RE: [Epic] Tactic Critique

From: James Nugent <jnug1453_at_...>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:01:10 -0400

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 plent=
y of FP at good range
compared to other armies. Frex, falcons have the sam=
e FP as
predators, worse armor,but the skim and transport. Warwalkers
ha=
ve 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 ab=
ility, and are faster. Vipers have
the same FP as devestators and cost 2 m=
ore points, but they
have a longer effective range (40 cm move + 30 cm ran=
ge = 70 cm,
vs 55 cm for the dev), plus they can skim.

Unfortuanly, I d=
on't have my books with me, so I can't to a detailed reply to
this. I thin=
k most of it is the skimmer ability is over rated. You can shoot over terra=
in, but you opponent can shoot you also, so it doesn't help much. Also, you=
 just
need incredibly amounts of Fp to actually shoot things. (I usually pl=
ay against
marines, which might account for my lack of faith in shooting. =
You need anti-tank weapons to make a dent in marine armour) That's one adva=
ntage the marines have. You can field an entire army with 5+ armour. Of cou=
rse they do pay for it.


Add on to that their superheavies (skimming WEs w=
ith 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 t=
ype 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 chea=
p FP (vypers and walkers)
that can let them take advantage of their skimme=
rs. 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 co=
mparison.

Unfortuanly, as everyone has pointed out to properly assault s=
omething, you
need coordination. Assault+ fire support. It's the fire supp=
ort the eldar have trouble with.
Orks have a similar problem, but they have=
 so many troops it isn't as bad.
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