IMPORTANT INPUT NEEDED going forward ... your counsel please

[Simon Meg-Meister]

Interesting Dru. Chariots is a rethink so set that aside.  We actually have ages to test those out as its fundamentally a list change not a rule change.  So that I get. What else do you see as material? 

On prompting lets all give it a go and give feedback.  We have until end November at least to decide.  I am testing it this weekend with the team. So about 10 weeks to decide from here and not much under debate.

Si

[martymagnificent]

I personally think the changes to prompting through fire are an excellent idea and, if anything, may not go far enough. I have always felt shooting a little underwhelming in MeG when it comes from units that can't evade or fight. These units rely on the slowing mechanism to get more than a single shot and at the moment it just doesn't often work.

Conceptually I'm not convinced you should be able to prompt a unit through fire from a couple of hundred metres away and to the rear. If you want to encourage a unit through fire you should be leading that unit from the front. Ie attached to unit, risking getting killed and fighting in the resulting melee. If I was charging through a hail of arrows receiving a message from the rear telling me not to slow down would have a pretty limited impact. This would, however, be a big change. Simon's more modest proposal at least brings us a little closer to believability.

Martin

[Dru]

While I tend to play foot armies (with my share of shield cover!) I am ok with the prompt changes. Will be interesting to see what the meta becomes in 2020!

[mad lemmey]

Can we confirm pro dead generals don't benefit from gifted cards.

RJC:  I think I should explain why this might have come up.  At LGT as an Umpire I think I was asked this question, but I misunderstood the question I was being asked and so gave the wrong answer.  I think the rules are actually clear - dead generals cannot be gifted cards.

[Simon Meg-Meister]

Not sure how they could as they are out of command but will make it ultra clear in the new book.

S

[craig.w]

Well, for what it's worth I think the idea of ancient bowmen stopping a charge dead from shooting is a bit hard to believe. When did this happen? Foot bowmen weren't that great historically. Sure, put them behind a wall of spears and they could hold off cavalry but it seems that most of the time they were spectators or a minor annoyance, unless you go back to chariot times or some other niche parts of history/geography. Even the samurai, with their mythical armour piercing arrows fired from the most powerful bow ever invented, ditched it and used spears for the most part. Bows were mostly nuisance value against most foot, in my opinion. If you make this change then foot armies, who are already struggling in most tournaments, will be worse.