Ok, here is the first cut. It turns out just looking at everyone's positions that we really aren't that far off. I guess we'll see.
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Proposal
*****************************************************************************************Special Rules:1. Drop Supreme Commander, modify Coordinated Fire rule. I need someone to takd a stab at what this would look like.
2. Drones to be an upgrade to a formation, use Tyranids "Expendable" rule. I need someone to provide this rule so that we are all on the same page.
3. Seekers may only be fired at a target within range of a unit/formation containing Markerlights
4. Deflector shields adopted from Air caste thread
5. Free Planetfall is gone. Requires spacecraft just like other lists
6. Jump packs: Move 15 cms, shoot, move 15 cms. Seems really simple and emulates 40K. Should this ability be limited to only single moves? I think yes. Double moves operate as normal?
This will apply to Crisis and Stealth suits. Drones will be a formation upgrade. Heavy drones will be dropped.
So the operating mode would be to move as quickly as prudent, then as you get close, you slow down a bit to get your shots in without getting hit in return. This also allows for a determined enemy to engage you in HtH if you are not careful, which is also true in 40K.
Thoughts?
7. Support craft is gone. APU will be added to vehicle notes for the appropriate vehicles
Units:1. Drop Heavy Drones. We have Stealths, Pathfinders and Tetras for MLs.
2. Marker Light Sentry drones - Ahem, I was actually the creator of the ML Sentry drones way back when. I even scratch built 18 models I was so excited about the concept. Considering though, how much debate has gone on about them, given what I thought was a simple concept to introduce, I certainly don't feel like I have helped the list at this point.
I was re-reading IA3 and continue to think that it is possible for them to have a place in the list. However, since I am not getting royalties for the idea, I can also drop them with no tears. However, I think the unit got off to the wrong foot because of a rushed original design and the law of unintended consequences.
Having said that, I was re-affirming what we know of the MLDS and this is what is either stated directly or can be inferred:
1. The Cadians encountered these as they were driving deep into Tau territory. This would cause me to think that the drones should never be able to be deployed in the opponents half of the board.
2. The MLSD were used for area denial. So it seems like a formation with one or two units with the range of the normal ML could accomplish this.
3. They have very weak armor in 40K (10), so it shouldn't take too much to wipe out. They were an annoyance that delayed the advance, not crippled it.
All of this leads me to believe that perhaps the way they should be handled is difficult terrain. The placement of the MLDS turns that part of the board into Difficult terrain until destroyed. Let's not focus on points right now, but would that be a workable solution?
To summarize:
1 Marker Light Sentry Drone, 5+ armor save, turns open terrain into difficult terrain within 30 cms of model.
Then it wouldn't need any special or odd rules...I think. ÂÂ
So, what say ye?
). If this happens drop the heavy drones completely, as they are FW only and not everything has a place. (which will never happen, I know). Imho Heavy Drones have the same task as the current cheap LV formations....I would rather like to see the task of markerlighting done by this units.
