Dark Lord wrote:Skaven linemen don't progress any slower than Norse linemen, Amazon Linewomen, Human linemen or Dwarf linemen.
Actually, they progress slower than any of those.
Amazon linewomen and norse linemen actually progress very fast, because they're almost as good at scoring as catchers and blitzers from those races. In the amazon team i played, the linewomen had more SPPs than the throwers or blitzers, and almost as many as the catchers. Human linemen have a harder time, because human catchers are so much better at scoring that human linemen almost never get the chance to try. As for longbeards, they advance slowly and never score any TDs, but with block, AV9 and thick skull, you can leave them standing next to opponents, which means more blocks for you, and with block and tackle, more of those blocks will result in casualties.
Skaven linerats are better scorers than any of those other linemen, but still score less often (except for the longbeards of course), because it's so much easier to score with an AG4, MA9, dodge gutter runner. It's not just about the player's stats; it's also about what other options you have.
This is something that can only be understood by playing skaven, hence my comment. I have never seen a skaven team with linerats that were anywhere near the level of development of the other players on the team, and i have never been able to do it myself, even though i tried. Gutter runners are just way too good and get the large part of the TDs no matter how hard you try otherwise. This is more true for skaven than for any other team because this is the only team that has AG4 players, but not across the board.
