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Ok, but then you are talking about a support system slot on an HQ model to affect what is likely just two to four drones. Still pretty pricey for its limited effect, especially in an army with markerlights.

 Phazael wrote:
Ok, but then you are talking about a support system slot on an HQ model to affect what is likely just two to four drones.

What? Hard to imagine less than 6. Heard of people doing it with whole marker drone squadrons.

An entire marker drone squad firing at BS4 that cannot split fire is not that major of a deal, plus Pathfinders already do that more efficiently without eating a HQ slot. You would likely be better off stuffing the Commander in a Sniper Drone team, honestly. I guess if you fill out your HQ squad with easy to kill drones, then you are paying 1.33 more per drone to get that increased BS. Still not exactly an amazing deal.

I still really think they meant for these items to work together, but I completely agree that that's not how it is written out in the rules, from a purely logical reading of them.

"Not an amazing deal" is a far cry from "so bad there must be an additional benefit".

A Shas'o with full complement of 14 Gun Drones with an ethereal or fireblade is putting out 42 TL S5AP5 shots. A Shas'o in a marker drone squadron puts out 14 markerlights.

42 SP5AP5 shots kills 5.2 MEQ on overwatch (plus another 1.1 from a 2xPR commander). Alternatively it is 4.7 markerlights - enough to give another 2 units in your arm BS3 overwatch.
A shas'o in a sniper drone squadron within 24" puts out 27 sniper shots, which is 2.5 MEQ on overwatch. If drone controller also confers skyfire, 27 BS5 sniper shots on skyfire will annihilate FMC.
It could potentially be pretty powerful, especially if you use it to chain markerlights on overwatch.

Okay, this topic seems to have reached its conclusion as now we're just talking about the strategic value of the upgrade.

Locking now...