sheepycollins
Joined: Sep 21, 2015
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Nov 24, 2015 - 17:17 |
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mister__joshua wrote: | Christer wrote: | A failed blood lust roll changes the action to a move action (losing the original action for the turn), and a hand-off can't be done. |
You can still Block after a failed BL, I'm pretty sure? I don't play vamps much but seem to remember doing this. The OP said he still Blitzed. I thought the failed BL cancelled the action and allowed you to pick a new one, but you still had all the choices?
Another situation: A failed BL vamp chain-pushes the BC into the endzone. TD or not?
I'm not implying the client does these incorrectly. I don't know the answer from a CRP or client point of view. I should probably jump on the test client later |
Yes and no, i would say you do not get the touchdown in your turn, but of course then as it is possible to score in your opponents turn you do so, and automatically lose your next turn to accommodate this.
that's how i would interpret it |
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zakatan
Joined: May 17, 2008
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Nov 24, 2015 - 17:35 |
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you can either finish your action and bite (or not), or change to a move action to approach a thrall. You can pass/hand-off before biting, and smart vamp coaches select a pass/hand-off action when they approach the end zone in case BL goes wrong, so that they can give the ball to another possible scorer before biting. |
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Nextflux
Joined: Jan 22, 2008
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Nov 24, 2015 - 19:20 |
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But you can bite a thrall if hes in the tackle zone, then the vamp scores, I think I have done this once.
A chain-push with the bloodlust, on a ball carrier to the end zone, is a touchdown, since it happens before the bloodlust ends, like when blitzing a sidestepper into the endzone. |
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ramchop
Joined: Oct 12, 2013
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A vampire has bloodlust. It needs to feed. You send him running towards the End Zone anyway. As he nears the zone he finds himself running straight at the crowd. He sees the crowd, he hungers for the crowd. Just before crossing the line he frees himself from the ball in order to grasp at the throat of the victim in the crowd. Momentum means the ball drops in the End Zone. No touch down is scored.
Fluffwise it works. Mechanics-wise it's part of being a vampire coach that you must deal with it.
Much more frustrating is the end team turn bug. |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Nov 24, 2015 - 23:01 |
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I agree the rule should be changed. The old client the site allowed it as a difference in the rules.
Regarding what you can and can't do after a failed BL. Remember that this has changed dramatically in the last few rule changes. Before it was impossible to do anything bar feed. So that's why it's become so complex. It's not the failed TD that's made it complex, but that you can do so much else.
Still the rules are clear on it, so you know......theorywise yeah worth discussing. Situational, it's your fault for missing it. Easy to do though.
MattDakka wrote: |
About the rugby TD: Blood Bowl is a parody of American Football (the BB box says "the game of fantasy football") so the rules for American Football TD should be applied.
I'm not an expert but afaik in American Football you don't need to be standing up in the End Zone, you just need to cross the End Zone line with the ball to score. |
It's a fantasy Football game. Rugby is a football game. American Football's routes is via the RFU 'Rugby Football Union'. Blood Bowl actually plays more like Rugby than American Football, bar the passing forward. The only time the game tried to be definitively American Football was late 2nd edition, and that was a huge huge failure. Basically, it was ignored.
Also remember, teams aren't meant to be equal. I know this is a pet bugbear of yours, but that's how it is.
Still bottom line is, I liked that the old client allowed it and think it should be allowed. I remember one or two of the hardcore lrb 4 Vamp coaches though refusing to score on a failed ofab, unless they had the thrall there. |
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WhatBall
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
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Nov 25, 2015 - 00:13 |
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zakatan
Joined: May 17, 2008
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Nov 25, 2015 - 02:25 |
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yup, this sums it up, the idiocy of glorylust |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Nov 25, 2015 - 02:32 |
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Awesome. |
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Cyrus-Havoc
Joined: Sep 15, 2006
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Nov 25, 2015 - 13:16 |
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If you could score with Blood lust in that way it is not a negative skill you can not score without re-rolling for Wild animal Bonehead or Really Stupid Blood lust should be the same.
Indeed it is less of a problem than the others anyway as you can still score with a thrall in the right place.
Try not to think of real sports here I have yet to see a Vampire playing American Football! |
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TheGe
Joined: Mar 31, 2015
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Nov 25, 2015 - 15:27 |
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You have to see that in real time : the vampire is thirsty, the only things that matter to him is drinking blood. So if at the end of his move there is no thrall near (i.e. the vampire go to a thrall to drink) it is treated as if the move have never exists and the vampire go to the crowd to drink... |
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RollingDice
Joined: Oct 24, 2015
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Nov 25, 2015 - 18:49 |
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Ok this does make sense and I have learnt my lesson now and am far more considerate with my thrall placement now. Thank you everyone for your responses, it was interesting to see what opinion people had in relation to this topic |
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happygrue
Joined: Oct 15, 2010
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Nov 25, 2015 - 19:08 |
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RollingDice wrote: | I have learnt my lesson now and am far more considerate with my thrall placement now. |
Spoken like a true vampire coach.
I say this to myself every few games! |
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Arktoris
Joined: Feb 16, 2004
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Nov 25, 2015 - 19:21 |
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in baseball, if you catch the ball, it is an out.
however, if the ball goes into your glove but then bounces out...that is not an out. Same with tagging a base/runner.
A vamp crossing the endzone, not stopping, but immediately going into the crowd to bite has been ruled not a TD by the bloodbowl rules commission. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2015 - 19:23 |
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harvestmouse wrote: |
Also remember, teams aren't meant to be equal. I know this is a pet bugbear of yours, but that's how it is.
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Allowing a Vampire to score even when failing a Blood Lust wouldn't suddenly make Vampires a tier 1 team. |
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NerdBird
Joined: Apr 08, 2014
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Nov 25, 2015 - 19:52 |
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MattDakka wrote: | harvestmouse wrote: |
Also remember, teams aren't meant to be equal. I know this is a pet bugbear of yours, but that's how it is.
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Allowing a Vampire to score even when failing a Blood Lust wouldn't suddenly make Vampires a tier 1 team. |
It would make them a fair bit better though. The fact they could take off running like an Elf team with the lone Vamp downfield and know if they do not have food nearby they can still score. A well coached Vampire team in the 180 TV range is a scary sight and often times winning is basically sitting back and hoping they fail. Eventually they always do....right? |
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