Why strong arm is a trait and not accurate ?

Trambi · Post by **Trambi** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:18 pm

With accurate you have got +1 even it's quick pass and not with strong arm.
Accurate seems to me better than Strong Arm, which is a trait.
Perhaps there are things that i don't know. So explain it to me.

Furelli · Post by **Furelli** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:30 pm

Traits are meant to be abilities that are physical rather than learnt.

Furelli.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 4:16 pm

Because Strong arm is more fluffy a trait than accurate.

Fenryll · Post by **Fenryll** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 5:57 pm

Accurate is the fact to do an aimed pass. So it is a skill

Strong Arm is the fact to have ........

...... abig arm like Hulk Hogan (for all my Us friends

). So it's not a skill but a body particularity

Vesticle · Post by **Vesticle** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 3:38 am

It could also be the skill of using good throwing technique which gives your arm better power. Similiar to the way I justify Mighty Blow being a skill. In real life, look at MLB pitchers compared to MLB sluggers. Pitchers tend to have less raw strength, but can throw the ball faster than the sluggers could if they tried to pitch because of their technique. I figure Mighty Blow works the same way: It's not just the player being stronger, it's having the skill to put more force behind your blow, without actually being physically stronger (otherwise he'd be +1 Strength.

).

Anyway, that has nothing to do with the argument, that's more of an aside...

Trambi · Post by **Trambi** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:28 am

However Accurate seems better than Strong Arm and easier to gain.

ljm · Post by **ljm** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:31 am

So that accurate+strong arm combo would be harder to achieve?

ljm

Trambi · Post by **Trambi** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 12:39 am

Perhaps but it could the same with Accurate (pass trait) Strong Arm (pass skill).

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 4:41 am

Yes, but it wouldn't make sense! Strong arm is a trait because it's something you either have or you don't, you can't learn it. It fits the definition of a trait perfectly, whereas accurate doesn't. Why do you want to change it anyway? It's perfect the way it is.

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 1:58 pm

Trambi, the difference between a trait and a skill is not because one is better than an other. Not every body can be well built with an overpowered arm. But Accurate can be learn. That is the way it is.
-yep, accurate is better than Strong arm, cos it can be used under tackle zone and for quickpass.

Trambi · Post by **Trambi** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 10:43 am

You can learn to throw strengthly the ball and accurately aswell the ball. The rules must balance the game so if Accurate is better than Strong Arm, so Accurate should be harder to get than Strong Arm.

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 2:20 pm

No, i dont think so.
Trait is not always the best skills.

And you cant learn Strengh...Or give me ST+1.

neverdodge · Post by **neverdodge** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 4:44 pm

ls, just try to throw a football 30 minutes everyday for about 1 or 2 month and check if you can t throw it to longer distance ...

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 7:00 pm

ok, but BB players are 'professional' players.
Joe Montana used to throw the ball at a distance Max, not over. but some thrower could throw to a longer distance. And they cant teach this...

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:00 pm

Quite right LS, Montana never had an arm like Elway...