tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post4750109699039251613..comments2023-10-30T01:14:22.330-07:00Comments on HERO's Gaming Blog: The tournament results are in!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-73930129420433572482010-11-23T06:36:31.255-08:002010-11-23T06:36:31.255-08:00Thanks for sharing the battle reports. The 2nd mi...Thanks for sharing the battle reports. The 2nd mission was a nightmare for DE (one of my draft list would give out 49 "kill points" in that mission).<br /><br />Well played in the other missions. Could you give more information on how you were able to fire at the Tau battlesuits while still getting cover from their return firepower. I suppose the raiders were just poking their front past a building, but how did the ravagers get cover while still firing all three weapons ?<br /><br />How did you find the upgrades on the raiders and ravagers worked ? How often did the 5+ save come up ? Will you be keeping the upgrades, as accross the army they cost 120 pts ?<br /><br />I was thinking that losing all the upgrades and downgrading Vect to a cheaper option (eg. Duke or Archon) would afford enough points for a 3rd wych squad. In your experience is better to go for the defensive upgrades or more units ?<br /><br />RathstarRathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-38330563709003278242010-11-23T03:35:49.690-08:002010-11-23T03:35:49.690-08:00So having had a few games, what sort of changes wi...So having had a few games, what sort of changes will you make Hero?<br />Will you keep Vect at all? and were the Blasters on the warriors used at all?<br /><br />Sorry, a load of questions I know, I`m just curious because your list is similar to the one I`m planning, except Vect is replaced with another succumbus and there is a second Trueborn squad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-62933717266078810692010-11-22T23:24:40.259-08:002010-11-22T23:24:40.259-08:00Anonymous - I did indeed use items found on the OO...Anonymous - I did indeed use items found on the OOP Warrior sprue. I agree with Larry that for ideal Wrack conversions, it'd be best to use Zombie / Ghoul bits from Tomb Kings. I was actually planning to go that route, but it just so happened I had a boatload of Warrior sprues laying around, and figured this would be a way to put them to good use.<br /><br />The bodies were standard warriors, with the spikes on the legs filed off when applicable.<br /><br />For the head I used the Warrior pony tail head with the pony tail chopped off.<br /><br />For the left poison weapon arm I used the standard ccw that came on the sprue.<br /><br />For the right poison weapon arm I used the pistol arm and either chopped off the pistol or entire hand and replaced it with a knife.<br /><br />For the liquifiers I chopped off the pistol hand and glued in a sawed off version of the pistol.<br /><br />For some final touches I added spikes from the Warrior "headdress" to the model's spine, and glued the torsos in a hunched position.<br /><br />Not the flashiest of conversions, but it's distinct enough so people know it's a Wrack. Works for me, anyway. :)Hobby Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680306639350966599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-36511885441398878772010-11-22T17:06:55.102-08:002010-11-22T17:06:55.102-08:00Chris - Nah, it was at the Realm on Sunday. Yeah,...Chris - Nah, it was at the Realm on Sunday. Yeah, scenario #2 was bad for all mech armies.. but AV10 open-tops is just sadface.<br /><br />Anonymous - I think he used left over sprues from the older DE models. It was just kit-bashed stuff I think. Personally, I would probably use zombie/ghoul pieces from the Vampire Counts range and kit-bash them together with DE spare parts.HEROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578445512892020612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-39144847165686184402010-11-22T15:06:53.138-08:002010-11-22T15:06:53.138-08:00Hopefully Nick comes back, but Hero, do you happen...Hopefully Nick comes back, but Hero, do you happen to see/remember how he modeled his wracks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-53999338157263848902010-11-22T14:47:35.266-08:002010-11-22T14:47:35.266-08:00Was this at the Bunker on Saturday? I heard they h...Was this at the Bunker on Saturday? I heard they had an 1850 tourney that day.<br /><br />So basically:<br />Round 1: Let's give DE some love<br />Round 2: Let's screw mech lists<br />Round 3: Pretty standard<br /><br />Good job on the games. It'll be interesting to see how the tourney scene shapes up in about half a year when everyone's used to DE and will adjust their tactics and armies accordingly. It did sound like round 2 screwed you over hard, though I'm sure that's true with lots of players running transports of any flavor.Angelustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-61060853124783283872010-11-22T08:31:17.025-08:002010-11-22T08:31:17.025-08:00How's it going, I was the Mech Guard player th...How's it going, I was the Mech Guard player there.<br /><br />Nick definitely made a good game out of it and kept his head up even with crappy reserve rolls. While I was able to shoot every single vehicle down pretty easily, the Wrack units and FNP wyches were really resilient in cover and quite easily could have cost me the game. Definitely liking how the new DE Codex plays.<br /><br />Hope to play you next time around.spmusubinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-32709831875962287012010-11-21T23:51:51.344-08:002010-11-21T23:51:51.344-08:00Sure thing!
