Jstr19 wrote:
I rarely ever take them as they are a bit too expensive to justify. I would like to see their stats remain unchanged but their points drop to 225 or 250 (happy with either) and them being brought back as an upgrade for FW's at 3 for 150 points.
This would also help the Orca's usefulness as one of the major barriers to an orca list is that it severely limits ML's. The only other ML option is a pathfinder upgrade which is much too expensive if you have to leave the devilfish at home.
What do other people think?
This would also help the Orca's usefulness as one of the major barriers to an orca list is that it severely limits ML's. The only other ML option is a pathfinder upgrade which is much too expensive if you have to leave the devilfish at home.
What do other people think?
For me, the biggest deterrent is the 2+ Initiative. For a formation that deploys by Teleport, under best circumstances (you're within range of a decent target, you win Initiative), there's a 66% chance you'll receive at least one BM for the Teleport, meaning you've got a 33% chance of failure (3+) to activate.
Even though the formation isn't really assault based (where failure is inaction), and even if it can fire without moving (a 15cm move means relying on winning Initiative), a failed activation cuts their firepower options significantly. When paying almost twice as much as a Recon Formation, their effectiveness should be much more than just putting ML's on something.
Then there's the issue after being broken. You've got a formation with a 15cm range. So for it to play any role, it needs to be within 45cm of the enemy. But if it's within 30cm, it has a 5+ rally. That's so not great.
I've played with StealthSuits at 1+ Init/300pts, and have found them workable. I've played them at 2+ Init/275, and found them worthless. If your preference is to retain them at 2+ Init, 225 would be a more appropriate cost, only because you've raised the Recon formation's cost.
Morgan Vening