So is there anything on schedule/playtest here?

I am thinking:
- CAP CAP orders.
- Commander rule.

mainly, because these have been talked about for years.

But perhaps something else?

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There are no plans to change the rules any more, lists yes, rules no.

I really hope not, particularily cap-a-cap as it drastically alters game balance.

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Personally i like the rules stable, house rule other things if you want them of course.

Yeah same here. Adding a mini-sup of collected house or optional rules might be fun but the core rule mechanics should be locked, warts and all (I'm looking at you aerospace / cap rules). I bet if you repurpose this thread to that you'll find a better responsible.

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what's up with the commander rule?

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I think it's more that Space Marine Commanders aren't worth as much as Librarians or Chaplains, than that the Commander rule itself is flawed. That colours the perception of the rule.

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Re commander there was talk of allowing it in a defensive capacity when engaged. So you can call in support if the assaulter decides not to intermingle.

This would really be nice...

I agree on CAP issue though. Let's keep things simple and not increase the playability of air transporters.

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I'd still like Commander to change to 15cm as right now it's very hard and rare to pull off. Also, I use nids a lot and that's an army that could really use this rule to do some very in-character mass assaults. Alas, both units w/ commander and rare and the 5cm range makes it hard to do.

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wouldn't that be better handled inside the army list?

Same for the defensive commander - that would be a very characterful special rule for a list.

Having a stable ruleset that's 99% sensible is a god send. Describing Epic to a friend I explained the Net EA project to him and, with wide open eyes, he said 'But you'd end up with a perfectly balanced game'

- it was as though it was something he'd never thought possible.

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I'm also in the "leave the rules alone" camp.

@ Carlos
giving the Commander 15cm range for calling in other formations would negate any risk of trying to set up combined assaults, although it would allow commander to be used more and easier it then has no downsides to it.
I can see that 'Nids with their lower strategy rating are going to have major problems trying to use commander as things stand so maybe it is something that could be tested for them as a special rule.

As others, leave well alone, not least because of the extensive debates they cause.

On commander, I always use in with Eldar; it is one of the main ways of combining enough firepower together to take out titans etc. A prime example is to have a group of Guardians in Wave Serpents and two Jetbike formations. They move together for mutual support and have a 'long-range' assault of 50cm using ~24 dice.

*Waves magic wand*

Space marine commanders now cost 25 points.

Ta da! problem solved.

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