New Wound Allocation

via BOLS forums:

"WOUND ALLOCATION

wound allocation is done closest to furthest. so you take 6 wounds on a tactical squad with a librarian attached.

the 6 models closest to the enemy unit that is shooting take 6 wounds than you roll for saves.

in CC its just closest to closest are hitting each other. so positioning is key.

any models equal distance away from the enemy are randomly rolled for to see who is hit

MIXED ARMOUR TYPES

as above, each model is wounded and you take saves based on what was hit. so 3 wolfgaurd terms and 2 normal wolfgaurd get 6 hits, working from the front each model takes a wound, then you go back to the front and the closest model to the enemy takes the last wound, you then roll your saves for each armour type."

From the sounds of it, it's exactly like now, but with the added wrinkle that it has to be the closest models......

This is extremely stupid. If you have a squad with one or two better invul saves, you run into the same problem as you have now (Somehow the bolters hit the guys in PA, and the LasC and Melta/Plas gun hits the one or 2 guys w/ an invul save). It solves nothing, coplicates things, and takes longer..... FAIL.

So in other words I still want my Lords front and center.

Roland wrote:via BOLS forums:

"WOUND ALLOCATION


This is extremely stupid. If you have a squad with one or two better invul saves, you run into the same problem as you have now (Somehow the bolters hit the guys in PA, and the LasC and Melta/Plas gun hits the one or 2 guys w/ an invul save). It solves nothing, coplicates things, and takes longer..... FAIL.

That's not the main problem with wound allocation though. I'd love for my opponent to take the lasC and plasma on the invun guys (especially if it's only 5+) This new method makes you HAVE to give wounds to certain models based on placement which is a bit of a fix. We'll just have to see. I didn't read on having to allocate to guys with different equipment, which is where the current problem lies.

I'd rather than made it simplified (armour groups rather than wargear) or kept as is without being able to stack saves. I just see this as being overly complicated, especially in close combat.

Anybody forsee this conversation?
"My Storm shield guy is closer"
"No the due with the powerfist is"

I'm fine with all the changes I've seen so far, but this just doesn't work.

Picture someone deliberately moving their tactical squad or dire avengers so that your HQ choice is the only one in rapid fire range, (they can too, as pre-measuring is in). Would you care to take 10 armor save?

I'm probably overreacting, and I'll definately have to playtest it, but this just gives me a no feeling...

It seems to me that there is room to aggressively "game" this system, but we haven't seen the full in-text rule yet, so there might be counter balances to it. Worse comes to worse, we could always use the old system in the league still.

I think it'll be okay.

The biggest wrinkle is taking overwatch hits closest to furthest :-P

"I'm out of charge range now" -- Ouch. Rapid Fired to the face.

Also, this edition looks like it will make Guass Immortals and Footy Cron's a bit more competetive. (I still won't take 'em often though)

So far I'm okay with this. Complicated at first but it will fall into place.

I'm eyeing up the Tactical Gauss Nuke. Fill Night Scythe with Warriors, super sonic behind enemy lines, unload and dump 30 rapid fire Gauss Flayer shots in their pooper, ???, profit.

Wound allocation was complicated at the start of 5th too, now it's second nature. And you can still "game" current allocation. Dice off if there's a disagreement. I'll reserve judgment because I think the current method is lacking. But I don't think going back to 3rd or 4th is the solution.

I think I get it, it's essentially what it is now, but tweaked to help reduce potential shenanigans.

I will employ my L33T MSpaint skillz to demonstrate:

Linky
https://i.servimg.com/u/f42/13/22/89/29/wound_10.png


One thing that this system means is that a good flanking will actually mean something now. Also for characters I believe there is a variation of "look out sir!"

I remain cautiously optimistic.

EDIT:
Upon acquiring an actual copy of the rulebook, it seems my initial thoughts on how WA worked are completely off. Please disregard.

From all the stuff on Wound Allocation (especially CC) it seems like positioning WITHIN your unit, will be increasing in importance, exponentially. No more removing models from the rear of CC, looks like now it will be the front line rushes in and kill each other, remove all casualties from the front, pile in again.

As Ben said at the tourney, the shootin rules mean you'll likely keep your leader toward the rear to better protect them from shooting, but then you need them up front where they can do some damage.