Pathfinders need UP

Hi everyone,

In this edition, I played a few games with the Pathfinders and wanted to share some thoughts on improving the team:

1) Bring Back BS
It would be great to get a +1 BS when shooting at a target with a marker. Not as an extra benefit, but as a standard rule—if the target has at least one marker, you get +1 BS.

2) Change the Melee Shooting Stratagem
Give us the option to use a CP to fire ranged weapon profiles in close combat, with all their upgrades but without markerlight bonuses.
Alternatively, like the Guard, allow us to shoot at a target after charging instead of making melee attacks.

3) Bring Back the Shas'Ui Knife
Seriously, why was it taken away?

4) Buff the Burst Cannon Damage
Increase its damage to 4/5 so it can be more like a heavy bolter equivalent.

5) Add a Drone Slot or Lower Recon Drone Cost
Let us field the full box team without having to choose between a drone or a medic.

What do you think? This should boost the team from D-tier to A-tier

Sorry for my whining, but the team is good. It just doesn’t quite match up to the S-tier teams we usually face (mainly Nemesis Claws, Emperor’s Angels, and Plague Stinkers).

I’d really like to see the team rotate out with solid rules since it’s unlikely we’ll ever get the X-25 as an elite Tau team.