tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post9218385400295404036..comments2023-02-28T08:25:29.033-08:00Comments on Epitude Rusk's Wargaming Blog: DZC - Back in the Zone - Invasion prep.Epitude Ruskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09261277608419209746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post-50105144809273858472017-02-04T00:22:11.815-08:002017-02-04T00:22:11.815-08:00Hi AD. Yep, we had a really good time and recharge...Hi AD. Yep, we had a really good time and recharged our Zone batteries. <br />Epitude Ruskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261277608419209746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post-86185174736156911872017-02-02T17:05:19.226-08:002017-02-02T17:05:19.226-08:00It's really good to see the OB team feeling th...It's really good to see the OB team feeling the love for DZC again.<br /><br />I hope Invasion went well for you! :)Angelic Despothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908669415823243782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post-91672396024965850872017-01-31T11:01:36.573-08:002017-01-31T11:01:36.573-08:00Wise words Mr W. You are right, losing to the guys...Wise words Mr W. You are right, losing to the guys makes me a better player against the non OB players. Sometimes I wish they weren't so blooming good though :-).Epitude Ruskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261277608419209746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post-48780896716547654242017-01-30T22:01:53.678-08:002017-01-30T22:01:53.678-08:00BTW, keep playing vs Mike (and Joe, and Dan, and E...BTW, keep playing vs Mike (and Joe, and Dan, and Ed.). Back in my 40K days, one of my best friends was a nationally ranked player (he moved away, and became an internationally ranked X-Wing and SW Armada player -- Ha!). Anyway, I would play him every chance I got, and got my ass handed to me routinely. (The one or two times I did manage to beat him, he was very flustered! Again, I say, Ha!) So what we did was set goals for me -- try to get to Turn 4 without getting tabled, then Turn 5, then Turn 6, then lose by one fewer VP than the time(s) before -- that sort of thing. (Have we had this discussion already? Sorry if I'm being redundant...). So, when I played other people, it was much easier to win vs them than it had been before I started taking "lessons" from my friend, John. <br /><br />That translated into me just being a better player overall, and when I got into Dropzone, I was an even better player than I had been at 40K. Now, a big part of that is the balance within DzC itself vs the grimdark game, but I also feel like I'm just a better general overall than I was for a long time (and I wasn't bad before!).<br /><br />Point being, you may get beaten up a lot by your mates, but you'll be better than even the best schmo from a lot of other metas as a result, considering the quality of players that your mates are. ;-)<br /><br />Looking forward to your Invasion After Action Report (and hopefully not being terribly, terribly wrong... Ha!)<br /><br />8^Djdwelch62https://www.blogger.com/profile/09012158948009848728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066824402588828421.post-60892634959368677142017-01-30T21:48:49.942-08:002017-01-30T21:48:49.942-08:00Nice. Thanks, Alex! I hope you enjoyed Invasion....Nice. Thanks, Alex! I hope you enjoyed Invasion. One of these years, I'll get there!... 8^Djdwelch62https://www.blogger.com/profile/09012158948009848728noreply@blogger.com