Spectrar Ghost wrote:
My rationale for the cost reduction is twofold - first the various bits of mathhammering in the other thread, second the fact that I have never, and have never even considered, taking Fire Prisms as part of an SoV troupe becuse they aren't worth the extra cost. I honestly am not sure they will see much use with the downcosting either.
Yeah that’s a fair enough point.
Spectrar Ghost wrote:
As for actual testing, that's why I've updated the lists. I've noticed that around here discussions go on for weeks until the change is made, then people go out and playtest it. I can't get the number of games in to do the testing myself, so in order to get sufficient testing to happen I need to get everyone on as close to the same page as possible. I've found the way to do this is to include the changes in the master list, then remove them if it proves neccessary. I've made it clear in each thread that it's time to get testing - hopefully the community will step up to make that happen with me.
Yep definite point conceded here.
Spectrar Ghost wrote:
I can look into the Firestorms for you. They look on a par with the 50pt Hydra to me at first glance, but I'll look into it a biit further.
Looking at it I guess the 1x4+AA looks worse by a smidge than the 2x 5+AA for the Skyray but the Firestorm still seems the better tank to me with a 4+ FF and 5+AP/AT including Hit and Run. They’ve always been able to down aircraft better than my Skyrays in the games I’ve played against them and they are very helpful in engagements too – whereas the Skyray isn’t that much help there. I'm just not convinced they are half the points of a Skyray (or conversely, the Skyray is twice the tank that the Firestorm is)
Spectrar Ghost wrote:
Finally, I agree that Eldar are no weaklings. You'll note that the things I've changed are universally those that aren't used much - my intent is to make internal balance adjustments and not external ones. It's much the same as the round of changes you made upon taking up the SM AC position. If these things affect external balance than obviously they need to be rethought. Without more than the two (maybe only one?) games played under the new lists I can't make that call.
Cool, that's what I assumed but wanted to get it from the horse’s mouth as it were.