Re: [Epic] Airstrip card/terrain idea

From: Erik K. Rutins <snowdo1_at_...>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 19:41:07 -0400

> Epic FB will not occur, simply because of the amount of infantry and
> non-shooty type troops, could you imagine how long that battle would
be.
> Battles could never get that big! Remember, 40K is a time when man
has
> colonized man planets, and there are many more for orks and Eldar, FB
does
> not support a population big enough for an Epic battle.

I totally disagree (about it being appropriate and possible, who knows
whether it will actually happen). The battles would have no reason to
be longer than Epic 40k battles and the current stand system would work
very well to arrange ranks. Just stick six stands back to back -
voila! instant regiment in ranks. The fluff in WHFB talks about
battles (as usual in GW fluff) being much larger than is possible in
the game. I for one would love to really fight a battle for a dwarven
hold with 500-1000 infantry on each side (100-200 stands) vs. the usual
100-200 that is about the biggest you see even in large WHFB games.

And before you go on about non-shooty stuff, have you ever actually
played someone who fielded their full 25% in war engines? Fantasy
battles can be _very_ shooty.

Regards,

- Erik

"Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble
up, if you will ever dig."
- Marcus Aurelius
Received on Fri Aug 01 1997 - 23:41:07 UTC