Well sounds like a rematch is needed LOL :-), for real though just think if
those drop pods that were shot down opened or even worse hit the Mechs his
Company was still going to be in bad shape. For being the Slann player I am
I know I start to sweat when enemy units are that close to me. He would of
had to make a choose fire at all the troops coming out of the pods or at
your Bikes going to the Objective. So from what I can put together your plan
should of still worked either way the outcome of the pods.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eivind Borgeteien <eivind.borgeteien_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 8:56 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Slann defeated! (By a one time only mistake...)
> Hi!
>
> Glad you liked my battlereport, and I apreciate the feedback given us.
>
> First of all, to say my SM force was cheesy was bad wording from my
> part. What I meant was that this army was the one with the best
> chance of beating slann in my gaming group If this army could not
> beat slann, no other army in my group would either.
>
> This is what it is all about for my part, is it possible for any army
> in my gaming group to beat slann? I think not. As it turned out, I
> won, but only because of Runes mistake. If we play this game once
> more I will loose.
>
> Im not out to force any changes upon the rest of you, but to get a
> most possible ballanced Slann army for my gaming group. If the slann
> army works for you, it fine, but it dos not quite work for us yet.
>
> If the slann forces works fine for the rest of you it is time for us
> to take the discussion out of the netepic group and do it in private
> until we get rules that works in our group. Then we can let you all
> know how we are doing.
>
> Eivind
>
>
>
> --- In netepic_at_egroups.com, "dardman" <dardman_at_n...> wrote:
> > Warprat,
> > We have play tested the Slann for close to a year now. When we
> first started
> > they were total cheese and the other player thought they were
> great. But
> > everyone pointed out the cheesey parts of the army and we set to
> fix them.
> > The Slann shields were the first things to go and then the mantis
> missile
> > barrages that could only be fired every other turn and then the
> raising of
> > points of units.
> > If you look at the Slann, they have a wide field of units ranging
> from
> > infantry to flyers. It depends how you set up your army. The key is
> not to
> > over do it with the firepower because the Slann need fodder to help
> take
> > objectives. The mech are great for firepower and if you take a
> magus they
> > can be even more deadly and be in the enemy's face quickly,
> especially if
> > you decided to take those long warp jumps (that is what the tadpole
> mechs
> > are for).
> > Playing against them means being able to take a decently balanced
> army of
> > firepower and fodder.
> > Orcs--load up on nobz, nobz bikes and battlewagons to get your boyz
> in
> > quick.
> > Space Marine--make sure you have firepower (land raider company or
> > devastator company) with some speed and a titan if possible (he
> draws a lot
> > of fire).
> > Squats-Praetorians, Guild bike brotherhoods and thunderers.
> > IG--super heavives, levaithan, titan and a lot of fodder (rough
> riders,
> > beastmen and bikes).
> > Now when we play we don't use flyers because the rules are still a
> little
> > shakey and we don't have any flyers. So our games are land based
> tactics. I
> > think the flyers would add a different dimension.
> > Hope that helps.
> > Darius
> >
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