Improving Dump Off

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Improving Dump Off

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A thought occurred to me last night, and it's probably been brought up before, but here goes:

Why not add to Dump Off so that it also allows a team to make one Quick Pass in their own turn that does not count as a Pass Action? So in that case a team could pick up the ball, and then move it using one each of Hand Off, Dump Off, and Pass. Could quite be too much for Agility teams, I know, but would really help some teams like Halflings or Goblins.

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Bad idea imo. Elves would love it (Darks especially), and the teams you'd like to help ('Flings, gobbos) have better things to spend doubles on.

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As if 'Run, Hand-off, Run, Pass, Run, Score' wasn't enough, you want to add another set to make it 'Run, Hand-off, Run, Pass, Run (Quick) Pass, Run, Score'? That's 24 squares on it's own (for MA6) without even accounting for passing squares.

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Re: Improving Dump Off

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Yeah, you guys are right. Do you think the skill is okay as is? It doesn't seem to be very popular with most coaches, but I guess that's because it has limited use (which is not a bad thing).

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Dump Off gives you a nice, almost Rugby, style of playing by inviting the hit and then off-loading it. With Nerves of Steel it's a goldmine.

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Dump Off is Freaking Awesome for Ag 4 teams. Not so good for ag 3 but add nerves of steel and you're onto a winner. Dark Elves are now my favourite elf team.

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Dump off doesn't need any improvements. When the rules stipulate that you can only make one blitz action per turn, a successful dump off ensures they CANNOT get the ball. All they can do is hope to get you next turn, or hope you screw up your dodges and so forth

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Dark elfs are very good with this skill as standard, they are very hard to turn over. It's fine just the way it is, not an automatic choice but a nice benefit if you do (plus can lead to a different playing style).

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Re: Improving Dump Off

Post by Afroman »

I have a DO fling in Fummble. He allways keeps near my Ag 5/DC fling.

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make sure he is only in one TZ when blitzed, pass (often failed pass), Get it with Ag5 DC!

Allways a nice play to see.

If he ever get doubles it's NoS just fro the heck of it!

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