Re: [NetEpic ML] Eldar and Orks

From: Warprat <warprat_at_...>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 20:22:37 -0700

Hi again, Kelvin!

Comments on your comments on my comments.



Kelvin wrote:
>
> At 10:48 PM 4/10/00 -0700, Warprat wrote:
>
> >I have always played with this rule, and always hated it. While there
> >are plenty of reasons to play with this rule, I just don't like it.
>
> I've always been aware of it and never had a problem with it as I use my
> Gargants as fire-support for my Klans. I think in the years I've been
> playing Orks I've engaged something in CC with a Gargant ONCE. Sure I'VE
> been the target of CC plenty of times, but I've only initiated it ONCE.
> With all the shooty weapons available to Gargants and nowhere else in the
> list, my Gargants are usually used as gun-platforms.
>


I've got a really cool Great Gargant with a Snapper and a Ripper Fist.
I'm gathering parts to make a Slasher with a Snapper and two Ripper
Fists. I think it's great to see titans fighting in Close Combat. But
your right, it doesn't happen often.

In one game, a couple of months ago, my Snapper Gargant got to pin and
decapitate a Warhound titan. What made this even more sweet, was that
after rolling for the extra snapper movement, it took every last
centimeter of movement. I gambled, and won. It could have gone either
way.

I think the direction NetEpic is going, now, is to make titan close
combat weapons cheaper. This should encourage more of these great hand
to hand titan contests. It would be a shame to leave the Gargants out
of this, and make them chase the little guys.




> >In the old rules, it made a little bit of sense, since ALL infantry
> >could shoot titans without the negative mod. Also, infantry used to be
> >able to swarm titans, so again, they were dangerous. Finally, titans
> >used to be able to attack infantry with thier CAF, this has also
> >changed. Now there is only the Electrohull.
>
> True. So we could perhaps allow the Gargant to ignore infantry stands and
> only target Vehicles, Superheavies, Praetorians and Titans.
>


Let's just "junk" the rule, it really doesn't work well anymore, if it
ever did.





> >I could see a Gargant wading into a formation of infantry, to do battle,
> >if it could battle them effectivly. But how is this to happen?
>
> With lots of Orks hanging out of hatches, firing their bolters like crazy!
>

YESSSS! This should happen, but doesn't, with the current NetEpic
rules.





> >Personally, with the Ork love of a good fight, I can't see why they
> >wouldn't want to head to the BIGGEST target, and pound it.
>
> Well as I said, they get easily distracted in the heat of battle. I don't
> have much of a problem with the rule, but if there's ehough of a problem
> with others about it I'd be happy to see it changed.
>
> -Kelvin....
>


Cool! What does everyone else think?

Warprat ;)
Received on Wed Apr 12 2000 - 03:22:37 UTC