Greetings All,
After an entertaining viewing of Starship Troopers (putting the
differences with the book out of my mind) I started looking for a large
scale SF game to play, and happily found NetEpic/Heresy via the
Epicenter. I have yet to play a game of either, but am looking forward
to trying them out. I've picked up a mostly painted Space Marine Army on
Ebay for what I hope is a reasonable price. What would be a good
opponent for them? Orks seem to be common, but the Tyrannids look
appealing after watching ST. Are these balanced foes?
I think I'll start off playing a game of Heresy with a friend - I like
it's emphasis on combined arms and for whatever reason, it read a bit
clearer than NetEpic for a non-GW expericed gamer (I have played mostly
DBX and Colonial, e.g. The Sword and The Flame, in the past). However, I
play Combat Mission on the PC quite a bit, and I found I like the
problems posed when effectively combining infantry, support, and armor.
What is a good point value for a first time game? I'd like it to run
fast enough to be resolved in 2-3 hours. How many turns do games usually
take? I've heard that GW games are designed to be finished in 6 turns.
Seems like awful few. Should I expect that from Heresy or NetEpic?
How important is terrain for a fun game? I have some Geo Hex for the
landscape, but nothing yet in the way of woods, buildings, etc. in 6mm.
Will the game be mindless without these, or is it possible to have a
good game on open, but rolling, ground?
ONe other question, possibly out of place from an untried player -
Heresy uses the you activate a unit, I activate a unit paradigm. I like
this approach, and have used it in other games to break the mass
uniformity of turn based movement. Have you tried a playing card based
system; I move unit on a black card , you move on a red card? The number
of turns evens out, rarely does someone move more than three times in a
row, but it adds an element of unpredicatability that I find appealing.
Thanks,
Tim
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Received on Fri Jun 01 2001 - 16:37:40 UTC