This is true but I kept in mind the Slann stubborn Like Squats, have poor CC
like IG, have junk artilliry like SM in the fact that it does not destroy
just can pin unit, but are high tech like Eldar. I did not choose the best
of the best when making up the units, just picked units that matched the
fluff I've gathered from Rouge Trader times, and Warhammer.
----- Original Message -----
From: Luca Lettieri <magnus_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 3:31 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] General concepts on army lists
> I've followed with some interest the Slann debate. I won't go into
> that since I know nothing about the Slann, but I'd like to express a
> general opinion.
>
> It has been said the Slann units must be balanced since they've been
> copied from other units belonging to existing armies. However, the
> fact that each unit, singularly, is modeled on a pre-existing one
> does not ensure that the army as a whole is balanced.
> In Epic all the armies get better deals on some unit types and get
> screwed in others. The IG have great artillery but pitiful CC
> capabilities, Chaos has great CC units but poor long-range firepower
> etc. We know the deal.
>
> Now, if I build an army by copying all the best units of each army,
> with the same statistics and cost, maybe the single unit is
> "balanced" because it's the equivalent of an existing one; but the
> army as a whole is grossly unbalanced. Imagine my "Space Cheese army"
> with the equivalent of IG artillery, SM (regular and/or chaos)
> infantry, squat superheavies and a mix of Tyranid biotitan with
> imperial titan weapons (wait.. now that I think of it, this is the
> Eldar actually :-) ok ok I'm joking, Lorenzo). Or, at the other
> extreme, the "Space Losers army" with IG infantry, SM artillery,
> squat titans and tyranid epic-style chain of command.
>
> So... having an army with "pre-existing" unit templates does not
> ensure army balance per se.
>
>
> Luca Lettieri
>
>
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