Re: [Epic] Eldar Support Weapons

From: J Andrew Evans <J_Andrew_Evans_at_...>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 21:02:37 +0100

I also am not convinced of a "Eldar are more expensive 'cos they're Eldar"
argument which I also thought of first. There are few Eldar things exactly
comparable with other people but take a look at the Predator and the Falcon,
more or less the same and yet the Eldar tank is only 2 points more yet it gets
the skimmer skill in addition!!

Anyway, I am now more interested in what the Firepower rules mean. The
Imperial Support Weapon clearly rises from 13 to 15 because it is an AT. The
Eldar Support Platform Battery is not mentioned (though they "thought Eldar"
because they raised the Wraithguard and the Fire Prism) so does it remain now
at 15 points!! Suddenly the Eldar are cheaper because they're Eldar rather
than more expensive!!!

Justify *that* on the "Eldar are special" argument.

A#

Thane Morgan wrote:


> I'm almost certain that 3 different people wrote the army lists, and
> they did not meet with eachother to discuss them. Then they handed it over
> to a drunk editor, who rubber stamped approval so he could go back to the
> pub.
>
> This has been noted before. It was hypothesized the eldar spcial abilities
> were what increased their cost, until we realized the eldar only have
> special penalties. If anything, the SM should be more expensive as they
> are stubborn.
>
> Thane

> J Andrew Evans wrote: > I just noticed that the Eldar Support weapons in
> the Army lists are 15
> > points per unit whereas the Imperial Support weapons in their Army
> > List are 13 points even though the stats are identical. Is this a
> > misprint? Is this an old chesnut? Does someone have a definitive
> > answer to this?
> >
> > In Firepower the support weapons cost rises from 13 to 18, because it
> > is an AT weapon. This is clearly using the Imperial figure but it
> > doesn't specify that just calling them "support weapons." Does the
> > Eldar weapon rise from 15 to 20 then or shall we assume they both are
> > now 18 since Firepower doesn't specify between them?
> >
> > Regards
> > Confused of Epic
>
>
Received on Sat Sep 26 1998 - 20:02:37 UTC