tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post27601340006699749..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Space Marine Codex Review: Part 1- Special Rules, Chapter Tactics, Warlord TraitsMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-22833694141245368472017-08-16T21:14:16.341+01:002017-08-16T21:14:16.341+01:00Me too! Hoping to get a lot of games in with my Wh...Me too! Hoping to get a lot of games in with my White Scars in the coming months. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-35113248889832886932017-08-16T20:31:05.436+01:002017-08-16T20:31:05.436+01:00Good stuff Mike, a great breakdown as usual.
My...Good stuff Mike, a great breakdown as usual. <br /><br />My Imperial Fists are a bit miffed at why their CTs are so poo-pooed on by the wider 40k community (looking at you BoLS). Bastions are still a thing, and rerolling wounds for Lascannons or missile launchers are a great way of one shoting your opponents own personal LOS blocking terrain in the first turn! <br /><br />It's also going to be helpful to your deep strikers if they are trying to dig out objective huggers in cover, especially if your warlord is with them and takes the storm of fire trait. OK, maybe a bit situational but on a captain those rerolls are all going to stack up and deliver some pain. <br /><br />Anyway, haven't actually played a game of 8th yet so this might be wishful thinking on my part, but looking forward to getting to grip with the new marines soon!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058664561498754692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-11623381936585367502017-08-16T17:50:00.219+01:002017-08-16T17:50:00.219+01:00Cheers Toonboy! As a gut feeling, I would say go f...Cheers Toonboy! As a gut feeling, I would say go for more Command Points. Part 2 of the review up tomorrow, and as you will see, Space Marines have access to some fantastic new Stratagems. I think some of these will really shake up the way the army plays! Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-91997106917229653002017-08-16T17:20:01.912+01:002017-08-16T17:20:01.912+01:00looking forward to the rest of this. i have my fir...looking forward to the rest of this. i have my first 8th tournament in october and need as much info and practice as i can get.<br /><br />i am going to be running a vulkan list (similar to my 5th ed list)<br /><br />vulkan, 2 tacts, raider rhino, assault cents raven. currently trying to figure out how to spend the last 70pts. extra HQ allows 2 patrols so an extra CP, but another rhino can add extra survivability toonboy78https://www.blogger.com/profile/06032744373751739974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-24956825295546951562017-08-15T10:14:19.582+01:002017-08-15T10:14:19.582+01:00You are right of course Nick, vehicles don't g...You are right of course Nick, vehicles don't get the benefit of Chapter Tactics! This does make the Ultramarines CT less useful than I am suggesting. <br /><br />I knew that "objective secured" will be making a comeback with the release of Chapter Approved, a good move in my opinion. Will be interesting to see how more balanced armies may compete with the crazy lists. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-66806722021977453442017-08-15T09:39:40.780+01:002017-08-15T09:39:40.780+01:00Hi Mike, I'm tending to agree with you on most...Hi Mike, I'm tending to agree with you on most things, though I'm not quite as sold on the Ultramarines tactics as most seem to be - there are definite advantages to taking them, but I don't think the CT are one of them, though the extra pip of leadership is always welcome.<br /><br />A couple of things I noticed, you seem to imply in the Ultramarines CT bit that vehicles get them - they don't, they only apply to infantry, bikes and dreadnoughts, which is one reason I think those tactics are less powerful.<br /><br />Also, the recently released vid from warhammer community on the chapter approved book coming in December would suggest that all troops units will be getting a version of obsec. Ok, we'll need to wait to see if stuff like conscripts are excluded (I agree they should be) but for now I think we have to expect that they'll get obsec at christmas if not before.<br /><br />A lot of people seem to be underestimating the Imperial Fists tactic. I know cover is 'more difficult' to get than it used to be, but in just my last couple of games, I've had one opponent not bother taking stuff like camo cloaks because he knew it would be worthless, and another where several units of fire warriors/pathfinders weren't getting the benefit of hugging buildings, meaning my fire was much more effective as a result.<br /><br />I have to agree though, salamanders seem to have the most powerful tactics, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them taking the 'classic' multiple tactical squads to exploit it where other marine armies will I think be quite light on tactical marines.Triple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.com