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2009-09-06 03:47:17
68 votes, rating 3.6
68 votes, rating 3.6
Elfballer?
So...
the word "elfballer" gets thrown around here a lot...by me, as well...
and yes, i'll be the first to admit i do my own fair share of elfballing, just like a lot of coaches on here...and yes, i'll be the first to admit i accuse a lot of people of doing it as well...
when it really comes down to it....who cares?...play who you want, how you want, whatever...
but i recently challenged someone(and by recently, i mean 5 minutes ago)...and was told i was on a blacklist because i was an elfballer(and the definition given, was at least one of my teams has played more than 50% elves)...
first off...
it's my team...who cares?...
secondly...
while i might be able to get behind the 50% rule...
the coach who accused me of such, had wood elf team that had played 41% of his games against elves.....does 40% make you an elfballer?
fact of the day....the 4 elf races make up 19% of all lrb4 races...that being said, wouldn't it be true that any coach that plays against more than 19% elves be an elfballer?...hell i'll even say 25% to give room for error...
so wouldn't anyone who plays more than 25% of elves(19% if you want to be 99% accurate, no i'm not counting down to decimal points :-P), be considered an elfballer?
the word "elfballer" gets thrown around here a lot...by me, as well...
and yes, i'll be the first to admit i do my own fair share of elfballing, just like a lot of coaches on here...and yes, i'll be the first to admit i accuse a lot of people of doing it as well...
when it really comes down to it....who cares?...play who you want, how you want, whatever...
but i recently challenged someone(and by recently, i mean 5 minutes ago)...and was told i was on a blacklist because i was an elfballer(and the definition given, was at least one of my teams has played more than 50% elves)...
first off...
it's my team...who cares?...
secondly...
while i might be able to get behind the 50% rule...
the coach who accused me of such, had wood elf team that had played 41% of his games against elves.....does 40% make you an elfballer?
fact of the day....the 4 elf races make up 19% of all lrb4 races...that being said, wouldn't it be true that any coach that plays against more than 19% elves be an elfballer?...hell i'll even say 25% to give room for error...
so wouldn't anyone who plays more than 25% of elves(19% if you want to be 99% accurate, no i'm not counting down to decimal points :-P), be considered an elfballer?
Comments
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:48:07
Would help if you weren't so fat...
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:52:09
I don't agree with Meech, your fattiness is sexy
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:52:27
Meech is a moron. Lose some wait LARDO
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:52:38
Wut?
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:53:00
Turn16 Fouling is very unsportsmanlike. I agree Shadow. rated 6.
Posted by Synn on 2009-09-06 03:56:30
You are an elfballer and a sodomite.
We all know you are ragingly proud of both.
__Synn
We all know you are ragingly proud of both.
__Synn
Posted by TheSpoonyBard on 2009-09-06 03:57:33
I agree, meech is fat.
Posted by Prinz on 2009-09-06 03:57:47
I agree with the fat Meeches
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:58:11
Spoony is fatter, I see the video
www.spoonyisfat.com
www.spoonyisfat.com
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 03:58:43
THIS IS SERIOUS!! SHADOW IS TALKING ABOUT ELF BALLS AND HOW HE LIKES THEM!!!!!
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 04:01:12
Hai Prinz! You comment on blogs too?
Posted by Prinz on 2009-09-06 04:05:31
I've got elfballs
Posted by Meech on 2009-09-06 04:06:48
omg how you been?
Posted by arw on 2009-09-06 05:24:26
Guess everyone has preferred matchups.
Elfballing is fair for both teams at least.
If you notoriously dodge all bashers at all times however I needn't respect that I guess.
60% Elves and 40% Dwarfs on the other hand are surely nothing to be ashamed of ^^
Elfballing is fair for both teams at least.
If you notoriously dodge all bashers at all times however I needn't respect that I guess.
60% Elves and 40% Dwarfs on the other hand are surely nothing to be ashamed of ^^
Posted by Jeffro on 2009-09-06 06:29:51
Nothing personal, shadow... but you forgot to include the possibility that the person just didn't want to play you AND wanted to get your goat for booting them from IRC some odd many months ago ;)
Posted by Ansalon on 2009-09-06 06:57:22
I can't get www.spoonyisfat.com to work.
Posted by JellyBelly on 2009-09-06 11:14:17
I don't like elfballs .... I find them a bit chewy ..... ;-)
Posted by Mr_Foulscumm on 2009-09-06 12:36:54
You're an elfballer so anything you say is tainted by the fact.
So shut your face fatty!
So shut your face fatty!
Posted by Chewie on 2009-09-06 12:51:18
Who's fat?
Posted by DukeTyrion on 2009-09-06 13:52:05
Let me take a wild guess?
Was it zombie69?
Was it zombie69?
Posted by SillySod on 2009-09-06 13:52:30
What goes around comes around. Sooner or later.
Posted by Mr_Foulscumm on 2009-09-06 14:13:56
In that case Silly, care for a game? :D
Posted by Severedunit on 2009-09-06 16:11:32
I really have nothing to contribute to this conversation other than to admit that I am also a bit overweight.
Posted by Chrome_ghoul on 2009-09-08 19:01:07
Don't worry im on his list as well. If it's who I think it is. I wouldn't worry about not playing him, he blacklisted me without playing a single game against me.
Posted by avien on 2009-10-21 20:51:52
I elfball too, why spend 200 games to build a tournament team, when you can do it in 50 and really don't have time to play 200?
Posted by eyeslikethunder on 2009-12-12 08:55:58
well i think he has a point looking at your cripples united
you have played in order of most played first
Dark Elves 35 times
Wood Elves 14
Skaven 14
High elves 6
Elves 4
and couple games each against the other races.
