Sparta
Joined: Jan 11, 2004
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Jul 07, 2004 - 15:13 |
 
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Sometimes, when the weather is bad and i'm staring at the clouds above I start wondering...well...eh...actually I don't. It just blitzed my mind, but anyway...
What happened to the old bloodbowl game?
I'm talking about the all blitzing, mighty blow lvl 4, chailsaw wielding lineman, headtossing, wolf urinating, mutating, ganging up, skeletoncannon and ultra violence powered game that once was the best game around?
Well, I know that the new one is a better game. More balanced and all that, but anyway.
I still miss the blood of the ball game. Nothin like a chaos human mutant and an ogre blitzer ganging up a werewolf and then covering the refs line of sight with a chainsaw wielding skaven lineman as you stomp the little doggie to oblivion.
It might just be me missing all this, but I hardly think so. There must be more of you out there who, when sleeping your way through a boring game, start remembering the good old days. The time when everything was ok and you got an extra reroll for dragging a severed head into your side of the pitch.
The game Blood Bowl is better today, but not as wierd. And sometimes, just sometimes, wierd is far more worth than good.
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Zy-Nox
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 15:22 |
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I'll tell ya what happened.........no i wont, but with half the whining that goes on now when some one fouls...could you imagine if these guys played second edition..... Actually they probably wouldnt *its to violent and my team might die*.... I loved second ed...Should be called poof bowl now tbh or handbag bowl due to the fact with every update more blood seems to leave.
And now we are going to get a long list of posts about how i'm wrong and now its more about sportsmanship and being nice and team building.......
My 2 cents then....if its all about this last point then dont call it blood bowl anymore. |
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JoeKano
Joined: Aug 30, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 16:14 |
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Cute girly Zy-Nox. |
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Grondis
Joined: May 15, 2004
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Jul 07, 2004 - 17:09 |
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It's the "tournament-syndrome". Seen it happen with several games. When any given game are getting balanced to fit for tournament-style playing, it loses all weirdiness. Happened to Magic:the Gathering about the time of 4th edition. Been happening to Warhammer Fantasy and 40k. Never played BB in it's first incarnation, but what I've heard about it seems same goes with it. Of course it's more fun if the teams are balanced, but if you're not playing to win at all cost, just for fun, the weird elements are just great. |
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dinaturz
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 17:26 |
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well, I honestly don't miss the second edition.
Matches way too long often decided by the lasting 4 players on the pitch...
First edition was fun!
marco |
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m0nty
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 17:29 |
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I was going to reply, but I was hypnotised by the jiggling... |
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Aequitas
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 17:42 |
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Aye, I miss those days as well. Casaulties from fouling was great!  Blood everywhere! They should have just decreased player cost to make up for all the injuries/death. And relax, I'm not saying those rules should be re-instated, god knows what the Fumbbl community would do.  |
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Ash
Joined: Feb 03, 2004
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Jul 07, 2004 - 18:01 |
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The point is do you want to play warhammer battle on a square field or do you want to play a violent ball game?
For myself it s pretty clear... i want to play a ball game with some violence in it. |
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Casper
Joined: Feb 02, 2004
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Jul 07, 2004 - 18:02 |
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Err.. No, I don't miss those days very much. Mighty kick lvl 4, overpowered? Noooo...
Would be cool if they reintroduced kickers though, with some more balanced kicker skills. Probably the reason people miss it is because you only remember the cool stuff and funny moments. I'd rather have a game where skill determines the outcome (most of the time anyway).
Would be fun to play 2nd edition once or twice for a laugh, but I don't really miss it. |
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NECROSTONE
Joined: Jun 14, 2004
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Jul 07, 2004 - 18:50 |
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"sniff" those wonderful days ..........death and chainsaw weilding till u couldnt move on the pitch without slipping on the blood ......and the ball being turned into random (usually explosive) objet d'art...
great days!!! |
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Frankenstein
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 19:25 |
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2nd edition was so clumsy and boring in comparison to the current edition that I doubt anyone would ever play a second game voluntarily if he/she knew the current rules. |
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Goallie11
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 20:40 |
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Whats all this about exploding balls and blood on the pitch? |
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Squaq
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 20:51 |
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Funny that all the wierdness from the 2nd edition was put into event cards - and now they are gone along with the wierdness.
Yeah - I miss some of the wierdness - hail to the stuntyleague |
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Zy-Nox
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 22:59 |
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Chainsaw roll 6,6 target has been decapitated......God i loved that. lol |
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farung
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Jul 07, 2004 - 23:11 |
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2 ed. was like Zy-Nox's girl, she's VERY unbalanced and jiggling and wobbling all over the place, but with enough skill she actually manages to get by....she'd make a great 2.ed coach.....god I miss those days too..... |
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