ie quite a few big heads, and a few shouty people.
not 100% sure on save game or disconnections. i have only ever managed to play one game online and thats in abotu 2 and half hours of being online looking for a game.
they had some portforwarding issues, that seems to have been fixed.
i just sit there when i do play single player or whatever wishing it was as nice an interface as we have. it is such a clumsy game to play.
only plus side i can see is that there isnt some cheeky git with an ogre 7s team waiting there to kick my ass... |
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Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:38 |
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| blocknroll wrote: |
only plus side i can see is that there isnt some cheeky git with an ogre 7s team waiting there to kick my ass... |
Damn those geeky 7s gits. Tell me who it is and I will kick his ... Oh wait a minute ... 
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5. AI sukks, big time. There is player made AI what seems to be a bit challenging.
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Actually that is interesting. Is there an interface available to design your own AI? Do you have any links? (I can't seem to find anything more about this with Google) |
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blocknroll
Joined: Aug 04, 2009
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:39 |
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i dont think you can change the AI. ive heard some people put it on easy cos it takes more risks that way rather than just running aorund in its own half trying to cage. it seems to work ok when the pc is skaven, but otherwise it really is pretty cack. youd get a better game out of me vs those ogre 7s...... oh hang on ; p |
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Shraaaag
Joined: Feb 15, 2004
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Nov 23, 2009 - 14:45 |
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I'll give the game another shot once they implemented the entire game and fixed issues with connecting to the game. I'll probably only play in private leagues though, the open systems seems worse than an MMO PuG. |
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maysrill
Joined: Dec 29, 2008
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Nov 23, 2009 - 16:34 |
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| Shraaaag wrote: | | I'll give the game another shot once they implemented the entire game and fixed issues with connecting to the game. I'll probably only play in private leagues though, the open systems seems worse than an MMO PuG. |
This analogy may have sealed the deal for me never playing their version.
/retired tank |
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blocknroll
Joined: Aug 04, 2009
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Nov 23, 2009 - 16:45 |
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Sttucker13
Joined: Jan 31, 2009
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Nov 23, 2009 - 22:21 |
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/retired Healer, Tank, Melee DPS, Caster DPS, some of them in multiples. Feels good to have my life back. |
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SillySod
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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Nov 23, 2009 - 23:21 |
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I've retried the PC game in the last few days. Apparently it got patched recently and I have to say its a decent patch.
I'll be playing on cyanide at least once in a while unless connection isues crop up too often. |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Nov 24, 2009 - 01:49 |
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new Delf version is out soon.
So Steam tells me.
Still not convinced though.
I might get bored enough over Xmas to try it... |
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paulhicks
Joined: Jul 19, 2004
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Nov 24, 2009 - 01:54 |
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| Sttucker13 wrote: | | /retired Healer, Tank, Melee DPS, Caster DPS, some of them in multiples. Feels good to have my life back. |
whats dps exactly... having a few level 70 plus characters i always feel i should know but never got round to asking |
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Chewie
Joined: Dec 13, 2006
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Nov 24, 2009 - 02:26 |
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From what my WoW addicted work collegues tell me, DPS = Damage per Second.
A few of those collegues would be classed as "Mates" if they didn't spend all of the available drinking time in the pub gabbing about WoW.  |
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