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Necromunda => [Necro] Rules Questions => Topic started by: Gapow on March 04, 2011, 02:33:53 PM

Title: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Gapow on March 04, 2011, 02:33:53 PM
Quick question why are autoguns the same cost as lasguns but are clearly inferior. The lasgun has a better ammo roll and also has a save modifier.

The auto pistol and laspistol are different in that the autopistol doesn't have a -1 at long range, but the las pistol has the better ammo roll, so there's a trade off between the two.

It's just ended up that all the models we own that have autoguns count as lasguns, as no one wants to own an autogun
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: M.T. on March 04, 2011, 02:44:59 PM
Autogun is 20 creds
Lasgun is 25 creds
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Dimreapa on March 05, 2011, 05:33:51 AM
What MT said.  Autoguns are cheaper.  I generally don't bother with Autoguns much, unless I'm strapped for cash and desperately need that extra ganger.
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Gapow on March 05, 2011, 04:04:13 PM
haha that kinda makes my argument null and void, they don't cost the same. I'd still not bother with one though seems to be a bit of a waste of points, shame as there's only 3 other choices.
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Darkson on March 08, 2011, 07:01:49 PM
We added a house-rule to Autoguns, to make them more attractive, but for the life of me I can't what it was.

I know it involved being able to shoot twice at short range if stationary, but I think we had a -1 modifier on both shots....

Was admittedly years ago though, and under 1st ed rules (which we still play if I'm honest).
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Gapow on March 10, 2011, 12:52:34 PM
That sounds like a quite a good rule, it never quite made much sense to me that a machine gun only fired once per turn. ( maybe they're meant to be rifles, but my Escher one looks like "Animal Mothers" machine gun from "Full Metal Jacket") I think I'll ask my gaming group what they think about using that one
Title: Re: What's the point in autoguns
Post by: Dave on March 10, 2011, 02:57:02 PM
NCE dropped the short range of the las to 0-8 I believe.