Jayward
Joined: Dec 22, 2020
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Feb 13, 2025 - 13:18 |
 
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Questions for the old guard!
After explaining to a newer player how Brawler doesn't work on a Blitz, and that Grab works a little bit on a Blitz but mostly doesn't, it got me wondering how certain skill exceptions came to be.
Brawler only appeared in this edition, but Grab and Multiple Block haven't been usable on Blitzes since I started playing in 2018.
Was there a time in BB history where they could be used on Blitzes, but it got toned down? Did there used to be other skills that couldn't be used on Blitzes? Or have Grab and Multiple Block just always been these odd exceptions in blocking related skills?
Same question regarding Grab-Frenzy I guess, that seems like a combo that would have received some attention at some point. |
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Sp00keh
Joined: Dec 06, 2011
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Feb 13, 2025 - 16:22 |
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Sounds like you’re asking a 2 part question there
You can probably find out the ‘when’, but the ‘why’ is probably unknowable |
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Rawlf
Joined: Jul 15, 2007
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Feb 13, 2025 - 20:54 |
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Multi-block worked on blitzes in the old LRB4 client. I remember spectating Forrest_Gumps Wood Elves, where a guard marked a cage, then a catcher lept in and multi-blocked the ballcarrier and a cage corner with dauntless for a juicy 2d. Inspiring!
That other time I played Jack_daniels and my Wood Elves did the column defense. His Beast of Nurgle blitz-dodged in (no risk of falling due to the old stand firm) and multi-blocked both lineelves and took them both out. Defense busted. |
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MrCushtie
Joined: Aug 10, 2018
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Feb 13, 2025 - 21:12 |
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Multiple Block worked in second edition (I'd need to dig out the books) but back then anyone could do it (it wasn't a skill) and blocking was very different to now (I don't even think blitz was a concept in the way it is now)
I would expect Frenzy + Grab would give such utter overpowered BS that even GW's playtesting would have blocked it early on (and I don't think second edition had either Grab or Sidestep) |
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