Is DF getting the shaft?

[RoyalScion]

Does anybody think DF is getting the shaft?

I partially think so.... not many nonretired competitive pieces left for DF except for Donars, BH (Marauder II), and ATVs.

Firepower.... not much except for, DF shock troopers, Tokugawa(Maybe, not really a good replacement for DI Schmidtt though). DF Loki just has too low of a defense and with BH costs too much.

Anywayz... post what you think. I like DF as a faction... but lately they haven't been up to snuff IMHO

[Zxqueb]

Really? You think so?

My main factions are Spirit Cats and Liao.

Don't talk to me about DF getting the shaft in Firepower.

Z

[RoyalScion]

Alright... I admit Liao has been getting the shaft.... but at least they have lots of fat assault mechs and good artillery and things in Liao incursion...

And SC still has plenty of playable pieces, SC Sun Cobra, etc.
although they haven't got a lot of pieces lately.

perhaps its because I have a lot of retired DF pieces... and none of the new ones are really up to snuff as the older ones. XD

A reprint of the DI Schmidtt should be in order XD

[Zxqueb]

The schmidt was a nice tank, no question. I like the tokugowa and the shock trooper reprint from Firepower. I'm not keen on the glory first support tank, though.

[baw]

hmm You are complaining because you only have two of the finest pieces in the game .. (DF ATV, DF Donar) ;D


I agree mechwise they aren't outstanding.... House Kurita has some really nice mechs though...

[Zxqueb]

Oh, I don't know... I think the DF Mongoose is a pretty nice mech. The hellstar is not too bad either, though I think the HK zeus is definitely far superior in all ways that matter.

Z

[RoyalScion]

I don't really enjoy uber competitive pieces. I would would just like some stuff that is priced to match their strength. For example, I think the DF Mongoose is priced quite well. Whereas the Donar is overpowered for its cost.

Sigh... and the DF ATV is what.... 14 pts. for insane movement/basing?

I just tend to prefer pieces that are not IMHO, overpowered, like DF Donars.

[baw]

Time to pick another Faction... Like Highlanders LOL


I wont even talk about I played midnight run for about 6 weeks until I thought I really knew it

baw

[RoyalScion]

Yeah I was thinking of making highlanders secondary faction... mostly because ROTS has a full command lance in this set XD

And I like cool mechs

[baw]

My son loves ROTS... They had the big black atlas first of all.. There is a special place in my heart for him.

I only played him once but it was fun!

It was a wacko scenario

[X-Sythe]

I think in the short term DF is getting screwed, but once they link with Kurita and the kitties, you will start to see them in a good support or flank role. The Only real thing that shats the DF is their short range design paradime.




P.S. the really got shafted on the Oni BA though

[thekaiser]

Is DF getting the shaft?

Hmmm...(Comparison powers at work)

Been in every exspansion so far, check.
Had the best Tank of the entire game for six exspansions straight, check.
Had some of the best pieces in the game for six exspansions straight, check.
Have their parent faction coming in to take over and give them new toys, check.

Now let us take a look at my secondary faction, the Steel Wolves!

Been sitting out of three exspansions, two back-to-back, check.
Have no promise WHATSOEVER their parent faction is coming out soon, check.
Have about, 16 pieces Tourney legal when next retirement rolls around, check.
Keep getting kicked in the crotch by Wizkids for the sake of "fluff"(OMG, like we ignored it for like, the entire time, but like now that it helps us kick the SWs out of exspansions, like now we follow it! LOLZ...) :/ .

Hmm, from the looks of it, I cannot tell which faction is getting shafted, DF, or SW...Can you ?

[X-Sythe]

Well yeah we all know about that steel wolf's shaft, but when they do get units they are usually good.

[baw]

I hope they bring Clan wolf in soon. I really really don't like the Steel Wolves Paradigm. I can't play it. The padilla's and mortar squads I liked.

[Republic's Fury]

DF got the Shaft.

Ok...here's my take on it. I started playing the game and almost from the go I played DF. I loved DF. I wouldn't play anything else. Then, for who knows what reason, stupid WK goes and brings in House Kurita. The House Kurita mech stink. They are nothing like DF at all.

Then when WK announced that DF was being absorbed by HK I almost quit the game. My sign on was FuryLeader (guess what that means ). Then DF went away, I almost did to, but I opted to switch factions. My WK sign on is now Republic's Fury (to symbolize that the remaining DF went over to the ROTS). That makes my third name change (I know I know...how did I get them to do it? Don't ask me because they normally won't change your name..any way).

I spent a ton of money on obtaining all the DF pieces, I've got em all. Now they're just collecting dust unless I pull them out to use them with my ROTS pieces. I haven't yet because when I play a faction I pretty much play faction pure. So after all that time and effort I've got to start over again.

Did DF get the shaft, heck yeah! They're gone, and though the new pilots that are coming out will have both DF/HK on them it's still not the same. The HK pieces don't play like DF, they don't look like DF and worst of all...HK likes CNC/SC which doesn't make any sense at all.

my .02