Re: Recreating Some Official Cards
Hatamoto Taro
Some figures it really depends on the scale that you're playing. Hatamoto Taro begins to look a little more palatable if he is in a truly massive Samurai army, but that is partly how his price is less significant at those totals. Otherwise, I think you're missing the point of his aura. It's not so much a defensive ability as it is a way for the samurai to get more counterstrikes. I agree that they don't really need it and yours is more effective, but it feels like you're less tweaking him to be relevant and more making a different unit.
Deathwalker 7000
I can also get behind these changes. A reliable bomb is something it could really use and disengage will really help put it into position. I really like the idea of the preemptive detonation so he can still blow when attacked. I think choosing whether to risk defense or just blow him up looks like fun.
Deadeye Dan
Deadeye has always been a thematic favorite of mine who has never lived up to what I hope to get out of him. I think the size limitation on his SA came from dealing with Deathwalkers. It's not to difficult for him to earn his keep in a shot or two from range against them. It seems a lot of builds in Heroscape were done to dance around them, unfortunately. Cover Fire is cool but, again, feels more like a significant change to the unit. I suppose it speaks volumes that you can include that with a lower price total and a few other upgrades and still have him work out, although his auto destroy power probably drove up his cost out of necessity.
MacDirk Warriors
I have a soft spot for these guys, but it is an interesting re-imagining. They can definitely be useful in their own right. When the Champion dies, while they're not good as a 50pt squad of 2 attack and defense, they are a definitely less painful there than 30 pts higher.
Sudema
Wow. That is definitely a serious upgrade to Sudema. If you intend that the power not trigger on adjacent attacks, she'll be nigh useless on melee armies. Otherwise she is a powerful friend to sit behind a rat screen next to Raelin and rain down fire with some ranged squad.
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