tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post7800195324821304496..comments2024-03-27T04:42:08.504+13:00Comments on Fields of Blood: Nicon - "It's Mine, You Can't Have It"Pete Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352990006052067650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-90677774508576330402012-05-28T21:19:59.891+12:002012-05-28T21:19:59.891+12:00Hi Rory,
Ok, yes I complain about my army's c...Hi Rory,<br /><br />Ok, yes I complain about my army's comp a lot, and also Cannons, though I'm biased due to our local Empire player, who cant seem to roll less than a 5 for number of wounds with his. <br /><br />But hey, I think everything that isn't Warriors is broken :D<br /><br />Aren't Hellcannons 205 free points for you Empire chaps anyway? XD<br /><br />My dual Hellcannon list has no Chosen, as its based on lots of units, but it's more defensive and I think it needs dual Hellcannons to make it work, so I can't play it under current comp. Hellcannons aren't amazing or anything, they just bring enough firepower to make your opponent more inclined to come to you, which the list relies on to some degree. A single Hellcannon isn't reliable enough to do it. No Warshrines or EOTG shenanigans in the list either!<br /><br />I wouldn't mind a comp system that was more "You can't have 'x' if you take 'y'" rather than just flat out banning it.<br /><br />Agreed with you on the 8th ed books, the game is getting increasingly better for it (And Watchtower, my biggest gripe with the 8th ed ruleset, is a rare species nowadays!)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RossRoss Hillier-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192094085796683789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-1647757727241739942012-05-28T20:49:01.632+12:002012-05-28T20:49:01.632+12:00Hang on a second Ross...you're having a moan b...Hang on a second Ross...you're having a moan because your WS5, S4, A2 3+ armour save, possible ward save of 5+, possible 3+ ward on Chosen can't have TWO Hellcannons....? Mate, when the Empire can field core troops with those stats, that will be the day we can't take three cannons! Aren't Marauders WS4 and 4 points??? Go figure????<br /><br />What I find most interesting is how out of sync most of the 7th ed. army books are compared to the 8th ed. These design disparities couldn't be more obvious than in the Dark elf and Skaven books with their abundance of magic items and poorly thought out monsters/magic items and balance between core and special or vice-versa. Case in point (in my view) the 7 wood elf armies at NiCon...it's not that Wood elves have become any better suddenly, but they're another army that has access to a vast magic item arsenal. Now combinations that weren't particularly appealing are now being thought out by players, because their usefulness has increased since 8th ed. books have been released.<br />Additionally, for the new 8th ed. army books the old builds that were trusty and reliable are no longer the case, therefore as new 8th builds have come out other armies can now be more competitive (wood elves). I think we are just starting to see the game enter a one to two year period of rapid change, chaos (literally) and certainly some degree of unfairness for some 8th books. However, I believe this will change back to a more ordered affair when there are more 8th than 7th ed. books in print.<br /><br />To be honest the 8th ed. books can't come out fast enough...but when they do, Warhammer is going to be simply unbelievable!<br />And to all the Warhammer haters out there....Warmachine sucks.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />RoryRoriusmaximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503326337841075314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-89695483337965504172012-05-28T16:09:04.755+12:002012-05-28T16:09:04.755+12:00I'm not too sure what else I could do with War...I'm not too sure what else I could do with Warriors. I'm thinking of giving a more MSU style a go, but to make it work I think it'd need 2 Hellcannons and they keep getting comped out for some reason(Yet Empire can have 3 cannons, go figure).Ross Hillier-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192094085796683789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342928539214422457.post-84947531409371607232012-05-28T12:55:09.059+12:002012-05-28T12:55:09.059+12:00Actually, as I found out with my Daemons at Valhal...Actually, as I found out with my Daemons at Valhalla, it makes MSU viable again. I've noticed that the people who run Death Stars have a wierd fear of actually moving the characters out of the Death Star, meaning with a good MSU build they can't get many points while you pick off the weak stuff.<br /><br />As soon as they start realising that characters are actually quite good by themselves, things might change, but I'm enjoying running chaff at Death Star builds, and cock-blocking them in the meantime. <br /><br />Maybe after a few draws or only low point wins, for mid-ish table finishes they might realise they need some more options...Jamesnoreply@blogger.com