tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post5951486990166071726..comments2024-03-23T11:34:22.691+00:00Comments on Orbital Bombardment - The Miniature Gaming Blog and Podcast: Scream For Me Baby!Dan Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833384756094198088noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-54579557401248710162015-10-14T06:28:40.978+01:002015-10-14T06:28:40.978+01:00Played vs a Raider/Screamer AND a Tormentor squad ...Played vs a Raider/Screamer AND a Tormentor squad in a Marauder tonight, Ground Control. DarkNite sent the Raider to his right, and the Tormentors up his left flank. Put me in a real pickle. He also had two squads of Reapers, each of which went in basically the same directions. I was able to get the two Tormentors with one of my Medusas after they disembarked, but I messed up that activation and activated the wrong Medusa first, I was so freaked out by the Tormentors, and subsequently lost both of my Triton X's. The Raider came back towards his deployment zone and hid behind a normal sized structure so I never could get a shot off on it with any of my 4 Phobos, then it eventually flamed out the one Medusa by Turn 6, but the other survived unscathed.<br /><br />I made a couple of key mistakes in tonight's game, but having the two Flame units going in opposite directions from the get-go, and then the speed of the Raider to double back and eventually take out one Medusa, was tough to handle.<br /><br />We ended up tying on VPs, so in a tournament setting we would have drawn, but he had me by just less than 100 KPs difference, so he won...jdwelch62https://www.blogger.com/profile/09012158948009848728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-82995824783702181322015-10-13T10:16:57.737+01:002015-10-13T10:16:57.737+01:00Mike's right in that the slot needs to change,...Mike's right in that the slot needs to change, but there is a bigger problem which can't really be addressed. The issue with the Tormentor is that it is a dedicated flame unit, whereas the dynamic duo aren't. Sure the Raider is for the most part, but the Screamer adds another dimension that makes it worth taking them for.<br /><br />Also a Raider and Screamer are cheaper! 2 Tormentors trully anhiliate squads, but in reality 20 shots is overkill. If they lost some shots and went down in points maybe, but then you still have the issue of it being a flame unit, and the shoddy E8 armour, not to mention their fragile dropship...<br /><br />Really, why would you bother with Tormentors?Dan Cateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833384756094198088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-22236304247860911562015-10-13T09:13:05.243+01:002015-10-13T09:13:05.243+01:00I completely agree with you marmot, the problem wi...I completely agree with you marmot, the problem with the Tormentor is that it has always been in the wrong slot (Heavy). It should have always been support, that way they could be take with troops and exotics within different battlegroups. <br />I don't see the justification of making it Heavy, just because it shares the Slayers chassis. The Hunter and Reaper share the same chassis, as do the Stalker and Ravager, and they are both have different slots. <br />If this simple change was implemented, I could see Tormentors taken more readily. They really do annihilate what they douse in flamey acidMega Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817834640979979885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-34683199515208824062015-10-13T00:43:39.482+01:002015-10-13T00:43:39.482+01:00Fair points!
I think it is pretty clear that the ...Fair points!<br /><br />I think it is pretty clear that the Raider is not balanced internally within the Scourge army against the Tormentor. What is your solution to that problem? It bothers me to see that type of imbalance persist within the game, even if we accept for a moment that the Raider is balanced against other top-tier units.marmotzerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283306958181310274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-24919041207807552912015-10-10T10:05:34.005+01:002015-10-10T10:05:34.005+01:00Screamer now ordered. Screamer now ordered. Eggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020134352302010456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-30147957676537471602015-10-09T15:31:08.911+01:002015-10-09T15:31:08.911+01:00But he speaks the truth.............But he speaks the truth.............Mega Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817834640979979885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-3989265139067352302015-10-09T14:32:40.409+01:002015-10-09T14:32:40.409+01:00I think all the mediocrity has turned Egge mental....I think all the mediocrity has turned Egge mental.Dan Cateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833384756094198088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-66461332498777872002015-10-09T14:06:56.663+01:002015-10-09T14:06:56.663+01:00I love it it fits totally in my hands...wait a min...I love it it fits totally in my hands...wait a minute!? Who's a mediocre Scourge player? Training against a more inbred group of gamers than the Swedish royalties in the 11th century is not easy. I have like one player to face. Once each month. In contrast Brittish and German people bathe in opponents and continuously just ignore people they find poor in skill while gaining sponsorship because the game is so big there they can live on it while we swedes struggle to get through the day and the Brittish gamers sleep around because a miniature gamer is the coolest guy you can be there while we swedes never get laid with the comment "want to come home and see my Screamer?" and the Brittish players just wins the lottery each time they play, bathe in sunlight all year around, and the women are the most beautiful in the world. <br /><br />Ghaa! <br /><br />So...in other words. I'll think about testing the Screamer...<br />/EggeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-87652805982666059242015-10-09T12:02:35.800+01:002015-10-09T12:02:35.800+01:00I actually think you have validated Dan's poin...I actually think you have validated Dan's point. Mind games. You are already terrified of it, meaning when you next face one you will change your game plan to try and either mitigate it or destroy it. <br />1 round of shooting from a dedicated AA squad should kill it, if not it will probably be limping around with 1 dp left which essentially turns it into an Intruder. You may lose a squad of infantry, but on average dice that shouldn't happen (well not to a 10 dp A2 squad at least) Sirens need to be seriously on their game when facing any flame!!!Mega Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817834640979979885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-1651386705071824772015-10-09T11:06:56.805+01:002015-10-09T11:06:56.805+01:00Excellent - as a mediocre player myself, I look fo...Excellent - as a mediocre player myself, I look forward to getting mine onto the field! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022817150499349447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505622444708996182.post-81968984691418334722015-10-09T10:25:59.787+01:002015-10-09T10:25:59.787+01:00I think that you are a way too good player so you ...I think that you are a way too good player so you never need to use their full potential! As you said, you killed all the enemy infantry in Ground Control! ;) <br />But in the hands of Egge, that is a mediocre player, these things can be terrifying! :P snolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130317713470038576noreply@blogger.com