pk500 wrote:icvu42 wrote:I picked this up after trading in some games. I have quickly realized two things 1- I have no idea what I'm doing 2 - It's a heck of alot of fun.
Just a couple of quick questions:
1- When should I use a grubber kick?
2- What constitutes offsides, because Im called for that every other minute
3- Is it important to understand the plays to be successful?
Thanks.
Rick
Another convert -- fantastic! I'll try to answer your questions, Rick,
but I hope Boltman chimes in, too.
1. I use a grubber kick only in two situations.
One is when I have a speedy guy on the outside carrying the ball who lacks support and is about to get nailed by a defender. I use the grubber kick just as the defender cuts toward my player. Sometimes, especially if my guy is fast enough, he'll blow right past the attempted tackle and scoop up the ball for a try or at least gain more ground. DON'T try this deep in your end, though, as the consequences of screwing up this tactic will hurt in your end.
The second situation is when I seem to hit a stone wall around the opposing team's 22-meter line. I'm not the greatest drop-kicker from that distance, so often I'll just attempt a grubber. Even if it fails, I usually can pin down the opposing player who scoops up the failed grubber deep enough in the CPU's territory that they'll probably kick it out to touch when they pick up the ball or on the ensuing ruck.
2. Ah, I was offsides all the time when I first got this game, so you're not alone! Your player is offsides when he's on the CPU's side of the ruck when the CPU plays the ball from the ruck. It's a judgment call, though. If your player is on the CPU's side of the ruck when the ball is played but he's either far away from the ball or on his way back to your side of the ruck, then sometimes the ref won't call it. But if your player is anywhere near the ball or the ruck when the ball is played back to the CPU in the ruck, you'll get nailed for offsides. You'll get the feel for it quickly.
3. I still don't understand the offensive plays in this game, but I do figure out quickly which offensive plays work best against certain opponents and exploit that as much as I can.
On defense, it's pretty logical which plays to pick with the D-pad. If you have the CPU pinned deep in its end, pick Kick as your defense. You'll set up for a nice return. If you have a team that uses a lot of overlapping passing, I find Pocket to work well. I almost always use Tight when a team is inside my 22 unless it's a superb overlapping team, and Tight also works well anywhere against teams that like to bull it up the middle and keep possession in the ruck. Standard works well everywhere else.
I had a great Rugby 06 experience Monday night, my last night at home before coming to Indy. I finished my Super 14 regular season with the Brumbies on Pro level, finishing third and qualifying for the playoffs. Not bad, since the Brumbies have the third-best rating among Super 14 teams. The Waratahs and Crusaders finished 1-2, respectively, in the regular season and crushed me in the regular season.
My semifinal game was against the Crusaders, and I won, 19-17, on a 76th-minute try by Stirling Mortlock. I played super-smart and super-conservative against the top-rated Crusaders, and I was stoked to win. A real nail-biter.
Then I f*cking destroyed the Waratahs, 45-17, in the final. Man, I was pumping my fist in delight like I have with few team sports games ever. It was gratifying as hell to see that Super 14 Cup in my trophy case on Pro level.
Now I think I'm ready to give Elite a shot when I return from Indy.
Man, I LOVE this game. I can't believe that I knew nothing about rugby two months ago and now am watching the game and actually know what the hell is going on, thanks to this game.
Rick, you need to pimp your brother Tony on this game, and the three of us could get together to play sometime!
Hope this helps.
Take care,
PK
