Cloggy
Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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Jan 16, 2006 - 11:33 |
 
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My vote goes for the Troll. All you need from a CD big guy is a big LoS punching bag, and the extra armour + regenerate makes him well worth the money. I generally use the troll first in my turns provided he does not need to block Just moving him in contact with multiple opposing players and adding that often crucial guard assist makes them very useful indeed.
Why move him first? If he fails his RS roll you can try to find other ways to provide assists/get in the way with other players. A failed RS roll late in a turn may mean you are out of position. |
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Eghost
Joined: Oct 19, 2003
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Jan 16, 2006 - 11:37 |
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I vote for the troll as well, and definitely take one, like torsoboy said. Its one less hobbo. ST5 AV9 regen compared to ST3 splat armour. Just don't use him for important things. The mino needs a 4+ to get up or risk that 2db blitz without block on a 2+..... |
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PurpleChest
Joined: Oct 25, 2003
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I used to swear by Mino. But now the have no block the 'reliability' of a troll comes into its own. Regen and armour.
You have to deal with the fact they you arnt going to play a lot of elves. And a BG with av8 says 'hurt me' especially on an av9 team.
Thougha Block Tentacles Mino is a thing of rare and great beauty. |
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heinz
Joined: Mar 24, 2004
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Jan 16, 2006 - 13:09 |
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| Cloggy wrote: | My vote goes for the Troll. All you need from a CD big guy is a big LoS punching bag, and the extra armour + regenerate makes him well worth the money. I generally use the troll first in my turns provided he does not need to block Just moving him in contact with multiple opposing players and adding that often crucial guard assist makes them very useful indeed.
Why move him first? If he fails his RS roll you can try to find other ways to provide assists/get in the way with other players. A failed RS roll late in a turn may mean you are out of position. |
Amen! |
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sk8bcn
Joined: Apr 13, 2004
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Jan 16, 2006 - 17:08 |
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I think that the choice between mino and troll depends on YOUR gamestyle. After all, are you a defensive minded player, running slow cages and tying up most players? yes then choose troll. You love to hit, cannot repress that envy to click on block with you BG for more damages? Take the Mino!
Hey, okay I d say the troll works better as a mino but if you don't feel like using him accordingly, better go for the mino, I think. |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Jan 16, 2006 - 17:14 |
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I think that you're partly right. There are different styles that can be equally good, but I think Minos can encourage bad play style, if you aren't experienced, by tempting you to blitz with them every turn. One of the advantages of a Troll is that RS is such a risk, that you are happy to have them in the Guard role. |
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Furious_George
Joined: Aug 13, 2005
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Jan 17, 2006 - 22:42 |
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hmmm, so what your saying is, you chose the team with the best blitzer in fumbbl in the form of the centaur, and now you want to use a big guy you can only use effectively when blitzing? The troll is a better choice. |
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Hank
Joined: Oct 26, 2003
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Jan 17, 2006 - 22:52 |
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stormmaster1
Joined: May 26, 2005
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Jan 18, 2006 - 14:02 |
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A note on big guy turnovers. if you can get a 3DB then the odds of a turnover aren't that high. i've seen players risk "safe moves" like dodging with AG3 players and not think too much because of their dodge re-roll, yet the turnover is just as likely. Just because you can't get a re-roll doesn't always mean it's more risky than other actions. It just feels that way when it goes pete tong. i do agree with getting block though, it helps them stay on their feet (against any crazy half die block especially) and reduce turnovers to snake eyes proportions. the only times i wouldn't take block is when the BGs main use is TTM, or when used for tying up opponents: tentacles is cool on BGs. It's quite funny when you opposition wardancer can't escape your minotaur without a blitz. |
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