dode74
Joined: Aug 14, 2009
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Dec 23, 2011 - 20:17 |
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Might be worth putting the margins of error on those win%s as they are pretty small samples. The dwarves are +/- about 12% |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Feb 06, 2012 - 02:05 |
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So I looked at these and pretty quickly ignored them when they came out because I get tired of "rules should be this or that" arguments. But recently I decided that I should give them a try before writing them off, and since several leagues are using some/all of them now it wasn't hard to find a place to do so.
So far I have not seen any bugs but given how obscure bugs can be sometimes I wouldn't rule it out yet. However, I can say that after a short time playing in a league using all of the rules and another playing in a league that uses some of them I am a big fan! Talking to other coaches (very much a convenience sample, I know) who have used them I get a generally favorable reaction to most of the rules as well.
Surely the PO nerf is the one that some people are going to hate and that is the one that I have seen the least of so far but I think it's a great step in the right direction.
I would love to see more leagues start testing these out! I can't say that they are a magic bullet, but I would much rather play with them than without them.
If feedback from other players testing them in [L] continues to be positive I would love to see a "box academy" using these rules. I like the box now, but I would stop playing in a heartbeat and switch to a box that had these rules because I really enjoy playing a wide variety of races and I think that these give a fighting chance to a much wider array of races while at the same time (possibly?) toning down arms race that happens with PO at higher TV.
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Narlgoth
Joined: Mar 22, 2012
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Jan 26, 2013 - 20:04 |
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I second the problem regarding the options not working when you start the Tourny, even if you make sure you ticked the boxes before beginning.
As is my understanding you can't make any changes once everything is started up, so my Gobbo/Underworld teams and a friend's Halfling teams are going to have to brave 2 Dwarf Teams and a Chaos Dwarf team with no help whatsoever!
PS, also sorry for dragging up old post but I've been trying to find out why my options aren't working and this was the only related post I could find.
If someone can give me advice on how to make sure options work in future that would be cool! |
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zakatan
Joined: May 17, 2008
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Jan 26, 2013 - 20:55 |
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isn't HUBBA also using all the optional rules? Seemed to be a pretty active league |
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Starshade
Joined: Aug 02, 2012
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Jan 26, 2013 - 21:01 |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Jan 26, 2013 - 21:02 |
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Garion
Joined: Aug 19, 2009
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Jan 26, 2013 - 22:14 |
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koadah wrote: | Make sure that you check them. Set them again if necessary. |
Yup this is the problem, sometimes they become unchecked if you do something in a certain order when setting up the league pages (sorry its vague, but i forget how this happened) but editing the league once it is set up and activating the options again works
I think they may become unchecked if you set the league options first then set the scoring up 2nd, that could be it hmmmmmm
and yeah for those interested the 2 hubba leagues use these rules and i think there are 2 spots going to be available within a month. |
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koadah
Joined: Mar 30, 2005
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Jan 26, 2013 - 23:06 |
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