Peter,
I haven't really heard any negativity about Epic A on
Tuffskulls group site but I only quuickly checked it
out. If you want my name and email address for this I
will help out. I didn't know the E40K group really
disliked the new version.
Darius
--- Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It seems pretty split so far, but I got an offer
> from one of the 40k
> forums for 30 names and e-mail addresses. So that
> tips it heavily in
> favor of doing something.
>
> I need to hear from more people though. I'm not
> sending this with less
> than 100 names.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr_Beat_Master [mailto:Meistro_at_...]
>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:17 PM
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Epic A: should we say
> someting?
>
> I don't think that is such a good idea just to leave
> them to it. We
> left them to it when they were writing epic 40K at
> look at the bloody
> mess they inflicted on us! No, something needs to be
> said. If epic is
> ever to be returned to its former glory then the
> direction they are
> taking leads it into the abyss to be forgotten. The
> petition is a good
> step and the names and emails of every epic member
> opposed to the
> current EA should be listed and sent. Other
> communities need to be
> contacted to do the same. If a full scale
> mobilisation of the epic
> community can be acheieved (And mass emails and
> protests are to be
> sent) then it might be enough to shake GW into
> choosing a better
> direction for epic. I can just see jervis face when
> he comes to his
> machine and has 9 million new emails waiting for
> him! 8�) Maybe then
> he will swallow his pride...
>
> --- In netepic_at_y..., darius spano <dmanspano_at_y...>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Personally, I thought the rules were changing for
> the
> > better. E40K is all about firepower and
> suppressing
> > units. I thought Epic A took some of that away and
> > made it more realistic because close combat was
> more
> > deadly and it encouraged more CC and validated
> troop
> > stereo-types. I prefer Net Epic to E40k but I
> thought
> > Epic A was improving some of E40K. I haven't seen
> > vehicle rules.
> > Let Jervis be. He will realize if its a dog or not
> and
> > start from scratch or a different angle. The E40K
> > group should be sending the messege to him not us.
> We
> > play our own version of Space Marine and the two
> games
> > are very different. How many of us have played
> E40K?
> > If so, how many times? I have played it about 4-5
> > times. The E40K group have played it hundreds of
> > times. They are better at giving an opinion in
> that
> > regard. We can offer ours as well but the strength
> > behind it is not there. If anything let it play
> out.
> > It may surprise us.
> > On second thought, why not send him an encouraging
> > email because we do take a lot of ideas for
> building
> > armies and troop types from the Fanatic mag. He is
> > also willing to support an epic scale while most
> games
> > released these days are 28mm.
> > Rambling & Rambling & More Rambling
> > Darius the "undecided"/the "uncommitted"
> >
> > --- Kelvin Henderson <kx.henderson_at_q...> wrote:
> > > Hi everyone!
> > >
> > > I say that we should send in some sort of
> response
> > > from the group. I
> > > haven't been following Epic:A's development too
> > > closely, I'll admit, but
> > > some of what I have heard I like while other
> things
> > > seem absurd. The best
> > > way to get Fanatic's (and hence, Jervis')
> attention
> > > is to draft a letter
> > > from the whole group, noting our membership
> numbers
> > > in particular, and send
> > > it off.
> > >
> > > If we really want to have a say in the future of
> the
> > > "official" Epic, then
> > > we do need to say SOMETHING.
> > >
> > > -Kelvin....
> > >
> > > IMPORTANT. Antidisclaimer. This email is not
> and
> > > cannot, by its nature, be
> > > confidential. En route from me to you, it will
> pass
> > > across the public
> > > Internet, easily readable by any number of
> system
> > > administrators along the
> > > way. If you have received this message by
> mistake,
> > > it would be ridiculous
> > > for me to tell you not to read it or copy it to
> > > anyone else, because, let's
> > > face it, if it's a message revealing
> confidential
> > > information or that could
> > > embarrass me intensely, that's precisely what
> you'll
> > > do. Who wouldn't?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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