Basically, roll high enough and you might destroy a Titan, though the chances of that are slim. There's nothing about melee, and I don't know how knights fare in melee. Will melee bypass void shields? I guess we'll find out, but I'm not sure.
There are also specific Engine Kill missions for Titans, such as Giant Killer, or preventing them from destroying a command post. Very cool. Swarm Assault also sounds really awesome, with infantry climbing all over the Titan, presumably to bring it down. Nice.
However, today, I think I should address the whinging, doomposting and inane whining that's all over Reddit and social media. Actually, I don't care about Reddit. They can whine and doompost there, and I think it's totally justified, I just am not going to participate in it. Right...what are they whining about? About units and wargear options being "invalidated" and entire armies being "invalidated" or some BS. Despite "promises that there will be no sweeping changes and you can still play your armies," apparently "entire armies have been invalidated" because they removed wargear options from the libers.
Personally, I believe it's better to wait for the Legacy PDFs before we go nuclear, but that's just me. The wargear options might be in the Legacies of the Age of Darkness PDF. They might not. But it's like a little over 2 weeks away. Can't we be a bit more patient and wait for the Legacies PDF or something instead of throwing a tantrum over...leaks in the Internet? Yes, I know they are "authentic" photos or snapshots of the Libers or whatever, but you're only seeing the Libers. We haven't seen the Legacies PDFs yet. I do agree it's dismaying if they lock units like Destroyers behind Journal Tactica. But claiming that your entire armies have been invalidated and raging with hyperbolic remarks seem...premature.
Also, can we not attack or harass the Horus Heresy social media team on Facebook? Like, c'mon. Stop being immature, entitled brats. You want to rage or whine about it, let's keep it to forums and Reddit and whatnot. If I disagree, I won't engage with you, simple as that. I actually don't want to dip my toes into the toxic cesspool of doomposting it has become, but I don't think it's right to stop people from venting and being furious either. But why harass the social media team and demand answers from them? Why whine to them about wargear options and invalidation of armies (which I'm skeptical until I see the Legacies PDFs)? What do you expect the social media team to do, other than stay silent? They aren't the ones who write the rules.
There was one guy on Reddit saying he's writing an email to tell Games Workshop customer service off and that they've lost a customer forever. Having worked in customer service, I can tell you, they'll probably think good riddance. On a cold, clinical level, there will always be other customers to replace you. I'm not saying your rage is not justified, but venting it on customer service is...just silly and doesn't benefit any party at all. They aren't the ones who make the decisions for rules in the first place. And no, telling them you're upset and believing they'll pass the message for you doesn't tell the rules people what they don't already know. As much as people might claim they're idiots, they are aware that gamers will be upset if their models are "invalidated" or removing options will cause a blowback. It's a calculated move to perhaps persuade people to buy new models to rebuild a "valid" army, or they think they'll bring in enough new customers to replace the angry ones who leave, or they've already anticipated the unhappiness and have put them in the Legacies PDFs.
Let's just pray it's the last option, and that we'll get what we want in Legacies. I won't lie, I do have a kitbashed Cataphractii Terminator squad armed with nothing but volkite chargers (and a couple of plasma blasters) for both my Dark Angels and Thousand Sons. And they all have power swords, not power fists. If they get invalidated, it will hurt. I also have a Numerologist Cabal from an Exemplary Battle, which I know won't be in the Liber for sure, but I believe will return in a future Journal Tactica. So it's not like I'm unaffected. But I'm not panicking because I'll patiently wait for the Legacies PDF first.
If the rules and wargear options aren't there, then...yeah, it's time to send feedback. But do it in a polite and firm manner, not a whiny, hyerbolic message where you threaten them with "you'll lose a customer forever." Like, if I'm losing you as a customer anyway, then why should I do anything? Customer service officers are still people, and being polite and firm will go a long way in communication, rather than them simply dismissing your raging rant.
Quite frankly, if they get "invalidated," then just proxy them or use them as counts as. My volkite chargers are now cool-looking combi-bolters. Whatever. If Games Workshop doesn't care enough and take away wargear options despite people kitbashing them over the years while investing tons of time, effort and money, then I don't care enough to adhere to what you see is what you get.
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