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Post by LizardTau on Jan 29, 2011 11:30:18 GMT -5
ya id be up for exparmenting with it. that said i do think fantasy melee combat is nore suited for an arena. since there are so many options. i dont think there has been enoughf interest shown in a fantasy one tho.
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Post by redshirt2375 on Jan 29, 2011 11:43:43 GMT -5
I think finding a balance for a 40K arena will be very difficult since the game system doesn't fit well with the dual-style of the arena system.
In Fantasy the "Challenge" system already exists and it's expected for heroes to fight each other, but in 40K that's not the focus.
For a lot of armies, their HQ is there big heavy-hitter while in others the focus of the army is on the units (think elite vs horde armies) so for some their HQ choice will not be able to stand up to the HQ of another army due to wargear options and just the overall statline.
In Fantasy you'll get big, tough guys (like Ogres) who's toughness is offset buy less protection (don't think Ogres can get a 1+ armour save) where as the weaker guys (Elves for example) make up for it with skill and better magical item selection (ASF with GW + a 2+ armour save and 4+ ward on a HE character ala Matt's guy if I recall)
In 40K you might get a tooled up SM captain with THSS for the S8 and 2+/3++ against an IG commander who I think has very little hope of hurting the SM Capt but will die to one hit from the SM.
I guess my point is that the 40K system doesn't cater to the "Challenge" system very well and I think will need a lot of work and a lot of rules to make it fair for all involved.
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Post by voodoo on Jan 29, 2011 13:45:23 GMT -5
We could do it like the 40k single character battle at games day last year.
200 points, only one attack/spell/ability that is str8+ or ap2, that cuts out a lot of options from SM and CSM to take nasty ranged and melee combos in conjunction with spells etc.
Plus, if you've got a CSM in terminator armor think about what you could put together with 200 points worth of DE, Necrons, etc, etc. I still think it'd be a fun time to run one and see how it pans out.
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Post by LizardTau on Jan 29, 2011 18:03:22 GMT -5
thats all true. probably hold off since id have no idea where to start with a 40k one. but we already have a set of rules for a fantasy one.
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Post by LizardTau on Jan 30, 2011 17:25:19 GMT -5
ok i added a poll who ever would like to join an arena of death please chime in
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