LordSigmund
Joined: Jan 28, 2004
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Apr 14, 2004 - 05:07 |
 
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I enjoy playing Blood Bowl, but recently, in Open (now Ranked) I've become increasingly frustrated in the games I play.
I came to FUMBBL as a relative newbie, and as such my CR dropped to 115. It's now back to 130 or so and I feel I've become a better coach through practice.
However, its becoming increasingly harder to find games both with bashy teams I make, and games that arent against MB/Claw/Rsc laden teams with dodgy teams I make once they both reach about TR 200.
As compensation, i tend to try and make new teams, but it seems that most new teams I start get ground into the ground or loses a few key players in their first couple of matches (not helped by the emerging trend of fouling-for-the-fun-of-it(tm) that I've noticed seems to be spreading). I've lost track of how many times I've restarted a team in an attempt to get it off the ground. I don't know if this is just bad luck or bad coaching on my part.
As such, I've decided to stick to Stunty for a while as I just dont find Open/Ranked enjoyable anymore. Thinking about starting a Fairy or Snot team in div U too.
Does anyone else feel the same? Just want to know how many other whining little n00bs like me there are out there  |
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AcheronStyx
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 14, 2004 - 05:16 |
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It is a viscious cycle. I had the same problem for a while, and I too went to stunty exclusively for about 2 months. after that short break, i now enjoy what used to be Open (now Ranked) much more than i ever have.
About the whole new teams thing, just keep at it. you can't expect things to go smoothly every time. choose the games you play at first very carefully, and you should have no problems.
hope i helped a bit. |
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meshur
Joined: Feb 16, 2004
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Apr 14, 2004 - 05:46 |
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Well I definately recognize the "try to start a new team and lose a key player" part, i think i average 4 retired teams for every 1 that make it out of their first 5 games with their health intact.
But having problems finding games I dont think I have, the 3 bashiest teams of mine (chaos,khemri and orc) still find games, even the occasional elf. It just takes a few minutes of asking |
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DoubleSkulls
Joined: Oct 05, 2003
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Apr 14, 2004 - 14:13 |
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Maybe you need to be more careful about who (and how) you play in your first half dozen games.
Occassionally a team of mine gets hurt - often because I go against my better instincts and play a team I wouldn't normally consider. |
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Dooby
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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Apr 14, 2004 - 14:42 |
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Stick to stunty, its far superior... and you get a better class of coach!! |
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peikko
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 14, 2004 - 14:48 |
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Show me a player with more than 20 games who says he has never been frustrated cause of Blood Bowl and Ill show you a liar |
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SunTzu
Joined: Feb 26, 2004
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Apr 17, 2004 - 04:37 |
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Stunty kicks ass! Stunty forever! WEEEEEEEEEEE! |
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BlackBart
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
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Apr 17, 2004 - 07:07 |
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peikko, agreed whole heartedly, I just conceeded my first bloodbowl game, ever. It just wasnt fun anymore. I dont mind losing a game, or losing players, but I get tired of completely one sided games that happen all to often in bloodbowl where the dice gods just decide randomly that one team needs 4 blitzes and a PI. Even if I am on the winning side of that kind of luck, it ruins the fun of the game for me. I play because I want to challenge the skill of another player, not the whims of a luck. I have quit and started playing bloodbowl again and again because of this. Nothing to do with fumbbl or the client, it is the game itself that causes the frustration. So far on fumbbl I have been lucky in having mostly close, and challenging games, but there are definately days like today where I seriously question why I keep going back to bloodbowl.
Sorry to doom and gloom you folks, just needed to vent a bit.
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Elkerlyc
Joined: Mar 27, 2004
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Apr 17, 2004 - 12:49 |
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Frustration makes Bloodbowl all the more rewarding if things DO go your way.
Not too often I am afraid.  |
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jimimothybodles
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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Apr 18, 2004 - 03:20 |
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i suck at this game.. after my first few games with a team i got bored cos i just get beaten up :\
the help/faq is missing a whole section on "im a big dumb noob and i suck at this game, how the smeg am i supposed to win?"
for those whiners like me.. try playing against yourself in a stand-alone game.... its more fun! |
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Gibbering_Gambits
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 18, 2004 - 03:28 |
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| Elkerlyc wrote: | Frustration makes Bloodbowl all the more rewarding if things DO go your way.
Not too often I am afraid. |
This statement is a little obscure but for me I go through these streaks. I win 10, I lose 6, I win 5, I lose 8 whatever. but when a losing streak comes to an end oh my god the pure getty feeling I get. Like, 'whew thank god it's over.' I'm still waiting to feel that again right now, and when it does I'll love Blood Bowl again! |
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cjohnsto
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 18, 2004 - 04:43 |
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| jimimothybodles wrote: | i suck at this game.. after my first few games with a team i got bored cos i just get beaten up :\
the help/faq is missing a whole section on "im a big dumb noob and i suck at this game, how the smeg am i supposed to win?"
for those whiners like me.. try playing against yourself in a stand-alone game.... its more fun! |
Well the answer to that is play lots of games and pay attention to what is causing you to lose/get beaten up. Also watching replays of other games can be a good way to learn. |
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thesquig
Joined: Apr 11, 2004
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Apr 23, 2004 - 00:24 |
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I hate this game, sometimes I have an overly lucky game and then I'll have an overly unlucky game. I just got beat 3-0 but I just couldnt do anything. Before that I won 4-0 and did everything I tried, but i didnt need to I was already 3-0 up.
I think there should be an "average luck" setting, where each player gets 50% luck. 
Squig |
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