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If anyone is going to throw a nerd rage over that you wouldn't want to play with them anyway Just give them all helmets and make the eyes extra glowy or some poo poo
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 21:23 |
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DrPop posted:Alternatively get Prospero because MKIII + Ahriman Criminal there isn't a MK IV and Tartaros and MK III and Cataphractii options. I need half of both boxes constantly.
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 21:30 |
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Got in a game with a buddy returning for 8th today! He's one of those Warrior + Carnifex Tyranid players and is sort of excited for the upcoming book which looks like it is not going to be completely irredeemable and wanted to try out a game with the current rules to get a feel for how 8th edition plays. Because he was playing the bugs I took this opportunity to dust off my Harlequin force and give them a spin on the battlefield: Overview of the table at the end of turn 1. His Nid force was mostly mid-range shooting units, so that allowed me to position myself up for a bunch of turn 2 charges without taking too much pain in return during his shooting phase. And there they go! He is also one of those Tyranid players who've secretly played Kronos this entire time, as you can see from this close up shot of the dakkafexes. In the end I won at the end of turn 5 due to successfully keeping his dakkafexes unable to shoot most of my units and some inexperience with 8th on his part. He really liked the changes from 7th to 8th regardless of the loss and we're planning the next match already! (which I'm sure is going to be a tougher battle due to the codex improving the units he likes to use)
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 21:58 |
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I love the pastel Eldar.
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 22:13 |
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current ham status: got in a great 2k game, Death Guard versus Blood Angels. Disgustingly Resilient absolutely won the game, as it took a Baal Predator and a Repulsor two full turns of shooting (minus lascannons) to kill ~20 Poxwalkers. The hero of the game was surprisingly Foul Blightspawn, whose goonstink ability allowed my Helbrutes to murder four extra assault marines and who hosed down his Inceptors after they completely failed to wound a single Plague Marine. Also the store had a 2-pack of Carnifices!
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 22:16 |
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Corrode posted:So what are people hoping for from the BA/DA books? I want BA squatlie Lieutenants. Specifically, I want to be able to run the contents of a Sanguinary Guard kit box as four jump pack Lieutenants and a relic blade Captain, as their own Supreme Command detachment, if I can Some version of the Wings of Sanguinius psychic power to give infantry an extra move in the psychic phase, that would be a great way to make drop pod flamers viable and drop meltas more effective a BA version of the vanilla marine stratagem to upgrade a captain model to a chapter master +1 attack for Librarian Dreadnoughts, 3 is just generally rules with the flexibility to support blood angels successor chapters. the flesh tearers got their own blurb in the index so they'll probably get their own chapter tactics/warlord trait or at least relics, but I hope to be able to choose from a few blood angel successor styles to run a <BLOOD ANGELS> army +1 wound to death company, come ooooon e: goose willis posted:I think Games Workshop did a fantastic job of making sure that every unit has a use and that there are tons of options for every army and you can really customize things in so many ways, but I think they went a little overboard on simplifying the psychic phase because it's nothing more than the formality of just getting off a few smites a craftworld eldar psychic phase, even with just one farseer and the index powers, is both a hoot and a half and tactically crucial idk what you're talking about 1994 Toyota Celica fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Nov 4, 2017 |
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Aw man, Winters is a nazi? I thought it was just StrikingScorpion who was a lovely brexiteer
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 23:00 |
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PierreTheMime posted:Carnifices The proper plural of "carnifex" is "OH gently caress"
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 23:08 |
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Corrode posted:So what are people hoping for from the BA/DA books? Lieutenants with jump packs Better death company. Probably 5++ instead of 6++ and maybe +1a Better ability to make a charge after deep striking Baal predators that aren't completely outclassed by razorbacks cataphractii/tartaros/contemptors/stormhawk/stormtalon/centurions general points balance to match base marines sanguinor given a massive power up, new model, and made into a LOW sanguinary guard bonus changed so it makes sense to run them with a captain/dante, rather than being the same thing. If dante is your warlord taking sanguinary guard wastes their special rule. inferno pistols not being a more expensive half range meltagun
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 23:09 |
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Honestly I just watch those Codex review things on mute anyway, so if they're quoting Wolfenstein or unironically referencing Starship Troopers as a good system of government I wouldn't know.
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 23:21 |
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Lord_Hambrose posted:Criminal there isn't a MK IV and Tartaros and MK III and Cataphractii options. I need half of both boxes constantly. I'll be over here waiting for a MK V or MK VI box. Beer4TheBeerGod posted:I love the pastel Eldar. Surely you mean... Pasteldar.
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# ? Nov 4, 2017 23:38 |
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Man, I really want to play an all-Primaris army but oh my god they are just not worth their points.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:03 |
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What is wrong with just playing whatever you like because it's cool?
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:07 |
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goose willis posted:What is wrong with just playing whatever you like because it's cool? Most people don't like getting pounded off the table every game
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:15 |
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Gyro Zeppeli posted:Man, I really want to play an all-Primaris army but oh my god they are just not worth their points. Play it anyway. Who cares? Enjoy putting the effort in and supplement it with cool detachments like Inquisitorial Assassin Teams or a Titan. A Power Fist Captain, Lieutenant, three fully kitted 5 man Primaris squads, and a Warhound Titan is 1995 points.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:16 |
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Corrode posted:Most people don't like getting pounded off the table every game unlike your mother
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:16 |
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Soulfucker posted:Got in a game with a buddy returning for 8th today! He's one of those Warrior + Carnifex Tyranid players and is sort of excited for the upcoming book which looks like it is not going to be completely irredeemable and wanted to try out a game with the current rules to get a feel for how 8th edition plays. Because he was playing the bugs I took this opportunity to dust off my Harlequin force and give them a spin on the battlefield:
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:21 |
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Endman posted:Aw man, Winters is a nazi? I thought they were talking about StrikingScorpion?
