On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Paul Tobia wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, oki_at_... wrote:
>
> >
> > >>In some ways is got more abstract - Eldar aspects are just aspects. You
> > >>can make stands of close-assault aspects & combine banshees, scorpions etc
> > >>or support aspects with reapers & dragons.
> > >>
> >
> > >... What? ... WHAT???????? oh my God! I hope this is just a Nightmare!!!!!!
> > >You can't do this...please tell me isn't true... oh
> > >NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ...
> > >sniff! sniff! my beautiful little game!!!! sob!
> > >sniff!.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
> > >sigh! sniff!
> > >....sorry guys this was too much for me really too much ... sorry again.
> >
> > Paul, is this true ?
>
> Yeah it's true... there is an extra level of absrtaction in E40k. Andy
> and Jervis decided that the differences between a Banshee and a Scorpion
> aren't really that much considering the scale of conflict so certain
> infantry and vehicles are lumped together.
>
> Ex. A distinction is made bewteen Scorpions/Banshees, then Spiders/Winged
> Dudes then "others" and then Exarchs and then Dark Reapers.
>
> Ex2. Gobsmashas, Bowelburnas, and all other tank type Ork vehicles are
> lumped under battlewagons.
>
> Ex3. Trygons, Haruspex, and other assault tanks for the Tyranids are
> lumped into one Assault Spawn category.
Great, I always thought that the tryanids had too many troop types.....
Rich
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