Hi Elzanth,
I would change the column mortars for carrier recce section.(With hull 50 cal MG).
Without recon you are going to get owned by dug in AT.
And At least one AA unit , and aircraft...
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Hi Elzanth,
I would change the column mortars for carrier recce section.(With hull 50 cal MG).
Without recon you are going to get owned by dug in AT.
And At least one AA unit , and aircraft...
Is everyone aware of the exellent 15mm kits from the Plastic Soldier Company?
They are expanding thier range quite rapidly And have some exelent 'army deals'.
21x T34/76mm AND 85mm turrets...
Hi folks.
Lets look at events in the order they happened...
GW plc did NOT adjust for currency exchange rates to lower prices for Australia and Canada.
Internet retailers offered GW...
Hi Porty 1119.
Yes thats it.
The type of HQ you pick determines what classification units become.
Eg Foot slogging infantry , Mobile infantry/ Mechanised, Armoured,Airborne / Fast...
Well what do you think to this then?
Pick an HQ unit.
For every HQ unit you select up to 3 Support units.
For every HQ unit you select 2 to 8 Common units.
For every 2 Common units you...
Hi all.
If the article had read...
'Looters in Nottinham broke into the Games Workshop store and made off with large amounts of cardboard boxes in the dark, expecting a stash of cool console games...
Hi all.
If you want to protest about GW plc policy.
The best way is to join the 34% of customers that have quit the GW hobby (tm) in the last 6 years.
You can simply continue to play wargames...
Hi wittdooley.
Thankyou for you reply.
I apologise for my poor writing skills.(I am an native english speaker, but I do suffer from cognative dispraxcia.:o)
As reguard to game complexity ,...
Hi wittdooly.
Can you please expian what EXACTLY you dis agree with?
The more complex the gameplay, the more re-play value a game has.(Fact).
Game play in wargames is comprised of...
Hi all.
As there has been mention of complexity and complaication.
And a comparison of 40k 'lots of options' compared to the aparent fewer options of other games.
40k game play is NOT complex....
Hi eldargal
I was refering to the GW plc products that CAN be compared objectivley, NOT the ashetic preference for a particular style of minature.
All products that have a function , (hobby...
Hi all.
In my humble opinion the false dichoctemy spouted by the fanboys , THERE IS ONLY GW!
WARMAHORDES IS BETTER THAN GW!
Has sort of polorised writing of the OP.
I am aware the article was...
Hi DrLove42.
You stll seem to mis understand, the fact is, you can achive more complex gameplay (More in game interaction and detail,) with fewer rules (less complication,)than 40k curentley has....
Hi Drlove42.
I am not contradicting myself.But may not be explaining myself adequatley.
GAME PLAY.
The amount of options gamers have in the actual game.
Therfore the game play can be simple...
Hi all.
My point was the current game mechanics and multiple resolution methods make an over complicated rule set that is a nightmare to balance , and takes far longer to play test.
This slows...
Hi Dr Love 42.
If all weapons had the same AP value , then that would be correct.
But how many weapons have AP1 ?
How many weapons have AP 2?
How many weapons have AP 3?
How many weapons Have...
Hi folks.
I may be misunderstanding your argument against a complete re-write of the rules?
Currently there is approximatley 7 times more pages of rules than absolutley necissary.
And for the...
Hi all.
Currenlty 40k rules are over complicated , there is a LOT of rules compared to the complexity of the game play.
Other games use more apropirate game mechanics so get more complexity in...
Hi all.
This is why a complete re-write and ALL army lists updated and included in the 6th ed rule book, is the best option IMO.(As a FREE down load would be awsome!)
If the rules were not...
Hi all.
Do you not agree with my objective assesment of the current 40k rules and codexes?
Fair enough.
What other rules sets and game systems are you comparing 40k to?
Can you point out the...
Hi all.
With 6th ed on the horison.
I was wondering what the BoLS 40k players thought about what 6th ed should be...
1)A complete re-write from the ground up , core rules that cover EVERYTHING...
Hi all,
Well there are games with provable levels of ballance.
Eg they use a FIXED method of determining PV which is proven by years of game play.
And they use army composition to reduce the...
Hi scadugenga.
Many comments on the BETA rules have been the redundancy of the 1" coherancy between models in a unit.
Simply stating the unit coherancy as X" from the unit leader is ALL that is...
Grenadier.
You do realise the real problem is because GW plc ..'.. just continue streamlining the rules'.
They try to re- write the rules to make them easier to explain.
But in doing so write...
Buffo.
I agree. 5th ed has taken the 3rd ed rule set about as far as it can go.(Barring a few MINOR tweeks here and there.)
A complete re-write would allow the devs to cover all the current...