Re: [Epic] Flyers are Vehicles too ... Revisited and Revised

From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 23:09:55 +0100 (MET)

At 05:24 PM 16/12/97 +1100, you wrote:
>> Comments?
> Hmmm the mere fact that youve written these rules would seem to indicate
> that you dont like the way that flyers work in E40k. Unfortunately I never
>really liked the SM2 flyer rules


It's true - even I don't like the 2nd Ed flyer rules, but all they need to
make them work is a single sentence "Flyers can pin flyers". ("Skimmers can
pin skimmers" - as it was pre TL would be a big improvement too...)


Agro



>(the flyers too often ended up doing
>laps back and forwards). Considering the speed that aircraft usually fly at
>(ok we're entering the dangerous world of comparing GW to reality) - at least
>today - the idea of ground attack aircraft doing doughnuts is a little
>ridiculous. The change to flyers was one of the better things about E40k -
>but heck thats only my opinion. Sorry I wasnt really being constructive here
>I was just surprised that you didnt seem to like the current rules. Ok theyre
>imperfect but theyre a good start (even if they do make flyers differ a bit
>from other vehicles).
> JAC
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>> -Donald Nguyen
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>> "When I am sad, I sing, and then the world is sad with me."
>> -Anon.
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Received on Tue Dec 16 1997 - 22:09:55 UTC