Re: [Epic] Introduce Myself

From: Andrea Langhi <a.langhi_at_...>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 13:31:24 +0000

> Glad to hear of another Squat player... there don't seem to be many of
> us left, these days.
>
I think the Squat had not a great success as a race for their slow
Movement in 40K, and I think that what doesn't go in 40K is deleted
from Epic (my personal POV). Anyway I love 'em in Epic. I'm a shooty
player (IG...) and I love to sit in my line to shoot at the enemy
while some highly specialized H2H troop go to kill particular targets
of interest. In Epic the Squats seem to be one of the best armies to
do that. You have good bikes, marvelous trikes and Gyrocopters as
fast troops, the Colossus, the Land Train, the Cyclops and all the
heavy weaponry that can crush a Titan eith no problems, and the best
Epic vehicle of all: the Overlord. What a weapon!!! I always fileld
at least a company of them.

> 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....
>
Oh, about what topics???
ABout the background I must say that I am an estimator of the old
Rogue Trader background, for topics I discussed in Edwin's 40K
list...

> Drawbacks? Well, no Squats comes to mind.
>
They have been published in CJ... unofficial.. and seems that soon or
later will come a Codex Squat either for 40K and Epic...

> (Though some consider it a highlight. Pagans. ^_- )
>
All people who have tasted the plasteell of a Colossus' track

> 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....
>
Mmmhhh... I'd like to know the rules... maybe at the end I will buy
the box (at worst, I'll have a good Marine army...)

'ave to go

See ya

-Andrea Langhi
      a.langhi_at_...
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