What to start a human team with?

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:11 pm

Who says you can't use an apoth on a KO? I would, especially in the 2nd half. Otherwise, I'd use the apoth on the fragile 80k catchers, or the blitzers that cost 90K and only have an 8 armor. In additon, the apoth lets you keep your players on the pitch, instead of having to wait for the next setup to get back to even strength.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:38 pm

Skummy wrote:Who says you can't use an apoth on a KO?

Well you could, but you probably wouldn't until the last drive.

The "I'll use it on my positional players" is a good argument and I wouldn't say its cut a dried one way or the other.

However I believe that 12th man is more useful.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:44 pm

My tournament experience is limited, but I'd say that the Apoth is more valuable when you have expensive players on the pitch. Being able to keep the the 90k+ player on the pitch would be a big deal.

Khankill · Post by **Khankill** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:54 pm

I'm with Ian on this. My reason for taking 12th man in Tournament setting is for fouling. It gives me the peace of mind that if a lineman should get thown out, that I have someone to step in.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:56 pm

Ah, I hadn't considered the fouling angle. That does make a lot more sense.

Khankill · Post by **Khankill** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:01 pm

For a league I use the following rookie human lineup:

2 x Blitzer
2 x Thrower
2 x Catcher
6 x Lineman
3 x Reroll
9 x FF

Dark Lord (retired) · Post by **Dark Lord (retired)** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:39 pm

I went with:

1X Thrower
4X Blitzers
2X Catchers
5X linemen

2 Rerolls and 8 FF

I like to buy my rerolls later in the season. It cuts down my TR when it starts getting too high. And at 100K a pop they aren't too expensive and give you nice 5 point drop. Also this line up has lots of block and skill rerolls so 2 is adequete for awhile.

I have no opinion on a tourney line up...but I think I'd go with:

2X Throwers
3X Blitzers
3X Catchers
4X Linemen
3 Rerolls and FF of 3

Wilhelm von Klaiserkopf · Sun Jul 06, 2003 8:10 pm

80k catchers

If you're still talking about Human teams, shouldn't that be 70k catchers?

Bifi · Post by **Bifi** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 12:12 pm

Dear all,
On Saturday our league in Bratislava (Slovakia) started and I'm playing a human team called Pride of the Empire, made of young nobles from all corners of the Empire.

The line-up was as follows:

Franz-Georg von Gartenstock und Rosenblum' (Cpt.) - Blitzer
Albert Gutenmorgen von Scheisshaufen - Blitzer
Nicholas Steif-Wittwenmacher - Blitzer
Hans-Jakob Boehm - Blitzer
Karl MArx von der Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte - Thrower
Klaus-Walter Eintopf-Plastiktuete - Catcher
Detlev-Eckhart von der Gruselgrube - Catcher
Ulrich-Robert von Soft und Klebrig - Linenobleman
Dietrich Ruck-Zuck Hundertwasser - Linenobleman
Maximillian-Konrad von der Lindwurmtante - Linenobleman
Otto-Gruber Fallschirmjaeger - Linenobleman
Markus-Maria Steinsucher von Obertrottel - Coach, RR3 and FF8.

In my first game, I ended up playing against Chaos Dwarfs and I lost 1:4. But the problem is, after one completed pass my Thrower Karl Marx was killed and he also received an MVP post-humously! One of my blitzers got also seriously injured during a GFI (1, 1), and gained a NI besides missing the next game. The team made 60.000 GPs and I don't know what to do now: buy an apoth, buy a linenobleman, or wait and buy a new thrower after the second match (I usually quite rely on them)?

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 12:19 pm

Whoaa!

With luck like that I'd get the apoth.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 12:30 pm

Get the apoth - and save it for a kill or stat decrease.

Bifi · Post by **Bifi** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 2:41 pm

OK, I'll get an apoth. With my current TR 99 I'm going to play Skaven tomorrow (TR 117, so I'm eager to know what handicap will I receive) and then Dwarfs - Anvils of Grungni (TR 106).

The Skaven Droombleaks can be quite dangerous because of the Rat Ogre Crissie, but I will try to occupy him with one lineman. He has a Gutter Runner called Smelly Tail with Dauntless and +1 MA, being his prime scorer, so I'll go for him.

Bifi · Post by **Bifi** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:04 am

So, yesterday I played the Skaven and I lost 2:3 (even with only nine players available). The handicap was quite "useful" - that I may set-up 12 players once, well, I say thank you. His TR went from 117 to 128, my from 99 to 100, because my Blitzer, captain of the team, died TWICE (I bought an apoth after my first game). I bought a new Thrower and my next game will be played with 9 players as well (one Serious Injury - Miss Next Game, Blitzer again).

I don't know how to keep my players from being bashed-up. I just don't seem to have enough luck or what.

Chaos Dwarf · Post by **Chaos Dwarf** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 2:56 am

Hey Bifi, I think you might have done better if you started with an Orge. While not always reliable they *can* cause some damage on occasion and can keep an opponent occupied. Even if they tie up a lineman all game as long as he can throw some hits there is a good change he'll cause some damage.

I'm about to start an all-human league this Wednesday. It was my idea to start because I wanted to play a league with everbody working with the same stats (that and the other suggestion was an all Elf league

). Plus with Human teams being so versitile we can all play any particular style we want. I think you all have some interesting ideas about what to use so I thank you all for the suggestions.

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