bghandras
Joined: Feb 06, 2011
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May 27, 2015 - 08:52 |
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mrt1212 wrote: | bghandras' post is music to my 16 mens ears. |
Hehe.
16 might be a little rich for me, but 13 is kind of a standard roster for me now, and can see possible value having a 14th body. I would not go beyond 14 at the moment.
16 would be warranted ONLY if fouling is a plan A, even in matches, where opponent has a deep bench. I find this scenario unlikely to happen with my playbook. But if it works for you, then please feel free to continue my thesis, and expand fouling beyond my suggestions. |
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Badoek
Joined: May 17, 2009
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May 27, 2015 - 12:55 |
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Great read! Although I've skipped through the bio article (not because it's not awesome, it is, but because I dread doing proper biographies myself and I still need to fix my only decent one) and DrPoods' story but I'll read that soon. Short reactions on this edition:
News & Views
Editorial
Terrible, skip!
From Addiction to Appreciation – Throweck’s story
Nice.
FUMBBL: Then and Now
Nice.
Tactics
Positioning
Good but I haven't fully grasped the article yet. I will have to read it again because I haven't been able to understand the terms being used (active skills?), probably my bad.
The Game
Awesome! And with pictures yay!
Coaches Couch
Awesome!
How to Become a Lucker
Nice and with pictures!
A Page from a Fouler's Playbook
Awesome! Looking forward to the next page from that playbook.
Orc Tactical Guide
Good! Perhaps another part about specific opponents?
Filling The Blackbox Grid
Nice, it's good to have that achievement in the GLN. With that many games though I'd have loved to read more about it. How-to, worst games, etc. Also good to mention cdassak's terrorism.
Adventures in YouTubing
Nice, not for me though.
Der Etikett O Spektatin
The_Great_Gobbo in GLN, awesome! Good advice too.
Creating a Bio from Scratch
Nice, although a bit over my head. I do think GLN can use more of this though (basic and advanced perhaps?). A copy/past-able bio so no team has an excuse not to have something of a bio?
For the Glory of the Old Ones
3 pages! I haven't read them yet though.
GRIND Greatest Players
League stuff, awesome!
The WIL Fringe
More League stuff, awesome!
Q+A with the Great Gobbo
More! MOAR!!
Obituaries
Fallen Sammiches |
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Kam
Joined: Nov 06, 2012
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May 27, 2015 - 15:10 |
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Quote: | Creating a Bio from Scratch
Nice, although a bit over my head. I do think GLN can use more of this though (basic and advanced perhaps?). A copy/past-able bio so no team has an excuse not to have something of a bio? |
Agreed. I think we should start a series of short articles about very basic things every issue, like creating a menu, or tables for your players achievements. A simple template with explanations - that should do the trick. |
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Badoek
Joined: May 17, 2009
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May 27, 2015 - 15:29 |
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Yeah! Guide the idiots (<- incl. me). |
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akaRenton
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
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May 27, 2015 - 19:36 |
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Kam wrote: | Quote: | Creating a Bio from Scratch
Nice, although a bit over my head. I do think GLN can use more of this though (basic and advanced perhaps?). A copy/past-able bio so no team has an excuse not to have something of a bio? |
Agreed. I think we should start a series of short articles about very basic things every issue, like creating a menu, or tables for your players achievements. A simple template with explanations - that should do the trick. |
Agreed, sometimes the coding looks terrifying even to those familiar with the basics.
Something quick and concise, perhaps something along these lines? :
Quote: | Make an image clickable to a link, with floatover text.
Code: | [url=LINK HERE][img title=FLOATOVER TEXT HERE]PICTURE URL HERE[/img][/url] |
The capitals show where you put each bit.
LINK HERE = link URL
FLOATOVER TEXT HERE = Text displayed when cursor hovered over image
PICTURE URL HERE = URL of the image you want to be clickable |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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May 27, 2015 - 19:54 |
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bghandras wrote: | mrt1212 wrote: | bghandras' post is music to my 16 mens ears. |
Hehe.
16 might be a little rich for me, but 13 is kind of a standard roster for me now, and can see possible value having a 14th body. I would not go beyond 14 at the moment.
