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New to Skaven, have a couple of questions
Topic Started: 9th May 2012 - 01:47 AM (1,315 Views)
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thanks for the info

i think war machines like canons and pcc get to pivot in the shooting phase if my mind is not playing tricks on i think that if i'm right that is in the erata for the core rules

just disregard this my eye were bothering me when i was reading the post before me they alrady said this my bad

and good job rat male and female alike
Edited by lockwood, 15th May 2012 - 01:32 AM.
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15th May 2012 - 12:20 AM
Yeah the FAQ ruling is specifically about units with missile weapons (like bows) and not about war machines like weapon teams.
That's the real issue, War Machines aren't weapons Teams, they're Infantry. So a lot of the cool rules, and wierd balance issues, don't apply to them since they're by troop type. I should have read the Army book before posting though. I've got to learn to stop being lazy when i think I'm right.
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Hey, just getting back to Slaves.

I used to think exactly like you, why bother with Slaves when you can just get more Clan Rats?

Well I can totally see your point. BUT... here is a few good, but very generalised, reasons to use Slaves (without going into much detail).

FLUFF. Skaven are a slave driven society, these guys do all the crappy and dangerous jobs, like changing baby rat ogre nappies etc. So Slaves will give your army character and fluff, thats good cause if your a Skaven player then you dont just play to win, otherwise get ready to be dissapointed. So your gona want to be entertained along the way. Anyway, sending in clanrats to do a slaves job is unacceptable.

GAMEPLAY. Just remember, and I know other people have said this, Slaves have a role to play. Throw them at anything just to hold your enemy up and then allow yourself to maneuvere around them etc. Watching a Slave unit successfuly pull something off and then get slaughtered to the last rat is highly rewarding. Or if they happen to survive the encounter then just smash them with a ratling gun thats also lots of fun, you might kill some enemy too. :)
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26th May 2012 - 07:14 AM
Hey, just getting back to Slaves.

I used to think exactly like you, why bother with Slaves when you can just get more Clan Rats?

Well I can totally see your point. BUT... here is a few good, but very generalised, reasons to use Slaves (without going into much detail).

FLUFF. Skaven are a slave driven society, these guys do all the crappy and dangerous jobs, like changing baby rat ogre nappies etc. So Slaves will give your army character and fluff, thats good cause if your a Skaven player then you dont just play to win, otherwise get ready to be dissapointed. So your gona want to be entertained along the way. Anyway, sending in clanrats to do a slaves job is unacceptable.

GAMEPLAY. Just remember, and I know other people have said this, Slaves have a role to play. Throw them at anything just to hold your enemy up and then allow yourself to maneuvere around them etc. Watching a Slave unit successfuly pull something off and then get slaughtered to the last rat is highly rewarding. Or if they happen to survive the encounter then just smash them with a ratling gun thats also lots of fun, you might kill some enemy too. :)
TARGET PRACTICE. I kill more of my own slaves per battle than my opponent. Shooting them with the Mortar and the Warp Lightning Cannon. Dropping Plague on the unit they're tarpitting. Running them down with a DoomWheel. You don't really want to do those things with Clanrats.
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Bounty: LOL! Yes, exactly.
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