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[LC] Lictor abuse?
Chroma	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:58 am
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:06 pm Posts: 9684 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada	So, has anyone been able to abuse the commander ability on Lictors in the current WIP list?  I tend to run with two swarms of them and it certainly hasn't been a game winner for me!  *laugh* Most people realize the danger they represent and either FF them or shoot them out of the middle or take oblique shots at the potential combined assault swarms to cut a larger than 5cm gap between them and the Lictors. I like the *feel* of it, but, so far, I haven't been able to abuse it... heck, that's even *if* my Lictors activate! Any thoughts? _________________ "EPIC: Total War" Lead Developer Now living in Boston... any EPIC players want to meet up?
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ragnarok	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:20 am
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:43 pm Posts: 2084 Location: Reading, England	Abusing lictors is wrong and should be reported to your neatest synapse creature. Now back on topic, I don't really field them, I prefer to spend my independant allowance on stealers and biotians.  Though I'll see about firring them in in mygame against NO-1 on the 8th. _________________ Tyranid air marshal
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:09 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Hi Guys, Lictors have been one of the units that most players have mentioned as being overpowered, but I haven't seen the problem. There are good counters to Lictors and with their rising costs, you can't easily overpower the enemy with them. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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Chroma	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:12 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:06 pm Posts: 9684 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada	Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 28 Nov. 2005 (16:09)) Hi Guys, Lictors have been one of the units that most players have mentioned as being overpowered, but I haven't seen the problem. There are good counters to Lictors and with their rising costs, you can't easily overpower the enemy with them. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. And they are *horribly* vulnerable to FF engagements! _________________ "EPIC: Total War" Lead Developer Now living in Boston... any EPIC players want to meet up?
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ragnarok	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:08 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:43 pm Posts: 2084 Location: Reading, England	Quote (Chroma @ 28 Nov. 2005 (16:12)) And they are *horribly* vulnerable to FF engagements! Which I always feel as wrong.  In 40k (I know comparisions don't work that well), I lose most of mine to close combat.  Their cameloanic skin protecting them from most incoming fire, but is lost when they fight. Thoug I don't know what should be done with this without adding to their, already long, special rules list. _________________ Tyranid air marshal
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Markconz	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:10 am
Purestrain Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:43 pm Posts: 7925 Location: New Zealand	Haven't had a chance to play again unfortunately. However, as I said before it is for fluff reasons as well as gameplay reasons that I think the commander abiltiy is unwarranted. _________________ http://hordesofthings.blogspot.co.nz/
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clausewitz	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:22 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:02 pm Posts: 916 Location: Glasgow, Scotland	Haven't had a chance to play again unfortunately. However, as I said before it is for fluff reasons as well as gameplay reasons that I think the commander abiltiy is unwarranted. I would agree, it seems strange that a unit has both the Commander and Loner "abilities".

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Chroma

Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:31 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:06 pm Posts: 9684 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada

Quote (clausewitz @ 30 Nov. 2005 (11:22)) Haven't had a chance to play again unfortunately. However, as I said before it is for fluff reasons as well as gameplay reasons that I think the commander abiltiy is unwarranted. I would agree, it seems strange that a unit has both the Commander and Loner "abilities". Well, Lictors are the "scouts" of the army, leaving a pheromone trail to prey: the larger the prey grouping the stronger the pheromone response.  The commander ability is being used to represent that. It's not the Lictor giving orders!  *laugh* _________________ "EPIC: Total War" Lead Developer Now living in Boston... any EPIC players want to meet up?

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clausewitz	Post subject: [LC] Lictor abuse? Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:10 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:02 pm Posts: 916 Location: Glasgow, Scotland	It just seemed an odd combination. ?But I guess "strange" is an understatement in regards to the 'Nids..
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