Cool I like you Kelvin, I play with the same type. LOL very upsetting at
times.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelvin" <kx.henderson_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 5:54 PM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Eldar Holofields
> At 08:53 AM 3/16/00 +0100, Lorenzo wrote:
> >When I was reading, one idea come up for Holofields ... what about
> >remain with the old rules but _any_ barrage shot against Holo-protected
> >thing (even direct) _must_ scatter as indirect, after all if you relly
> >don't know where something is you cannot directly fire against it, this
> >sound more simple and fit more with the idea of Holofield.
> >
> >Opinions?
>
> This is a really good idea that I had tossed around for a while, but in
the
> end I rejected it. Why you ask? It's a matter of targetting. If there
> happen to be Eldar units gathered around the base of the Titan and the
> opposition fires a direct barrage at said units he will be mighty honked
of
> if this is forced to scatter because of the Titan's Holofield.
> Alternatively, the Eldar Player will be mighty honked off if the barrage
> does NOT scatter becuase the barrage is not targetting the Titan, but the
> troops.
>
> This will eventually lead to one of two problems:
>
> A. People playing the Eldar will simply say they are not specifically
> targetting the Titan in order to avoid the scatter - "Oh darn, look. Your
> Phantom just HAPPENED to be caught by the barrage. Shucks."
>
> B. Eldar players will abuse the protection of the Holofield by clustering
> troops around it so as to force the barrages to scatter - "Oh, you're
> targetting my Wind Rider host with that barrage? But it hits my Titan!
> Holofield scatter please! I don't care if you don't want to hit my Titan,
> it still does! Why do you think I placed all the Bikers there in the
first
> place? Scatter please! No, I still don't care if all 3 of your Bombards
> can see them clear as day, scatter damn it!"
>
> See the problem? And if you have never played against the type of people
I
> have quoted above, come to Brisbane and I'll introduce you to a who club
> full of them! This is why I proposed my other options. The scatter is a
> really good idea, but would be really hard to implement without a whole
> plethora of special rules.
>
>
> -Kelvin....
>
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