Re: [Epic] Q&A 7 *ANSWERED*

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 21:43:00 -0400

A. Allen McCarley wrote:
>
> Anyway, on to the Q&A!

        Thanks as always for getting this stuff to us...

> > 3) In a previous Q&A you informed us that an army could only have one
> > supreme commander, with the exception of the Tyranids whose number of
> > Dominatrices was limited by their overall army points. Several players
> > wnat to know if the Eldar also form an exception to this ruling, since
> > their Commander list says they may have up to two commanders. [I keep
> > stating that this obviously refers to two commanders *within the same
> > detachment* -- one Farseer and one Avatar -- but several seem to doubt
> > me.....]

        The reason for doubting you is that it says in the
Armies Book, in a box in the Eldar Commander detachment,
"Each Commander and his bodyguard forms a seperate detachment."

> > 6) In the last Q&A, you stated:
> >
> > > Q: The Slaanesh Questor titan seems much more useful than the
> > > Subjugator, yet it is the Subjugator that costs more. Is it
> > > possible that these two scout titans have their costs reversed in the
> > Armies
> > > book?
> > >
> > > P: No - the Subjugator has a Titan CC weapon
> >
> > We will, of course, accept your answer as always. However, I feel I may
> > have phrased the original question poorly. The Subjagator has a CC
> > weapon, yes, and this was the point of the question. The CC weapon does
> > not seem as useful as lots of firepower on a fragile WE wtih a low AF.
> > Another player notes that every other CC weapon, be it on a Tyrannid
> > BioTitan,
> > and Ork Gargant, or an Imperial Titan, has an FP of 4 and a range of 30.
> > If the Subjagor CC weapon had this as well, it would trade a 4 FP
> > 45cm range weapon for a 4 FP 30cm + CC ability. Which would seem worth the
> > points difference.
> >
> > Just to be sure we are asking the question we meant to ask, could it be
> > possible that either the two scout titans have their costs reversed, or
> > that the Firepower rating was left off of the Subjagator's CC weapon?
> >
> P: We did understand the question, it's just that we value the CC weapon
> higher than the firepower in this case. Gav says "try going up against three
> of them!". Point values are very subjective things, and can vary quite a lot
> depending on style of play as much as anything else.

        Well, I agree with that last statement at least. I
still think they made a mistake, though, especially when you
notice how cheap other non-WE CC units are (most bugs,
daemons, etc).

Scott
shupes_at_...
Received on Sat May 30 1998 - 01:43:00 UTC