Re: [NetEpic ML] Epic 40,000 evolution:Q Army & Allies

From: bikerbeerstud <bikerbeerstud_at_...>
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 02:05:08 -0000

It is in my opinion that even the subjects of the Imperium should
have to stick hard and fast to the 75/25, one ally rule.
I prefer SM/TL, and really enjoy how the army cards limit the
composition of you army and, in a way, force you to play 'that'
army. Imperium players are the worst at making the 'perfect' army
since they have so much to choose from, so the ally rule allows you
to add a little, but essentially not change the army.

Now, to take that a little further, I feel the 'open endedness' of
Epic40k spoiled the uniqueness of each army, and greatly hurt the
game as a whole. How much fun can it be when everyone pretty much
builds the same army?

For me, it all boils down to this;
SM/TL is like 40k, only BIGGER.
Epic40k is like 40k, only SMALLER.

What I mean by that is that SM/TL played like mass combat. Regiments
of troops, companies of tanks. Truly titanic battles. And Epic40k
is just like it's 25mm brother but on a 6mm scale. Little units,
individual vehicles, Short range conflicts.
SM/TL had real unique armies with lots of special units and rulz (see
orks!), and Epic40k was just a homogonized version. Dull and
flavorless.

Now, on to some GW bashing. How could you field a legion sized army
and fight a titanic battle when artillary pieces come two to a
blister, cost a fortune, and are made out of 4 or 5 pieces?! The
troop boxes went from 5/10 sprues of troops, down to the equivlent of
just two. Nearly all the pieces got remodeled, and the player foots
the bill. However, only a few of the re-models were worth it, such
as Imperial Titans, Eldar Vehicles, and the new plastics. Most of
the work, ended up with unjustifiable results as most units didn't
look much better than the originals, and some were terrible (Eldar
Titans?) And to top it all off, tons of good stuff went away.
MekBoy gargants, tinbots, robots, Eldar knights.....Squats. Loads of
great metal were reduced to cheap plastic and stuff that used to come
on the plastic sprues were now seperate metal!

So, to sum it all up, they labotomized the game system, and expected
us to throw money at them for the privelege.

Pardon the long post and my soap box.
Received on Sat Feb 02 2002 - 02:05:08 UTC