Author Topic: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th  (Read 16700 times)

Grand Master Steve

  • Guest
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #135 on: July 07, 2012, 05:31:48 PM »
Since we're getting it 1.5+ months before the Megabattle, if at all possible, we're going to run it in 6th edition.

Chase,
     If at all possible, can we stick with 5th edition? I ..................... I think that everyone will not have a compete understanding of the rules and that's just going to slow things down even more than they usually are.

You'll be fine, I'm looking forward to playing 6th in the mega battle, and frankly the rules in 6th are so much cleaner it should be better all round.

I agree and am also looking forward to it.

Chase

  • Global Moderator
  • God
  • *****
  • Posts: 5433
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #136 on: July 07, 2012, 11:52:49 PM »
Whereas I agree that it may feel a little bizarre to a lot of people, we are going to be using the 6th edition rules for this event.
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
- Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Grand Master Steve

  • Guest
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #137 on: July 08, 2012, 04:34:57 PM »
I just read the errata and it seens fair. 1 Structure point represents 3 HP so a Bane Blade has a ton of HP now.

Lykosan

  • Epic Tier Level 22
  • ****
  • Posts: 762
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #138 on: July 08, 2012, 10:50:40 PM »
go go Haywire Grenades and Haywire grenade launchers :)

Librarian

  • Heroic Tier Level 8
  • **
  • Posts: 285
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #139 on: July 08, 2012, 11:02:15 PM »
wonderful idea unfortunatly haywire attacks do nothing to super heavies unless they roll a 6 which causes a glance.

but on the upside there is now only one vehicle damage chart for the megabattle.

Serring

  • Heroic Tier Level 6
  • **
  • Posts: 218
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #140 on: July 08, 2012, 11:04:25 PM »
I belive i'll make a return to megabattle with my tau, now just to rebuild so fun stuff of theirs.....

Grand Master Steve

  • Guest
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #141 on: July 09, 2012, 04:31:14 PM »
wonderful idea unfortunatly haywire attacks do nothing to super heavies unless they roll a 6 which causes a glance.

but on the upside there is now only one vehicle damage chart for the megabattle.

having one damage chart is very helpful. Wait isnt there a second one for the heavy fliers?

Librarian

  • Heroic Tier Level 8
  • **
  • Posts: 285
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #142 on: July 09, 2012, 05:53:40 PM »
nope.

one chart to rule them all, one chart to find them, one chart to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Grand Master Steve

  • Guest
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #143 on: July 10, 2012, 05:58:01 PM »
nope.

one chart to rule them all, one chart to find them, one chart to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

this litteraly made me LOL

Captain Bryan!

  • Paragon Tier Level 15
  • ***
  • Posts: 514
  • https://www.facebook.com/CaptainBryanCosplay
    • Captain Bryan Cosplay
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #144 on: July 12, 2012, 03:54:11 AM »
Im excited for a 6th edition megabattle

RETURN
OF THE
MASTER
OF THE
FORGE

blantyr

  • Epic Tier Level 21
  • ****
  • Posts: 734
  • Bob Butler, former Abington guy
    • Wicke's Web
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #145 on: July 16, 2012, 09:27:35 AM »
I am considering joining with my Eldar again, but am not inclined to sign up until I know what side the Eldar are going to fight on.  Don't much care which side, but don't know if I should be lurking on the orderly boards if it is likely that the battle will be all against Imperials.

I'm assuming we're using the V6 flyer rules rather than the Apocalypse?  V6 has an 18 inch minimum movement when flyers are zooming.  Eldar Nightwing Interceptors have "Impossible Maneuvers," "The Nightwing can move a minimum of 18" rather than the usual 36" required for flyers."

On the larger Apocalypse boards, should we be using a longer minimum move?  If we are going with the shorter 18" minimum move, does "Impossible Maneuvers" have the effect of halving the minimum move?

In V6, flyers have an Evade maneuver, giving them a 5+ jink save at the cost of reducing them to snapshot fire for the rest of the turn.  The Nightwing also has Eldar Holo Fields, which gives them a 4+ chance of ignoring incoming fire.  It would seem that the Nightwing could use both?  (At 285 points, it had better.)

I visited Forge World's errata, but they don't speak to these.

Chase

  • Global Moderator
  • God
  • *****
  • Posts: 5433
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #146 on: July 17, 2012, 03:01:13 AM »
I plan to switch a certain degree of focus to the Megabattle starting either this weekend or next Monday, for better or worse.

The sides are very slowly evening out, but it seems clear that we will fall short of our goal and that the 1v1 tables, at the minimum, will be removed.

We will be using as much of the 6th ed rules as possible, although flyers being capped at 36 inches (or whatever) seems sort of dumb.

If someone would like to start a thread full of Apocalypse related questions that should be answered that might help make things run more smoothly on game day.  (and I can't believe I just did that to myself)
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
- Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

blantyr

  • Epic Tier Level 21
  • ****
  • Posts: 734
  • Bob Butler, former Abington guy
    • Wicke's Web
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #147 on: July 17, 2012, 08:44:34 AM »
If someone would like to start a thread full of Apocalypse related questions that should be answered that might help make things run more smoothly on game day.  (and I can't believe I just did that to myself)

It's traditional, isn't it?  A Megabattle rules question thread?  And your repeatedly doing stuff to yourself?

Chase

  • Global Moderator
  • God
  • *****
  • Posts: 5433
    • Email
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #148 on: July 17, 2012, 01:11:38 PM »
I try to forget about that stuff, Bob.  :)
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
- Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

cryptoron

  • Epic Tier Level 24
  • ****
  • Posts: 820
Re: [Battleground] Megabattle 2012 - August 18th
« Reply #149 on: July 17, 2012, 06:02:50 PM »
I'm paid up (for the Chaos Side), can someone put me on the Chaos Board.
"A Thunderhawk full of Necrons...WHERE'S YOUR GOD NOW!!!!!"