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Leap or Sidestep...
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 11:13 pm
by Mojoshenpo
... for a first skill on a Skaven Gutter Runner? I.E., given only those two choices, which would you prefer?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:02 am
by Dangerous Dave
Well I voted.... but I wouldn't pick either skill as a first for a Gutter....
Block or extra movement is the order of the day.
Dave
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:20 am
by Grumbledook
yer i would take block first, then sidestep usually, though leap would be nice on one
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 2:29 am
by sean newboy
I wouldnt give leap unless a player was already ag 5
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:31 am
by Asmodan
Yes you should take block first.
But of those 2 options i would go for sidestep as leap is not very good unless you have AG 5.
Asmodan
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 7:29 am
by Darkson
Of the two I'd take sidestep, so I can safely run the sidelines.
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:29 am
by DoubleSkulls
Block first on a normal skill. Either dauntless or horns on a double and pray for a stat increase.
Out of those 2 sidestep is more useful unless you've got +AG.
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 11:02 am
by Marcus
My preferred Dev Tree:
(S) = Standard Skill
(D) = Doubles
S,S,S - Block, Sidestep, Shadowing
D,S,S - Dauntless, Block, Strip Ball
D,D,S - Dauntless, Horns, Block
D,D,D - Dauntless, Horns, Spikes
Tweak to suit the order in which the doubles fall. Dauntless is always first double though.
NB: I play a very aggressive defence and rarely use 1 turners so this suits my style of play.
Ian will tell you how much he hates horns/dauntless Gutter Runners.
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 11:17 am
by DoubleSkulls
Marcus wrote:Ian will tell you how much he hates horns/dauntless Gutter Runners.
As will anyone who has played against one
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:45 pm
by martynq
I went for Side Step - bitter experience has taught me that Leap on an AG4 player is just a way to waste re-rolls.
Having said all that, Side Step is definitely not the best first skill. Definitely Block is. It's the same as for many of the other players that start with Dodge... by giving them Block you protect them a bit more.
(Applies to amazons, witch elves, human and wood elf catchers, and ghouls particularly.)
Martyn