09-24-2016, 05:39 AM | #21 |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
For me, the GEV ability to swoop in, attack, and then dance away is big part of of the game. It is fundamental to tactics.
Allowing reaction fire would be a fundamental change in game play. Adding reaction fire would also be devestating against ordinary armour units and infantry. Infantry especially would have to run a gauntlet of AP fire before they could make their range 1 attacks. Similarly I don't think we need to allow AP guns to attack non infantry targets. The Ogres have enough guns already, and managing which attack what targets is part of playing skill. |
09-24-2016, 07:21 AM | #22 | |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
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09-24-2016, 01:44 PM | #23 | |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
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1st playing: Ogre victory in 18 turns, but that was due to an error that left the last GEV in range. This should have been a close Ogre loss with one GEV remaining. By the time it cleared the board, the Ogre had 2x MB, 6x 2B, 12x AP and 24x treads remaining. Losses in the first three turns were 17 armor killed and 18 treads lost (M2). 2nd playing: Unwinnable for the Ogre on turn 25. Some GEVs decided to keep out of range while the other armor worked on whittling down the Ogre's mobility. But by the endgame the Ogre still had M2, so the GEVs had to take their chances. Three out of four were killed, and the other played keep-away to deny the Ogre a victory. Remaining forces = 1x GEV versus a Mk V with 1x MB, 6x 2B, 12x AP, and 23x treads. Observations: To make the anti-mobility/run-away strategy work, it helps a lot to knock out both MB. The approach also emphasizes the shoot-&-scoot GEV tactic discussed in this thread. I'm disinclined to add opportunity/reaction fire to address that because most of the time it's a feature, not a bug. It's an abstraction to produce the effect of a wounded Ogre not being able to deal with zippy, harrassing GEVs. In this scenario, maybe results like I've described here should be considered ties. Clear the board = Ogre victory, kill the Ogre (not counting APs) = PE victory, and anything else = tie, evaluated on points as described in the scenario. Last edited by ghostofjfd; 09-24-2016 at 02:13 PM. |
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09-26-2016, 04:47 PM | #24 |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
Thank you everyone that has tackled this scenario and posted feedback! It is extremely helpful!
Ok…I'd like to try some additional variants other than the healthy, intact Mark VI. This seems to be the version that is raising some questions. So here is an alternate variant to try: 1) Instead of an intact Mark VI, try one with only two external missiles, one missile rack, and 6 internal missiles. And as an added bonus, here are two different variants to try: 2) Replace the Mark V in the base scenario with a healthy, fully intact Mark IV. 3) Replace the two LADs in each corner with a single HWTZ in the base scenario. More firepower, but only one unit to kill (per corner). Remember, beating the scenario should not be a common event. The Ogre should die, more often than not! D.
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09-27-2016, 06:50 AM | #25 |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
Why no infantry in the standard version of the scenario?
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09-27-2016, 08:40 AM | #26 |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
My initial impression was that a Mk VI with two external missiles and zero racks was still pretty robust, especially when the balance is only 24 INF squads. But I'll hold comments about balance till I log more playings, including more f-t-f.
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09-27-2016, 05:31 PM | #27 | |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
My understanding was that it was more of a conceptual scenario, much as laid out in the introductory vignette.
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09-27-2016, 06:17 PM | #28 | |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
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The Mark VI destroyed: turn 1 - 5 GEVs, 4 HVYs turn 2 - 1 LAD, 1 MSL, 4 INF, 1 HVY turn 3 - 4 MSL, 1 LAD, 1 HVY, 1 GEV turn 4 - 1 MSL, 2 INF (running out of targets here...) At this point the Mark VI had only lost 3 treads and expended all internal and external missiles, and I saw no point in continuing. Defenders prioritized the Missile Rack and MBs, failing on several 2:1 attacks. Good rolls for the Mark VI on turn 1 made this no contest. |
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09-27-2016, 08:12 PM | #29 | |
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Re: New Scenario: Dogpile
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The ramming/reduction rules mean that the INF can't effectively channel the ogre's movement. Putting the INF way out at the LADs maybe doesn't make sense. While putting together this post I had a thought: Dogpile might be a particularly good one to use the green-map overrun rules instead of tan-map ramming and reduction. (But keep the tan map stacking rules in place, so no spill over.) That'd let INF in the Mk VI variant channel or at least delay the ogre. Plus overruns are fun. |
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I do like the idea of it having already fired some prior to the start of the Scenario, but using LTs may be what's needed here to try running a undamaged Mark6 with all it's Missiles available. For added customization and interest, that each Scenario would play a bit differently, maybe allowing some mines to be placed by Paneurope secretly would also help...it would be fun using mines in this Scenario to test them out for Balance/Fun Factor. It would instill a uncertainty for the Combine player about how and where the next tread unit damage would occur=tension=combat fatigue=more of that sense of the pervasive and constant threat of:"how much of me will be making it out of this intact"? And to put too fine a point on using LTs, since all four have total range of the Map, the MARK6 would be under much more threat pressure than if using range 8 Howitzers or LADs. In fact, LTs here would be like LADs with total Map range and more "Health" as both do attack strength 2 attacks.
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