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Originally Posted by Electric Coach
Detroit,
When you say, “They just wanna play†what do you mean exactly? Do you mean put a base on a figure and watch them go? Or do you mean tweak each base for each figure to perform and then let them go? If you’re talking about just giving each figure a base and watching them go, there is no commitment or understanding needed for that approach. I would agree with you if that is your definition of “they just wanna playâ€.
If your definition of “they just wanna play†involves applying a tweaked base to a figure and actually executing with a team, I would have to disagree with you. I would disagree because one has to be willing to understand how each figure moves on the board.
Give a non-hobbyist a team that is ready to play. Tell them how each player is supposed to move. An example would be a looping linebacker set on the right side of the defense that pursues to the left. Take that instruction and combine it with the instruction of the lane that the looping linebacker should be in to be effective. Watch their reaction to your instruction. Those who want to learn will try to understand. Those who don’t want to learn will give up.
You know like I know that a looping figure that pursues to the left plays on the right side of the board. If that figure is set too far to the right, the figure will loop too late missing the opportunity to make a tackle or sack. If that same figure is set too close to the left, it may run into the offensive and defensive lines or it may run away from the play depending on the depth of where it had been set. This example is for pursuit to the QB or RB that is set behind the center. I use that example because it is the most fundamental.
Maurice
The Electric Coach
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What I'm saying is that there is no one definition of just wanting to play. That could be defined across a spectrum...from just putting the guys out there (though I'd admit even this requires minimal tweaking) to doing what you do...making EF a full production. What I'm saying is that there is nothing wrong with being on either end of the spectrum. We can't view someone else's passion through our own eyes. If they do like I did, grow with the hobby, or decide to stand pat with what ever they started with then it's all good.