The Pen of Penemue

Property of Corvus Belli.  From Campaign: Paradiso . With Paradiso's arrival, Ariadna has finally received a weapon that might start replacing our beloved HMG.  The Molotok (meaning hammer in a bajilion Eastern European languages) is Ariadna's version of the Spitfire, and I have to admit that despite my initial excitement at hearing about a new weapon...I was a bit underwhelmed when I first saw it. I mean, one of the main draws of the Spitfire is that it is at +3 from 0-24", covering that blind spot that the HMG sometimes gets into (especially on units that start or blitz up the board).  The Molotok doesn't have that blind spot covered.  In fact, it's just like an HMG but with a shorter/smaller +3 range, and nothing to make up for it. Nothing except the cost, that is.  HMGs are expensive buggers, and Molotoks seem cheap like nobody's business.  As Corvus Belli has requested players not to reveal the formula they use to design units, I won't be too ...

I sometimes leave the Infinity forums with no solid idea of how people really play Infinity.  Some of the things people say confuse me, and even though they aren't outrageous, I find it hard to believe that some of them are true.

I love the idea of E/M weapons.  I love the way they're supposed to work, shutting down advanced systems all over the place.  I love the thematic "anti-tech" warfare that E/M weaponry implies.  I love the idea that they can wreck anybody's day, and - as an Ariadna player - I love thinking that I'm 95% immune to E/M. The problem is that the idea of E/M does not match up with reality.