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They're immobile, that's why champs and vets take Meltabombs.

yeah,
It will be a can of worms...
If doors have to open, what about pods that land close to units/ buildings (or other pods in a mass line 'em up drop) and one or two doors can't open is the Marines in that segment of the pod lost? or is it a roll on the DS mishap table?

PaniC..

Or those who suck at modelling and end up gluing the doors closed...

I suspect they might rule that the doors, once deployed, do not actually count for part of the vehicle - ie can't be assaulted, don't block movement, etc. That's the only way it makes sense and would be consistent with both using older pods and with people who lack the modeling skills or patience to build them with moveable doors. It would make sense that the models could even deploy onto the doors once they've been set down.

Plus, this way it draws a distinction between having doors up or down - up to block LOS, or down to give LOS but with cover saves. That should be enough of a tactical choice that people who model them with moveable doors can have options.

Jayden63 wrote:

derek wrote:

Jayden63 wrote:What happens when they drop 4 to 6 of them though. Thats when pods get really interesting, when they can line up to cut off half of the table.

It's basically forcing lists to take weapons able to deal with them. This isn't a new concept really. Metagaming has been around as long as gaming has.

Yeah, but now all those HBs and flamers that people are taking instead of Las/plas will not harm a Drop Pod. There are some advantages going mechanized when everyone starts changing out to lower strength high fire rate weapons.

Yes, that would be metagaming. If the trend is low str heavy weapons to deal with horde you know that what armor you get out will likely survive the game.

tzeentchling wrote:I suspect they might rule that the doors, once deployed, do not actually count for part of the vehicle - ie can't be assaulted, don't block movement, etc. That's the only way it makes sense and would be consistent with both using older pods and with people who lack the modeling skills or patience to build them with moveable doors. It would make sense that the models could even deploy onto the doors once they've been set down.

Plus, this way it draws a distinction between having doors up or down - up to block LOS, or down to give LOS but with cover saves. That should be enough of a tactical choice that people who model them with moveable doors can have options.

I suspect GW hasn't even thought about it.

Yeah

sourclams wrote:I suspect GW hasn't even thought about it.

QFT

PAnic...