Hello fellow Battle-Brothers,
I need some reassuring thoughts why Space Marines are so much better than mere akoluths from Dark Heresy. I must confess that I am over and over curios about their battle stats, meaning BS and WS, while thinking about number crunching.
Right from the start their BS and WS is just 10 more than from an akoluth. I cannot get it out of my head.
I mean, agreed, all the other stuff with resistance to several threats like wounds, toxins, etc. is treated with talents, traits and even the power armour.
But to come back to the two battle possibilities they seem comparable weak. I cannot think about any advantages they have compared to akoluths. Akoluths can also take aim, semi-burst, full-auto and even the game mechanics about the hordes can be used for akoluths from Dark Heresy.
The only glimps I noticed is the Bolter Mastery the Tactical Marine can achieve in Solo Mode. That is something I expected as Talents or even Traits for every marine. Or some more support from the Power Armour, something like a target auspex giving a bonut to every shot.
I agree that they get better over time but right from the fluff I cannot get the thought out of my head that Space Marines are comparable weak.
In the intro they say that among a hundred men maybe non fit for the Adeptus Astartes and even among a hundred Space Marines...
... but right from the start they do not look better than some veteran arbitrators to me. Very tough veterans plucked into a Power Armour.
So what do I miss? Sorry for this but I just cannot get it out of my head. :-(
Cheers,
TechVoid.