Shoel wrote:
I have a couple of suggestions.
Firstly, my 2 cents on the Hammerhead debate. Why would Skyrays be allowed but Hammerheads removed from the list. I very much doubt it would affect the list in any significant way if Hammerheads were allowed as an upgrade to a Firewarrior Breacher cadre (If it's a range thing, restrict it to the 30cm fusionHead).
It just feels wrong to say "Vior'la doesn't use skimmer tanks" and then use the skyray as a crutch to get AA into the list).
With all the new Tau wargear included in the list. But where is the Tidewall?I haven't read the 40k Vior'la book in a while. But as I remember it, hammer and anvil was a tactic distinct for Vior'la. Where the Tidewall represented the Anvil.
I suggest a War Engine with transport(8) as an upgrade for Firewarriors (Bonded Teams, Fireblade, Shas’O, Ethereal upgrades allowed no other) . Give it a prohibitive slow movement of 5cm, maybe allow it to garrison? limited to 2 per army. Firefight attacks based on transported units instead of DC. Every DC lost it loses 1 transport. A single long range attack from it's Tower, A rail gun? 5+ Reinforced armour, Tau deflector shield, DC8, Skimmer, Transport(DC). CC6+, FF4+.
Simply an anchor to the line for the enemy to push through to get to the objectives, but with no real firepower of it's own.
That would definitely make the list unique.
Thanks for your interest!
The removal of the skimmer tanks are to try and provide the list with a different feel, stepping away from agile skimmer gun line towards formations that can push the midline more. As with a lot of these different flavor lists, we try to take things out as others are added to keep lists more streamlined. That's a big part of the reason why hammerheads have been pulled.
The Tidewall is a really interesting idea. At the current point, I'd like to see if we can push the list forward with the current structure. We've gotten some feedback and playtesting and some overall momentum I don't want to derail with introducing a brand new unit that is going to require significant testing and discussion. Additionally, while I agree it will help the list have a unique playstyle to 3rd sphere, it's not necessary to that end with the suits and shorter ranges.
I think the idea for the Tidewall is extremely cool, but that it might be better served to playtest its stats outside of the Vior'la development and we can discuss its introduction in the future after Vior'la approval.
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