All my concerns http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?p=397940#p397940 still apply. Do Revenants really need a BP weapon that ignores cover, ignores reinforced armour and disrupts...?

As written the Phantom can take a Psychic Lance. You may want to add an exclusion to the notes.

Nitpick: I like the Titan Autarch, but Exarch has a very specific meaning that does not apply to Titans. Perhaps Veteran Steersman?

Nothing new under the sun: Too few weapons, too many BP, too many TK, not enough general shooting. And the best of those happens to be on the PF, which is also a frightening Engage weapon. It's a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't. Kind of like adding non-canon weapons. *sigh*

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why are revenants no longer able to be fielded in pairs? (i suggest that pairs be a core formation, but solos be a support formation to cut down on spam)
why cant a warlock titan take spirit stones?
where are the rules for platform Dcannons?

and can we please do something about power fists? (moreso than sonic lances, power fists are the real balance problem here)

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1: not in the stat summary it aint. i prefer the option of leaving it off (or rather, making people pay for it)
2: ah
3: i think sonic lances could do with a mild nerfing. lance doesnt add much but its also probably not enough of a hit.
i'd suggest pairing revenant weapons (so its either 2 pulse lasers, or 2 sonic lances) which would allow you to make the sonic lance weapon a 3BP between the two which would hit them quite significantly i'd think
as to the fists, yeah, the problem is that the fist is good at all 3 methods of combat, which makes it an easy choice. i'd happily run dual-fist phantoms, secure in the knowledge that i'll be suited to any sort of engagement except long range anti-titan shooting wars...

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I don't really like the new support platforms.
I know the minis are available, but it goes to far in the details.
And the Shadow Weaver platform seems really powerful! It only has 1 'weaver' and has a firepower of 1 BP. The Nightspinner, with its 2 'weavers', has only 1 BP.

And you should include the profiles of the knights in the PDF.

Here are the stats for the support weapons that I would start with, based on their abilities in 40k.

shadow weaver 30cm AP5/AT6 indirect fire
vibrocannon 30cm BP1 disrupt

The range of my shadow weaver stats exceeds the 40k version, but it's close enough for government work. Also, I don't know how balanced these are vs. the vanilla D-cannon platform. I think a noble goal would be for them to all have the same point cost, so stats may need revising.

With regards to the sonic lances, I think that the sonic lances' most important feature is the 2BP. The reason being that the revenant lacks the ability to deal with massed infantry. That means they either need a BP weapon or they need a high rate-of-fire weapon. Making the sonic lance a BP weapon is more plausible than the other option. The special rules are just there to balance them out against the pulsars.

If 2BP + special rules make them better than 2 x MW4+, then lose some of the special abilities. I would like to keep the ability for a dual sonic lance titan to drop 2 templates per shooting phase. Without that, I doubt the lances will ever be as good as the pulsars. If that proves problematic, you could drop the range on the sonic lances to 30cm, to keep the revenant 'honest'.

Actually thr Sonic Lances have such a short range in Wh40k (18") that i rather see them as a FF-only weapon in Epic. Or 15cm range at most. IIRC it has the same range as the Inferno Gun for Titans.

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Yeah, but the 18" range is to the start of the template, which is 16.5" inch long. So, it can almost reach the range of a heavy bolter.

Of course, you could split the difference and have the sonic lances be a 15cm BP weapon + some benefit in FF. Then people would use the sonic revenants in the same way people use SM land speeders - double into support range, lay down BMs on target formation, then retain and assault with a second formation.

Also, sonic lances probably ought to have the ignore cover ability, too, but like I said before, use the special weapon abilities to balance them against the pulsars first.

No. You have to place the entire template within those 18".

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According to Apocalypse, you're wrong, BL.

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Basically that's the same as the Inferno cannon, which is a 30cm BP weapon in epic.

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