That is Elf bowling in my book.
you have played in order of most played first
Dark Elves 35 times
Wood Elves 14
Skaven 14
High elves 6
Elves 4
and couple games each against the other races.
That is Elf bowling in my book.
Posted by Archevol on 2009-12-15 17:00:27
Dear Deirdre,
Since I played shadow about six months ago, I've been putting on some weight.
However, I'm far more concerned with how contagious elfballing could be. I've found myself avoiding playing using my high elf and wood elf teams. I want to, oh God I want to, but I know that accepting an offer from the first grateful lightweight team that spots me is just too easy to accept...
Three points: first - any coach putting his elf team on the playlist finds it easy to select from a range of potential games. Every coach will try and select an advantageous game. It's remedial to suggest that someone who does is an elfballer. Theoretically, that line of argument would suggest that any high-TR dwarf or chaos team is an elfballer when playing just about any other race.
Second, it is silly to suggest that an elf team should prioritise playing a proportionate amount of bashy teams. While one-off games may well be favourable, I doubt that many elf teams would be well situated LONG TERM to mount any kind of challenge when it comes to tournaments over 175TR. Suggesting they should not will hurt the diversity of races in the high-TR tourneys. I, for one am not in favour.
Third, have you any idea how expensive it is for high elves and dark elves to travel to the Old World to stage frequent matches against orcs and skaven? A boat, coaches, armed guards to get through the mountains, interpreters, negotiators. The list goes on! Or what about the hiring costs for a herd of pegasi? Think that's cheap, do you? Orcs have got Vamps, chaos dwarves, skaven, other orcs, goblins, chaos, dwarves, humans and Khemri within close distance. And with dwarves - every major bashy race on their doorstep! I mean, that's why they've got long-term wealth reserves as a species to draw on - lower overheads!
Since I played shadow about six months ago, I've been putting on some weight.
However, I'm far more concerned with how contagious elfballing could be. I've found myself avoiding playing using my high elf and wood elf teams. I want to, oh God I want to, but I know that accepting an offer from the first grateful lightweight team that spots me is just too easy to accept...
Three points: first - any coach putting his elf team on the playlist finds it easy to select from a range of potential games. Every coach will try and select an advantageous game. It's remedial to suggest that someone who does is an elfballer. Theoretically, that line of argument would suggest that any high-TR dwarf or chaos team is an elfballer when playing just about any other race.
Second, it is silly to suggest that an elf team should prioritise playing a proportionate amount of bashy teams. While one-off games may well be favourable, I doubt that many elf teams would be well situated LONG TERM to mount any kind of challenge when it comes to tournaments over 175TR. Suggesting they should not will hurt the diversity of races in the high-TR tourneys. I, for one am not in favour.
Third, have you any idea how expensive it is for high elves and dark elves to travel to the Old World to stage frequent matches against orcs and skaven? A boat, coaches, armed guards to get through the mountains, interpreters, negotiators. The list goes on! Or what about the hiring costs for a herd of pegasi? Think that's cheap, do you? Orcs have got Vamps, chaos dwarves, skaven, other orcs, goblins, chaos, dwarves, humans and Khemri within close distance. And with dwarves - every major bashy race on their doorstep! I mean, that's why they've got long-term wealth reserves as a species to draw on - lower overheads!
Posted by Soulmask on 2010-01-13 03:11:49
Elfballing is when you play most of your games elf vs elf. (skavens count too in my book). If its only 50-60% vs elves, i would count him an elfballer if the OTHER teams are mostly:
Humans, vamps, gobboes, halflings.
And that would also mean he's a cherrypicker.
On the other hand, if the rest of the teams are mostly:
Chaos
Chaos dorfs/dorfs
Orcs
Undead
Khemri
Then it's ok.
If he's a bashy team, then he is either a wimp, a cherrypicker, or both, not an elfballer, since elfball is elf vs elf.
If he's a human, vamp, halfling, gobbo, norse, zon... and plays a lot vs elves, then he is a wimp, but much less than with a bashy team. Not an elfballer either.
Humans, vamps, gobboes, halflings.
And that would also mean he's a cherrypicker.
On the other hand, if the rest of the teams are mostly:
Chaos
Chaos dorfs/dorfs
Orcs
Undead
Khemri
Then it's ok.
If he's a bashy team, then he is either a wimp, a cherrypicker, or both, not an elfballer, since elfball is elf vs elf.
If he's a human, vamp, halfling, gobbo, norse, zon... and plays a lot vs elves, then he is a wimp, but much less than with a bashy team. Not an elfballer either.
Posted by nazgob on 2010-03-15 17:41:56
My elves are at about 20% elves after 10 games. Is that ok?
Or should I be labelled a Chaos picker (3 games) or a Chaos Dwarf Picker (2 games).
Or should I be labelled a Chaos picker (3 games) or a Chaos Dwarf Picker (2 games).
Posted by Grim04 on 2011-09-17 23:32:53
Elfballing is practically deciding who gets SPP this game.
Sorry, but when a team (especially one that takes work to win) wants to play... he should be in the same boat. Most likely doesn't have much spp/injured.
Instead of 2+ Pick Up/2+ Throw - TD.
Obviously we care since we have to play against coaches like you.
If your games are over 20% elves, then you're elfballing. I hate dwarves as a race, but I make sure I play them every now and then to make sure I'm not cherrypicking.
Sorry, but when a team (especially one that takes work to win) wants to play... he should be in the same boat. Most likely doesn't have much spp/injured.
Instead of 2+ Pick Up/2+ Throw - TD.
Obviously we care since we have to play against coaches like you.
If your games are over 20% elves, then you're elfballing. I hate dwarves as a race, but I make sure I play them every now and then to make sure I'm not cherrypicking.