Slann Team: Catchers & Krox
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:07 pm
Hi All,
Having just got my Rolljordan "frogs" and Taxi Toad back from Cornish Mikey (and a big thanks to him for a brilliant job in a short time) i thought Id share the following observations / ideas....
1. The models.....just great, like Rolljordans stuff, not to "cartoony" and the models look animated, the paintjob by Mikey has enhanced this to great effect. I actually bought the team after seeing Val's (Vimcatt?) at Spiky (Reading) I believe his where painted by Mikey. i have never played with or against Slann so maybe this will be way off mark however...
The Krox....just doesnt feel right, maybe a different (new) big guy, or is one really necessary? having "cut my teeth" on Dark Elves Im used to no big guy or indeed St access on normal rolls. Before the masses point out AV8 / AG8 on the D/E's yes i know,however thier Lino's are 10k more, Blitzers 10k less!!
So you get the same number of blitzers, (slightly) cheaper lino's and dedicated catchers.
My point is can a Slann team survive without the Krox muscle or is he there to do the same job as a treeman on a woodelf team?
The other issue with the Krox is the skills dont fit with the "every starting skill is a Jump / Leap reference" as mentioned in the (excellent) Three dice block episode, I understand that the Krox is the odd one out but surely the theme could have been extended to every team member. I do understand this would require a new big guy but why not? at least we could get a big guy who wasnt like any other,most big guys are pretty same old same old, road block muscle.
The catchers.....love 'em. Can I have 4? yes i can! Thats great, however ST2 not so hot but I'll live with it for 2+ leaps, just one question...(Maybe for Tom)
Why not give them horns? (Horned frogs) ST3 on the blitz is great but not to overpowering IMO for this team anyway, also from a theme perspective it fits nicely. Cost maybe 10k more? Before anyone asks, NO, they wouldnt get Mutation access!!
I hope this doesnt seem like a rant, it just my observations prior to giving the team a run out, I expect ill get a volley of "try before you cry" responses and maybe they'll be right, however its just the thoughts of someone looking forward to trying what has been described as a " very different style, not bash, not rush" team in the near future.
Okay targets up........fire away
Having just got my Rolljordan "frogs" and Taxi Toad back from Cornish Mikey (and a big thanks to him for a brilliant job in a short time) i thought Id share the following observations / ideas....
1. The models.....just great, like Rolljordans stuff, not to "cartoony" and the models look animated, the paintjob by Mikey has enhanced this to great effect. I actually bought the team after seeing Val's (Vimcatt?) at Spiky (Reading) I believe his where painted by Mikey. i have never played with or against Slann so maybe this will be way off mark however...
The Krox....just doesnt feel right, maybe a different (new) big guy, or is one really necessary? having "cut my teeth" on Dark Elves Im used to no big guy or indeed St access on normal rolls. Before the masses point out AV8 / AG8 on the D/E's yes i know,however thier Lino's are 10k more, Blitzers 10k less!!
So you get the same number of blitzers, (slightly) cheaper lino's and dedicated catchers.
My point is can a Slann team survive without the Krox muscle or is he there to do the same job as a treeman on a woodelf team?
The other issue with the Krox is the skills dont fit with the "every starting skill is a Jump / Leap reference" as mentioned in the (excellent) Three dice block episode, I understand that the Krox is the odd one out but surely the theme could have been extended to every team member. I do understand this would require a new big guy but why not? at least we could get a big guy who wasnt like any other,most big guys are pretty same old same old, road block muscle.
The catchers.....love 'em. Can I have 4? yes i can! Thats great, however ST2 not so hot but I'll live with it for 2+ leaps, just one question...(Maybe for Tom)
Why not give them horns? (Horned frogs) ST3 on the blitz is great but not to overpowering IMO for this team anyway, also from a theme perspective it fits nicely. Cost maybe 10k more? Before anyone asks, NO, they wouldnt get Mutation access!!
I hope this doesnt seem like a rant, it just my observations prior to giving the team a run out, I expect ill get a volley of "try before you cry" responses and maybe they'll be right, however its just the thoughts of someone looking forward to trying what has been described as a " very different style, not bash, not rush" team in the near future.
Okay targets up........fire away