Ken Roos heat dial

[Vash The Stampede]

Why did Ken Roos' Warhammer IIC heat dial go automatically to an 'avoid shutdown' after one click. Error perhaps, or just the wrong mech to field?

[cavingjan]

He has a Warhammer IIC equivalent of the Masakari Prime with a faction that is known to be overly aggressive on the heat curve. His isn't the only one like that.

[SpaceCowboy1701]

I don't think I ever saw Ken Roos hit the field, except maybe in a sealed tournament ... I never had to play against one, either way. Too bad, too ... the 1st click shutdown roll was way too much over-compensation for this unit ... it's crazy when you compare it with Dock Steward's capabilities, and for only 11 more points. And for a Highlander unit, too ...  :o

[JadeHellbringer]

Never have looked at his dial, let's just take a look on Warrenborn and...

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...Wow. That dial sucks, even by Steiner standards. No wonder I never saw this thing in a game.

[cavingjan]

That dial is actually fantastic if you can make the terrain work for you. Water is your friend. If you can park that thing in water, you can fire every turn. I think the last time I used it, I failed that heat roll 50% of the time but with the automatic cooling at the end of the turn for started and finishing in water, it would not only start up but clear its order token.

[DarkSpade]

That dial is actually fantastic if you can make the terrain work for you. Water is your friend. If you can park that thing in water, you can fire every turn. I think the last time I used it, I failed that heat roll 50% of the time but with the automatic cooling at the end of the turn for started and finishing in water, it would not only start up but clear its order token.

In tournament play if you park that thing it water, you can dodge the artillery every turn.  It was one of those units that made you wonder if the person who created ever played the game before.  :(

[Captain of C-21]

I always loved Ken Roos.  My one buddy played Stormhammers and Swordsworn, and in the days of pre-AoD clix, used  him a lot.  Had to do a lot of work to get him to yield results, but when he did...

[LordNth]

Used him a few times.  Even if not in water.
His down fall is artillery. 
But your looking at his heat dial wrong.  It's not a Shutdown at each turn of the heat dial.  It's a startup every turn on the deat dial.
How many units did you fail the startup and have to vent back to green?  Not Ken Roos
He is a tricky guy to use

[dethtungue]

I could never get the hang of playing it either, but my son liked to field it and always did really well.  I used to say the unit  needed a stool since it both looked like and played like it was ready to sit down and take a break.  If you got hit with it, it hurt, and it had a pretty good chance of hitting in pre-AOD days with a 10 IT.

[radiationexposed]

That dial is actually fantastic if you can make the terrain work for you. Water is your friend. If you can park that thing in water, you can fire every turn. I think the last time I used it, I failed that heat roll 50% of the time but with the automatic cooling at the end of the turn for started and finishing in water, it would not only start up but clear its order token.

This is exactly how i have seen in used.... Devastating!!!! 
at least   ...  for a SS mech

[casperionx]

Ahh Ken Roos, how I miss that 'Mech. Hillarious watching people trying to cause heat to it when parked in a water and he'd always reboot. Had an awesome punch. Then over taken by the Widowmaker. But still Roos won me quite a few matches.

[GhostCat]

I had to think about the few times I actually saw the Warhammer deployed in a game.  Generally, I preferred to Run-and-Gun and Spirit Cats were more Pushable  than most of the other factions.  That meant I used lots of Hindering and Blocking Terrain.  So, when it was available, Water puddles were often placed inconveniently far from the mechs that needed them.

Ken Roos depends on Water too much to be awesome, but you have to admit, it is fun to try.

GC