Fangface wrote:
Yes, lets hope for some more Epic material
And thanks for a nice podcast about the Squats.
What was the reason for choosing the Ironbreaker company? Maybe the "cost" is different in 2nd ed, can't remember what that used to be compared to Gold, but sometimes I'm surprised about the company cards, its content, and what you get for it.
Of course you need some company cards to build your army, but some of the company cards just seem a bit pointless since they in best case cost the same as the separate support/special cards would.
For the Ironbreaker company it feels like you basically pay a bit more compared to what you would if you took them as separate cards (Netepic gold rules).
Hi Fangface, thanks for listening and excellent question! The Ironbreaker Company is 50 points cheaper in 2nd but I tend to ram all of my forces full of companies at any opportunity because of the Break Points for companies over support cards; because it is so much more difficult to break a company (especially for Squats) then it starves the opponent of getting any VPs on the board quickly and that can be quite demoralising. Of course, it's absolutely true that once they do go, the VP yield is far greater - but I've had games before where my Squats have taken horrendous losses without breaking and the opponent cannot believe how few VPs they've racked up!
I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with taking Support Cards btw, I just feel this strategy works well for me, but I'm sure others have plenty of success the other way!