Retro21
Joined: Jun 17, 2011
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Mar 30, 2013 - 14:57 |
 
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What it says on the tin really - anyone use it as main offensive plan since it's been implemented in fumbbl? |
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Lorebass
Joined: Jun 25, 2010
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for bombs hail mary pass is one of the most amazingist things ever! so yes it is used. more often in stunty though but i can see how teams with lots of diving catch like slann can use it. i hear that Khemri make use of it as well and it makes sense (all 2agi) |
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Hitonagashi
Joined: Apr 09, 2006
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Mar 30, 2013 - 15:01 |
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Yes, I used it for a while in Stunty, with my Skrye. I'd flood the backfield, wall off about quarter of the pitch, and then lob the ball while bashing away.
I would not have wanted to use it in an environment where players had > mv 5  . |
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blader4411
Joined: Oct 18, 2009
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Mar 30, 2013 - 15:05 |
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You'll never forget facing gnomes with 3/4 HMP Bombers  |
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ain
Joined: Aug 16, 2012
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Mar 30, 2013 - 15:10 |
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| Lorebass wrote: | | for bombs hail mary pass is one of the most amazingist things ever! so yes it is used. more often in stunty though but i can see how teams with lots of diving catch like slann can use it. i hear that Khemri make use of it as well and it makes sense (all 2agi) |
I don't get it. What's the point in Khemri using HMP? |
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p4m
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 30, 2013 - 15:56 |
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| ain wrote: | | Lorebass wrote: | | for bombs hail mary pass is one of the most amazingist things ever! so yes it is used. more often in stunty though but i can see how teams with lots of diving catch like slann can use it. i hear that Khemri make use of it as well and it makes sense (all 2agi) |
I don't get it. What's the point in Khemri using HMP? |
stay in the backfield and when you are in need you can get the ball to the waiting zombies in the opponents endzone  |
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JackassRampant
Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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Mar 30, 2013 - 15:56 |
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Skryre love it. Any stunty loves it. But Skryre most of all: having two Stand Firm guys and a bunch of mobile Guard, and running out of men so fast, I find that on offense dropping back with the Jezzail is a beautiful thing.
the trick to Hail Mary is dropping a player back with the ball, so you can open space with ten men. Then force the opponent to commit, and when he opens up space, form up in it and HMP into it at end of turn.
In normal BB, Khemri, Dwarfs, and other teams with bad mobility and ball skills but good space control are the best candidates, because it's easy to use TGs and Skel-fouls to make your opponent leave you a place to cage up in. Even then, it's a slightly dubious tactic, in that you almost certainly have to pick up again, and a little bad bounciness could expose it. |
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blader4411
Joined: Oct 18, 2009
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Mar 30, 2013 - 16:06 |
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Out of curiosity, can Dump Off be combined with Hail Mary Pass? |
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Retro21
Joined: Jun 17, 2011
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Mar 30, 2013 - 16:07 |
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Dump Off is only three square pass max. |
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uuni
Joined: Mar 12, 2010
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Mar 30, 2013 - 16:26 |
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@blader4411: No it can't. Hail Mary Pass is technically quite similar to a special pass range, and Dump Off requires Quick Pass range. Details can be found in the rules. |
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JackassRampant
Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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Mar 30, 2013 - 16:53 |
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What's nice about it is that it's a terminal skill track: you get Sure Hands and HMP, and then... Block and Tackle, duh! |
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Lorebass
Joined: Jun 25, 2010
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[quote="p4m]| Lorebass wrote: | | for bombs hail mary pass is one of the most amazingist things ever! so yes it is used. more often in stunty though but i can see how teams with lots of diving catch like slann can use it. i hear that Khemri make use of it as well and it makes sense (all 2agi) |
I don't get it. What's the point in Khemri using HMP?[/quote][/quote]
Khemri have 2 agility as well. even with pass skill you fail the pass often enough you wouldnt want to make it much. Hail Mary pass does not use agility when it is making its roll. |
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Lorebass
Joined: Jun 25, 2010
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Khemri have 2 agility as well. even with pass skill you fail the pass often enough you wouldnt want to make it much. Hail Mary pass does not use agility when it is making its roll.[/quote] |
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Duder
Joined: Mar 13, 2012
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Mar 30, 2013 - 17:10 |
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I recently took hmp on a squig herder and diving catch on a hopper. I am going to give using it as a main offensive strategy a go. I plan on taking more diving catch, bash into the backfield then let the ball fly.
I have doubts about this being awesomely effective, but it seems fun. |
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JackassRampant
Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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Mar 30, 2013 - 17:42 |
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It's way better than it looks, because surprisingly, it's very reliable for what it does. I wouldn't call it awesomely effective, but when it's effective it's awesome....
I'm actually considering it for my NBFL Amazons. They're not much on offense, and a lack of redirect potential is giving me trouble in division games. Not like I'd use it against Skaven, but against the bash teams it could spread them out a bit and let me put maximum girl power on the point of attack. |
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