It is an interesting concept, but I feel like it fits in the Steel Phalanx more than the OSS. The Greeks are the go to for 'make a statement in a loud and messy fashion.' What would really be fun is a Daikini variant with a Holoprojector Level 1. AVA total of course. "Here is my courtesy list, yes I did bring a 10 Asura combat group. No, nothing weird going on here."
"Terror" tactic IMP troop? Ok, basic Lhost (Danavas-like for example) with SS1, E/Marat, Adhesive Launcher, electric pulse, stun gun, flash grenades. And to prove a point, Jammer :p Lies! Lies and slander!!! That... that can't be!!! >.<U
I played with the Asuras hacker multi rifle and was disappointed as both games killer hackers got her. But no one takes assault hackers so I think I’ll go back to LT multi rifle.
didnt redrum them back, or just rolled poorly? Also, whats everyone's opinion now that shes 3W again?
If a repeater gets near the Asura (for example with switch) you Hacking them with -3 . Enemy khs kann hack you through all repeaters without penalty. BTS isnt that strong in hacking duells (my opinion). My experience is that you loose many hackerduells (and a much more valuable modell). So its better to avoid killerhacking duells with her. Redrum is for me just an emergency solution. But I am no proplayer and so probably wrong.
Well assura suffer same as old Gabe of being expensive model, which can relatively easily be targeter and killed by some low point SK with KHD.
If KHDs are the problem, you can do two things: modify who you use her against, and modify how you play in the game itself. It's possible to use her against factions with limited or non-existent KHD access (and she's actually quite good against those factions too.) All of Ariadna, all of Combined Army, Military Orders, Steel Phalanx are all matchups that are huge on visual Modifiers and have no (or perhaps 1 very visible) KHD available to them.
It is worth noting that MSV3 can stop Surprise Shot from Hacking if you have LoF. That's a situational help against the skirmishers KHDs.
Well that the point when SK KHD will just use cybermasc and still surprise you. Oh KHD, little usefull devices sold by the value of 2 Coca-Cola cans...
She's obviously more viable with the Shock errata rolled back, but as I've said, her general loadout is not that good in N3 due to the way things are priced and the changes to MSV3. MSV3 is like 7pts too expensive. There are a lot of HI on par or even better than the Asura that are way cheaper than her due to this, and the visor just doesn't give back what it costs. I've only really ever gotten use out of the Asura against the Ariadnan "here, have ten camo markers to shoot at" strategy, and that was a whole edition ago.
I concur, although Spitfire loadout combined with Smoke Myrmidon can still do work. Just too pricey. Yeah, would love to have played N2. Now it's "I spent 8 Orders, autodiscovering Mines and Ambush Camp, killed one Foxtrot and now I'm stuck in middle without proper support"
"Infinity syndrome", or when a model is good, but a cheaper one fulfills the role. The MSV2 Spitfire Deva fulfills the same role for half the prize... (less, in fact), so you can place 2 if you want. Just avoid shock. And for the H+ profile... Danavas. You now have 3 wounds, in 2 models, one of which has a MSV2 & spitfire and the other H+ and pitcher, in exchange for shock vulnerability, less ARM & BTS, and 1 point of WP on the Danavas, but you save enough points to place 2 Netrods or a Lamedh... -.-U Frigging shame, frankly.
The way I see it, Asura HD+ is better viewed as a late-game objective grabber and clean-up piece, in part because losing her early could be so devastating. She will absolutely mow down whatever is left at the end of a game, secure objectives, and be nearly impossible to remove in a single turn even if the opponent is going second. That said, she really loses out by not having an LT profile on the Multi/HD+ because that extra order makes her incredibly useful the whole game: T1 buff linked Dakini HMG/Cybermask if needed T2 Cybermask T3 drop into suppressive fire on an objective Having the LT order makes her more effective and a great game-clincher. Dakini HMG and Posthumans are your better opening pieces. I was really looking forward to expanding to Vedic, mainly because of Asura, but if the Multi/HD+ doesn't get an LT profile I may just pass them by instead, I'd lose the main reason I'd want to run the sectorial.