16 would be warranted ONLY if fouling is a plan A, even in matches, where opponent has a deep bench. I find this scenario unlikely to happen with my playbook. But if it works for you, then please feel free to continue my thesis, and expand fouling beyond my suggestions. |
I'm just a big baby who can't keep my players from going splat so I always pack 2 extra |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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May 27, 2015 - 19:56 |
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I think that GLN should feature "The Game" type articles all the time. Breaking this stuff down is great for people that have only a handful of experience and want to get better. |
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arry
Joined: Feb 26, 2014
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May 27, 2015 - 20:28 |
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It appears that one and a half articles are unedited, despite the editor's best efforts. Cool stuff otherwise. |
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pubstar
Joined: Jun 13, 2009
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May 27, 2015 - 20:44 |
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I'm at work, so I have only had time to read the first few articles; I'm sure to circle back with comments once I've read the full issue.
To begin, though: this is a staggering amount of content! Thank you all for your great work on this, it is very much appreciated! |
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Kam
Joined: Nov 06, 2012
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May 27, 2015 - 20:45 |
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arry wrote: | It appears that one and a half articles are unedited, despite the editor's best efforts. Cool stuff otherwise. |
Which ones? |
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akaRenton
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
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May 27, 2015 - 20:48 |
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One was my obit' I think, I noticed I'd made a few typos here and there. |
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Macabeo
Joined: Feb 13, 2011
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May 27, 2015 - 20:56 |
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mrt1212 wrote: | I think that GLN should feature "The Game" type articles all the time. Breaking this stuff down is great for people that have only a handful of experience and want to get better. |
This. I enjoyed this issue a lot, in particular the articles of the tactics section, but "The Game" was awesome. Blood Bowl at its best, showing that between high level coaches it's not mostly about a critical roll that failed, it's the turn to turn struggle.
Some comments about other articles:
- "From Addiction to Appreciation – Throweck’s story": Exactly, balance is key, and the FUMBBL experience is much more than just playing
- "How to Become a Lucker": Good article, yep.
- "A Page from a Fouler's Playbook": Facts! I agree with you in all points, I think people underestimate the odds of fouling a lot in this age of legends and chumps. I find a couple of things missing, though. First, the issue with eyeless fouling: teams that outnumber their opponent can use fouling to increase their advantage. This makes some matches more one-sided, and thus no fun. Second, I would've liked some mention to Sneaky Git, which again I think is underappreciated (it's just subpar, not abysmal). I don't know, some numbers assuming that Sneaky Git allows you to foul much more often to calculate the return you get.
- der Great Gobbo, as cheeky as ever. Epic tale by DrPoods too.
- I can't stress how important is making FUMBBL more visible and accessible to people, thanks sann0638 and Kam!!
Anyway, thanks a lot guys for your time and effort! |
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arry
Joined: Feb 26, 2014
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May 27, 2015 - 21:02 |
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I'm fine with typos; I don't like the ones where every single word is butchered.
Dis guy az istablisht iz 'style' ere though. Nothing to be done. |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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May 27, 2015 - 21:03 |
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Macabeo wrote: | mrt1212 wrote: | I think that GLN should feature "The Game" type articles all the time. Breaking this stuff down is great for people that have only a handful of experience and want to get better. |
This. I enjoyed this issue a lot, in particular the articles of the tactics section, but "The Game" was awesome. Blood Bowl at its best, showing that between high level coaches it's not mostly about a critical roll that failed, it's the turn to turn struggle.
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Thanks! It was fun to take part in, but also totally draining. Each game (we played two) took close to three hours IIRC, as we were thinking, talking and trying to explain at the same time. I can only imagine how long it took goo to edit into a more readable form and add his comments and pictures. For anyone interested, here is the other game we played with different teams (Stonetroll won with his elves as I scored early to try and turn a tie into a win). It's got our full chat transcript, but has not been edited by goo (and Kam for the pictures?) into that nicely presentable format. |
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Munga
Joined: Nov 30, 2005
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May 27, 2015 - 23:14 |
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That was a good read all the way through. Best issue so far. My favorite was the breakdown of the cards, as they're something I rarely take. They're still new to me so I shy away from them. Having multiple people on the panel for that really gave a lot of different viewpoints and a lot to consider. |
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