[NetEpic ML] Re: NetEpic revision....LOOOOONG but read it and vote

From: Peter Ramos <pramos_at_...>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:28:37 +0000

Hi!

You may need to unsubscribe the old e-mail and join under the new e-mail, that
should fix the difficulty. If it doesn't let us know so as to fix it.

Peter

deltaltd wrote:

> HEY NETEPIC I AM NO LONGER AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT PLZ SEND ALL FUTHER
> SUBSCRIPTIONS TO donnycrichton_at_...
> THX BYE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Evans <brian.a.evans_at_...>
> To: netepic_at_egroups.com <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, 28 November 1999 20:02
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: NetEpic revision....LOOOOONG but read it and vote
>
> >Absolutely NOT! Infantry may not enter close combat and still fire their
> >weapons.
> >
> >1. "Models pinned in close combat cannot fire, nor can other troops fire
> at
> >them." page 33, Titan Legions Rule Book. Since infantry are pinned by
> >everything, they should never be able to enter close combat and shoot in
> the
> >same phase. The rules in Titan Legions do not provide for any infantry
> >stand (or normal-sized vehicle) to do both, even command units.
> >
> >2. Allowing models to charge and fire will add a lot of needless
> >complications to close combat, movement, and shooting. My exarchs use
> some,
> >but not all, of their movement and contact an enemy squad. When do they
> >fire? Before they charge? After they charge? During their charge? This
> >is critical, because if the charging/shooting model kills the target of its
> >charge with its shooting attack, shouldn't they be allowed to continue
> their
> >charge into surviving enemy models? It would be entirely reasonable to
> >assume that the shooting/charging troops would be shooting at the squad
> they
> >are charging 'during their charge', so they would naturally complete their
> >charge into any surviving troops. Now we have to either allow them to move
> >in the combat phase, or fire in the middle of the movement phase, or fire
> >before the movement phase, or create a new shooting while on charge orders
> >phase. Arrrggg, how confusing.
> >
> >3. "Charge: Models with charge orders move flat out, sacrificing
> firepower
> >and caution for speed. The models move at double their normal speed in the
> >movement phase, but may not fire at all in the combat phase....." page 21,
> >Titan Legions Rule Book. Where is the balance between charge and advance
> >orders? If you allow troops to the advantages of double movement,
> shooting,
> >and the potential to enter close combat you have just weakened the power of
> >advance orders. I can recall many occasions when I wished that I had put a
> >particular unit on Charge instead of Advance orders, because my opponent
> had
> >moved into charge range. Each of the different order counters has their
> own
> >weaknesses and strengths. I would almost never put my troops on advance
> >orders, if on charge they would get double movement, shooting, and the
> >ability to enter close combat. I can easily see me only using First Fire
> or
> >Charge counters and completely ignoring Advance orders.
> >
> >Brian A. Evans
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Weasel Fierce <septimus__at_...>
> >To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 7:16 AM
> >Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: NetEpic revision....LOOOOONG but read it and vote
> >
> >
> >> >NO SHOOTING ON CHARGE ORDERS!! Units that have powerful guns (Exarchs)
> >> >would be AWSOME if they could shoot AND charge.
> >>
> >>
> >> exarches are command units....they CAN move 40 cm. and still first
> >fire.....
> >>
> >
> >(snip)
> >
> >> >
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> > > Accurate impartial advice on everything from laptops to tablesaws.
> >> > > http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1701
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault
> >> > > -- http://www.egroups.com/docvault/netepic/?m=1
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >Accurate impartial advice on everything from laptops to tablesaws.
> >> >http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1701
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >-- Easily schedule meetings and events using the group calendar!
> >> >-- http://www.egroups.com/cal?listname=netepic&m=1
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________________
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Was the salesman clueless? Productopia has the answers.
> >> http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1702
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- Talk to your group with your own voice!
> >> -- http://www.egroups.com/VoiceChatPage?listName=netepic&m=1
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Accurate impartial advice on everything from laptops to tablesaws.
> >http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1701
> >
> >
> >
> >-- Create a poll/survey for your group!
> >-- http://www.egroups.com/vote?listname=netepic&m=1
> >
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Get 75% Off Our Best Selling Health and Wellness Books!
> SelfCare.com has everything you need to take care of you and your family,
> plus spend $40 or more and your shipping is free!
> http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1824
>
> -- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault
> -- http://www.egroups.com/docvault/netepic/?m=1
Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 16:28:37 UTC

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Tue Oct 22 2019 - 10:58:48 UTC