Re: [Epic] Rants. Was SM/TL vs E40K unit costs

From: Michael Reed <Reed_at_...>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 12:57:24 -0000

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> From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
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> I play micro armor, used to play LOTS of micro armor. Lossing a command
> unit in a WWII game is MUCH worse than in WH40K, but no set of rules
> that I know off prevents you for firing at the command elements if they
> are out in sight. The problem is that in WH40K the a "special" figure
> can, in most cases, eat a squad for lunch. Most command vehicles in the
> real world are not even armed. A commander should be directing the
> fight, not be the main point of the army. In E40K you get close to that
> effect. The effect of having the commander close by is you get
> "Stuborn" and get to re-roll CC results. The command elements, are, in
> general, not all that powerful of detachments. This means that blowing
> them away is a pain, but not a battle looser. I have seen WH40K games
> be called because the captian got killed.

You've missed the point, methinks. 40K, by its designers' declaration, isn't
a realistic wargame - it's heroic fantasy in an SF setting, rather like Star
Wars. Criticizing 40K for being unrealistic is the same as criticizing
SW for being scientifically inaccurate; it's true, but (IMHO) misses the appeal
of the game. Epic is considerably better on that count, but still inherits
a lot of the fantasy elements; otherwise we wouldn't have tank companies
being torn apart by howling packs of daemons. I couldn't honestly recommend
either game to someone interested in realism.
                                                Mike Reed
Received on Thu Mar 05 1998 - 12:57:24 UTC