Sir_Cosme Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 in a recent game of anihiliation the following argument arose: since Drop Pods are immobile vehicles, at the end of the game they count as immobilized and thus award a Victory Point to my opponent. I dont think thats right. On one hand it seems completely unfair to have a dedicated transport that awards my opponent one VP just for adding it to my list, without requiring him to do anything to it. And second, being a complete rules-lawyerer here, the rules say that immobilized vehicles count as a VP, meaning a movable vehicle that is not moveable anymore, whereas an immobile vehicle wasnt actually immobilized :( whats your opinion? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/177306-drop-pod-as-victory-point/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xpyre35 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 pg 69 Codex Space Marines; ... and counts in all respects as a vehicle that has suffered an Immobilized damage result.... Yes, drop pods are automatic VPs in annihilation games, but, as a Space Marine player myself, the advantages well supersede the disadvantage of a VP. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/177306-drop-pod-as-victory-point/#findComment-2096120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gil galed Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 no two ways about it i'm afraid, they give vps Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/177306-drop-pod-as-victory-point/#findComment-2096149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackbar Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 So does GW expect an all-pod list so so badly wipe the floor with all comers in VP games that such a handicap is necessariy, or is this just a case of a poorly-written rule? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/177306-drop-pod-as-victory-point/#findComment-2096242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 They give 18 Victory Points yes, but they give 0 Kill Points until they are completely destroyed. Annihilation games use Kill Points, not Victory Points, so it would not have given up any points. No games use Victory Points any more, unless you choose to do so. It's not poorly written. It's the cost of deepstriking your entire army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/177306-drop-pod-as-victory-point/#findComment-2096243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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