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:25 |
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quote:Allies Of Convenience Podcast
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:45 |
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I'm of the opinion that it's wishlisty bollocks but who can say?
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:47 |
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If they were doing something as big as the Lion, you'd think they'd be making more song and dance about it.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:48 |
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Gyro Zeppeli posted:Man, I really want to play an all-Primaris army but oh my god they are just not worth their points. I’m building one knowing I will get beat, but that’s okay I’m new anyway. What do they need to be more competitive?
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:48 |
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Ropes4u posted:I’m building one knowing I will get beat, but that’s okay I’m new anyway. Long-range anti-tank. More anti-tank in general, really. More anti-horde that isn't Aggressors. A niche for Intercessors. As of now, they're less versatile tactical marines.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:54 |
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Corrode posted:So what are people hoping for from the BA/DA books? Assault marines not to suck. Assault marines to count as troops. Either/or. Death Co. to be better. Stephenls posted:Surely you mean... Pasteldar.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:54 |
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SteelMentor posted:If they were doing something as big as the Lion, you'd think they'd be making more song and dance about it. That's possible, but it's also possible they're focusing on doing the Necromunda song and dance right now, and won't start hyping the return of Lion El'Jonson until... let's say the Monday following Necromunda's release. Can't interrupt your current big hype cycle with your next hype cycle, after all.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 00:57 |
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I think that Dark Angels stuff looks pretty shady. Yes, the rules seem extremely strong, but that could technically be GW's usual weak balance. But would we really have a full stat breakdown of the next Primarch kit without even the sniff of a picture of the model? Seems odd someone was given a 'tidbit' of a complete breakdown of rules, but not sight of the book to mention what a new kit looks like.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:01 |
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Genghis Cohen posted:I think that Dark Angels stuff looks pretty shady. Yes, the rules seem extremely strong, but that could technically be GW's usual weak balance. But would we really have a full stat breakdown of the next Primarch kit without even the sniff of a picture of the model? Seems odd someone was given a 'tidbit' of a complete breakdown of rules, but not sight of the book to mention what a new kit looks like. That leak in particular does indeed feel all sorts of suspicious.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:07 |
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My rule of not trusting leaks about new units until we see the unit has paid off thus far. Especially something as important as a primarch.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:09 |
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It is worth noting that in the leak about these new releases the guy said he asked the GW rep about the rules for the Lion and got a weird look. I'd guess we'll be seeing him in December even if these rules are bullshit.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:15 |
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The Deathwing rules alone scream wishlist to me.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:20 |
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It seems to me like GW is in an odd place when it comes to introducing the Lion, because after Guilliman, it really feels like another Primarch deserves something like another Gathering Storm, except their publication schedule right now is super-dominated by the push to get as many codexes out as possible as quickly as possible; they don't have time to fit another hardcover and triumvirate release in. And, if they're planning on releasing the Lion as a mini, it'd be weird to release the Dark Angels codex without his rules... but it would be equally weird to put out the codex with the rules without a big buildup, and also equally weird to delay the Dark Angels, Blood Angels, and Space Wolves' codex releases for longer just to have time to build up the Lion and Russ and whatever the hell the Blood Angels will have as their equivalent, whether that'll be a jumped-up Sanginaire or a returned Sanguinius or whatever. So given that all options seem equally awkward, I guess just doing all the "The Lion has returned!" plot in the DA Codex itself and releasing the mini alongside it doesn't seem any less probable than "They're doing a mini of him, but not for six more months, and then his rules will only be with the mini and not in the codex."
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:22 |
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Gyro Zeppeli posted:Long-range anti-tank. More anti-tank in general, really. Is this blog wrong on the repulsors? https://spikeybits.com/2017/08/space-marine-repulsor-tank-analysis.html
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:33 |
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It's too detailed and exact.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:38 |
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I'm the warlord trait that lets the army use your leaders LD when every unit already has a built-in commissar.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:40 |
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Gyro Zeppeli posted:Long-range anti-tank. More anti-tank in general, really. At about 16 games deep on a mostly primaris army we really dont need more anti horde, repulsor redemptor and aggressors do just fine. Anti tank yeah but the rest of the marine armoury never went anywhere and a tank doesnt need to be a NounVerber festooned with stubbers to fit in with biglies.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 01:44 |
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While I'd like most of this to be true, it's probably fake. The Shroud of Heroes mentions a 4+ cover save which isn't a thing anymore and some of that stuff is pretty bonkers. That said, the Lion's rules are pretty drat cool and I'd be happy if those were real.
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 03:35 |
I drew a stupid little comic at work
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 03:50 |
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I know those rules are fakes but I want the lion and one other primarch to come back so you can field a 3 primarch lord of war detachment
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 04:03 |
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chutche2 posted:I know those rules are fakes but I want the lion and one other primarch to come back so you can field a 3 primarch lord of war detachment How many heavy bolters would you need to take that down?
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# ? Nov 5, 2017 04:07 |
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I spent the evening making repairs on and touching up a couple of older models, including my Dimachaeron: Then, looking at the second picture I realized I had to do this in Photoshop real quick: I really want a rule for letting bugs shoot death beams with their breath now
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