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First skill double on a Skaven Blitzer
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:51 pm
by Joemanji
Skaven Blitzer rolls doubles first up. So what should I take?
Team can be seen here.
In the same game Blitzer #2 gained Mighty Blow (I want to keep his development ticking over, and give myself some options to deal damage rather than just take it). Runner #5 also gained Dauntless.
I don't rate Claw as a first skill without already having MB, PO or both. Since the other Blitzer is going to develop for hurtingness, I could do something else with the doubles guy. Horns seems valuable on a guy who will be Blitzing a lot. Dodge obviously valuable but a bit dull.
Jump Up might have some value.
Cheers
Joe
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:55 pm
by DDogwood
Dodge is always a good choice.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:55 pm
by final fortune
Ill say either Dodge or Horns/Claw
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 5:30 pm
by TuernRedvenom
Horns is pretty good on a storm vermin. Dodge is probably better though. Or sidestep.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:38 pm
by Da_Great_MC
Dodge every day of the week. Keeps him alive while your Gutter Runners win the match. And it makes him more mobile in those rare situations when you actually need him.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:55 pm
by mattgslater
Dodge. Then get him Stand Firm, and he'll be very good at screening off the GRs and holding TZs on the ball. Plus he'll make a very solid corner, and once he gets Guard, nose tackle.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:34 pm
by JumpingElf
Dogde ...
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:18 am
by necromancer
CLAW!!!!!!!!!
claw, mighty blow and piling on!
Unless you only play a short-term league
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:23 pm
by FischerKing
Dodge or claw, I would take dodge.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 5:09 pm
by stashman
Side Step (but I guess you to took Dodge).
Dodge is good, but when facing skaven the opponent will have some tacklers and then the dodge is worthless. Dodge is awesome in the begining, but later on it won't help much, unless facing stunty and ogre teams
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:00 pm
by Joemanji
Thanks guys, I took Dodge in the end. Side Step is a great skill normally, but in PBeM it not much better than Stand Firm (a normal skill for blitzers) as the computer chooses a square for you.
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:18 pm
by mattgslater
Joemanji wrote:Thanks guys, I took Dodge in the end. Side Step is a great skill normally, but in PBeM it not much better than Stand Firm (a normal skill for blitzers) as the computer chooses a square for you.
Eek. That makes it worthless. I pity any PE coaches in those rules.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:15 am
by Jural
Too late now...
But I usually ignore doubles for my blitzers. Guard and Mighty Blow are just too important for this squad. On a third (or further) advance, or on a developed team with 3+ Guard Linerats, I would probably go Claw.
I also always turn down +MA on blitzers, and have turned down +AG as well. I will take +AV as a second skill, but not a first.
I try to build my 0-2 slots into reliable mirrors of each other filling the same roll, throwers and Undead players being the exception
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:44 am
by necromancer
Dodge! But Gutters have dodge and ag4...
agggh! Waste of a good double
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:24 am
by FischerKing
Dodge is never worthless just because the other team "has some tacklers" ^^
Might not be as usefull as other skills, but dodge can even be usefull against dwarves.
Not every player on the other team has tackle, and in a big brawl (lets say you are breaking a cage with your skavens) you make sure that other players mark the tacklers, not the dodge one. Also, they have one blitz pr. round, and if they want to blitz your blitzer with tackle, well let them, that means they dont blitz a gutterrunner with av 7 and str 2.