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rintinglen · 02-25-2007

Actually, broken is exactly the word for it.
Pure assault armies, unless they are really fast, die swiftly in 4th edition. Tyranids can get away with it because they can fleet (most of the little ones, any way), and the individual model is so cheap point wise that you can have a boat load on the table. My 8 model Khorne Squad is about 250 points. That is 25 Hormagaunts, or 14 Genestealers with scything claws. That is a 25 Man Platoon in my Guard Army.
That 25 man platoon can take the lunch money from either the nids or the Berzerkers, unless you are playing in city-fight-type terrain, or perhaps jungle terrain.
The armies that win today tend to be shooty eldar, tau, or Iron Warriors CSM.
World Eaters, Space Wolves, and other silmilar armies tend to not make the cut.

02-25-2007	#5 (permalink)
rintinglen Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Downey, CA Posts: 118 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Actually, broken is exactly the word for it. Pure assault armies, unless they are really fast, die swiftly in 4th edition. Tyranids can get away with it because they can fleet (most of the little ones, any way), and the individual model is so cheap point wise that you can have a boat load on the table. My 8 model Khorne Squad is about 250 points. That is 25 Hormagaunts, or 14 Genestealers with scything claws. That is a 25 Man Platoon in my Guard Army. That 25 man platoon can take the lunch money from either the nids or the Berzerkers, unless you are playing in city-fight-type terrain, or perhaps jungle terrain. The armies that win today tend to be shooty eldar, tau, or Iron Warriors CSM. World Eaters, Space Wolves, and other silmilar armies tend to not make the cut.