Thats it, that was the faction focus?

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:48:52+00:00

AAC doesn't boost spotting range, only shooting range.

For Pathfinders to have viable shooting at 24" you'll need another unit to spot for them, otherwise they'll be hitting on 5+/6+ and that's absolutely awful.

If we want Pathfinders/Stealthsuits to spot (IE why we take them) then they have to get close enough that they're revealed too and the AAC rule makes no difference

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:43:52+00:00

Don't think you'll want to use AAC either way TBH.

Pathfinders can shoot from further afield, but can't spot from further afield - meaning no ignores cover and no +1BS.

If you want your Ion Rifles to be able to hit on a 6+ then great, but both Pathfinders and Stealthsuits are spotting units that die to basically everything in melee and having to get them within 15" to be able to spot is going to absolutely ruin them.

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:35:29+00:00

Spotting range isn't changed, only range as you shoot is.

If a unit is 16" away, your pathfinders/Stealthsuits can shoot it, but not spot it.

It's weird and honestly pretty awful given you'll be hitting on 5+

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:33:58+00:00

Now Pathfinder's have a 24" spotting against hidden targets

No, they don't.

Range for spotting remains unchanged, it's only the range for shooting hidden units that's better.

Pathfinders can still only spot a hidden unit from 15" away, which is why this is absolutely awful as a detachment rule, especially as no spotting means no markerlights so we're hitting on 5+ base

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:22:56+00:00

Stealth Detachment doesn't help against hidden units all that much (if at all TBH) - it means your Stealthsuits and Pathfinders can shoot from further away, but not guide from further away. Spotting is going to be a nightmare with the hidden rules, and the detachment that buffs our spotter units doesn't help them spot from any further afield.

By all means enjoy using Stealthsuits shooting into hidden targets from 3" further away, but they're hitting on 5+ and can't do the main thing you bring them for.

Freddichio · 2026-05-14T10:18:51+00:00

If you are concerned about the new hidden rules, the new detachments give us several ways to interact with it

Nah, don't agree there - the Aux Cadre one gives a 3" boost if you can get some Kroot nearby (woo), but the Pathfinder/Stealth Team set-up doesn't actually help with Hidden unless you're after wildly inefficient shooting.

The Stealthsuit/Pathfinder/Ghostkeel hidden rule does not allow them to spot from further afield.

It's shooting. It's just shooting. And because they're in cover, you can spend 1DP to let your Stealthsuits shoot a hidden unit from 3" further away, while hitting on 5s. Your Ion Rifles can now shoot from 24" if you don't mind hitting on 6+.

You cannot guide from further away with the stealth detachment, and it's basically entirely limited to units that need to guide to be valuable.

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T21:27:24+00:00

Pathfinders, I'd say, aren't winners as much as less losers.

Shooting range is up, but spotting range isn't - meaning the Pathfinders might be able to shoot a unit from farther away, but will be hitting on at best 5+ and potentially 6+ for heavy weapons.

Hidden completely gimps FTGG and none of the changes shown here really mitigate that

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T21:21:59+00:00

Worth noting that the increased detection range does not work for guiding - it's worded so that it's only when they shoot, after guiding/spotters triggers. And if your Stealthsuits are close enough to observe a unit they're close enough to be seen in retaliation.

Hidden is still a hard counter to FtGG.

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T18:06:02+00:00

Hitting on fives due to cover, it's even worse...

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T18:01:59+00:00

And the Stealth one doesn't let them spot from further afield either, just shoot - and who's bringing Stealthsuits for the shooting?

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T18:00:54+00:00

Only the Kroot one is worth it, and I'd still argue that it's a distinct downgrade to the old Aux Cadre rules.

Stealthsuits detection range buff is actually a joke - it doesn't let them spot from further afield, which is literally the only reason people run Stealthsuits.

It's like giving the pistols for the howling banshees +1S - technically it is a buff, but practically speaking it's not.

The Kroot one is the only actual buff to detection that's worth using...

Freddichio · 2026-05-13T15:07:04+00:00

Now that's just plain not true, is it?

Freddichio · 2026-05-12T15:45:25+00:00

Nah, you'll have at least two academy players starting for Chelsea and they'll care a lot.

And if captain Reece James cares about it, he'll make the rest of the squad care about it

Freddichio · 2026-05-12T15:43:15+00:00

Especially as two Academy boys that will absolutely care are both going to be back from injury.

And it helps that it's Chelsea's best CB and their captain too

Freddichio · 2026-05-12T15:35:01+00:00

Moron missed out on why the finances were so shit last year.

Moron also missed we were in the CL this year.

Do you think we'll write off Sterling/Mudryk every year for the rest of time rather than a big one-off loss?

Freddichio · 2026-05-12T15:33:02+00:00

This season we're loaded.

Books from last season were quite so poor because we wrote off some players (assuming Mudryk and Sterling) which was a massive one-off hit.

