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Also we need to remember that we already have Baran Siege Masters, if people want trench warfare so badly why is no one using them!
Doesn't it strike anyone as odd that in most games of epic despite the fact that the opposing armies are of equal size and neither side starts the game in a winning position some armies still dig trenches?! Even though they are arguably less tough to break through than an extended line of medium infantry or scouts? It makes no sense!
As Kyussinchains so eloquently put it, Siegemasters are boring (really boring, just watch the huge length of set-up compared to time spent, you know, like,
moving things
, in any battlereport) and mediocre.
Their mediocrity is created by the fact that they are a remarkably static army list in a game where 4 of 5 objectives are on the other side of the table, and because their trench rules don't function in epic rules (i.e. they don't function as a defensive bonus likely to make the formation more likely to win when defending against an assault, instead they force the formation to be X units per CM and become ludicrously clip-able).
Death Korps on the other hand are currently a functional horde assault army, and
much more fun to play than Baran. They're a Guard army that can wrestle with the bigboys like Eldar and drop Marines at tournaments, and that's a good thing. They also, in my opinion, get too much value from their Gorgon transports per point spent, and this has an impact on the list's relative power. The Gorgons are a virtually required upgrade to make the mandatory core formations work, so starting with them has the biggest impact on the list as a whole.
I think the goal should be to improve their balance by increasing the costs as needed and making changes to ensure the list is more enjoyable for opponents to play against, without ruining it as a competitive choice.
I've sent Rug a list of suggestions to that effect. I won't be posting anything from it until I've heard his view, but the nut-shell overview: I'd have had to drop a full 300pts of units to run my Cancon army with my proposed version of the list.
I wouldn't mind having a go at Baran Siegemasters and even the well-intentioned but uncompetitive Mossinian Rebels. Do Mossinians even have an army champion?