ultwe
Joined: Dec 25, 2004
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Nov 13, 2008 - 16:53 |
 
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| CircularLogic wrote: | | Manbush wrote: |
3. a Dwarf-halfling matchup is possible (try getting that in Ranked  )
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That is absolutely no problem. Make a halfling team and go and challenge a dwarven team. I bet you`ll get a game very quickly. |
Well that is true to a point
I have had Dwarfs and CDs refusing to play my Flings in [R], at TS more or less equal (+/- 10)
I suppose even Dwarf coach should be allowed to hug their pixels |
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Hogshine
Joined: Apr 04, 2007
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Nov 13, 2008 - 16:59 |
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| JanMattys wrote: | | 3- All the cool guys do it, and I want to be accounted among the cool guys |
This is the only reason I started. But then my first (and so far only) game was against Jan... :'/ |
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pizzamogul
Joined: Jun 13, 2005
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Nov 13, 2008 - 17:16 |
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I enjoy playing matches. I don't enjoy the games you have to play and the wait you have to endure to arrange competitive matches in Ranked.
I have several Ranked teams with themes and fluff that I've spent years working on. I am sad to think I might not play them much anymore. However, I look forward to creating new teams and themes and fluff for the BlackBox . This wide open field offers so many opportunities for fame... I just wish I had some good ideas for fresh team concepts. |
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Radiant
Joined: Dec 29, 2006
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Nov 13, 2008 - 17:16 |
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Personally I play [B] because I don´t get a chance to say no to an opponent.
And having a matchup that might not fit me that well helps me to improve my skills (if there are any). |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 13, 2008 - 17:33 |
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Because I can just rock up and play a game at an exact time, so I can say to my GF 'I'm going to have a game at 6' and actually mean it rather than sit on the finder for half an hour.
As long as the as yet undisclosed pairing formula doesn't take CR into account, I think my experience in the games I'm playing is no different between [B] and [R] so far, except maybe I don't see someone on the finder I know and get on with and get to goad him into a [B] match.  |
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Sinner
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Nov 13, 2008 - 18:19 |
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[B] does the stuff for me I try in [R]
In [R] I would announce my teams in gamefinder and chat and sat there waiting to be challenged, just so I could tell them that I do not need a link and I will play them without looking at their team (usually I got a wow, cool or brave for that). Actually I got bored waiting too long (DE and Zons mind you...) and started challenging myself - again without looking. I got turned down as often as not.
My time is not limitless, I want a game, I want to have fun, I don't want to know what I face (DukeTyrion said that as well) and make the best of it.
I am sick of picking.
Well, and I suck against HE, so I play [B] because there are not so many of those greasy ducks. |
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Darkie's Dreams - successfully cherrypicking any race, any coach, any rating, any number of DP since 20/09/2003 ... and still winning! |
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Burnalot
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Nov 13, 2008 - 18:29 |
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What is a wrong reason to play in Blackbox? |
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BiggieB
Joined: Feb 19, 2005
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Nov 13, 2008 - 18:53 |
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play for your own reasons dude. Does it really matter what anyone else thinks of yours reasons to play? Ignore the haters I say |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 13, 2008 - 19:02 |
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| BiggieB wrote: | | play for your own reasons dude. Does it really matter what anyone else thinks of yours reasons to play? Ignore the haters I say |
Well, exactly.
If you're playing to prove a point, you're wasting your lesiure time trying to make points to internet guys you'll prolly never meet.
Play wherever makes you happiest. If that's [B], then great! |
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TheCetusProject
Joined: May 25, 2004
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Nov 13, 2008 - 19:27 |
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- Keeping dark elves alive seems more fun in [B], in [R] it seems to be too easy
- It is more convenient to get an automatic matchup than to sit on gamefinder waiting for an offer to accept
- No CR, tournament, or league standings, so not winning doesn't make me unhappy, but at the same time it is not uncompetitive.
- When your team is battered you can get fun matchups that you wouldn't get often in [R] because few people would be shameless enough to offer them. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Nov 13, 2008 - 22:53 |
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| TheCetusProject wrote: | | - No CR, tournament, or league standings, so not winning doesn't make me unhappy, but at the same time it is not uncompetitive. |
Seems to come up a bit. The [B] games already contribute to the Championship (I know, I know, means sod all), and there is a BR behind the scenes that I assume will become public eventually.
If you don't want a ranking system in [B], perhaps now is the time to make noise about it?
Personally, I'm not to fussed either way. I'd like a team ranking like the NAF do in this division. I would like tournies too. But it's a long way off yet - the new WoW thingie just came out, BigC has bigger fish to fry.  |
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Gatts
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
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Nov 13, 2008 - 23:08 |
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I play B sicne i find it more rewarding than R,
but to tell the truth i havent had time to play much at all lately.. sob sob |
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ATozz
Joined: Mar 05, 2008
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Nov 14, 2008 - 01:33 |
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I love it!
All the pressure of picking the right opponent is gone.
High CR coaches can no longer dodge my "unfair"  game offers and likewise I can't dodge them.
A new ranking system should be introduced asap so that your true skill at the game can be measured.
Introduce some major tournaments as well and I'm never playing another ranked game. |
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Sarganius
Joined: Jun 15, 2008
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Nov 14, 2008 - 01:51 |
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100% agree with BiggieB. Why do we need a 'reason' to play in Blackbox? No one has the right to tell someone they are playing for the wrong or even the right reasons! Give me a break... |
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Mezir
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Nov 14, 2008 - 02:40 |
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It handily neutralises my cherry-picking reflex.
You get matches fast. |
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