PainState
Joined: Apr 04, 2007
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:00 |
 
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4 Golden Rules of Fouling
I noticed when Iam specing matches that it seems we need to once again revist and review the 4 golden rules of fouling. It seems some coaches have gotten rusty under CRP when it comes to fouling.
1) NEVER foul a stunned player. Dont do it.
A stunned player can perform no action next turn so you do not have to worry about him. You can come back next turn if you desire and lay the boot.
Also the odds of something good happening (getting a CAS or KO) compared to your getting sent off makes this foul a fools errand. Think about it. If you have DP you KO+ on 7+roll on the injury chart. BUT 2-6 is just a stun result. Which means in the end the foul did nothing. He was allready stunned to begin with. So you took a chance when 14/36 of the time you will achieve nothing, he just stays stunned but you get the pleasure of getting sent off.
Exception to the rule: the Legendary player who has to be sent off the pitch. Ok take the chance and lay the boot.
2) NEVER foul if it hurts your chances to win more by being sent off EVEN if you send your opponeets player to the RIP box. Sure your opponeet is miffed that you killed his player but now you are in a weaker position and hurt your chances for the win.
Remember at the end of the day Foulling is another tool to advance the goal of winning the match. Sure hurting pixels is fun and all but in the end it is really all about winning. Ok, for some of you it is not. But then again you guys only have one golden rule on fouling. Foul all 16 turns and foul all menz....so you dont really need this reminder of the golden rules of foulling.
3)When the game has gone south and your chances of winning are gone start foulling with your highest SPP players. You are not fouling out of spite because you are losing you are attempting to protect your best players for the next match. By getting them banned from the match. Plead with the ref to send you off. Make sure you have some assists to break his AV so you have 2 rolls to get sent off. You have allready lost the match. Why lose your best players on top of that in a losing effort? Players in the Ban box are safe.
Exception: So you are losing to a superior/luckier opponeet who is not trying to rip your head off at the same time. Then run your best players to the other end of the field and only if he pursues because deep down he wants to rip their heads off you then start foulling back. This golden rule is not cut and dry like the first two. It is a game by game choice.
4)Foul his best player ALL THE TIME. If your opponeets best player is laying on the ground..Send in the boot. Dont worry about odds and such, although be leery of golden rule #2. Fouling his best player(s) sends a message to your opponeet and it might just change up his game plan on how he uses him. CPOMB or POMB guys must always get a boot when they are on the ground. It is the #1 deterant to forcing your opponeet from hitting the yes button on the do you wish to PO screen. A DP sitting in the backfield with a golden shot on a prone PO player might just force him to stop using PO on every block.
So there you go...A recap of the 4 golden rules of Fouling. |
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Traul
Joined: Jun 09, 2013
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:09 |
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3)+4) = you know what to do when facing a Chaos Pact minmaxer... |
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shadow46x2
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:14 |
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not sure if serious....
--j |
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maneetti
Joined: May 15, 2011
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:36 |
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Dont agree bout 1) if you face a team with one really good player, for example only clawbomber or oneturner, you really dont wanna miss a good fouling chance.
Edit: like you said and I missed  |
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ahalfling
Joined: Aug 16, 2008
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:36 |
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| Traul wrote: | | 3)+4) = you know what to do when facing a Chaos Pact minmaxer... |
I read that as "when facing a Chaos Pact minotaur." Which might be true, if the minotaur has some skills, but it's the exact opposite of your intent... |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:44 |
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[5] foul when you wish. Sometimes you just want to foul things. This is ok, and fouling is a legal action. Your opponent can whine all they like. So not let this deter you. |
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gamelsetlmatch
Joined: Mar 05, 2013
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:44 |
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gamelsetlmatch
Joined: Mar 05, 2013
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Aug 16, 2013 - 18:49 |
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Fool's Gold!! |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Aug 16, 2013 - 20:28 |
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Rule 1 is complex, and is a good as a general guideline, but shouldn't be a rule.
What if it's turn 7, first half and the downed player is a match winner. You have a deep bench and 2 spare 40k ish players and the T8 TD is a certainty.
This is just one scenario, where it's pretty much mandatory to foul a stunned player. |
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B_SIDE
Joined: Apr 24, 2008
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Aug 16, 2013 - 20:34 |
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I don't foul enough, and I know it. I'm trying to improve this aspect of my game. But I almost never foul when I'm down players to my opponent, and that happens a lot since I play squishy teams a lot. |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Aug 16, 2013 - 20:42 |
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Unless you're playing teams with very cheap players where you have an abundance, I don't think there is a 'I don't foul enough' anymore. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 16, 2013 - 21:06 |
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| shadow46x2 wrote: | not sure if serious....
--j |
Isn't that always the way? Just take everything in life as a gag, that way, it's always funny!  |
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Cavetroll
Joined: Jan 21, 2009
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Aug 16, 2013 - 21:08 |
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| shadow46x2 wrote: | not sure if serious....
--j |
It's PainState, of course he's serious 
But for sake of argument, which would you find more disturbing (serious or joking)? |
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uzkulak
Joined: Mar 30, 2004
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Aug 16, 2013 - 21:13 |
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1. Plan the turn around the foul, dont just foul as an afterthought, that way you can bring as many assists as possible
2. Dont bother fouling low value players (your DP is probably worth more)
3. If you risk starting the 2nd period with less than 11 players by getting sent off then think very hard about the benefits of the foul - usually its not worth it (kos can return, sent off players cant...)
4. You need a bench to foul properly.
btw, what is foulling? |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Aug 16, 2013 - 21:24 |
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| Cavetroll wrote: | | shadow46x2 wrote: | not sure if serious....
--j |
It's PainState, of course he's serious
But for sake of argument, which would you find more disturbing (serious or joking)? |
Is that rhetorical?
/me fouls Cavetroll with no rules. /me is a maverick. Like in Leathal Weapon, but with less anti-semitism. |
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