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Please add Rao and Singh to Defiance

Discussion in 'PanOceania' started by yoink101, Nov 4, 2019.

  1. yoink101

    yoink101 Chandra SpecOps Complaint Department

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    On the one hand, the models would see more use. On the other hand, they might also get an update in infinity. Please help me, CB. You’re my only hope.
     
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    AdmiralJCJF Heart of the Hyperpower

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    The fact that, despite taking some time to think about it, I can't come up with any ideas on how you would make either of them into an interesting Defiance character really only goes to show how terribly bland they are!

    You can't just port them across, bringing their ideas with them. Making them into Defiance characters will be just as hard as creating a unique new Defiance character from scratch.
     
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    Stiopa Trust The Fuckhead

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    Rao could rely on ability to scout ahead of the main party and ambushing enemies (for example with abilities to remove aggro and place it independently on the board, effectively creating decoys). SIngh I have no idea for.
     
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    yoink101 Chandra SpecOps Complaint Department

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    If Rao were a pathfinder, maybe with infiltration/FD, forward observer, and sensor, he’d be awesome. A little expensive but at least interesting. That would also be an interesting concept for a character in defiance.
     
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  5. barakiel

    barakiel Echo Bravo Master Sergeant

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    Rao would really benefit from the same utility that Hannibal brings, with Strategic Deployment. If he could start a Bagh Mari Haris team that far up the midfield, that would be genuinely interesting. It would also give the Bagh Mari Core a more distinct role.
     
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    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    I wonder how workable it would be to give Singh Tactical Jump in Acon only. He's supposed to have literally written the book on Airborne Deployment in the Infinity universe, to the point where the Yu Jing military took his ideas and started using them.
     
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    barakiel Echo Bravo Master Sergeant

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    That seems an easy and obvious choice. Certainly his Chain of Command isn't necessary anymore, and I think we recognize that an assault pistol on top of a Combi isn't fantastic. Ditching both of those would free up a good chunk of points for some rules that are both thematic and tactically interesting.
     
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    Janzerker Well-Known Member

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    Fluff is/must be always secondary to game balance and faction identity design. For sure YuJIng, which was designed as an aggressive faction, didn't lose its tactical jump unit only for PanO to be given one.
     
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    AdmiralJCJF Heart of the Hyperpower

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    If anything it'd be good to give just him AD5.
     
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    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    Eh, I disagree. You can do both.

    It was always weird that Ko Dali had Tac Jump when Singh was noted as being one of the originators of the ideas she was putting into practice.
     
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    Stiopa Trust The Fuckhead

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    Ehh, I don't care what exactly would be done as long as they'd get interesting. I'm afraid we need to wait a year, though.
     
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    AdmiralJCJF Heart of the Hyperpower

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    I don't think even N4 will salvage those characters.
     
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    Stiopa Trust The Fuckhead

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    Looking at them with an open mind will. Can't really tell how probable that is. But this is getting us into the familiar PanO complaining territory. Getting back on topic, I'm all for getting one of them as a Defiance character, though the argument that it's unlikely with Acon on hold is unfortunately solid.
     
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