Post by tapecrawler on May 24, 2017 1:16:03 GMT
Coming from a background with a few other war games, there are some things that seem to be universal. One is picking an army that mirrors your instinctive strategy. I learned this over the years playing different games with the same people. I have a very aggressive in your face play style and my friend that I've played against the most is very defensive minded. He's most comfortable turtling up and letting his opponent come to him. Once you figure out your play style, look at the casters and find one that matches you. The two casters you play have very different strategies and this can cause problems by playing too aggressive with Old Witch and not aggressive enough with Kharchev. Once you learn to play naturally without handicapping yourself by forcing yourself into an uncomfortable fit play wise, then you can venture out and try different casters. ( I will admit that Old Witch is one of my favorite casters, but I know I need to learn the game better before venturing forth with the most difficult casters we have .)
Another thing that helps me is I used to run Soviet infantry in Flames of War which is a very aggressive list that dies in droves. I quickly learned that being emotionally invested in the minis themselves after spending weeks prepping, painting, and basing them was silly. They don't die or are forfeited at the end of the game so it didn't matter if 99% of my army was removed from the table as long as I still won. This was different than most of my opponents. They would spend months researching the right uniforms, camouflage, and equipment before painting and would be so emotionally invested in their minis that I won many games just by destroying their favorite unit. They would be so thrown off their game that they would make silly mistakes. It was easy to learn this just by talking to them before the game. The point of this is don't be those guys. You still get to take your models home with you at the end of the day. 😉
If you're getting frustrated with your win/loss ratio, try changing things up. You are trying to learn against two people (mainly from what you've said) that have more experience and probably have optimized lists against what you bring. If you bring the same lists every time, it's easy for opponents to tech against them.
But the main goal is not necessarily to win, but to spend an enjoyable time with friends.
Another thing that helps me is I used to run Soviet infantry in Flames of War which is a very aggressive list that dies in droves. I quickly learned that being emotionally invested in the minis themselves after spending weeks prepping, painting, and basing them was silly. They don't die or are forfeited at the end of the game so it didn't matter if 99% of my army was removed from the table as long as I still won. This was different than most of my opponents. They would spend months researching the right uniforms, camouflage, and equipment before painting and would be so emotionally invested in their minis that I won many games just by destroying their favorite unit. They would be so thrown off their game that they would make silly mistakes. It was easy to learn this just by talking to them before the game. The point of this is don't be those guys. You still get to take your models home with you at the end of the day. 😉
If you're getting frustrated with your win/loss ratio, try changing things up. You are trying to learn against two people (mainly from what you've said) that have more experience and probably have optimized lists against what you bring. If you bring the same lists every time, it's easy for opponents to tech against them.
But the main goal is not necessarily to win, but to spend an enjoyable time with friends.