Quote: (Steve54 @ 08 May 2009, 06:30 )
A lot of people think the Siegemasters would be better off with a more expensive Infantry co as this would solve the popcorn problems - something the TRC/NetERC changes do little to address.
First I have yet to read were E&C has got to with changes, buuuttt on this - it don't work.
You can get at 3000 points if you want to go really mad get I think from memory 16 activations. But there is no game, the enemy simply wades through them and you in turn try to contest as many objectives as possible to draw, but while you normally lose the BTS you lose overall. Likewise the Infantry/Artillery popcorn. Infantry with no saves supported by LV's with no saves. I think around 18 activations (6 infantry 12 artillery). Here if the enemy can deal with artillery it can deal with you. Some armies are trounced by it and others gobble it for breakfast making it an impractical tournament army, where the idea is to win overall, not get crushing defeats and overwealming victories, as that just means the lucky dice man wins.
The closest I have seen this done in a tourney is Tims L&D infantry horde. Just took as many infantry as possible. My Orks weren't too worried and I think he lost two other games as well.
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