tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post2823834513067018986..comments2024-03-28T07:45:57.182-04:00Comments on Ten Inch Template: Necron System ErrorDan (nyhil)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01743035304243821733noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-34202209709273490552011-11-18T12:36:19.006-05:002011-11-18T12:36:19.006-05:00The Monolith is drek now, but it was never a big t...The Monolith is drek now, but it was never a big threat to most players, they just went for the phase out.<br /><br />Scarabs and spyders rocked long before now ,but the internet said they didn't so only the truly awesome used them. Now everyone is scarab/ spyder crazy. It gives me a real high school "poser" flashback vibe. <br /><br />When people get tired of their initiative 2 army getting pasted and swept every other game (by units that cost the same and do it better), then the Necron ranks will once again dwindle. it is sad to think that, since these guys were my 1st and favorite 4th ed. army.ian!!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17907548372457749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-89505301056318866712011-11-10T15:02:05.362-05:002011-11-10T15:02:05.362-05:00I have to agree with ABP. A lot of the units I bar...I have to agree with ABP. A lot of the units I barely ever used (wraiths, spiders, scarabs) just became a lot more attractive. Plus, now you get the perk of your Necrons being able to assault straight out of an AV13 skimmer. They have more anti-tank and better heavy support choices too. The extra perk for Necron players like us is that it's not even a big investment to upgrade. Sure, Destroyer wing armies aren't anymore but hey, you have to evolve. <br /><br />Does the fluff suck? <br /><br />Well, yes, Matt Ward wrote it. <br /><br />It could have been worse. Would you rather have great fluff and a shit army from, say, Jervis? I nearly dumped my Deathwing terminators in a Simple Green bath after I read that. <br /><br />Yes, the Doomsday ark is kind of half-assed, design-wise but when the company fails (and they do, often) it's up to us as modelers to make things look good if we don't like 'em. Really, the thing needs a prow: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ARyCHIqabVY/TBo8kOOkLcI/AAAAAAAAA2g/IUvVYFgked0/s1600/11.jpg<br /><br />Maybe not a big gay skull: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ARyCHIqabVY/TBo8KIaOTuI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/NlXefKfHYuI/s1600/10.jpg<br /><br />But a prow of some kind. <br /><br />And take a moment to think about Tesla weapons. They're AMAZING anti-infantry guns. Sure, you can't torrent tanks to death with them, but fire a brace of the things at a troop formation and you'll be mowing 'em down. Look at your local ork player and grin, because you'll be turning his mighty hordes to green past in no time. And the DE skimmers. And the Rhinos and anything else lightly armored. Tesla=a good idea. <br /><br />One of the gripes I have is how everything is crescent-shaped. Looks like you're riding a bunch of orange slices into battle...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264386981291406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-36282072971948980962011-11-09T23:36:29.460-05:002011-11-09T23:36:29.460-05:00You can still play the old mindless "kill all...You can still play the old mindless "kill all humans" Necrons, you know. They're still in the book. Yes, they discarded their old flavor for the most part in favor of the new stuff, but that's because the old Necrons were... well, boring in the opinion of most people. You have a right to your opinion, though.<br /><br />I'm not sure why you think "everything you built and painted is now terrible." Scarabs? Fucking awesome still. Warriors and Immortals? Staples of the army. Destroyers/Heavy Destroyers? Not great, but the latter is quite usable. Wraiths and Spyders? Actually good now. Flayed Ones are still bad, but I don't think you can complain that they got worse. Pariahs don't exist, but if you don't like the look of the new models, just use 'em as a stand-in. Monoliths weren't good before (sorry, internets) and they're pretty middling now, I think, but meh. So many other things got better in so many ways I don't feel bad about the one over-the-top unit not having special exceptions to every rule in the game anymore.<br /><br />Call your old Destroyers Tomb Blades or Praetorians (since very few people will recognize them as Destroyers) and you're basically good. Sucks about that one Monolith, but seriously? Can you name a codex update that DIDN'T invalidate at least one "good" unit from the old book?AbusePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413248837734103198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-14260302035792168662011-11-09T08:50:03.476-05:002011-11-09T08:50:03.476-05:00Yeah, with the wife and kid I probably can't m...Yeah, with the wife and kid I probably can't make the Conflict this year. Adepticon will probably be the only time I travel for hobby next year. If you haven't signed up yet, then I wouldn't bother. There are very slim pickings on events right now. I only got the infinity tournament, and two painting seminars. <br /><br />we're driving up so the transport thing is a non-issue.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680110160882762433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-42710325367655054662011-11-09T03:13:12.842-05:002011-11-09T03:13:12.842-05:00I'm glad that the Lovecraftian monoculture is ...I'm glad that the Lovecraftian monoculture is gone (I never liked armies that don't have room to project oneself onto), but I will defend to the death your right to like it, preserve it, and embody it in your own armies - because it <i>was</i> kinda cool for what it was. It just wasn't something I was especially interested in. Besides, C'tan loyalist Necrons is a damn fine idea for an army.<br /><br />Nice second edition models, too. I wish I'd been able to afford a whole army of them at the time... could only ever manage one squad, and they were mostly bad guys for team Gorkamorka games. Happy days...Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-24096535678258978212011-11-09T02:55:42.865-05:002011-11-09T02:55:42.865-05:00Ugh, I had a large response and it got et.
