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Post by Morganstern on Mar 28, 2017 13:25:49 GMT
I actually think the Kodiak is the anomaly here and it's vent steam ability is to good as is. I think that vent steam should go back to a * action.
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adory
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Post by adory on Mar 28, 2017 13:40:32 GMT
What ? Yes, indeed. After a model makes a successful charge it "must use its Combat Action to make either initial melee attacks or a special attack with a melee weapon." (pg. 31) Combustion is not on a melee weapon, so no dice. The fact that Combustion doesn't need a target is situationally useful. It would be nice if it could be used on the charge while keeping that ability, but if it had to lose the no-target benefit to make it useable on the charge, I think I'd make the trade. at least the castigator is 12 points, hits about as hard as kharybdis or higher with choir, can actually buy attacks after using its star action and it actually does decent damage
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Post by Gauner on Mar 28, 2017 14:17:47 GMT
Yep. I'm not really complaining about the Castigator. It's an okay 'jack for 12 points. It's *attack can be useful - for example, if it gets attacked by a bunch of infantry and they leave it essentially wrecked but not dead, it can still take a few of them out by using Combustion. It is just hard to use in a more offensive way. If it were to be able to use Combustion on the charge, it would be like a better version of Thresher and would probably warrant an increase in cost.
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Post by tiberius on Mar 28, 2017 15:36:44 GMT
As an infantry lover of Cryx, and my main opponent plays Protectorate pretty exclusively, I fear the castigator usually above other threats with the auto damage and fire in an area effect. It circumvents my high defense and his poor dice rolling. haha. But I did not know you could not charge with it and use it, we may have been doing that wrong.
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Post by Cryptix on Mar 28, 2017 15:45:30 GMT
Because it seems like an oversight that should be addressed in errata, I'd let Protectorate players do it. But that's no what this thread is for! Shoo, shoo!
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Nyxu
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Post by Nyxu on Mar 28, 2017 16:52:20 GMT
Nope, castigator can't charge and do it, since the *attack is on his body and not his weapons. It's the one thing PoM has been asking for on him since mk3 dropped :^) If you think it works, read the rules again. :3
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unded
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Post by unded on Mar 30, 2017 8:58:17 GMT
To be fair, the castigator isn't a Cryx model, so it's not unreasonable to think that something nice may actually work.
Do I sound bitter? I feel like I may come off as bitter.
-und_ed
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