RE: [Epic] Epic 40K Facts
>>> Forth, pop-up attacks, now better than ever. You can move at charge
>>> speed and still pop-up. You can fall back and pop-up (normal movement).
>>> And you can overwatch and pop-up (reroll misses).
>
>>On the first, what is charge speed? If you mean assault, then yes - but
>>isn't firing at 1/2 firepower? If you mean marching (the quickest way
>>to move) then they cannot shoot.
>
>Assault speed. The firepower is half, but there are ways around that with
>some weapons.
>
>>On the second, can units fire if they are broken and forced back? I
>>don't _think_ they can. if they are retreating as a normal move, why
>>shouldn't they shoot?
>
>I was talking about just falling back as the other guy advances to try to get
>into range. With a tempest (they have some new name for it now) you can move
>back, pop up, destroy, etc. etc. etc. until the enemy is just shot to shit.
>
>>On the third, when would it be _more_ appropriate for a pop-up attack
>>than when the unit has overwatch orders?
>
>Maybe, but the old system FF just gave you the fist shot AND you could not
>move. Overwatch gives you much more firepower OR you can move but have less
>firepower. (or move twice normal speed and have even less firepower)
>
>>with the new mixed detachments the Eldars pop-up abilities are unlikely
>>to make them too gross. And if GW have done their job right, they'll be
>>paying more for troops with this ability than the equiv Imperial troops
>>without it.
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>You don't have to run them mixed. (the super heavies can't run mixed). Will
>it make them too gross? Well at least in the old system once you got close,
>they had to miss a turn of shooting to move back out of your range again.
>
>
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