[Megabattle] Custom Model / Datasheet / Idea Approval Thread

[jesterofthedark]

Movement trays are being misunderstood, what Rich was going for was a movement tray in reference to set up only.

To help cut down on the giant piles of bags and slow unpacking that happens when your are trying to set up a 4000 point army.  *Edit* Trying to set up a 4000 point army that is larger than 4 or 5 models, or basically anyone that is not Rich B or Rob Simms.

[Rob S]

Rob Simms.

One m you cockmongrel.

[skavengear]

Rob Simms.

One m you cockmongrel.

Wow, how do you manage to do that jesterofthedark, whoever you are, Im sure youre one of those green hat wearing types 

[Librarian]

    It seems like every year we have one or two models that are less than awsome. This might be due to less skilled modellers but usualy it seems to be a time crunch every year one side or the other is all hush hush about some huge crazy superheavy or air force or gargantuan creature that one of its players is building, something they have spent months working on. Then a few weeks before the megabattle word leaks out that they are building it and it will actualy be there and the opposing side relizes that if said model goes unopposed it will be a game ending unit so with 2 weeks or so till game day one of there members changes there list and tries to throw together a model that took the other side months to build in just a few days, hence it looks terrible.

  I think alot of this could be avoided if both sides where required to announce a few months in advance mabye by the end of march for example, any extreamly over the top units, or data sheets mabye any single model over 500 points before upgrades.

[Doomscape]

Huh.  Not a bad idea, Librarian.  What do the rest of you guys think?

[the_trooper]

I thought that was the idea of the thread? 

[tyranid warlord]

Hi all
I agree with the models should be built to the modelers ability and not just thrown to gether
at the last minute.

But about telling each side what there going to bring ? Just a thought in a real battle both sides
don't call the other side a say oh bye the way we are going to bring super mega gargants just so
you know.

Anyway thats my thoughts

Dave  

[Librarian]

in a real battle you have detailed recon and scouts not to mention brutally extracting information from captured opponents...and whail I suppose I can rig something up useing a car battery and mabye some waterboarding I think it safer if we don't have to resort to actual war crimes to prepare for the battle.

Plus I only suggested revealing the largest and most unbalanced of things, the sorts of units that are almost impossible to hide. hell on that note I think the idea of flank marching and holding super heavies in reserves is terrible, your telling me that hirophant bio titan is sneaking up on us? we are talking about units that cause city wide low grade earthquakes when they walk and yet no one seems to notice them till there right beside you.

[the_trooper]

Is there an issue with my banelord flank marching?

[jesterofthedark]

I am just gonna kill that conversation before it even starts gentlemen.

The idea of limiting what super heavies can do is tossed around every year and gets shot down every year.  While common sense would seem to dictate that a super heavy should not be able to flank march because of the sheer size of it.  That does not mean that the rules should not allow for it, its just another part of the game to deal with.  People are going to fight to keep this right for the super heavies and other than making a "house rule" about it the nay sayers only have opinions to back up their reasons on why we should amend the rules to certain units.  Better to leave it as is and have the players deal with the possibilities of big stuff popping up in your side or rear.  

The way I look at it.  It'll give all you good tacticians a chance to work those cunning brains of yours.

[the_trooper]

It'll give all you good tacticians a chance to work those cunning brains of your.

hahahahahahahaha

People keep forgetting about the titan hammer squads.

[jesterofthedark]

no one has the stones......

[jfoodmaster]

Don't doubt the power of the Titan Hammer squad. Last year mine killed a chaos Warhound.

[the_trooper]

Titan hammer squads

[jesterofthedark]

Are you guys talking about squads with Titan hammers?