freak_in_a_frock
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 30, 2010 - 13:31 |
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Koadah, you have played 1 game in the box in 18 months, and that was over 6 months ago. Is it actually possible to make you less likely to play in the box? |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Jul 30, 2010 - 14:35 |
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freak_in_a_frock wrote: | Koadah, you have played 1 game in the box in 18 months, and that was over 6 months ago. Is it actually possible to make you less likely to play in the box? |
[B] has not been running LRB6 for any of those 18 months.
Feel free to assume that anything I say about [B] refers to FFB [B].
So, we're both even on zero games.
Less likely to play is not quite the same as likely to play less. |
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freak_in_a_frock
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 30, 2010 - 16:41 |
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Fair enough. Beyond the time limit is there anything else that would encourage you to play the new ruleset in the box? It would be good to get the views of someone who isn't a box regular. |
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Catalyst32
Joined: Jul 14, 2008
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Jul 30, 2010 - 18:35 |
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Koadah summed it up at the bottom of page 2.
I can get all the games I want with no waiting in Ranked just by putting my Human team up to play(unless I show up at the wrong time periods). I realize some top coaches can't do that because some people are afraid to play them. But I dont have that problem.
I'm a 150-155 coach that typically plays Humans, Norse and Orcs these days and have just started getting into developing a Chaos team. My Orcs have a tough time getting games sometimes but those other 3 have no trouble (though to be fair my Chaos haven't rolled any doubles yet THE CLAW). By playing in every Ranked tournament I can and having take on all comers types of teams I get all the variety I need.
I typically don't play in the Box for one because I like team building and getting a chance to recover a team against another team that is beat down when it's needed. But also because I cannot get as much diversity from the Box as I can get from Ranked. I also can't tailor my Ranked teams for the various tournaments available.
LRB6 and the free Linos to fill out your roster might make Box better for diversity. But as it is right it is full of nothing but Ogres, Khemri, Dwarves, CD's, & Orcs whenever I get on it. Since those teams are also the only ones I can ALWAYS find on Ranked there is no reason for me to play in the Box. It isn't fun recreating a team after the one you just built gets blasted and then becomes Ogre bait due to the way the scheduler works. |
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Catalyst32
Joined: Jul 14, 2008
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Jul 30, 2010 - 18:39 |
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On1 wrote: | Catalyst32 wrote: | If my Humans want to play Bashers I can find that 24 hours a day in Ranked. That gives me no reason to play Humans in Box. I get more variety in Ranked than Box can currently provide. |
You are forgetting the respect you earn in [B] when coaching a non-basher team |
I don't want or need your respect or anyone else's.
I am here for me because I want to be here respected or not.
When/If I get bored with Blood Bowl I will go away.
Until then I could really care less about any honors bestowed on people for what they do here on Fumbbl.
The only honors I crave are individual wins and tournament titles (which I don't win). |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Jul 30, 2010 - 19:29 |
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aw, catalyst, we love you anyways.... |
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On1
Joined: Jul 12, 2004
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Jul 30, 2010 - 23:11 |
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Catalyst32 wrote: | On1 wrote: | Catalyst32 wrote: | If my Humans want to play Bashers I can find that 24 hours a day in Ranked. That gives me no reason to play Humans in Box. I get more variety in Ranked than Box can currently provide. |
You are forgetting the respect you earn in [B] when coaching a non-basher team |
I don't want or need your respect or anyone else's.
I am here for me because I want to be here respected or not.
When/If I get bored with Blood Bowl I will go away.
Until then I could really care less about any honors bestowed on people for what they do here on Fumbbl.
The only honors I crave are individual wins and tournament titles (which I don't win). |
You are such a carebear... |
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Arktoris
Joined: Feb 16, 2004
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Jul 31, 2010 - 03:04 |
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in [B]ox, you play all coaches...all team races
period. |
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Rijssiej
Joined: Jan 04, 2005
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Jul 31, 2010 - 10:42 |
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Calthor
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
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Jul 31, 2010 - 10:52 |
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Yeah, the box has been suffering lately... |
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On1
Joined: Jul 12, 2004
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Jul 31, 2010 - 10:53 |
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Isn't League seperated into different divisions?
Well i stopped playing box to help test the new client... I'm guessing others did the same. |
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freak_in_a_frock
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 31, 2010 - 11:16 |
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Yep, a lot of the FBB testers are box regulars, i think it is due to the want for the new ruleset in the box, so we are more intent on getting it implemented. |
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Calthor
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
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Jul 31, 2010 - 12:24 |
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Problem is that the box needs a certain critical mass to work. When it gets below '4 coaches found' it just dies. |
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Timlagor
Joined: Feb 13, 2009
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Aug 05, 2010 - 04:26 |
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..especially true when people schlump off to R as soon as one scheduling fails. |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Aug 05, 2010 - 06:34 |
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minor thread necro... poor |
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