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>
> Excerpts from Epic: 5-Sep-97 [Epic] Introduce Myself by "Andrea
> Langhi"_at_mythos.i
> > Greeting, M'lords!!!!
>
> Greetings, sir!
>
> > I introduce myself. I'm Andrea Langhi, Male, Italian, 20 Years Old.
> > I play either Warhammer 40.000 (SW, IG, Ty, UM) and Epic Space
> > Marines/Titan Legions (SQUAT!!!!!).
>
> Glad to hear of another Squat player... there don't seem to be many of
> us left, these days.
>
> > I was eager to ask you if there are still Epic SM players around,
>
> Most certainly, though I can't say I've played much of either game at
> the moment. I'm mostly hanging out here still because I really like the
> old background, and we've had some good discussions on it lately....
>
> > and to the Epic 40K players: looking ant the old rules, what do are the
> > highlight and the drawbacks of E40K????
>
> Drawbacks? Well, no Squats comes to mind. (Though some consider it a
> highlight. Pagans. ^_- ) The over-generalization in some areas (like
> Titan weapons) while other areas are still very specific (Leman Russ D.
> comes to mind) can be considered a drawback, depending on what you like
> playing. The points system (pay per stand now, basically) can be nice
> in the customization, but it also draws the min/max players out of the
> woodwork which can be really annoying. You're also out a lot of
> built-in flavor, like the different Ork Clans. On the flip side, it
> seems to run faster, and the suppression stuff is nice. I haven't
> actually played, though, so take this with a dose of salt, as it were....
>
I always felt that second ed. was very immature, there were too many
loopholes, and it seemed to be geared towards a much younger crowd. I
think for individual squad detail, the first edition was a better game,
it was just too slow. I liked having a list of weapons and firing them
instead of unique stats for each vehicle.
I have to say though. I think E40K is the best release. Armmies still
maintain a lot of there identity, which is what was thought lost with
this game. The game mechanics are a lot more solid, and the game makes
more sense, and is EXTREMELY fast (I played two fair sized games in 5
hours the other day, with two different armies and different board layout.)
My only gripe with E40K is the lack of background supplied, I think the
lads at GW seem to forget that not everyone knows the 40k universe as
well as some of us...
Steve
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Received on Sun Sep 07 1997 - 16:03:56 UTC