1. When you only wound a marine 32% of the time with a trouper worth almost twice as much as one, that 80% is fairly balanced, if you do the math of it.
But that trouper is statiscally going to wound a marine more than its points worth of a tau, or guardsmen. I think you are missing my point here. The people i play agaisnt think that the reroll is too much. i have played with over 20 different people on both sides of the atlantic and it was a common complaint. I really feel that it needs to be addressed. I have given several suggestions, but all have been turned down, even when other players have agreed. all i ask is that a playtest be in order.
The quins are already sick in hand to hand, without it, under CJ rules i won 65%+ of the time, even in 4 ed. i think that the army needs to grow into a slightly more balanced force from where it is at the moment. having more h2h stuff is not needed, with the High WS, high I, power weapons, number of attacks, fell blades, kisses, masks and grenades. ok they cost but another freebie which make quins awesome in hand is realy not needed. Hand to hand is there thing i realise this, every other ary has some balance ( even khorne, orks and nids which are the H2H armies)
Perhaps if you really think this is needed ( i don't) tone it down, make it:
1: that you only get it when you have not fleet of footed (needing time to prepare for the fight, pick targets)
2: doesn't work when charging into cover ( need to ensure safe footing)
3: Is countered by tau photon grenades, creatures hitting first (banshees).
4: any other exceptions that make use not look beardy.
2. It is "in addition to", not "instead of" the current tanglefoot-rules.
you are joking me right. come on! what else do you want grenades that play a little fanfare when you win close combat.
3. No, as this rule was in the web-release and later in CJ 39. Gav is setting the precedent here, not us. See the difference?
fair enough i was not aware of this precedent. but even though a little well placed imagination never hurts. how else do you write new materials and rules for a wide ranging popular game.
please don't take my comments as harsh, i mean them in a friendly way, so no flaming.