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Originally Posted by Deathwishjoe the main difference is that the fusion plasma combo + multitracker is expensive and only usefull at short range. where as the t/l plasma is very cheap and can fire out to 24" on the move. lets you keep your crisis out of range and still shoot accuratly. downsides to the t/l plasma are that your not good at killing vehicles (use your railgun for that anyways) doesnt instakill heroes and can potentially do less wounds overall.
So the question becomes does the insta killing ability and antitank ability make up for being that close to the enemy and the ability to instakill 2 wound models? IMHO no it doesnt. I dont want to be that close as many times CC units are within charge range even after I move back and there arent enough 2 wound models to make the instakill ability worthwhile. that and i allways seem to roll snake eyes for my fusion gun! I HATE THAT! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! I do however use a shas'o with 2 tl fusion guns multitracker and a plamsa rifle. he pops behind tanks or termies and lets them have it. |
You can move and shoot the Plasma to 24" with the PL / FUS / MULTI set up, yes you dont get the reroll if you miss but your still only getting one shot to 24" with the twin linked, and thats the problem '1 shot', the PL / FU is much more versatile and if it hits something close it usually kills them, and the PL / FU is not really an assault unit killer so it should not be close to fast moving assault units. Its meant more for armour and tough Unit (termies etc) killing.
And your 2 wound / Multi point is laughable do you really want me to list the amount of multi wound models that can be insta killed by a Fusion blaster? the ability to kill tough multi wound characters is invaluable and can be done at 12" with a 6" jet pack move takes you out to 18" which is usually enough to avoid assault, plus you also have Plasma shot as back up.
So yes the ability to kill multi wound models, armour, and anything else does justify it and by the way 63 points is not expensive for what it does, as the PL / FU Multi combo allows it to kill high point value models easier than one plasma shot. thus making its points back more often.