Do we have an ETA on the release of this faq on the GW website? I ask because this FAQ will be in effect for Adepticon this year and it would be easier to be able to point a link to their site than the google docs page.
I agree completely, and that’s the prime mover for our New Year’s deadline. Unortunately, it will get on the GW website whenever they post it. I of course believe it will be sooner rather than later, but much of the behind-the-scenes staff has been restructured besides the game design team so I don't know much about how all that works anymore, and the few team members left are far more reticent about all the behind-the-scenes issues than they used to be.
As for the FAQ, I pulled it off the site and am keeping it on hold until tomorrow night to make sure we have all the cobwebs knocked out. Right now we have it back on hold, mainly because there isn't anything like making a document final to get EVERYONE suddenly finding things we missed, misspelled or forgot. It will be re-posted
tomorrow night (05 Jan) and off to GW as soon as we get the rest of the projects done, which hopefully should be in the next two weeks at the latest. We are aiming to give them everything as a lump-sum so they can get it posted all at once.
Hi Plaxor! Thanks for this! I wish we would have received this sooner, but it’s okay because I have received a FLURRY of e-mails about what we missed, misspelled or accidentally deleted since the Final got posted. I guess “Draft†means “Ignore until Final, then nitpick to pieces,†but I’m fine with it as long as we get a good product done.
Once it goes back up, it’s getting locked. Any sudden revelations after that point will have to be decided on a gaming table with a coin toss. I know we want this to be a living document, but GW isn’t using that framework anymore, and they will NOT entertain posting a document that still needs work so we need to get it right and call it done.
Last minute questions Nate:
You didn't mention in the FAQ that leech torpedoes count as eldar torpedoes and will only be hit by turrets on a 6 (It also isn't mentioned in armada) Also you should clarify that they don't need to roll to hit (or they do?)
They behave as Eldar torps in all respects, including being hit by turrets on a 6. Yes, they have to roll to hit, but now they cause 1hp damage on top of the auto-crit. We’re adding this in and further clarifying how they work, particularly against escorts.
I still think the description for how resilient ordinance is confusing, and should be reworded.
The examples (which are intentionally extreme) illustrate what happens when everyone always passes their 4+ save. We’re adding in that resilient ordnance is always immediately removed whenever a save is failed. No, we are NOT ruling that ordnance can save and keep moving because it makes it too powerful for those that WILL abuse it.
All of these situations are pretty esoteric to start with. If it’s still confusing, make a coin toss and keep playing.
Oh in the FAQ you say that necrons consider their reactive armor save working exactly as a brace save. You also say that brace saves will save against H&R attacks. So this means necrons get their save against assault boats and teleport attacks.... I think this should be clarified/mentioned.
Agreed. Fixed.
CTNH should be clarified for one thing: could say a capital ship with 20cm movement on CTNH with 45' turns instead of moving 10 turning 45' and then another 10 and turning another 45', move 20 and then turn 90'?
No. It was never this way and won’t be now.
I think that for the Chaos and renegade imperial vessels instead of saying a chaos fleet can take a IN cruiser of 185 points or less you should say any imperial cruiser not equipped with a nova cannon (as I imagine this is the only real thing you want to limit.)
Besides at 185 points a chaos player could take a Dominator with the 'downgraded (upgrade?) weapons batteries.
The FAQ already states Nova Cannon and special weapon rules can’t be taken so this doesn’t need to be clarified further.
Do squadrons roll seperately for things like AAF? I think they do. I wonder if the squadron range can be increased to 20cm.
No, squadrons (even capital ship squadrons) ALWAYS roll together for things like AAF. This is already in the FAQ, but we will add a sentence clarifying it. The distance ships have to maintain in a squadron is not being changed.
