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Fair enough. I also believe that psychic powers in this game should not be used.
If anyone disagrees just show me that you can use one and then I will allow it.

Not only templates but also blast weapons will score big in this area as well. Sure he gets his self-generated cover saves but you get to rack up the wound count.

One team tried that against us in the doubles tourney. I think it is silly because 4+ are so easy to get anyway and being packed in like that was awesome for my soulgrinders.

@Danny Internets

Froggage wrote:Having a rule that basically says "Can't we all just get along?" at the start of your rulebook should indicate to intelligent readers that the rules aren't that well written.

So because they acknowledge that there might be problems with the rules we should disregard the rules entirely?

Did I say that? Don't think so. Just pointing out that if you have that kind of rule you should as an informed and intelligent reader know that there are problems coming. Just EXPECT it.

As far a tournaments go, house rules are great if it is a non-sanctioned tournament. If it is GW sanctioned then it should be RAW.

@Timmah I totally agree, I would think that if the game designers intended something different they would have written it differently.

@Chimera_Calvin tell me the last time that anything in 40k had any real bearing on reality/logic. Your argument just sounds silly, if you start trying to make "realistic" comparisons most of the rules/scenarios in 40k go straight out the window. Kill points for example are asinine, what commander worth anything is going to concentrate his fire on a virtually destroyed unit with little real combat effectiveness when something truly nasty is standing in his face threatening the viability of his troops. (Like when you end up shooting the last 2 guants from a squad who are moving away to hide rather than shooting the carnifex in front of you) You can't argue realism in a game of science fiction.

Did I say that? Don't think so. Just pointing out that if you have that kind of rule you should as an informed and intelligent reader know that there are problems coming. Just EXPECT it.

Self-generated cover saves are not a problem with the rules--there is no ambiguity whether or not they are allowed. They are, simple as that. A lot of people don't like this, but a lot of people don't like armies that wear power armor too. The introduction really has no bearing on this topic.