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 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:26 am
Actually, with the 5th edition sniper rifles will hit using the BS of the user, making Ratlings for the Imperial Guard all the more viable all of the sudden.
But most of those tweaks make no real sense. I4 is standard for Eldar and they can't all of the sudden get a higher T value. The higher armour again makes no sense as most sniper units in the game are lightly armoured and use cover saves to their own benefit.
Even if you want to tweak them, they'd have to go up in point cost. Higher toughness and better armour save = more points per model, even if you lower the S and I values.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:08 am
Whats teh sense of making them us their own BS? Without the two plus hit what really is the advantage of a sniper rifle now. I mean 4+ wound is nice, but now it is like an anti monsterous creature gun.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:34 pm
Well, most snipers of various races have BS4, so no big deal really. Only exception that I am aware of are Guardsmen in special weapon squads or in light infantry squads, they still have BS3, hence the idea that those cheap Ratlings with their enhanced cover save and BS4 are all the more attractive.
They still wound on 4+ if not mistaken.
Plus sniper rifles become RENDING weapons to counter the removal of the +2 to hit removal. Personally I find this a good trade off. Gives snipers a small chance at popping those soon to be small terminator squads and big nasties.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:47 pm
just wondering, but the fifth ed isnt out yet, so why not just sit back and wait and see.
sorry, i always get annoyed by people arguing over the rumors.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:32 pm
I don't think that counts as an argument.
I was just stating what I thought, and Lt.Brookman explained in a little better detail so I can get the full picture.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:45 pm
I've been writing some background stories for my guard unit, and lately took some of the minor characters and really wanted to flesh them out in a tale of their own. SO I best thought would be to let other people make some characters and roleplay a fight against an alien threat. Later I can easily convert what we did into story format. I have put up some information about the units and history in the RP forums. I have listed a set of character each one has thus had no background, history, or description. So fell free to take one and flesh it out into your character, or make up your own and send it to me for approval.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:31 am
sekchi-toguchi just wondering, but the fifth ed isnt out yet, so why not just sit back and wait and see. sorry, i always get annoyed by people arguing over the rumors. Well, the 5th edition rules have been floating on the internet for half a year now and there's a lot of change in them, mostly for good. If all goes well, 5th edition will be announced at UK GD this year.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:38 am
DartStriker I've been writing some background stories for my guard unit, and lately took some of the minor characters and really wanted to flesh them out in a tale of their own. SO I best thought would be to let other people make some characters and roleplay a fight against an alien threat. Later I can easily convert what we did into story format. I have put up some information about the units and history in the RP forums. I have listed a set of character each one has thus had no background, history, or description. So fell free to take one and flesh it out into your character, or make up your own and send it to me for approval. Some more global information about the regiment in question would be useful.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:05 am
Yeah it's getting there, I have been posting it up in portions. Should be all up there within this week.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:27 pm
My apologies if I spam the fiction section with my writings, I am desperate for constructive feedback sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:31 pm
Yeah well your work is good, and you have a better grasp of the finer points of English and composition in general then I do, sure I know the basics but nothing advanced. I like your work, and I enjoy reading it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:44 pm
On another note, I put up more information in the RP section.
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:32 am
DartStriker Yeah well your work is good, and you have a better grasp of the finer points of English and composition in general then I do, sure I know the basics but nothing advanced. I like your work, and I enjoy reading it. Very well then, I shall spam up the fiction section with my stuff at regular intervals with my work.
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:33 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:37 pm
UB Con '08 seems to be holding the Battle for Macragge the way it should have been. Full force in Apocalypse-size helpings! Also, I was messing around with my models and I ended up giving a Veteran sergeant w/power fist model (acting as HQ) a new arm w/ power sword because his arm kept falling off... After I painted up the armor with some Moridian blue, he looked like a whole new model. The sword lines up perfectly with the eyes and this model's badass rating took a skyrocket. I'll post pics when I get hold of a camera.
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