tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post5286589138052577233..comments2024-03-28T09:03:40.645-04:00Comments on The Neverness Hobby Chronicle: Anachronistic 40k: Assault Cannonnevernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-73910280935016628492019-10-06T18:21:34.806-04:002019-10-06T18:21:34.806-04:00Late to the party, but you did eventually get your...Late to the party, but you did eventually get your 6-shot Assault Cannon in 8th ed!<br /><br />And yeah, Sentinels did indeed have Assault Cannon in 2nd Ed. There was a huge outcry when they got nerfed down to Multi-Lasers in 3rd. Well, there was a huge outcry about everything that changed with 3rd, and honestly there wasn't much meaningful difference between the statlines of the Assault Cannon and the Multi-Laser at that point. But still. IG got the worst of it, because a big chunk of their Units got leaked before any of the core rules did.WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-9358333453074915012016-12-08T23:57:53.630-05:002016-12-08T23:57:53.630-05:00Possibly. I was thinking about doing some posts on...Possibly. I was thinking about doing some posts on specific war gear items, as they all probably have some fun stories to be shared. The Vortex Grenade / Vortex Grenade detonator will definitely have to happen. And Hallucinogen Grenades! -Oh the mayhem those caused! Blind Grenades/missiles could shut down a battle plan almost as fast as Pulsa Rokkits... so yeah, definitely most of these posta on the way.<br /><br />This will probably be a monthly column due to time restrictions and such. nevernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-42179290822441346332016-12-08T04:34:22.204-05:002016-12-08T04:34:22.204-05:00I have been on both ends of the 2nd Ed. assault ca...I have been on both ends of the 2nd Ed. assault cannon. I used to love them on my Ravenwing Landspeeders, but Wolf Guard squads all armed with these bad boys were a nightmare.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading the other articles in the series! Will there be any lightning claw bear hugs? And grenades... I miss them SO much. Marc van Holsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111807836610358784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-705212171175833562016-12-05T07:41:00.461-05:002016-12-05T07:41:00.461-05:00Great article and even greater idea for a category...Great article and even greater idea for a category. I miss the old Save mod on weapons and the character movement attribute so much :( Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-39338725821731255382016-12-05T00:39:07.883-05:002016-12-05T00:39:07.883-05:00Thanks, much appreciated.
And I agree, a lot of w...Thanks, much appreciated. <br />And I agree, a lot of weapons need a revisit. Still, we've come a long way and 7th ed now has more weapons than any edition ever had. And most of the weapons from the Rogue Trader era are back. Now if only the firepower was back... nevernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-70051474575776618112016-12-05T00:33:37.854-05:002016-12-05T00:33:37.854-05:00I'm pretty sure that they always had Scatter L...I'm pretty sure that they always had Scatter Lasers (or Multi Lasers?). Perhaps I should do a write about Sentinels, they've come a long way since the 'walking egg' days.nevernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-9289364506507638752016-12-04T18:17:45.682-05:002016-12-04T18:17:45.682-05:00I love this article, I started in the game during ...I love this article, I started in the game during second edition so have painful memories of jams on the sustained fire dice.<br /><br />As you have said, I think a lot of the iconic 40k weapons could do with a revisit - storm bolters also need more shots to have that fear backTriple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-33671039539091581632016-12-04T17:22:55.422-05:002016-12-04T17:22:55.422-05:00Sentinels had these too! Wish they would bring tha...Sentinels had these too! Wish they would bring that option back. I think the change to S6 rending was a good one, but in the current game environment they need another shot or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-66173729529100348102016-11-14T11:32:52.727-05:002016-11-14T11:32:52.727-05:00True, they shredded vehicles. Also, something I fo...True, they shredded vehicles. Also, something I forgot to talk about, is that each unsaved hit did D10 wounds! Many a Mighty Hero was splattered by that, an only the Rending SR has come close to restoring that power. nevernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-21469058555227587932016-11-14T07:50:59.306-05:002016-11-14T07:50:59.306-05:00Meh, to each their own, but in my opinion: good ri...Meh, to each their own, but in my opinion: good riddance to the original. <br /><br />After facing assault cannon spam (not that that was a gaming-term yet) in virtually every game in 2nd ed., which made a tank's armor meaningless as the tracks were invariably hit (often multiple times by assault cannons) resulting in the tank's destruction nearly every time! <br /><br />Da Masta Cheefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941441877537371502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-47570792497593973112016-11-13T19:42:09.137-05:002016-11-13T19:42:09.137-05:00I agree regarding it's current design. I didn&...I agree regarding it's current design. I didn't discuss it's physical evolution as I maybe should have. I guess it hasn't bugged me much, however I think the original design did fit the fluff better. I can see the original design being fairly easy to remove and replace the warped barrels whereas with the newer design this looks like it would be a bit of task...<br /><br />Also, thanks for liking this! I am considering reposting it on Faeit212 Community News...should I?nevernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722163860443469429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579848619475400584.post-41139498276354918712016-11-13T19:11:21.450-05:002016-11-13T19:11:21.450-05:00I feel the pain Bro. I love the idea of a Space Hu...I feel the pain Bro. I love the idea of a Space Hulk Assault Cannon firing and clearing the huge room from the Genestealer expansion... still have a hard time visualising the path of the shell from the ammo box through the weapon, over the narrow hump and back down in line with the barrel it's shooting out at the base of the rotating circle... suppose the designer never looked at the real Mk44 Minigun... or those hobbyists who don't drill out the six barrels... that bugs me too! <br /><br />Nice article, look forward to more.Siph_Horridushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159625883822754521noreply@blogger.com