Pheromone Trail?

[purestrain]

Jun 21, 2023 11:24:36 GMT No One said:

T-fex can't go in a t-cyte, too many wounds.

Welp, that's two editions I got that wrong day 1 XD

[gman25639]

Jun 19, 2023 18:21:32 GMT gauntlet said:

Jun 19, 2023 13:46:42 GMT dkng said:

The question is wouldn’t it be too strong if a Lictor present on the field could use free RI on other units…

How useful is Rapid Ingress, as you cannot shoot or charge?
Normal Deep Strike in your own turn at 9" needing roll of 8+,gives you 42% of getting a charge. So is normal Deep Strike better? Well if you fail your charge, your prey will react by charging you or running away next turn, you lost the control. It's all or nothing, and upon failure handing over alot of control to the opponent. And most of the time it's you that's going to fail.

However with Rapid Ingress in your opponents turn, it's all about your coming turn...
If you appear on your opponents turn at 9" you can be charged 42%, but you can easily come in at 14" guaranteeing no risk of a charge. You opponent is in serious trouble, they have already moved so cannot increase the distance to avoid you. In your turn you can move forwards 6" and need a charge roll of 8" needing roll 7+ (58% to succeed). But if you have more than 6" move, or can Advance and charge, you can Deep Strike at 14" with confidence. But you can also take a risk and Rapid Ingress at 11" , then your opponent has to roll 10 (17%) to charge you. When they fail, then on your following turn, with a 6" move the gap will be 5", needing a roll of 4 (92%) success.

So Rapid Ingress at 11" means 17% chance of being charged, but you have 92% of succeeding a charge in your coming turn. But anyways you are probably a really good Melee unit and often want them to succeed in charging you, and put yourself at 9" to bait them.

Rapid Ingress gives you massive flexibility and HUGE control over your opponent. It's REALLY good.
Too good to get it for free. Needs SEVERE restrictions.

Remember, RI triggers at the end of your opponent's move phase, so while they can still shoot at you, they can't move out of the way unless they Advance or Fall Back. So when their turn is done you get YOUR turn, and since it's a new turn, the unit that came in now gets to move. Rapid Ingress pretty much guarantees the charge as long as the unit survives a turn of shooting.