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 Posted: Mar 20, 2003 - 07:37 AM
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Babs wrote: I think I worked _too_ hard and lobbied a _little_ too much to make them more powerful in the first rules review.
Look at the Rankings. My new friend from CanCon Paul Deacon is top of the rankings with his Chaos Dwarves.
I tried hard to make them more competitive than they were in the original rules, because they langushed down with the halflings and goblins. Guess what - now they take on humans & Orcs!
My next lobby will be for the elves......
As long as you don't lobby to tone them down...
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Posted: Mar 20, 2003 - 08:40 AM
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Posted: Mar 20, 2003 - 11:59 AM
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What does your roster look like Melifaxis ?
Here's mine :
http://pages.infinit.net/cubslbsr/bloodbowl/statsbeer.html |
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Posted: Mar 21, 2003 - 12:30 PM
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Nice, my TR is only 160 (5-0-0 record) as we just started our league.
CD's: 2 with guard, 1 with guard and MB
Hobbo's: 1 with Kicker, 1 with Dirty Player
BC's: 1 with block and sure hands, 1 with block
Minotaur: Block
I haven't rolled doubles yet!!! Hopefully soon  |
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Posted: Mar 21, 2003 - 02:43 PM
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I've rolled many doubles ! I am lucky on skill rolls : I have a human team which has a lot of guardian linemen !
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Posted: Mar 21, 2003 - 06:59 PM
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Hi Babs-
I think the reason that the CDs do so well in play is because their defence is outstanding, notwithstanding that their offence is "merely" average. The strengths of the CDs may not be immediately obvious to all rookie coaches. Certainly, many coaches seem to underestimate the "comedians".
I'm open minded as to whether the CDs will maintain an outstanding position in the rankings. I think 2 things may happen to pull them down a bit:
- Coaches will understand the CDs better, and hence will be better able to exploit their weaknesses (alas!).
- Regardless of the race they play, smart coaches may put more emphasis on defence than hitherto, for example in roster selection, playing style, or skill choice. I think that the mentality of trying to win by outscoring the opponent on offence will always lose out to the (much tougher) mentality of "I'm going to score every time you receive the ball".
Maybe we're just witnessing some sort of selection by temperament - more coaches with a never-say-die approach to defence end up choosing the CDs.
And, by the way, the CDs were not a bad side before BCs were invented.
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 05:11 AM
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Melifaxis wrote: Ditto. But man I just love (interpret this as you will Squig) my bull centaurs.
What? Me? Interpreting something wrongly? I'd never!
And I've loved Bull Centaurs ever since I first laid eyes on them, back when I was younger and equipped with more hair on my head than on my belly 
Hooves for the Cow God, Bells for the Bell Throne of Hashut!
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 05:13 AM
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(And might I add that the shell-carrying crewmen from the Chaos Dwarf Earthshaker Cannon make excellent Mediks (carrying a brancard) and the pointing dwarf with monocle makes an excellent Referee...)
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 08:17 AM
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Thanks for the advice Martijn
So far, I have only done a couple of easy CD conversions. Buying the axewielding WH variety, cutting away the axe, and then turning the blade of the axe into a bladed gauntlet. |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 08:20 AM
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Those minis must be old, cause I can't get any CD WH minis around here !
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Posted: Mar 25, 2003 - 08:48 AM
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My local hobby shop is having a hard time with their distributors, so even when I special order something it may not come in for weeks or months. Quite the royal pain in the a$$...
So, I just ordered them from GW online 2 months ago. 5 days later I was cutting and painting |
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Posted: Mar 26, 2003 - 01:46 AM
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Yup, Chaos Dwarfs have been out of production for some time now. They'll be getting a new army book at the end of next year if all goes well. By the way, this month's White Dwarf mentioned them in a story about the new summer campaign, where Archaon's warhost are being given siege engines and weapons by the naughty stunties. They're back AND important!  |
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Posted: Mar 26, 2003 - 01:47 AM
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Did I say "new army book"? I meant "their first real army book"
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Posted: Mar 26, 2003 - 11:59 PM
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Squiggoth wrote: Did I say "new army book"? I meant "their first real army book"
Martijn
NNNnnnOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Death to all Silly Big Hats. The BBPCD campaign starts here! (Bring Back Proper Chaos Dwarfs) |
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Posted: Mar 27, 2003 - 07:43 AM
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| ...And the DIAGHWGTTBH campaign starts here! |
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