Hi!
You're right about not being there. Major omission. Actually his should have been in 4.0 too. I think it was not translated from 3.0 to 4.0. But this rule is pretty old (I think at least 2 years).
I understand what you say about barrages, thats why they ignore holofields (and still do), but the artillery unit must be able to see the unit to get a direct shot in. That is impossible with a holofield, thats why they should always scatter. In other words target acquisition is hard for both direct fire and barrages since a precise coordinate cannot be given due to the holofield. Unlike direct fire however once it falls in the general area of the titan it hits the titan since the holofield doesn't protect versus area affect.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "ckaminskipoboxcom" <ckaminski_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:05 PM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Holofields vs Barrage
> I'm not complaining about the eldar holofields (I guess I am in a
> way) but this scatter rule is COMPLETELY new to me. I've not seen in
> in SM2, Netepic 4 or netepic 4.1, that's why I'm confused? It's more
> like I'd have to admit to my friends that those 3 titans of his I
> mauled last game actually probably would have been alive because we
> weren't playing with automatic scatter on barrages (ala doomweaver
> templates).
>
> Doesn't click in my head. Barrages are by their very nature area
> affect weapons. I'd expect them to ignore holofields w/o scatter.
>
> And the only reason I lost was bad tactics. :) At least I'm man
> enough to admit it.
>
> Thanks!
> -Chris
>
> --- In netepic_at_y..., Lorenzo Canapicchi <lorenzo.canapicchi_at_t...>
> wrote:
> > Chris Kaminski wrote:
> > >>From the NetEPIC 4.1 Eldar codex (Page 21):
> > > Holo-fields are useless against barrage weapons. Any barrage
> weapon
> > > attack ignores the Holo-field save for purposes of determining
> damage.
> > > On the other hand, Holo-field saves apply to all weapon attacks
> that do
> > > not use a template and are not psychic attacks, including Warp
> Missiles
> > > and even multiple Vibro-Cannon shots. The fact that the Warp
> missile
> > > does not travel through normal space is irrelevant since the Holo-
> field
> > > blocks the sight of the firer and conceals the Titan, and hence
> the
> > > firer may shoot the missile to a wrong spot, through Warp or not.
> If
> > > you want to destroy an Eldar Titan, use a barrage missile.
> > >
> > > If the following is so, I'm trading in all my IG/SM for Eldar.
> >
> > Eh eh, what a deal :o) ok I take your IG and you take my Eldar army
> with
> > all the titans(..ok ok I know it's not fair, but he's so excited
> with
> > holofields :o) just don't tell him)
> >
> > P.S. with IG I never (never) use Eldar Titans, and I always win,
> just try
> > to figure why.
> >
> > --
> > Lorenzo Canapicchi
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> > Via Frigia 27, 20126 Milano Italy
> > tel: 02.25771.460
> > http://www.txt.it
>
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