Don&#...Ugh, I had a large response and it got et. <br /><br />Don't sell your Crons. The codex isn't bad at all. More detail when it's not midnight. <br /><br />Cheers.Purgatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434824912752472018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-16611950155028087742011-11-08T22:05:20.218-05:002011-11-08T22:05:20.218-05:00My girlfriend exists.
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<<My girlfriend exists. <br /><br />>><br /><br /><<Dan (nyhil)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01743035304243821733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-45238047335892667272011-11-08T21:18:13.914-05:002011-11-08T21:18:13.914-05:00And he's not creepy. I can swear to it. :PAnd he's not creepy. I can swear to it. :PNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602211592668654577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-74415593175050694412011-11-08T21:11:51.061-05:002011-11-08T21:11:51.061-05:00DK: thanks for the support. Glad I'm not the ...DK: thanks for the support. Glad I'm not the only one who likes the stoic space-invader trope. <br /><br />OSH: I am not sold on adepticon. I don't trust taking models on a plane, so I need to get over that hurdle. As for getting a game in... Are you planning on coming up to NYC for conflict again this January? They bumped the tourney down to 1750, but there were a ton of players last year. You have a place to crash here, so long as you can endure my gf's cats...Dan (nyhil)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01743035304243821733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-62031102116702600092011-11-08T20:58:46.076-05:002011-11-08T20:58:46.076-05:00Um, well...deathmarks look cool.
Haven't rea...Um, well...deathmarks look cool. <br /><br />Haven't read the codex yet, but I must say I REALLY like the models. Fluff to me is somewhat irrelevant, because I like to create my own fluff...my Tau aren't young idealists, they are jaded professionals like roman centurions. They care little for the greater good, but doing their job- expanding the empire- is paramount. Kroot, a dominated and assimilated culture, are insufferable savages that can't be trusted, but a necessary component of an overall strategy. <br /><br />I guess what I am trying to say, don't get too wrapped up in the fluff that GW puts forth. I got into this hobby initially because it allowed me creative expression, to create shards of an imaginary world...one that I own. the game is merely a way I can share that with others. <br /><br />The new necron models, the forth-coming waves, are going to wow us all, and other tons of conversion possibilities. <br /><br />That said, I like where you are going with expanding your guard..characterful and your own thing. Adepticon? Please say you'll be there. It's my first one and I don't know if there's open gaming but i'd love to throw some dice with ya.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680110160882762433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569833534976465990.post-13627365946334682732011-11-08T19:51:26.105-05:002011-11-08T19:51:26.105-05:00Agree 100 percent. IF i keep playing Necrons (a b...Agree 100 percent. IF i keep playing Necrons (a big if) I will make my armies fluff clearly pro- C'tan. We are the loyal slaves fighting to crush the individualistic metal scum that have reduced our gods and creators to mere shards. <br /><br />I am Loyal, and if that means i have to play with 3rd ed rules so be it!<br /><br />BTW, I am Glad someone else thinks this codex is crap. Because it is.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339381318213883565noreply@blogger.com