Tank commander Chronus... Manditory?!

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**fullheadofhair**

Red_Lives wrote:Chronus entry does not say MAY be purchased as an upgrade for a tank it in fact says MUST. This seems off, and RAI he is an upgrade but by RAW...

No - you are wrong - plain and simple. It isn't a RAW v's RAI. You are just wrong and your approach typifies why writing rules may seem easy but there is always someone who will do the unexpected.

"Chronus must be assigned to a tank" is the wording on pg 143.
"Chronus is alsways bought as an upgrade and starts the game as commander of a SM tank" pg 89

This doesn't mean he is a compulsory choice. He is an upgrade - if you take him he must be assigned to a tank.

**fullheadofhair**

Daggermaw wrote:i don't think red lives is actually suggesting that he's going to force SM players to take Chronus, i think the point of his post is just to play devil's advocate and point out how GW often has flaws in their rules writing.

and I am pointing out he is wrong and in this instance the GW rules are quite correct if one uses basic English comprehension.

**fullheadofhair**

Red_Lives wrote:"Chronus MUST be assigned to one tank in the army" is the wording on pg 143.

"Chronus is ALWAYS BOUGHT as an upgrade and starts the game as commander of a SM tank" pg 89

Again i will never ever force someone to take chronus. But Again Chronus DOES say ALWAYS BOUGHT and MUST be assigned. It just seems like GW RAW might have messed this one up. Chronus doesn't say MAY anywhere in any of his rules, oddly enough everywhere may should be the word MUST is there instead. And from a 100% objective standpoint it seems off.

and what if you don't have a tank? must you now have a mandatory tank in your list?

100% objective stand point isn't a good point to make. I look at it from an objective point of view (don't we all) and I still say you are wrong and reaching for this interpretation.