Omicron Repulsors

[Aldin]

It occurs to me that Q10 and his four dice attacks just got a bump vis-a-vis Q9 and his three dice attacks when it comes to facing a unit that can shut you down if you miss.

~Aldin, still trying to figure it all out

[Xn F M]

Originally Posted by Jandarforever

I don't think that's going to be possible. With a height of 3, and no climb, the Repulsors will not be getting the high ground easily. That's the one thing I'm really upset about with them. Their stats are awesome and I think that they are an excellent little squad, but I'm just wondering how in the world am I going to use them when a lot of the time they won't be able to get anywhere.

This just got me thinking, I know I should know the answer to this by now but I'm not sure.

If I have a Repulsor on the hex next to an enemy unit but they are not engaged (because of the Repulor's height) would still get the homing beacon bonus right? Even when there's a castle wall section involved? And when it has battlements?

[Jaz1597]

Originally Posted by Xn F M

This just got me thinking, I know I should know the answer to this by now but I'm not sure.

If I have a Repulsor on the hex next to an enemy unit but they are not engaged (because of the Repulor's height) would still get the homing beacon bonus right? Even when there's a castle wall section involved? And when it has battlements?

No, because they are not adjacent.

[Rich10]

Originally Posted by Jexik

I'm not so sure about that. The dominant metagame feature in the Heat of the Battle is non-soulborg bonding melee squads. I doubt many people will play Repulsors. If they do, they'll lose.

I think that this is a great point that I missed the first time I looked at the repulsors. I thought that they would be in every tournament army. Although the repulsors test well against soulborgs, they're not very good against 4th Mass, 10th Reg., Stingers, Knights, etc. As such, they probably won't make it to many tournament armies. They will be a widely used counter-draft for use in home games.

[killercactus]

Originally Posted by Aldin

It occurs to me that Q10 and his four dice attacks just got a bump vis-a-vis Q9 and his three dice attacks when it comes to facing a unit that can shut you down if you miss.

~Aldin, still trying to figure it all out

True, but his machine pistol loses out, which means he will have to get even closer to the Repulsors to kill them.

Nilfheim looks way better than either of them to me now.

[padlock]

Originally Posted by Aldin

It occurs to me that Q10 and his four dice attacks just got a bump vis-a-vis Q9 and his three dice attacks when it comes to facing a unit that can shut you down if you miss.

~Aldin, still trying to figure it all out

Also, Q9's higher defense isn't much help against Repulsors since circuitry overlord ignores defense. The repulsors seem to hurt Q9 quite a bit more then Q10.

[Obsidian]

Originally Posted by kpotassiumk19

I thought it might be worth a shot to try somethig different. That would be pretty cool though:

"Yes a ten!"

"What? I thought Zetacron only had an attack of 2?"

"Yeah, it does. Then you take into account that there 3 repulsers at your door, Zetacron has deadly accuracy that is so accurate its hits are double, Finn has sacrificed himself, and Zetacron is aiming down."

"Ummmm... Yeah, I guess... I lost you after the repulsors."

Are you adding 3 possible attack dice for Zetacron from the repulsors? I don't think homming beacon stacks. It says add one if "at least one" repulsor is adjacent to the defending figure. It doesn't say add one for each repulsor adjacent.

[Jaz1597]

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Are you adding 3 possible attack dice for Zetacron from the repulsors? I don't think homming beacon stacks. It says add one if "at least one" repulsor is adjacent to the defending figure. It doesn't say add one for each repulsor adjacent.

I think he's saying Attack 2 +1 (Homing Beacon) +1 (Finn) +1 (Height) is 5 dice. If you roll 5 skulls, they would count as 10 (Deadly Shot).

[nyys]

...and that's just sick.

[Siggurd The Frost Giant]

OMG! i just played against my brother using these guys and they killed his Q9 in one turn! (3 circuitry overload plus attack). Luckiest shakes ever!!

[Kaemon Awa 123]

Originally Posted by Siggurd The Frost Giant

OMG! i just played against my brother using these guys and they killed his Q9 in one turn! (3 circuitry overload plus attack). Luckiest shakes ever!!

Nice. I've been playing these guys for essentially the first time for my Omegacron playtests, and I can certainly say I have a newfound respect for their skills.

[Aldin]

Originally Posted by Siggurd The Frost Giant

OMG! i just played against my brother using these guys and they killed his Q9 in one turn! (3 circuitry overload plus attack). Luckiest shakes ever!!

I love the Repulsors as much as anybody... but you only get one Circuitry Overload per adjacent soulborg per turn. Sorry.

~Aldin, electrically