Are you nuts!! If outside the vehicel how will they beneafte from the
vehicel's armor. What knid of drugs DO YOU GUYS HAVE over there.
----- Original Message -----
From: Karlsen Rune <rune.karlsen_at_...>
To: 'Netepic_at_... ' <netepic@...>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Transport Vehicles
> We've played with a 50% bailout chance for a long
> while now, and it works just fine.
> Orks have a higher chance though, since they don't
> actually ride inside their battlewagons. 3+ on orks
> bailout should do it.
>
> Rune
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barr
> To: netepic_at_...
> Sent: 01.04.00 06:52
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Transport Vehicles
>
> Does anyone actually see transport vehicles used *as transports* in a
> game after the first turn ("regular" transports like rhinos,
> battlewagons, falcons, not invulnerable wave serpents or termites etc)
> ? I've usually seen them in use the first turn only (rush up &
> disembark) because no one wants their units to just get waxed for free
> while repositioning. The few times I've seen it, the casualties have
> been horrendous. Sooo.....
>
> How do you feel about changing the "transported units without fixed
> saves die automatically" rule to giving the passengers some kind of
> bail-out save, like only die on a 1-3 on d6 or such. Allow you to feel
> a little more comfortable shuttling troops around in APC's without them
> being just 3-for-1 bargains for the enemy. Many of the shots that
> "kill" an epic vehicle could reasonably be assumed to not be on the
> level of "and then it's a ball of plasma", rather engine destroyed,
> treads taken out&wrecks, etc, which could be very survivable for
> occupants. I *don't* want microarmor levels of detail for diff types
> of hits, but I'd just like to be able to see transports used as
> transports within the game...
>
> Jim
>
>
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