Major X17

Omnicron · #1 March 20th, 2007, 09:22 PM

I just got him today, and I think he's a pretty great unit. He works great holding down units to allow either range or melee to pound on them, and Melee defense 4 makes sure he isn't hit too hard while doing it. The only thing I'd change is give him 1 more attack- 4 seems a little low for a gladiator.
Thoughts?

~~Stealth Dodge~~ · #2 March 20th, 2007, 09:51 PM

2 weaknesses prevent him from being picked alot more often:

-His defense 4 does not activate vs ranged attacks

-Special attacks bypass his defense 4

scorpiusx · #3 March 20th, 2007, 09:56 PM

He's also not a gladiator, he is a gladiatron.

King's Knight · #4 March 20th, 2007, 11:47 PM

Actually he's a major...

Uprising · #5 March 20th, 2007, 11:58 PM

If you can get him into hand-to-hand, he could be a tough SOB to take out. Awesome sculpt too.

Omnicron · #6 March 21st, 2007, 09:47 AM

Whoops, sorry, Gladiatron. I realize he's weak to range but I often cyberclaw figs that block enemy LOS. Works great for me.

rehlers · #7 March 21st, 2007, 11:14 AM

I've seen X17 single handedly lock down an opponents entire army for 2-3 rounds. He is a bear to kill in hand to hand, and off course the opponent can't leave until he is finished off.

dnutt99 · #8 March 21st, 2007, 12:04 PM

X-17 is pretty cool. I've fielded him once or twice when I was going up against some large figs. I knew would cause me some trouble. I think one time I fielded him against a grut army. That was a pretty smart move I found out when facing Tornak and a bunch of Swogs.

All in all, the main problem I have with him is the same I have with most of my melee units. He's just too easy to pick off before he reaches a good target to lock down. I think I need to refortify my map building skills.

Oogie_Da_Bruce · #9 March 21st, 2007, 12:23 PM

A fun tactic I've used in the past was to combine X-17 and Theracus. For 140 points you got a Flying Cyberclaw Drop with a range of 9 (7 spaces for Theracus, 1 space for X-17, 1 space for enemy that is now engaged).

The Major gets a free ride (ignoring terrain), to the most pesky units and can lock them down or battle it out (with staying power). Ideal for mid to late game.

dnutt99 · #10 March 21st, 2007, 12:43 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Theracus, (similarly to Brunak), can only carry small / medium figures!!!

EDIT: I'm not wrong about that,....
but I was wrong assuming X-17 was large,....

rehlers · #11 March 21st, 2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oogie_Da_Bruce

A fun tactic I've used in the past was to combine X-17 and Theracus. For 140 points you got a Flying Cyberclaw Drop with a range of 9 (7 spaces for Theracus, 1 space for X-17, 1 space for enemy that is now engaged).

The Major gets a free ride (ignoring terrain), to the most pesky units and can lock them down or battle it out (with staying power). Ideal for mid to late game.

wow.. that is a pretty nice idea actually... what a surprise that would be to suddenly have half your army locked down by the Major. I'll have to give that a go sometime soon!

dnutt99 · #12 March 21st, 2007, 02:23 PM

The many uses of Theracus will never get old. I think what I'll do is compose a list, (I actually already have on a spreadsheet), of all the figs. that Theracus can carry and think about some possible game tactics.

I think I'll compose an army with so much synergy, Theracus, and Brunak, to the point where my entire army can advance per round!
May not be smart, but I'm sure it'll be fun!

Where to begin?