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12 years ago @ 3++ is the New Black - Dark Angels Codex Revi... · 0 replies · +1 points

I like using it on low hills and putting my tanks behind them for a 3+ cover save. Totally worth 50 pts since he also makes 50 guardsmen have ATSKNF and since I don't want him fighting, I don't mind him staying in the back. He also gives them I4 for sweeping advance since in 6th, you go by the highest in the unit, not the majority. Booya!

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - Terrain, Tournament Re... · 1 reply · +2 points

One major difference is that Zach has Venomthropes, which really ups the survivability of most of his stuff.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - Terrain, Tournament Re... · 0 replies · +2 points

Doh! Thanks for the correction. Supra, would you care to write up some bat reps for the event? I'd love to see your thoughts.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - Terrain, Tournament Re... · 7 replies · +3 points

Just as an addendum, Zach Barley's Nids played Supra's IG on the same table you played him and got a draw. Also, this is two TSHFTs in a row that Zach has won Best General for Group A with the exact same Nid list.

I'm not going to deny that that table could've used more terrain, but Zach has done well with Nids at TSHFT, so there might be other factors.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - The Two Skills of 40K · 0 replies · +1 points

Malcolm Gladwell talks about this phenomenon in Blink. The concept of understanding something instinctively but not being able to articulate it.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - The Two Skills of 40K · 3 replies · +1 points

WHY DO YOU HATE ME!?!?!? J/K!

Honestly, I think my main issue is I have a hard time articulating what I intrinsically understand about things. Or, essentially, its me arguing in reverse from your position. Just because you can make a better coherent written argument about why something is one way or the other is meaningless to me if I can see the opposite results on the table repeatedly. You say X should happen, and make a good reason why, yet when I play X doesn't happen, and the reasons are often situational or obscure.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - The Two Skills of 40K · 0 replies · 0 points

I would list them as such. luck>skill>list Luck trumps all.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - The Bolterback: It\'s ... · 0 replies · +1 points

The cheapness can't be underestimated. Taking full tac squads and combat squadding them and putting 4 bolter guys and a flamer in the vehicle and the sarge and ML or lascannon in the backfield in cover is a SOLID tactic. For 210 pts you have good anti-infantry and a ML for vehicles at range. Or go up to 220 for the lascannon.

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - The Bolterback: It\'s ... · 2 replies · +1 points

Of course I disagree!

Plink away at squads? For sure! You're hitting reliably, and have decent strength. You average just under 2 wounds per round on T4 models before saves with a HBback. Not insignificant. Also, it can go after MCs decently. Lets look at it shooting MEq vs the ubiquitous las/pls. Las plas is 75 pts vs 40. Virtually a 2 to 1 rate. So, 6 HB shots or, at best 3 shots? Lets run the math:

2 HBbacks do 3.55 wounds before saves, or 1 dead MEq
Single las plas at 12" range assuming it didn't move does 2.03 wounds. If the MEq is in cover (which it should be!), that's just 1 dead MEq.

HUZZAH! They are identical in output even with the las/plas in an ideal position. At >24" range, the HBback is obviously better at killing infantry as it functions the same and the las/plas is killing about 1 model every 4 turns if they are in cover...

14 years ago @ 3++ is the new black - Nathan\'s TSHFT Report... · 0 replies · +1 points

TSHFT results and pics of winners and armies here: http://bloghammer.net/?p=662

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