2 Heamonculi (liquifiers)
Succubus (a...Sure thing!<br /><br />2 Heamonculi (liquifiers)<br />Succubus (agonizer, haywire grenades)<br /><br />2x4 Trueborn (4 blasters) in Venoms (exra cannon)<br />5 Incubi (Klaivex) in Raider (flicker fields)<br /><br />3x5 Wracks (liquifier) in Raiders (flicker fields)<br />5 Wracks (liquifier) in Venom (extra cannon)<br />8 Wyches (haywire grenades, Hekatrix w/ agonizer, phantasm grenade launcher) in Raider (flicker fields)<br /><br />1 Ravager (3 disintegrators, night shields, flicker fields)<br />1 Ravager (night shields, flicker fields)<br />1 Ravager (night shields, flicker fields)<br /><br />I had the Succubus and a Heamonculi go with the Wyches, and the other Heamonculi with the Incubi. This ensured that everything (minus the Trueborn) started the game with FNP.<br /><br />Most of the time the Heamonculi stayed in the transport after the CC guys got out, giving me a mobile flamer platform.Hobby Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680306639350966599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-55486030650965523112010-11-21T22:43:59.019-08:002010-11-21T22:43:59.019-08:00Can you post your DE list Nick? I think some DE p...Can you post your DE list Nick? I think some DE players will be interested in seeing it. Thanks!HEROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578445512892020612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-35719261177710093362010-11-21T22:05:40.414-08:002010-11-21T22:05:40.414-08:00The Wracks held their own. I found that even in s...The Wracks held their own. I found that even in squads of 5 they proved to be durable. I don't think I lost more than a squad each game. I will say that I wasn't impressed with the liquifiers, rolling mostly 5's and 6's for AP against MEQ and 1's and 2's against Guard.<br /><br />I ended the day with a Massacre win and two Minor losses - 36 points total. The win came against a Plague Marine themed Chaos army. Naturally, I lost that horrible KP mission, and was just happy to not be doubled up (my army gave up 33 just in transports, my opponents list had 33 total). Against the Mech Guard I think I was able to make a game out of it even though he blew my transports out of the water early on and I didn't get my third Ravager on the board til turn 5.<br /><br />Overall it was another good learning experience. I think I'm going to have to give Vect a try in my next practice game.Hobby Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680306639350966599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-27862388389967634542010-11-21T21:34:07.378-08:002010-11-21T21:34:07.378-08:00Oh yes, definitely. How did you Wrack list go? I...Oh yes, definitely. How did you Wrack list go? I didn't get a chance to talk to you as much as I wanted to Nick. The codex is fantastic though.. there's so many choices and decisions to make I'm sure that there won't be any "one" dominant list. I say that Vect is worth his points. He did contribute a large amount of CC ownage and tactical favor.HEROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578445512892020612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229245860561585942.post-75641540857298991152010-11-21T21:26:29.654-08:002010-11-21T21:26:29.654-08:00It was nice meeting you today, I was the "oth...It was nice meeting you today, I was the "other" Dark Eldar player at the tournament.<br /><br />I must agree that the Succubus is an excellent investment for only 85 points. She helps turn the tide in favor of the Wyches.<br /><br />Trueborn are well worth their points and I'm considering dropping the Incubi from my list in favor of another squad of 4.<br /><br />I also found that having 5 Troops was crucial to my success. As you saw in my third game, even though my army was shot up pretty badly, I had Troops all over two objectives ready to contest / capture.<br /><br />Let me know how the army develops, I'm enjoying the versatility this Codex has to offer.Hobby Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680306639350966599noreply@blogger.com