Smeat
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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Jul 22, 2014 - 09:43 |
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So a standard development route for Norse is to spam Mighty Blow on most of the positionals (if not others), with Piling On added on to your two 'zerks (and maybe others, ymmv), smile, and make the other guy suffer more than AV 7 does. And a DP or two doesn't hurt either.
But in Ranked, that's also a recipe for getting (far!) fewer games.
Any thoughts on a viable alternative, or is Norse just stuck between a CRP and a hard place? |
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vaclav
Joined: Mar 21, 2009
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Jul 22, 2014 - 09:58 |
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mb, po and dp all the way, than join smacks |
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Verminardo
Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Jul 22, 2014 - 10:07 |
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Well since the only pick-up games you'll ever get in Ranked with low TV Norse if your CR is half way decent are Orcs and Dwarves (been there, done that), yes, you will have to play tourneys. |
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the_Sage
Joined: Jan 13, 2011
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Jul 22, 2014 - 10:15 |
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Not true. You can get lizards, too! |
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SergeiBautin
Joined: Jul 15, 2004
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Jul 22, 2014 - 10:20 |
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I dont agree. I made one killer early on (blitzer with mb, pile on, tackle) then some guard, one or 2 Mbs later on. I got a blend of different games, not just av9 ones. |
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Boggo_le_gobbo
Joined: May 14, 2014
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Jul 22, 2014 - 10:31 |
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Fend, dauntless on linemen |
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Garion
Joined: Aug 19, 2009
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Jul 22, 2014 - 11:26 |
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naaa not true. I recently played with norse and getting games was easy. Although I dont take PO on anyone, but the team was still pretty bashy. |
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Kam
Joined: Nov 06, 2012
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Jul 22, 2014 - 13:09 |
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+1
A lot of people think "oh, AV7, it's gonna be easy", even when it's a rookie team (and rookie Norses may be the best team around at low TV / no extra skill stage).
As for the development, Blitzers are not your priority IMHO. Ulfs and one Runner come first. Ulfs desperately need Block (and as your average surf machine, they're even harder to skill), and a Runner with Dodge and Sure Hands (SS later) is a great asset.
Berserkers come next. I generally take MB first to make them skill faster, but Norses need as many Guards as they can get, so one of the go PO next, the other one Guard.
In case of a double on a lino, you can't go wrong with Dodge or Guard, but keep in mind no S access player in your team can take Grab, so should you feel the need to have one grabber, don't pass the opportunity, even if it sounds lame. |
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Shakall
Joined: Feb 15, 2005
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Jul 22, 2014 - 13:18 |
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You need to try and get guards for the team imo the problem with lack of guards cripple norse. Get some DP, kicker for sure. But double on linos should be guard. Maybe one pomb blitzers mb, po, tackle, SF then guard and the other go guard first? Same with ulwenweerer(?) imo needs block then maybe guard, big guy need mb before guard so you have something nasty for av9. May work for awhile but lack of guard will hurt eventually. Some suggest geting rid of linos that dont roll doubles (after you got the DP's etc) and maybe some tacklet lino before blitzers are developed so you can get blodgers down for the foul. |
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Verminardo
Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Jul 22, 2014 - 13:47 |
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Well maybe I needed to be more patient and not take the first match offered to one of my elfish teams instead of the Norse. |
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Balle2000
Joined: Sep 25, 2008
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Jul 22, 2014 - 14:51 |
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well, the first thing you could do is stop playing Ranked |
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JimmyFantastic
Joined: Feb 06, 2007
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Jul 22, 2014 - 15:16 |
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Balle2000 wrote: | well, the first thing you could do is stop playing Ranked |
Boom! |
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Verminardo
Joined: Sep 27, 2006
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Jul 22, 2014 - 15:39 |
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Ha! I've done that before but I wanted to build some Norse for Forlorn Races Qualifier. |
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Overhamsteren
Joined: May 27, 2006
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Jul 23, 2014 - 13:29 |
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Kam wrote: | A lot of people think "oh, AV7, it's gonna be easy" |
Or maybe: AV7 bashers - it's gonna be fun!
Underworld and Norse are cool, they dish out the pain but they also take it, bring all the damage skills you like! |
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