Battlecannons provide the ability to stretch the range of the castigator cannons. We play Questors here by placing them at 42-45 cm to the target and using the stretched range to kill multiple units of the enemy formation. Then the enemy cannot fire back because most of its guns have a 45 cm range and its units at that range are all dead. If they are not, even better, as there are probably only very few alive and the Questor sustains for awful damage on the next turn.

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What I highlighted as a problem was the omnipresence of a certain playgroup in NetEA development, with any other playgroup's opinion discarded for one reason or another. This is not what I call open development. Also, this one playgroup already has its own lists and has had a systemic approach of only supporting Net EA development which is compatible with those lists or, even worse, stating as a good thing (for who?) that the lists would be the same.. Finally, though those lists present some advantages (streamlining mostly), those advantanges are only relevant in a tournament environment. In a non-tournament environment, more colourful and diverse lists are preferable. I don't know about you, but I play 90% of my games out of tournaments.

Now concerning daemon engine formations being limited to one or 2, I am certain that if they would be reviewed for balance and/or redesigned, you would have no problem in leaving two per and allowing for daemon hordes.

Concerning the Slaanesh Titans, my issues are stated above are firstly concerned with the bad design they suffer from ab initio fluffwise and battlefield role wise. My issue with balance and questors is mostly related to the new ability of Fielding multiple single one in your current list. I am certain that your own playtesting will highlight this as a problem.

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But if you kill every unit within 45cm, then next turn when you sustain, only the battlecannons are in range.....

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Yeah I get that, that's standard play everywhere and lots of formations in lots of lists can do that sort of thing. Haven't your group learnt to use the depth of terrain features to hide troops and therefore force the Questor to have to go into more dangerous positions if it wants to sustain fire or be effective in the game.

What I don't get is the up gunning and points reduction of a unit that you claim is overpowered and kills lots of stuff easily.Therefore getting within 30cm to do an even better job isn't going to be a problem for it as with the suppression rules there still won't be much firepower coming back from that formation.

Also over the last couple of years I've rarely taken a Questor, if ever, as my opponents (both at home games and tournaments) have learnt how to deal with them before they do too much damage. I'm quite happy to test them with extra attacks and cheaper but I'm not sure opponents would be too happy with that, I'll try and surprise someone with them and see how they go.

are you serious? this is complete rubbish, bad ideas are dismissed out of hand, regardless of their source, and they are usually dismissed with a description of why they're bad ideas.... to say that the EUK guys dismiss 'any other playgroup's opinion' is disingenous and completely untrue..... nobody at EUK has said that the lists should be the same.... can you give an example of this? link to a thread where it was said maybe?

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I'm sorry but all lists are supposed to be designed for tournament use and if players want to use those lists for out of tournament games then they can use common sense and adjust how they see fit for more colourful or diverse armies.

The rule book states this clearly.

Lists are for tournaments and pick up games between players who don't usually play each other, gamers who play each other regularly should be capable of adjusting any list for their needs.

Again, it is stated in the rule book, if there is anything you want to change for your games (rules wise, stats wise, unit wise or list wise) you can. It's your game you don't need permission to adjust to taste.

Your words. This thread viewtopic.php?f=82&t=25760&start=15

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Better for a tournament environment does not mean that more colourful lists are bad for tournaments.

No one will argue that Chess isn't easier to manage for tournaments than Magic:the Gathering, for example.

A good example of my point is the treatment DKoK (which you seem to have fondness for) received. I like Centaurs and Trojans, and I do not think they are unbalanced in the NetEA list. EUk streamlined these units into one. That's fine balance wise, makes it easier to manage. I would not support it as a change on the NetEA list.

Note that I'd rather we didnt discuss EUK lists here. My point was that I wish that if NetEA redesigns LatD (or an offshoot) then we tackle the matter in a straightforward and open manner, and we don't limit ourselves to a simple rince and streamlining of the existing list, which I had pointed out as being a typical EUk process (note that this is stated principle of EUk development, as written in the design notes of your codexes).

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I merely play epic at EUK events, I'm not a developer or affiliated in any way....

My pointing out that two lists happen to be the same is hardly a ringing endorsement or statement of intent

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I am not arguing that my proposed stats are the best solution. Only that they are an alternative solution, which might be in part or in whole preferable. My wish is that the daemon engine stats are reviewed, and that we dont satisfy ourselves with "it's been like that for 10 years, lets leave it like that", when we are precisely not doing that with LatD. Also, I am certain your great experience has shown that simple tweaks to some daemon engines would increase/balance their playability than their current stats.

Questors should not have 75 cm Battlecannons, for they are are close fire support units (Scout titans, not artillery titans). It's a bit ike giving Paladin Knights a 75 cm battlecannon, when that goes against their fluff history and battlefield role. On top of the fluff argument, the superior shooting ability of the castigator cannons is greatly enhanced (and I am arguing unbalanced) by the stretching ability of theose battlecannons.

Thank you for the proposed trial, in any case.

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I don't understand how you think the best way to have an open debate is to
- attack others in the thread and allege some conspiracy
- criticise other peoples projects
- bring up situations and results which are at best nonsensical
- ignore everybody elses experience against yours

I've come to the conclusion you're mainly trolling

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Thanks for your enlightened opinion.

Someone disagrees with you and he's relegated to being a troll.

Some room for open debate (!)

Edit: I have not attacked you, you have however attacked me several times, even by direct insult. This forum is a development forum, therefore it is the role of the members to criticise other people's projects. I bring situations which make perfect sense, at least as much as your example of 3 unit formations not being viable, do not derail the debate here. I am not ignoring your experience. I am asking for you to consider other expériences, and not simply restating ad nauseam how your experience is the only one relevant.

As for rudeness, coming from you that is quite a statement.

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No just when he is deliberately rude and makes trolling statements irrelevant to the thread.

I've commented on your ideas though you haven't replied just made more EUK insinuations.

Your main questor example does not work number wise, how would 2 questors sustain over 2 turns with no interference from the opponent and everything still being in range? Even if it has ever happened how is 550 ptz doing exactly whatvit is best at for 2 turns a problem?

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WHOAH, this coming from someone who when anyone disagrees with you in a thread throws out insults and insinuations then thinks posting no offence was meant makes it OK.

1 Questor advancing is 6 shots at 4+ vs. in cover infantry = 3 hits, and 2 shots at 5+ = 2/3 of a hit.

1 Questor sustaining on the same target is 5 hits (simple math).

That's a total of 8 hits and 2/3.

Diverse targets (in a 5+ cover):

SM Tactical:
- 4 and 1/3 dead = broken

Big Ork warband (grots preserved for assault):

- 6-7 dead close to broken and no retaliation ability. If the grots were lost, the formation is useless for assaults, and any questor assaulting will win the assault. On a good Questor roll, the orks are broken.

IG infantry company:

- 6 dead = broken

etc.

6-8 times that in an army I am arguing is too strong. I am however certain that your Superior tactical ability and inexhaustible wisdom will come to the same conclusion once you have playtested the list. Without going into great changes, if the current stance on "lets not review the stats for daemon engines, because (insert personal perference)", then at least force the choice of using 2 questors minimum so as to reduce activation count (nothing supernatural here).

@dptdexys: I have never insulted you or anyone. I have, however, been directly insulted by Steve.

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