Gravis plasma option?

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

I know the video games don’t necessarily reflect the tabletop, as is or what’s to come, but watching a video about all weapons in SM2, and the gravis class gets a heavy plasma incinerator.

a gravis squad with hvy plasma incinerators, and maybe one dude with some sort of plasma grenade launcher or something like the fragstorm seems like it would be pretty dope.

[Tawnis]

On the tabletop, that's pretty much covered by the Inceptors. 

[Indy Techwisp]

I think the only Gravis Plasma option available is the Inceptor's Plasma Exterminators.

 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

 

On the tabletop, that's pretty much covered by the Inceptors. 

It is sorta.

id like a longer range option that hits a slight bit harder personally. A plasma eradicator unit if you will.

[HeadlessCross]

 

I know the video games don’t necessarily reflect the tabletop, as is or what’s to come, but watching a video about all weapons in SM2, and the gravis class gets a heavy plasma incinerator.

a gravis squad with hvy plasma incinerators, and maybe one dude with some sort of plasma grenade launcher or something like the fragstorm seems like it would be pretty dope.

Ultimately that's where the Heavy Intercessors need more than the terrible kit they have provides. That their Sergeant doesn't even have melee weapons is quite frankly a crime. 

[Lord Nord in Gravis Armour]

We already have a squad who can take Heavy Plasma Incinerators. They're called Hellblasters.

 

Even if GW is currently pretending as of 10th-Ed that they're the exact same weapon as the standard Plasma Incinerator for rules purposes, they're visually still an obvious jump up.

 

Edited August 15 by Lord Nord in Gravis Armour

[Marshal Reinhard]

Space marine II also seems to allow the tactical class (so normal mk. X tacticus) to take heavy bolt rifles, the bulkwark (blade guard) has been seen rocking a powerfist etc.

 

But I agree that this sort of weapon freedom would be fun

[Paladin777]

 

Space marine II also seems to allow the tactical class (so normal mk. X tacticus) to take heavy bolt rifles, the bulkwark (blade guard) has been seen rocking a powerfist etc.

 

But I agree that this sort of weapon freedom would be fun

We used to have it...

[Marshal Reinhard]

We didnt use to have that many variations of bolt weapons no, nor was there an heavy armor class that could take the rough equivalent of a plasma cannon etc. 

[Paladin777]

No, but we did have a tremendous amount of weapons freedom. 
 

we have more unit types now, but there was a *ton* of flexibility for each unit. 
 

Sure, there were balance issues, but if there was the same amount of tweaking back then as there is now, I'd imagine that wouldn't have been as big an issue. 

Edited August 17 by Paladin777

[Paladin777]

Dons tin foil hat

 

I personally think that GW had been planning on getting rid of points granularity all the way back when primaris units were first introduced in 8th. Power Level was a sort of 'testing the waters.' 
 

removes tin foil hat

[Indy Techwisp]

 

Dons tin foil hat

 

I personally think that GW had been planning on getting rid of points granularity all the way back when primaris units were first introduced in 8th. Power Level was a sort of 'testing the waters.' 
 

removes tin foil hat

 

Dons tin foil hat

 

I think the guy who came up with Power Level got shuffled onto the Core Rules team for this edition and decided that the only reason we all thought PL sucked was because we hadn't used it enough and so the forced it in as the only points system.

 

Doffs tin foil hat

[HeadlessCross]

 

Dons tin foil hat

 

I personally think that GW had been planning on getting rid of points granularity all the way back when primaris units were first introduced in 8th. Power Level was a sort of 'testing the waters.' 
 

removes tin foil hat

PL was the brain child of a certain rules writer that thinks, since his kid in particular thinks math is hard, adding is hard for everyone. 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

 

 

Dons tin foil hat

 

I think the guy who came up with Power Level got shuffled onto the Core Rules team for this edition and decided that the only reason we all thought PL sucked was because we hadn't used it enough and so the forced it in as the only points system.

 

Doffs tin foil hat

+1 for use of doff.

 

PL was the brain child of a certain rules writer that thinks, since his kid in particular thinks math is hard, adding is hard for everyone. 

Hey! I’m not related to any rules writers at GW!(that I know of)

[Helias_Tancred]

As per the OP .... agreed. Honestly I'd like to see a gravis armor unit using some sort of heavy grav weapon even moreso than heavy plasma.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

 

As per the OP .... agreed. Honestly I'd like to see a gravis armor unit using some sort of heavy grav weapon even moreso than heavy plasma.

They introduced grav weapons while I was away from the hobby so I don’t really have any love for them lol

[Helias_Tancred]

Time to expand your horizons lol.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

 

Time to expand your horizons lol.

Boo! A narrow mind leaves little room for the ruinous powers to enter.