Belca
Joined: Sep 23, 2008
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:11 |
 
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after having played mostly bashing style teams, i would like a team that can throw the ball.
What is the best elves team for that? |
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Bill_Vestergaard
Joined: Dec 16, 2007
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:18 |
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That would be pro elf.
They got nerves of steel on the catchers.
The problem with pro elves is that they only got av 7, so you have to take good care of them, not giving away to many blocks. |
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Celtic-Joker
Joined: May 08, 2007
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:20 |
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Just an aside: why do so many people call the Elf team Pro Elves? Where does that name come from?
Incidentally, I play Elves too and love the Nerves of Steel.  |
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Bill_Vestergaard
Joined: Dec 16, 2007
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:22 |
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I call them pro elf, because then I can call all the elf teams, just that; "elf teams", and then I will be speaking of all 4 of them.  |
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hardin0
Joined: May 24, 2006
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:36 |
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High Elves usually develop a fast break-run-pass-run for TD style that you may like if you want a throwing team. They in fact are more a passing team than they seem. And even with AV7 in the Lions, they are a bit more durable... |
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vanGorn
Joined: Feb 24, 2004
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:38 |
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Another terms for them are 80's elves or punx 'coz of their look.  |
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Celtic-Joker
Joined: May 08, 2007
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Oct 03, 2008 - 13:47 |
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What an appropriate term. They do look like punks.  |
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Belca
Joined: Sep 23, 2008
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Oct 03, 2008 - 14:43 |
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So it s basically high elves vs. "pro" elves?
How compare dark elves? |
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BadMrMojo
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Oct 03, 2008 - 19:59 |
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| Celtic-Joker wrote: | Just an aside: why do so many people call the Elf team Pro Elves? Where does that name come from?
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Historical footnote:
The Elf team was originally introduced (at the same time as the Necros and possibly Rotters) as Pro Elves. It would have been somewhere in mid-late 2002, I think. I think the idea was that they were elves who had forsaken their various cultures (Wood, Dark or High) to play bloodbowl exclusively - as mercenaries, rather than as representatives of their race.
At the time, I think the catchers had Catch and Leap instead of NoS. Blitzers might have had something different as well (Block + Dauntless, perhaps?) but I can't recall for certain. Nurgle, on the other hand, was identical to Chaos, but with 6 x 110k CWs with FA and the Beast (who started off slightly different as well, I think). The "no apoth" rule came in later, once everyone realized how lousy that roster was. |
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Mr_Foulscumm
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
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Oct 03, 2008 - 20:07 |
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Throwing team? Gobbos or Halflings for sure!
Passing team is a different story... Elves, High Elves or Woodies. |
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Kinks
Joined: Feb 28, 2007
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Oct 03, 2008 - 20:09 |
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| Belca wrote: | So it s basically high elves vs. "pro" elves?
How compare dark elves? |
Probably the most popular elf team, but the least "elfish" elf team. There are as close to bashy as elves can get.
If you genuinely want to practice your ball skills I would go Pro Elves or Woodies. If you want to ease yourself into playing elf style a bit more slowly I would go Darkies or High Elves.
But to answer you original question, Pro Elves are the best elves for a "passing game". |
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elf_gurl
Joined: Jul 29, 2008
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Oct 03, 2008 - 20:29 |
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Wood Elf Throwers seem to be relatively rare, so I'd go for Pro Elves...
... which I must get round to playing myself, sometime |
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DragonsMaw
Joined: Oct 08, 2005
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Oct 03, 2008 - 20:55 |
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Pro Elves are a riot... But they're slower than woodies, and the positionals suck up spp even faster in my admittedly small experience. Still, hard to be NoS. |
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