Can I use any weapon with any class?

[zenstrata]

So I made an assassin, when do I unlock the ability to use heavy cannons? And if i can't do it with that character, could I mail myself cannons from another character to use on my assassin?

[Cat_Thulhu]

Nope. Some weapons are locked to certain classes. Eviscerator for example, is crusader only.

[zenstrata]

Also, a bit disappointed, all I wanted to do is run around as a hot chick with a giant plasma cannon. .and it appears due to silly game limitations i'm finding out 64 hours in, that I can't do it.

Honestly it's a bit bogus.

To be perfectly honest, that idea is what tipped me over into buying the game..

[zenstrata]

Originally posted by Cat_Thulhu:

Nope. Some weapons are locked to certain classes. Eviscerator for example, is crusader only.

Are you sure I can't just mail it to myself and do it anyway from another character? I'm willing to max out another character class to do it if I have to. I just want to run around as an assassin with a gigantic plasma cannon....

[phenir]

You cannot, it will say "requires background: crusader" or similar. There are some weapons shared between classes like pistols and rifles (not sniper rifles) though.

[zenstrata]

=(

[Terrortoma]

Originally posted by zenstrata:

Also, a bit disappointed, all I wanted to do is run around as a hot chick with a giant plasma cannon. .and it appears due to silly game limitations i'm finding out 64 hours in, that I can't do it.

Honestly it's a bit bogus.

To be perfectly honest, that idea is what tipped me over into buying the game..

That's not game limitations... You won't find Death Cult assassin's in the W40k tabletop games running around with heavy weapons. Although I admit it would look hilarious, a stick-thin skinny chick somehow magically wielding a weapon she physically wouldn't be able to even lift. :P

[zenstrata]

Originally posted by Kunnin Planz:

Originally posted by zenstrata:

Also, a bit disappointed, all I wanted to do is run around as a hot chick with a giant plasma cannon. .and it appears due to silly game limitations i'm finding out 64 hours in, that I can't do it.

Honestly it's a bit bogus.

To be perfectly honest, that idea is what tipped me over into buying the game..

That's not game limitations... You won't find Death Cult assassin's in the W40k tabletop games running around with heavy weapons. Although I admit it would look hilarious, a stick-thin skinny chick somehow magically wielding a weapon she physically wouldn't be able to even lift. :P

That's what would make it great!

[eskatonia]

Originally posted by Kunnin Planz:

I admit it would look hilarious, a stick-thin skinny chick somehow magically wielding a weapon she physically wouldn't be able to even lift. :P

Depends on how much bionics and augmentations they have. The Admech could build something that looks like a skinny super model but can carry heavy weapons if they wanted.

It would only be 20% flesh or so, but they could do it

I think it would be cool if there was a perk option for Assassin and Psykers (Augmented Skeleton and limbs) that let them use heavy weapons. Maybe give them a minus on accuracy to compensate.

[Mike]

Assassin and psyker have no need of heavy weapons, it just isn't a thing in cannon. However, there should be a female tech priest option, along with the option to use heavy weapons or heck even dual pistols + rifle at the same time as tech priests can build themselves into a walking gun store if they like. Also an option to ditch the pope hat, its bad.

[Cat_Thulhu]

Originally posted by Mike:

Assassin and psyker have no need of heavy weapons, it just isn't a thing in cannon. However, there should be a female tech priest option, along with the option to use heavy weapons or heck even dual pistols + rifle at the same time as tech priests can build themselves into a walking gun store if they like. Also an option to ditch the pope hat, its bad.

Would love an Adeptus Soritas character... Halfway between the assassin and the crusader; weapon and ability wise. Plug maybe the whip thingies they got for big AoE and semi-ranged single target.

[cb6dba]

Way way back in (I think it was 2nd edition) there was no explicit rule against assassins running around with multi-meltas.

This caused much hilarity, heated discussions, house rules and eventually a rule change through white dwarf..

Nothing worse than having your kitted up terminator bad-ass getting multi-meltad from close range...

[Terrortoma]

Originally posted by cb6dba:

[...] assassins running around with multi-meltas.

This caused much hilarity, heated discussions

'Heated' discussions while running around with a multi-melta? I see what you did there.