What has the game devolved into? [Bit of a rant]

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**Talizvar**

Peregrine wrote:
Talizvar wrote:
I do not have the NEW codex but would be very surprised they changed that.

Well, prepare to be surprised. The new codex very clearly says "friendly unit".

Thanks for the confirm I am "happy" to eat my words.
Now I know why my hard core 40k friend is hard at work making Eldar allies with his Dark Eldar.
I was wondering why he was so happy with the new codex: it is official that he can pull that stunt again.

**Iranna**

Talizvar wrote:
Iranna wrote:
Casting Fortune on an Archon (Or any Dark Eldar unit for that matter) is perfectly legal. Meaning that a 2++ re-rollable is perfectly legitimate.
Iranna.
NO this was in the prior codex not the newest he was VERY wrong at the time.

Please review the exact wording for "Fortune" in this new codex if it says "friendly model/unit" this is not good, if it says "Eldar model/unit" all is well.

In the prior codex they made a point of clarifying in the FAQ only an Eldar Army unit or model can be cast on, not a DARK Eldar, they are a separate army.

I do not have the NEW codex but would be very surprised they changed that.

I know how it worked last codex. You never made that clear in your post.

It was still possible if the Archon was in an Eldar unit, however.

Iranna.

**ClassicCarraway**

chromedog wrote:
Playing 40k over Vassal is like playing 40k with card chits. That needed 3rd dimension (for LoS and cover and stuff) is missing and it just isn't the same. May as well play tiddlywinks.

Agreed. Playing 40K on Vassal and then going on a huge rant about how the "game" has devolved is a bit of misplaced rage. Vassal isn't 40K, and does not really do that great of a job of representing the "game". Rules that were built around the concept of True Line of Site obviously do not translate well into a 2D game board.

Math-hammer and Vassal, working together to suck the soul out of 40K...what little GW has left anyway

**ZebioLizard2**

ClassicCarraway wrote:
chromedog wrote:
Playing 40k over Vassal is like playing 40k with card chits. That needed 3rd dimension (for LoS and cover and stuff) is missing and it just isn't the same. May as well play tiddlywinks.

Agreed. Playing 40K on Vassal and then going on a huge rant about how the "game" has devolved is a bit of misplaced rage. Vassal isn't 40K, and does not really do that great of a job of representing the "game". Rules that were built around the concept of True Line of Site obviously do not translate well into a 2D game board.

Math-hammer and Vassal, working together to suck the soul out of 40K...what little GW has left anyway

Vassal is 40k, not to mention one can easily get around such a thing. As well as the fact that it's not sucking the "soul" out of 40k.