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Author Topic: WH40K discussion thread: from Tyran's heart I stab at thee.  (Read 1043248 times)

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9930 on: December 29, 2017, 10:16:08 am »

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9931 on: December 29, 2017, 11:17:43 am »

Fielded imperial knight, he kind of WIPED emperors children facing him.

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9932 on: December 29, 2017, 02:04:20 pm »

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9933 on: December 29, 2017, 09:09:28 pm »

Just generic sorcerer and exalted noname champion.
It is like nobody fields Bile on tabletop. Heck, I have to see any Lucius on the field yet.
From named guys most popular are Yarrick, Guilleman and Celestine out here.
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9934 on: December 29, 2017, 09:24:13 pm »

You'd think WH40k would use some other term besides apothecary, like I dunno, Imperial Phlangomage or something. Yes, I just made that up.
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« Reply #9935 on: December 30, 2017, 02:20:54 pm »

They do have chirurgeons as a replacement for surgeons as I recall. Not used for any units yet, but it might be if they ever put Berzerker-Chirurgeons (the guys who implant Butcher's Nails into World Eaters) in the game.
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9936 on: December 30, 2017, 06:40:50 pm »

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9937 on: January 08, 2018, 12:34:56 pm »

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9938 on: January 08, 2018, 05:58:36 pm »

What is the appeal of playing Genestealer Cults?
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9939 on: January 08, 2018, 05:59:23 pm »

What is the appeal of playing Genestealer Cults?
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9940 on: January 08, 2018, 06:08:30 pm »

What is the appeal of playing Genestealer Cults?

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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9941 on: January 08, 2018, 06:44:35 pm »

What is the appeal of playing Genestealer Cults?

A couple of things really.

One is that they're a legacy army, they were part of the original 40k and were one of the popular enough bits that they stuck around while things like the sharkmen got dumped even though they had no rules. The model range is even based off their original aesthetic. They've kept bits of the Shadow over Innsmouth fluff that they were partly inspired by

They're a major threat to Imperial planets and common antagonists in novels and RPGs. They appeal to people who've played Dark Heresy or Deathwatch or read Ciaphas Cain. Few things are as scary to a DH player as genestealers and their cults to the point that it's memetic.

Unique playstyle compared to most armies, at least in 7th, not so sure about 8th. They're the only army that had rules for being a guerilla force that didn't suck. They focused on short range firefights and close quarters assault with light infantry. Out of all the full armies they're the only one that lacks a tanky heavy hitter option. There's no terminators, no nobz, no land raiders or carnifexes, no banshees or incubi. The tankiest units they get are basically a weaker predator tank and a less powerful leman russ.

They were a good counter to Eldar bike lists in 7th because they could basically teleport onto the battlefield and stop the jetbikes getting a chance to run away like douchebags. With the tournament meta having become quite stagnant at the time that made them reasonably popular among tourny players looking for a meta buster.

They're quite the underdog army. Ragtag bunch of nobodies with shotguns facing off against organised armies with nothing but repurposed civilian gear and their genetic abomination family members. It's the closest you can get to playing an Underhive gang.
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9942 on: January 09, 2018, 10:21:56 am »

Plus they give you insight on what the working populace of 40K looks like. Sure, you got those scary-ass Blanche drawings, but not EVERYONE in 40k is a servitor. Necromunda and Genestealer Cults are probably the closest were gonna get to seeing what regular people actually DO in 40k.
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9943 on: January 09, 2018, 10:26:49 am »

Yeah they currently seem like a pretty weak army.
Supply and demand, you could probably get them whilst they’re cheap now and wait for them to get buffed?
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Re: WH40K general discussion thread: Lictor, P.I.
« Reply #9944 on: January 09, 2018, 11:33:14 am »

Yeah they currently seem like a pretty weak army.
Supply and demand, you could probably get them whilst they’re cheap now and wait for them to get buffed?

The good news is that they should get a codex pretty soon. GW has been quoted that 2018 will be focused primarily on Xenos, so maybe Ill get my Ork Codex soon!
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