kyussinchains wrote:
Monkeyboy wrote:
kyussinchains wrote:
If massed hordes of skorchas were winning every tournament going then I'd say yeah, give em a nerf, but right now they are just a good choice in a suboptimal list.... Give other areas a boost first
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Agreed that the list needs a boost - but it also needs internal balance.
That just makes my head hurt..... Making suboptimal choices viable does not neccessitate making optimal choices suboptimal.....
Whenever anyone has complained about UK ork lists its either been ferals or aircraft spam... Indeed Jon M's all-conquering speed freeks list was mostly buggies with a few skorchas mixed in.... Skorchas are a decent choice, they dont need to be weakened to make room for cheaper battlewagons or anything else...
Replace the date of 2017 with 2016 and Skorcha with Thunderhawk, and yes, you could have made a similar argument last year. Does abuse for a year have to occur before change?
I do, however, admit that Skorchas are not as broken as the Thunderhawks issue.
Buggies currently work best as a defensive unit (when I use them it is in my BTS to help defend against both CC or FF assaults), but other than that and the odd Warbike or maybe Buggy for plinking it is Skorchas all the way. 10 models in Kults for 225 points with Skorchas on a 6+ save would be interesting.
If there is an issue making the Skorchas 6+ save it is that I'm not that keen on the idea that they would be flaming from the backs of units, which is where players would keep them to protect them.
Another alternative fix is to keep Skorchas as they are for +25 points, but only as an additional unit and therefore forcing bikes and buggies to be taken first.
Actually, I like that - 10 bikes and buggies etc for 225 points, with Skorchas only available as a +25 points optional extra.