Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-7974155-20140717140146/@comment-24821739-20140804035838

@81.132.86.59: You're right, that was an over estimation (However, it would be awesome! :D). However, this is not an argument about what the armor can do, it's about the pertinance of ONE SINGLE Terminator armor equipped Marine among a Deathwatch squad of around 7 bodies. (All of which are using standard [more or less] power armor.)

I do know about mag-locks, their usefullness, and what/how they function.

The reason I stated 5 mags is because you don't see ammo on the armor other than on their belts (in anything, models, artwork, or fanart). I was just implying that there's NO WAY that a Space Marine can carry 50 mags of bolter ammo! (Sandard Bolt Weight calculated as 1lb.)[ Sickle Magazine: The standard-issue magazine, seen on most Bolter patterns. The magazine's shape is slightly curved to take up less space, and carries 20 to 30 bolts.] This makes the ammo you are trying to carry (50 mags) have a maximum weight of 1500lbs [680.389Kilos]. 7 mags would be 210lbs [95.2544Kilos]. I could see 7 mags, but not 50.

There's no point in playing if it is not realistic [relatively]. Why do you think there is so much fluff? Why do they work as hard as they do to make sure it's as realistic as possible[by using realistic sounding science]? Because that's what makes it fun. Also, remember that it's no fun if one person is OP in an RP. They get to kill EVERYTHING and the rest of the players just sit there. That's not fun.

Terminator armor is OP. Look at the battle between Loken and Abaddon on Istvann III. Loken would have beat him, but for the Terminator armor that Abaddon was wearing (If I remember right, Loken hit Abaddon with his sword at least 3 times. The only thing that saved Abaddon was his armor.).

In an RP where everyone is wearing normal power armor, it's not fair. It's not balanced, and it's no fun for anyone other than the person wearing it.