Mr Papafakis
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Scalene":xwt3b92t said:I wouldn't describe them as 'broken', but there are some rules we changed because they either didn't make sense, or didn't relate to reality. Here's a few:
1. The deviation roll for area effect renders anything with a large template almost useless. We roll to hit (normal BS roll + modifiers) and then it deviates if you miss).
2. Hand-to-hand combat isn't deadly enough (we had a couple of marines fighting for about ten turns once before one actually landed a wound), plus I don't see why you can't use a small arms such as bolters in close combat. In paintball I've shot people at point blank before and it's not that difficult.
3. Armour is a bit weird - flak is a common armour, but you save on a 6 and almost every weapon has at least -1 save, giving you nothing. Why would anyone bother wearing it? Even powered armour is a bit weak - save one third of a typical small arms hit. It's a lot of kit to be wearing for that.
4. Virus grenades are just crazy powerful if your opponent isn't in sealed suits - they aren't suitable for any points value based game.
5. Reserve move is a bit fiddly - running for double move instead of firing is a more manageable way to deal with this.
It clearly wasn't designed for tournament play, even with the lists in Chapter Approved, so I don't think you can criticise it for that. I think of it like a classic car. A thing of artistic endeavour and beauty. Later cars might go faster or be more fuel efficient, but that's not what it's all about.
I like your mods to the rules Scalene, made me laugh from a few of them
1. Didn't they change the dev rules a bit later on? I thought I remember you could use your BS to help overcome the dev? But I think your fix is by far better. There was no point trying to aim a large blast radius at the desired target coz it was never gunna hit
2. Isn't shooting at close range banned in paint ball? Or if it's not, I thought it was at least considered "ungentlemanly"
3. It's just like Storm trooper armour yeah?
That last point you made is very true, fck the fuel effient plastic throw away cars! The old lead sleds have class in spades
ramshackle_curtis":xwt3b92t said:Whats to grumble about when Rick Priestly is stood there complimenting your army?! Rules question, everyone shouts "Rick!". Bloody hilarious. More please!
Could he remember the rules? actually, he must have had sooooo many queries over the years from spotty teenagers about this rule & that rule that he probably know's the game of by heart yeah?
For me, when I was playing RT back in the day, I was playing with a school friend who had a very bad play ethic. He had to win, would argue over the rules till he was blue in the face, even if they were completely illogical So yeah, a GM in our case would have been great, but we didn't have the luxury of knowing any other nerds to play RT with back in primary school. It was only twenty or so years later that he began to change his ways....slightly. Even today he has a hard time being fair, the need to win is ever present.