Re: [Epic] Sorry, a WH40K Question

From: <oki_at_...>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:53:26 +0800

At 09:34 PM 4/20/97 EDT, you wrote:
>I realize that this is the Epic mailing list and I am a diehard epic
>player. I have however, recently become ineterested in Warhammer 40K.
>What I was wondering is whether anyone on this list plays the game and if
>so could let me know what he or she thinks of it. Are the armies
>relatively balanced? What are there strengths and weaknesses. How many
>troops comprise a typical force. Thanks.
>
> Adam Blitzer
>
>

Adam, I am not sure if you are subscribed to the 40k list, but I have lifted
some subscribing procedures given by the 40k list administrator (see below).

The armies are pretty OK, though the rules and army lists are more open to
abuses - Space Wolves (5 assault cannons ?!), Eldar (Exarch with Fast/Crack
shot, Vypers with their vehicle cards) .

One thing I noticed about 40k is that too much time can be spent on the
designing the "killer" army. Minimising, maximising seems to be pretty
common - at times this seems to be the rule than the exception. While
players of many game system will be try to design a good force and thus
min/max (ing) their forces, I think 40k players do spend a lot of time doing
that. I have been guilty of that very often :P. I mean trying to figure
out how many plasma pistols, chainswords, powerswords/pistol vs
chainsword/meltabomb will get you bogged down pretty fast. Maybe it is just
me, but sometimes I wish the point system/ victory point system could be
simplified.

Admittedly it is up to the players to decide how they want to play the game
- maximum cheese, power gaming etc - but I think the system itself leaves
too much leeway for such 'strategic' approach.

Another strange thing is the way GW insistence (my opinion) of using tanks
in 40k scale. I always thought tanks should belong to Epic (and now Epic40k)
- 40k seems to be too small a battlefield to have tanks running about.

I must admit though 40k is kinda fun - I like the details on the figure -
but I think I would rather prefer mass movement of troops and tanks -
flanking, assaulting and moving in for the kill. Much more, shall we say it,
Epic ?

Regards
Oki

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Received on Mon Apr 21 1997 - 02:53:26 UTC