Well, what to say other then the book is in hand and WOW. So where to start with all this? I had to “reboot” the blog when going from 4th to 5th, and now from 5th to 6th as it is a completely different game, and for the better, even if allies makes me cringe with what the WAAC guys are going to do with them...
So what should we start with in 6th edition?
What is going to be the tactical jumping off point?
Where you should always start, maneuver.
ReplyDeleteJust finished 12 straight hours of the new 40K. Much has changed.
ReplyDeleteHow about Destroyer wing and total Necron domination? :)
ReplyDeleteflying circus with necrons will own everything. Almost nothing have skyfire rule. Good luck taking those flyers down.
ReplyDeleteWhy do people apply the nickname "Flying Circus" to everything nowadays?
DeleteA flying circus was a group of Harlequins in a Falcon tank, which once was a pretty scary and common thing, as strange as that seems today and thus deserved a nickname.
Harlequins are clowns, clowns are circus artists, so that made sense. Necrons in a transport are not a flying circus.
I know that this is nitpicking and pedantic but c'mon.
any missile launcher grants flak and skyfire
DeleteAccording to the new Eldar FAQ, the Shadowseer has been completely amended to only grant a 4+ cover save; I imagine that is a major, major hit on the Harlequins. Veil of Tears indeed. :(
ReplyDeleteYeah. When they screwed Banshees I thought: Well, at least we still have the Harlequins and Rending didn't get nerfed. If the Meta Game swings back to infantry armies, that might make Harlequins more interesting again.
DeleteAnd what do they do? They nerf the sh** out of them for absolutely no other reason than to give one more middle finger to us Xeno playing weirdos.
It is not based on another rule that doesn't exist anymore and it doesn't create an unwanted advantage in combination with a new rule. There simply was no reason to change it.
What about a real flying circus with 3+1 Harlequins squads?
DeleteOr 6+2 Harlequins with doubled FOC at 2000 Points?
yes- but that is actually +3 to cover, so it's 4+ in the open, 2+ in most area terrain. Since Harlies can move through terrain for free, it's a bit of a double-edged sword- they can always get shot now, but they have a high save to make up for it. The biggest issue is that they can't start in a Wave Serpent, so they need to be in Falcons...
ReplyDeleteFritz- I'd be interested to see how you are building armies for the start of 6th Ed, now that:
ReplyDelete- Fast Attack are important for 1 mission
- Heavy Support are important for 1 mission
- You can only reserve up to half of your force, so no more Null-Deployment
- Hull Points.
Just wondering how you are approaching it?
Actually wrong. They stuffed the FAQ, and ended up awarding both the old and the new.
ReplyDeleteThey cut the wrong sentences :)
Go back and check it
If you are talking about Veil Of Tears, from all I know the English FAQ is the only one where they made that mistake. All the other language FAQs clearly get rid of the 2D6x2 thing. So I guess it is only a matter of time till they "correct" the English FAQ.
DeleteCan Shining Spears be worth it now that they get I10 impact hits too?
ReplyDeleteDo you know if a Shining Spear using their Hammer of Wrath hit is at his S3 or the weapons S6? (Thinking S3 since the AP is already -)
DeleteImpact hits are the model's unmodified str.
DeleteMeh, I don't think allies will break anything, given the FAQs that came out in the last 24hrs. I think they are cute, but the double FOC for 2000 points is generally more threatening.
ReplyDeleteIm going with a Dark Eldar/Eldar list. WWP, flyers, venoms, bikes and a seer council. Maybe a Night Spinner too. I like the speed of the DE but i miss the re-rolls of my Eldar.
DeleteHow bout the changes to sychic powers? wtf is up with that! you can't choose or buy them anymore? I really can't get my head around that section...tbh in my games im gonn ignore this section because sychers don't just use random powers and is frankly one of the dumbest rule changes as I play eldar as well so that basically screws saim hann, well any eldar force using farseer powers to buff.
ReplyDeleteThose new generic rule book psychic powers are optional to psychers. You can either use your codex Eldar powers like you did till now, or you can chose to replace them with the new ones in the rulebook. You can play one Farseer with codex powers and one with rulebook powers or two with codex powers or two with rulebook powers, you just can't mix them.
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