HAH! Betchya that got your attention! But seriously, after some honest evaluation of the various factions between me and my buddies, and a tradition on forum-viewing, I have come to the decision that faction-pure, RotS is the way to go. I mean, look at the facts:

1. Some of the most awesome mechs in the game: Clyde Joyce, Yuri Mashnovaska, Janella Lakewood, Mason Dunne, Jonah Levin, Jodi Mazzanoble, Katsu Moriyama, Ric Raisho, Skariah Paragon. Even their second tier mechs are really good: Aldwin Stewart, Avriel Sterling, Harsha Miskovitz, Kristoff Erbe, Marcel Thennes, Uller. Some too expensive under the old rules, (some way to cheap also, eg Katsu) but with the new rules, watch out!

2. Great support units: Arguably the best tank in the game, the Po II, one of the best VTOLs in the Balac, a decent 3 capacity transport in the zhan, one of my favorite heavy tanks, the glory fire support tank. All are stellar for their point cost, and that efficiency is deadly with the extra points to spend on formations.

3. The best artilley peice in the game (for now): I give this its own bullet because I honestly beleive that the RotS DI towed field is overlooked in favor of its bigger cousin the SH variant. Under the new rules however, one target, 3" blast radius, 2 damage AP is hands down the best artilley peice in the game. (at least until CA comes out)

4. Good infantry: OK, Granted, of the 8 peices they have they all seem to be variations on the same stats, but the stats arent bad. they have a unit with bypass, a unit with grapple, a unit with infiltrate, a bunch of units with jump jets, and one of the best infantry peices in the game, the Longinius BA.

For all these reasons and more, I beleive that RotS in one of the better factions right now, and with the new changes they will become hands down THE best faction in the game. Even with no units in CA.

And this is just from a gameplay standpoint, to say nothing of idealogy.

How they make the RotS is pretty much like giving Highlander units uber attack values.

And besides, it'd be a crime to give a Knight of the Sphere a crapy dial.

Did you even READ my post?! I just put it up like 2 min ago!

From what it looks like, Liao will be getting the same quality of units in CA... and we have Faction Ablilities... Neener-neener neener!:mad:

I'm supporting it, well the part about the Knight mechs anyway

High attack coupled with a pretty good defense

GSeifer2015, it just so happens that Liao is my primary faction, (hence the sig) and I could but hope that the units in CA make us better, but barring some huge, efficent units, ala PoII or Balac, RotS is still better overall, IMHO.

Sylvain, do not forget the ICEMechs they got. Like the Conmech MkII.

How do you mean? As far as I know, RotS only has 2 ICE mechs. To me this is a good thing.

dude the rots' construction mech mkII mod is a monster. At 91 points, it can charge for 5 damage with 9 attack, it has flamers, a good heat dial. I believe it was referred to as the ultimate "trash can" meaning chargemonkey for ICEs at a certain point.

Yes...the RotS ConMod is a nasty beast!

Wow, first type of post by a Liao player that doesn't trash ROTS.
With the new units coming out in CA, Liao will be a very nasty (as in powerful) faction.

yea i like your DI Towed

I prolly need to get one myself :O

Once Counter Assault comes out though the RotS will be stranded with the same pieces they had while others get new and improved ones. The RotS could and has been competitive in faction pure action up until now, but once the units from the expansion with the "best defensive, best ranges, best attacks, and best point for power cost" come out the RotS will be sorely lacking with roughly half the total pieces of every other faction and none of the new improved stuff.

I will continue to play only RotS, but the next few months will be dark days for those of us who do so I am wagering. I emplore my fellow Republic supporters to keep up the fight and try to endure until we can hopefully be rewarded in the set after counter assault.

Gebus

i actually think the RoTS isnt that bad off.

I suggest you wait before u make any judgements because i have the feeling (as the last 2 sets have shown) only a few pieces will change the game and it will likely be just a more powerful combo of what already exists.

at least they din say we are introducing Aerospace fighters and RoTS arent in this set.

Dude, what is so good about Jodi Mazz? I am totally unimpressed with this mech in every way.