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Post by rudeboyscott on Aug 19, 2011 20:50:25 GMT -5
I'm new to 5th Edition and just started an Ork army for my son. While reading the codex, it looks like Battlewagons have a transport capacity of 20, unless they take a Killkannon, in which case capacity drops to 12 (Battlewagon description, p. 55 and Battlewagon army list entry, p.102). The Nobz army list entry says they can take a Battlewagon transport, but not one with the Killcannon upgrade (p.98).
Is this a game balance thing? I can't really find any other rationale...after all they could still hop in a Killkannon Battlewagon taken as a Heavy Support slot with its 12 model capacity, just not start the game in it, right?
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Post by WestRider on Aug 19, 2011 21:23:55 GMT -5
Yeah, it's a Game Balance thing. GW didn't want Orks to be able to field 8 KillKannon, which I can kind of understand.
If you allow Nobz or Meganobz to take KillWagonz, you open up some absolutely horrifying Lists at 2K or so.
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Post by rudeboyscott on Aug 19, 2011 22:10:03 GMT -5
Got it...thanks!
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Post by egon on Sept 13, 2011 9:57:20 GMT -5
They should be able to start the game in them as well, or have I missed something? Also, fluff-wise it makes no sense that the coolest and toughest orks can't have the cooles and loudest gun or their ride. I guess only GK gets to be over powered.  |
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Post by emptyhat on Sept 13, 2011 11:09:25 GMT -5
Well maybe for the next codex they'll up the Orks power level with Battlewagon squadrons  |
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Post by WestRider on Sept 13, 2011 11:12:00 GMT -5
They should be able to start the game in them as well, or have I missed something? Also, fluff-wise it makes no sense that the coolest and toughest orks can't have the cooles and loudest gun or their ride. I guess only GK gets to be over powered. Yeah, they can still start in there. What they should have done in my opinion is let Flash Gitz take a BattleWagon with KillKannon as a Dedicated Transport. Even more than Nobz, those are the guys who are into the big loud gunz. |
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Post by The Hawk! on Sept 13, 2011 11:24:32 GMT -5
or stick burna boyz in there and do drive by's....... as 3ff3ct proved at the UK get together...... they cause so much trouble its unreal.... and then you can mince any survivors with the big shootas bit of orkish evilness there btw...... i'm looking for fellow ork players to help me over throw Gazkull Thrakka as the prophet of gork and mork all votes for Dave will be much appreciated  |
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