Team C - Grifball Tourney

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#1 Tue, 07/09/2013 - 08:29
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Team C - Grifball Tourney

Team C consists of me, Old n Achy, i6 Hitman, and Kenjamin1 MI

Somehow I get the "honor" of being captain, so I'll send you guys a FR.

Please post up the general times you can play so we can try and get a basis of when you'll be available. Also, let's talk about your Grifball experience. 

I am generally available most any evening with the exceptions being Saturdays and the occasional Friday. 

My gaming availabily is generally between 7:00 - 10:00 PM Central

I am a mediocre Grifball player and really enjoyed it in H3, but not so much in Reach. I find H4 to be better than Reach, so I've started playing it a little more. We should definately get together and play some games before the tourney to get a feel for how we mesh as a team and try to figure out some strats. 

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 09:15
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I can be available almost any evening after 7 or 8 Eastern.

I've played a lot of grifball in Reach and some in H4 with my teen sons. I agree we should try to get some games in before we play our tourney matches.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 10:29
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I have same the same availabilitty as you guys.  As for Griffball...I was pretty good in Reach, but have played very little in H4.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 21:40
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whoa good thing i decided to check the halo forums lol. So i'm on the team... GREAT! I'm usually good for thursdays thru sunday in the evenings. Send me a DM when you need ot get a hold of me quickly.

i've played a ton of H3 and Reach grifball. i consider myself a good player with or without the ball. In H3 i mastered the laucnhing technique to slam dunk the ball. In Reach i played a ton. Haven't played much in H4, maybe 10-20 games

we already won the championship btw...

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 21:42
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oh btw whenever we play i'll be live streaming it for 2old2play's twitch channel, hope that's ok with you guys...

 

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 08:00
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Hitman, did you get the message and FR I sent to you over XBL?

I'm glad everyone has now responded. One of the tough things about being a captain is chasing down teammates...lol

Would you guys like to try and have a set time and/or day to hopefully help expedite scheduling with the other teams? This way I can try to schedule something without having to run it by you guys every week.

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We decide our preferred match time would be Fridays at 8:00 PM Central. This would be when we would play our matches each week UNLESS otherwise indicated by the other team's availability or you guys need to make a change. 

This seem reasonable? Would Fridays @ 8:00 PM work for you guys? The only conflict I have with Fridays is I'm not available this Friday or the Friday of 8/9 - otherwise I should be set.

If Fridays aren't good, I think we'll need to go with Sundays since Saturdays are not good for me and I think Thursdays are when DEEP runs his customs.

Let me know what you guys think.

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 09:42
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Clan night but that is not a deal killer.  I can play 8 Central on Fridays.

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 09:43
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So Lou says... 5 games in the match, on the maps he specified...

Round 1- Team A vs Team D and Team B vs Team C 7/10-7/19

Round 2-Team A vs Team C and Team B vs Team D 7/20-7/29

Round 3- Team A vs Team B and Team C vs Team D 7/30-8/8

Seems like the Match Nights might be the tricky ones to schedule with the other teams, If Darth can get with the other captains on setting those dates we can plan around them and find our own best nights for practice. Total Victory WILL be Ours!

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 11:45
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OK, we'll just go with the flow and see what happens. We seem to have a fairly flexible group, but we'll try to keep the games in that Thursday - Sunday timeframe for Hitman. 

I'll contact the Team B cap to see if he has any info. I'll tell him our best times are Thursday, Friday or Sunday evening.

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 07:39
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We have tentative plans for a Sunday evening game if Jim can get his team together.

Do you guys have preference on time? 

The next couple of days are going to be somewhat erratic for me and my play time. Tonight is probably out, Friday night is out. However, I think I'll be around Saturday night, so if you guys are around we can get some practice games played. Hopefully some practice games on Sunday as well.

Let me know what works for you guys.

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 11:11
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I have a DVR so anytime Sunday is ok with me, although Beau (on their team) may not be available Sunday.  He is on vacation now and mentioned he would be back by Sunday, but who knows?

