Re: [Epic] Net Epic (Titan point costs)

From: Tony Christney <acc_at_...>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:50:50 -0800

>I want to come out in favor of the point system that was posted. As I
>only have Warlord Titans :( I was checking how much my battle group
>would cost. I have one Titan armed with two Multiple Rocket Launchers
>and two Volcano Cannons; one armed with two Gatling Blasters, a Volcano
>Cannon, and a Chain Fist; and one armed with a Melta Cannon, a Gatling
>Blaster, a Laser Blaster, and a Volcano Cannon. Would you believe that
>the point total came out to 1800 points? I seem to recall several
>people using this value as a house rule for the cost of a Warlord
>Battle Group based on the "three for the price of two" concept. (BTW,
>note the absence of one-shots. ;]) So IMHO the points balance well.

I'm glad you like it! I was suprised at how closely the AT values and
mine were. I had no idea.

>On the other hand, how do we figure the VPs for a battle group? Do we
>just take the total VPs and divide it between the three Titans? For
>instance, in my example above, would each Titan be worth 6 VPs? Or is
>there another method that would work better?
>
>Another random thought. Some Eldar players have been talking about a
>Warlock Battle Group composed of a Warlock Titan and two Phantoms. I
>could see an Imperial Battle Group composed of a Warlord and two
>Reavers (using the Warlord as a gun platform and the Reavers as
>guards). There could be other combinations of Titans that I'm missing.
> Do we want to allow this or not? It could be done easily with this
>point system. Just an idea.
>
>
>Seth Ben-Ezra
>Great Wolf

I don't know about this idea. Then again, I'm not sure that I like the idea
of battlegroups in general. I think that something that was included in a set
of rules that is, IMHO, likely a marketing ploy, should be in question.

I would prefer tweaking the cost of a single Titan would be preferable to
battlegroups. This is especially true if we wish to incorporate rules for
Titan defence systems.

By pricing Titans individually, it would also put all of the races on an
equal footing. Here's an example of my Titan Utopia:

No battlegroups. However, as compensation, forces made up of over 50% TechGuard
would get their Titan chassis for 2/3 the cost of other Imperial forces. Thus
the bonus associated with battlegroups would only apply to TechGuard. Also,
the TechGuard could buy a single Titan chassis for 2/3 the cost. Chaos Titans
would cost slightly more than their Imperial counterparts. I could see this as
being solely due to chaos "enhancements".

Titans would have some sort of point defence system. Whatever it is, I wouldn't
want to see it make Titans indestructible.

Tony Christney
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