RE: [Epic] Tactic Critique

From: David Lado <lado_at_...>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 10:48:24 -0400 (EDT)

>----> The Eldar have gained in firepower, if anything. Guardians at 2fp?
>The Aspects seem to be damn nasty, and with an Exarch...
>Miss the old serpent shields but the new one is a useful vehicle,
>especially when teamed with the Doomweaver (whatever they call it now).
>
>Actually, the Eldar have LOST a lot of firepower, at least a lot per point. One of these days I'll do one of them analysis things. But anyway. Most of the firepower they have now is alot point for point compared to the equivilent

I don't think so. Their FP actually looks pretty similar to
what it was in SM/TL. It is a little more costly becasue of
the skimmer ability, but when you take that advantage into
account, it's okay. The eldar have plenty of FP at good range
compared to other armies. Frex, falcons have the same FP as
predators, worse armor,but the skim and transport. Warwalkers
have the same FP and armour as predators and cost less. Fire
prisms cost as much as landraiders, have one less AT shot, but
skim and have the Flak ability, and are faster. Vipers have
the same FP as devestators and cost 2 more points, but they
have a longer effective range (40 cm move + 30 cm range = 70 cm,
vs 55 cm for the dev), plus they can skim.

Add on to that their superheavies (skimming WEs with pulsars)
and titans and the best air units in the game (stat-wise) and
you can put together a very shooty army if you want it. It is
not the type of army that will win pitched slugfests across
open ground, but that's not their game anyway. They have a good
combination of skimmers and cheap FP (vypers and walkers)
that can let them take advantage of their skimmers. I think
it's in how you design the army, not what's available to them.
Also, the eldar CC troops are so good, everything else looks
weak by comparison.

David
Received on Thu Jul 24 1997 - 14:48:24 UTC