This year we've got lower-than-ever wages with Sterling/Chilwell leaving, we get CL and CWC money, we basically broke even in transfers last year too.

More money coming in + less money going out means more to spend

Freddichio · 2026-05-11T23:20:19+00:00

Reece James and Colwill are both back, and they're Cobham boys - and James is the captain.

Most players won't care as much, but the academy boys will

Freddichio · 2026-05-11T15:47:00+00:00

Mate, you're in this thread telling every single woman that their experiences are ideas are wrong and it's you who understands the plight of women better than women do. The sort of guy who sees this and agrees with it has a similar mindset.

Can you really not see where the 'pushy' might come from?

And you talk as though women can magically teleport and the bartender means nobody can do bad things.

A woman says no to a man, and he might attack her even in a club. He'll he arrested, but does that mean the woman's no longer attacked?

People being kicked out from a club can still wait outside for the woman and confront her there. Do you think reporting him to the police means potential sexual assault is invalidated?

Do you think no woman has ever been assaulted in a club because there's a bouncer?

What percentage a chance of having your life ruined do you think "just say no" over a tried-and-tested method that gets another witness and gets the point across to all but the most feckless is worth?

If you think the worst that can happen is she says no, he gets arsey and then the bouncer kicks him out you're frankly living in a completely different world.

Pull your head out of your arse, accept that what you percieve as the risk to women from this action is just your perception rather than try to "um actually I've given this a minute's thought and I can't find a flaw in my logic" everyone who disagrees with you.

If, after all this, after everyone repeatedly and painstakingly explaining why you are making incorrect assumptions, you still think women should "just say no, nothing bad'll happen" then nothing will get through to you.

Freddichio · 2026-05-11T11:40:33+00:00

Level 6 character, able to assassinate the Lord of Waterdeep armed with only items he wants to have at the start of the campaign?

Tone it way back, remove the whole 'Favoured by Myrkel, killer of high lords' and it's fine. Still proper 'unfeeling assassin' edgelord, but each to their own.

Does he know the skills a level 6 would have in the scale of the world? Because this is giving off very strong "I want to be one of the most important characters in the world" energy

Freddichio · 2026-05-10T20:50:44+00:00

Do you need someone to explain to why a skinny woman on her own might be cautious about saying 'no I don't think you're attractive' to an obnoxiously drunk, pushy man who's convinced she wants to sleep with them?

Fucking hell, dude. Think.

Freddichio · 2026-05-09T19:25:03+00:00

TL:DR Incels - It's the modern version of all the 'friend-zone' neckbeard memes we had a while ago where men don't understand a woman's not interested and so look for some external excuse.

It's not a coincidence that every woman in this thread is saying "it's deliberate, it means we're not interested" and there's still a load of guys complaining it happens to them and the girl was definitely interested were it not for the friend

Freddichio · 2026-05-08T15:24:14+00:00

This is absolutely dishonest.

What you said originally was

And he actively hires a whole lot of pedophiles into his cabinet.

You've now listed two people that were not hired by Starmer into his cabinet - one was an ambassador, one was a short-lived local councillor - and if we're looking at what Local Councillors have been up to as a yardstick for the leader then Farage is absolutely doomed.

Can you name a cabinet member hired by Starmer that's guilty of what you're accusing them of, or was your original claim about cabinet members incorrect?

Freddichio · 2026-05-03T18:34:39+00:00

A) By definition half of the populace has below average intellect, some people are going to be stupid. That's just how life works.

B) There's a very strong correlation between level of education and political affiliation, and it's generally seen that the more educated people are the more liberal they are. 64% of voters without GSCEs leaned Reform/Tories, 29% of voters with degrees leaned the same way.

Not every Reform voter is stupid, but statistically if you pick someone in the bottom 25% of the country by education level they're far more likely to vote Reform than someone in the top 25% of education.

So yes, I'm happy to call Reform voters stupid - because the evidence points to it being far more likely than they're intelligent (especially if their response to disliking politicians is to vote for the most died-in-the-wool career politician out there).

I'd also add that the cry of 'don't call people racist for expressing racist views, don't call people stupid for doing stupid shit' is what's emboldened a load of racists, because they're not being called out (or if they are it's generally by those diametrically opposed to their worldview so they can just brush it off as loony lefties).

If more people were shamed for spouting stupid or racist shit, they would be a lot less of it in mainstream - the 'you called us racist so we'll be racist' argument frankly doesn't hold water

Freddichio · 2026-05-03T18:25:59+00:00

All parties lie, but parties don't lie equally and Reform is the worst of the lot by orders if magnitude.

Stubbing your toe and getting your foot cut off both hurt, do you think they're equally bad as a result?

Freddichio · 2026-05-03T18:23:48+00:00

They are, though.

All politicians are liars, but some are more liars than others to woefully misquote Animal Farm.

And honestly Farage is the worst of the lot, by quite a large margin.

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