Kyrt wrote:
I like the idea of it being an order, like sustain but instead of +1 get to choose to split between 2 (DC5+) or 3 (DC8+) formations.
I think two targets for all WE over DC6+ would be enough. And linking it to an order like Sustain Fire is a really good idea. Sustain Fire is already a "special order" for Indirect Fire for example, so making it "Split Fire" seems intuitive.
Maybe with a -1 to hit penalty? I'd rather have something like that than no blast markers, which seems a bit odd given that you can get BMs from being fired at by weapons that can't even hurt you.
And like Norto says, a buff like that should probably be balanced with something like the Crippling Damage rule I've been looking at, preferrably bundled with worse crits for some titans. Exactly how it should be formulated is very much up for debate... The few playtests I've done indicate that the way it is formulated right now might still be too weak.
Additionaly, if we're looking at reforming the WE rules, I'd like to make a case for making the rules for DC2 War Engine formations (i.e. Knights) a bit more sane. It's quite obvious that the original rules hadn't really thought about these. Playing them RAW is a massive pain (so no-one actually does it), so I would rather make them something in between WE and AV...
The easiest way to do these kind of changes might be to introduce them on a list-by-list basis at first, and if they become established it would be easy to migrate them to more lists. I don't think all lists should have Split Fire or Crippling Damage for example (E.g. Tyranids or Eldar would be fine without them I think), but AMTL and Traitor Titan Legion might work great with them.