EDIT 3.0: Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I finally did it I ran in to a horrible cycle of Fail because the Goers kept on getting the ball on every face-off (9 times in a row.. I counted), but I somehow ended up winning now.

It started off with me having bad luck as usual, but I came through with a couple miracles, and won 2-1. Long story short: Went through horrible trials of patience, but came out on top; ME HAPPY! *gives massive bear hug to everyone*

Blitzball, outside of the Luca tourney is actually fun now. Yay for me.

And now, the nomal contents of this thread:

Let me start out by saying I've had FFX for about 4 or 5 years now, and I'm only about 60 hours in to the game - I finally decided to resume playing this game after like two years (I gave this game no love what so ever). And I must say, it's been going really difficult to me. I look back, and see that I messed a lot of things up along the way, namely my Sphere Grid (Tidus knows Ultima?). So, I decided to restart the game, and do everything right (that I messed up a number of years ago). Progress is going good, now =]

Alright, with that out of the way, I'm at tournament Luca right now, doing my first Blitzball tourney. And for the life of me, I cannot win it. All the other players seem to out-rank me in every way, shape or form.

Now, I've pretty much tried everything, and it's just getting frustrating now. Does anyone have any good strategies, because obviously mine don't work. Said strategy(s) of Failure(s) is: Trying to pass the ball around lots, and giving it to the guys with high EN and PA to wander around, and distract the other team, and then using their high PA (and EN for encounters) to pass it to a player with high SH.

I just cannot seem to do this. I once got a goal on them on the first quarter, and thought I could play defensive and/or try to get a goal with Tidus's Jeht Shot.. Nope, they scored. Went in to two overtimes, then got bestest vida higher stats.

OK, really now. Either I'm just really bad, need more practice, don't know the key to winning this thing, I messed up my stats along the way (which I doubt because Blitzball stats are seperate), or the game just really, really hates me.

But, uhhh, some strategies would be really.. really nice. I don't get frustrated at many things in life--but next to Super Mario Kart--this is one of them

Help me.. Please.

EDIT: DAMN, DAMN, DAMN, DAMN! I just can't do it. It usually winds down to the enemy getting the ball at the face-off, and not letting me have ONE opportunity to do anything about it. And they score, I'm screwed. If I do get the ball, I try to through it around as much as possible, but their red arrows just swarm me, and I always end up facing off against (usually multiple) people with high a high BL and AT. This is just insanity. I can't do anything.. how am I supposed to pass the ball back and fourth if their red arrows always know where to go.. but my green arrows always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?

INSANITY, I tellz yah.

=[=[

I must've done something wrong.. oh-so wrong.

EDIT 2.0: I swear, they get the ball at every start. I've had it go 1-1 once, but they won in OT.. And at other times, I'm RIGHT up at the goal, with only one defender I manage to smash through. And it still fails... DAMN

Hey, thanks for the quick reply =]

Normally, I'd just let this slide, but.. I've kinda had this game since grade 7 (in grade 12 now), so that'd be nearly 6 years. And six years of not giving this game any love.

So, just like my PS2, I am inclined to love this game. A lot, and I feel I must do everything correctly >_> I'm guessing that Blitzball will be a lot easier after the tournament, myes?

Must... beat... =P When I have to beat something, I have to beat it. I don't really get deterred easy.

But yeah, somewhat frustrating. Methinks I should go to bed and try later tommorow; a clear head does wonders.

*asplodez*

Yeah, I know I shouldn't really care about said Blitzball, but damn >_> I feel so obligated for devoiding this game of love.. for about 9 months at a time =P

Must do et. And some MLG pr0ztipz would be nice, too.

*flees* *scours Internet*

Going to bed, and much love. <3

Yeah, I figured that Blitzball would be much easier after the first tournament in Luca.. but dang >_>

I once somehow scored a goal in the first half, and ran away with the ball in the second half, and got gang-banged when there was just a few seconds left, and they scored a goal. Went in to two OTs, and then through magical BS, they scored =[=[

I was also JUST about to use the Jeht Shot... but no, it was RIGHT at the 3:00 minute mark in the 2nd half >_>

*kriez*

That same thing happened to me with the Jecht Shot *cries along*

I'm pretty crap at Blitzball, though I have won the trophy in Luca once, though it was through sheer luck. I agree it gets easier as you train up in later games ^^

I've never won a match of Blitzball. I don't care enough about a mini-game to be bothered to play it enough to get good.

I DID manage to score a goal once. That's enough of a victory for me. =]

xD, ditto. I've only scored one goal ever, and it was an utter triumph

Blah, methinks I'll just keep at it.