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 13:32
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sunday sounds good for me. The only problem i have with Friday is at any given time i might have plans on a friday night. If we wanted a set time and day i would suggest sundays for me cause i know i'm always free on sundays. If we have to play a game thurs-sat i can play it as long as i know ahead of time, no problem. You know what i mean?

i did not get the F/R by the way, my F/L is full so i don't even get the msg's. Just send me a msg on live instead of a F/R...

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 13:47
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Upon further review, it looks as though Lou is suggesting we try and hold our games on Friday night, with our first game being 7/19.

What do you guys think about this?

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 15:20
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No problems here.

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 16:15
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If they get a sub, I can do Sunday night. *The 19th might be tricky for me, but I can try.  

EDIT: can we try to get it in before the 19th??, I will have trouble being available that Friday.

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 16:53
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i should be ok for Friday the 19th, what time?

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 13:54
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I'm gonna talk to Jim and see what's up. We may be able to go ahead with the Sunday game.

Sorry for all of the confusion. 

Also, I might be on later tonight - say after 10:00 PM Central. If you guys are around we can get some practice. I should also be on and off Saturday throughout the day. 

Sat, 07/13/2013 - 11:19
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Hey Darth i sent you a FR! :)

Sat, 07/13/2013 - 20:15
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I think they have a sub for Team B to play Sunday... which might be good for us, ...because Beau knows Grifball!

Sat, 07/13/2013 - 20:58
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Yes he does.  Hope Sunday night is on.

Sat, 07/13/2013 - 21:35
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Jim suggested Sunday night at 7:00 Eastern. 

Can you guys do this?

Sorry for the late notice, but real-life things happened today.

Sat, 07/13/2013 - 23:34
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Teams A and D are attempting to get their games in Sunday (today) around 4 or 5 in the afternoon; maybe more games can be played today?
Sun, 07/14/2013 - 01:28
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as in today (sunday) at 7pm? i can be there...

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 03:26
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No problems for me.

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 08:23
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I should be on about an hour prior to the game if you guys want to try and get some game in before we play.

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 13:24
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I'm good for tonight, will try to get on before 7 eastern.

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 19:17
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Thanks team, I really thought we weren't playing poorly, just not getting any lucky breaks. I'm willing to be available for practice if Cpt. Darth thinks we need it.

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 07:57 (Reply to #27)
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Kenjamin1 MI wrote:

Thanks team, I really thought we weren't playing poorly, just not getting any lucky breaks. I'm willing to be available for practice if Cpt. Darth thinks we need it.

I agree Ken. We didn't really play poorly, but it was obvious they were more organized and had more of a game plan. They kept continuous pressure on our base by sending single people along the edges to cause issues in our spawn. This allowed them either easy tosses into the base for quick scores or allow their other players to rush in as we dealt with the spawn killer. Granted, Beau being tough to kill made it all the more difficult too.

I think we need to be a little better with managing the ball. Throwing the ball is beneficial, but only if we can make accurate throws to open people. I feel like we were too careless with the tosses into their base trying for quick scores and ended up turning the ball over. 

Better communication and practice throwing can help in this area, but the tried and true method of slaying into their base and running the ball in is still the bread and butter of Grifball. 

Ball management is crucial when playing against a team that has better slayers. If you do not have a clear path or teammates with you, back off and wait for back-up. 

Our first two games were decent and I felt like we made things relatively close, but the last three games were all shutouts and we just weren't ogranized enough to compete or realize what was happening. If our base isn't clear, it makes it tough to make a push into their area and we always had one of their team in our base. 

Anyway, I'm just doing some Monday morning quarterbacking. I really didn't play particularly well, but I'm not a strong slayer. I'd love to get in some practice as I certainly need it!

All that being said, I do appreciate you guys communicating with me, showing up and making this a relatively easy process. I'll see if I can get with the next team's captain to try and get some plans going for our next match. I will request Thursday - Sunday evening and go from there, so please let me know if you have any conflicts.

Good games you guys and remember to have fun!

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 22:16
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Same here.

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 22:36
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Good games guys.

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 19:16
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I may be out of town on the 19th and again on the 25th, but should be ok otherwise.

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