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Daylami, camo or not?

Discussion in 'Haqqislam' started by Duront, Oct 20, 2022.

  1. Duront

    Duront Well-Known Member

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    Hello!

    I would like to ask the collective, which of these two options is better?
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    or

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    I first through that 2x camo was best but I recently had 3x normals and it seemed to work better, thoughts?
     
  2. Mahtamori

    Mahtamori Well-Known Member

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    Well, you gotta consider that the camouflage profile also has infiltration. They do not only force an opponent to waste skills or even orders stutter-stepping their Move-shoot rhythm, but they can also dig in where it's harder to deal with them and where they need to spend orders getting there

    In the end I think what actually closes the deal, however, is that you're limited to 15 troopers. Each sacrificial speed bump like Daylami is a slot not used by troops not generating orders or force projection. There's a lot to love about Daylami, but in this economy it's hard to justify taking too many of them so I think it's better to prioritize profiles that offer a lot of bang for the buck and the slot is definitely a currency you pay for them.
     
  3. Errhile

    Errhile A traveller on the Silk Road

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    As usual: it depends.

    Assuming you have the space in your combat groups, and points to spend - I'd suggest spamming with Camo Daylami. This also makes it more difficult for the opponent to read the situation on table: is the camo marker a Daylami, or perhaps a Sunduqbut...? Each of these requires a different approach - which means potentially a waste of Orders on the opponent's side.

    Of course, if you have your list filled with other troops already, Daylami can't be said to really be superior to the better qualified troops already in your list.
     
  4. QueensGambit

    QueensGambit Chickenbot herder

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    This. This first option wastes three slots on units that start in your DZ and will die if they poke their heads up. The second option uses only two slots for vastly greater utility.
     
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  5. anubis

    anubis sarcastic exaggerator

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    As someone knowing daylamis only from the other side of the table, the annoying thing with them is not that they are cheap and irregular and equipt with PF, its the extra order you have to spend to discover them (single die mostly on 13 at best) and the pain if it did not work. The Moment you have to spend more than 2 Orders to get rid of a daylami he already did enough.
    And with the new Sunduqbot beeing the exact same Camo-Marker type (S2, no mimetism) the daylami cannot be singled out that easily anymore. Imho thats one of the times, when the release of a new unit improves an already existing one.
    The dirt-cheap non-camo daylami on the other hand are sitting ducks in your DZ and anything with a solid weapon, BS and/or mimetism will not need more than 1 Order to get rid of them.
    And, as already mentioned: The 15 Units limit means: every spot taking by a unit has to be weight against "can someone else do more with the same spot OR are 2 units worth more than 3 other units"
     
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