torsoboy
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 15:54 |
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Having played a few games here, I've noticed that the consensus is to put no more than three players on the LOS when you're kicking. The reason for that being simple: you don't want to give away free blocks. The lineup for those three players though are very diferent from coach to coach.
Some coaches put skill-less players on the scrimmage, some put highly skilled blodgers there, and some start out with their big guy on the line.
My question is, how do you do it, and why?
Myself, I put two of my linos (usually the injured ones) on the line, and my big guy. The linos I don't care much about anyway, and the big guy can handle himself most of the time. I just came to realize though, that it just makes it easier for him to get fouled off the pitch.
So... what would Brian Boitano do? |
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spelledaren
Joined: Mar 06, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:00 |
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Most of the time, skilless linos.
If not facing tackle blodge goes there.
If not facing bashers, sidestep goes there (or anytime, but I'd rather not lose them to that claw/tackle/piling on warrior there).
If you have more players and more guard, vs not-too-fast teams, go all in on the LoS.
Zombies are my favourite scrimmage players. |
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nazerdemus
Joined: Nov 02, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:02 |
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I think it depends who and what you are playing against , dwarfs there aint no point putting your dodges up there , versus elves it may be a worthwhile to have some good players up there .
I sometimes adopt a two players behind the los as people sometimes follow up onto these guys
000
0x0
so when they follow through you can hit them on your turn with some extra punch , this will also protect the front line from being swarmed and stomped |
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BunnyPuncher
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:05 |
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Depends on the team I am facing and the team I am playing against.
With orcs (about 3/4 of my games in the last 6 months) I pretty much universally will do what you do above, or vs a DP, I'll run 3 linos out with the Troll 1 square back.
Then I stack the wings with BOBs (yes they are slow, but 4 mv is better than 0 mv which they will have if they are line fodder). This forces my opponent to either push the middle (where my blitzers are) or jam himself low and have to deal with 2 black orcs and blitzer support. Works real well, and few opponents score more than once (mind you, most never get the ball more than once either). Either way I like having my money players free of the LOS clutter and mobility is more important to me than holding you at the line.
With my other str 4 teams I do exactly the same thing (Chaos/Nurgle).
With str 3 teams (humans) I line 3 0 spp linemen on the line, 2 skilled linemen wide, and then 2 blitzers wide, 2 blitzers middle and my ogre in behind the 3 linemen. One lineman lurks behind the ogre in case I get lucky and can put a nice stomp on someone if I get a knockdown in my turn.
But then again, I've been accused of playing an open Defence, but I'd rather let you score in turn 2-3 than 4-5, and my way results in a lot of defensive turnovers.
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Zy-Nox
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:11 |
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unskilled stuff goes on the line, unless its my ogre team
then ahem its stack the line ^^ |
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Mezir
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:25 |
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I tend to do approximately the same as BunnyPuncher. I put the sacrificial players on the LoS, then put my fast players somewhere behind them. My strong players will man the sides. Preferably ST 4 or Stand Firm players. Necromantic is currently one of my favourite teams because I can put an ST 4 Stand Firm player on either wing, making the standard "blitz one player aside and have a free run" tactic that elves tend to use much less effective/easy to pull off. |
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BunnyPuncher
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:35 |
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Mezir wrote: | Necromantic is currently one of my favourite teams because I can put an ST 4 Stand Firm player on either wing, making the standard "blitz one player aside and have a free run" tactic that elves tend to use much less effective/easy to pull off. |
While I hate to post in the same thread so close together... that is one nice idea I have never seen used by a necro team. Also the first thing that anyone has ever said that makes me want to try out a necro team! |
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torsoboy
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:39 |
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Oh, one more thing:
0--0--0
-0-0-0-
--000--
(0 stands for a player)
Spread them out, or bunch them up? I've seen people bunch them up with a guard in the middle. Good idea, or bad? Why? |
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Skeloboy
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:45 |
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Big guys: The tree and the troll is on LoS, but Ogre, Mino and Rat Ogre is behind, covered by two players.
Reason: I want to use my Ogres, Rat Ogres and Minos as blitzers, or at least mobile players. And mino and RO only has 8 AV, not good for a free block. The troll and tree can't go anywhere and is hard to injure, so up on LoS with them
Else I put the players with least spp on LoS, except for blodge, side step players with st3, unless my opponent has a tackle, claws/rsc and so on.
My khemris has 2 mummies and a guard skellie. |
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Shepherd
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:46 |
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I tend to put my unskilled players up front in -0-0-0- formation, largely because it's what I've seen a lot of good coaches do
But it does do a lot to prevent easy holes if you stagger some men in a --0-0-- behind them, and have solid players on the wings.
Edit: I tend to play bashy/semibashy teams with low MV, so I can't swarm to where the players wind up if a hole is made. I imagine this is less of a concern if you're defending with elves/skaven/lizzies. |
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nickb2612
Joined: Mar 25, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:56 |
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I tend to like 3 unskilled linos on the scrimage and have thre players more spaced out a couple of lines below,
-0-0-0-
0--0--0
With the BG in the middle, and prefarably two side steppers on the outside. Means you can hold pretty easily when your los gets carnaged and counter pretty well, if not force your opponent into going down one flank. |
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Captain1821
Joined: Jun 23, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 16:57 |
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--000-- when I want the middle guy to be saffer.
-0-0-0- when I want to make my opponent put more players on the line.
0--0--0 when I don't wanna see a non-one-turner scoring in one turn. |
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Shepherd
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 17:01 |
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Captain1821 wrote: | 0--0--0 when I don't wanna see a non-one-turner scoring in one turn. |
Uh? |
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JanMattys
Joined: Feb 29, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 17:13 |
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Shepherd
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
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Jan 25, 2005 - 17:19 |
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Just checking (you can't see this in the replay client) -- kickoff rolled quick snap?
Added this to the Great Replays page. A truly awesome lesson in the power of chain pushing. |
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