finally found some to write some things down in addition to just uploading a new version.
after reviewing my own pitiful 4 games and the batreps PFE200 did upon his own games and forum comments I'd like to point out a view things.
1. the list at it's cuurent stage is quite balanced and the least "op" one imo
2. the list at strategy 4 works fine
3. the special rule on the 1+ initiative for BGWH when both farseers are alive and onboard also works fine (so no auto retain out of webways, stormserpents) but the special rule still is somewhat "not wanted"
4. compared to other eldar list ulthwe lacks offensive power
5. the list can be a very high activation count army
6. the list with heavy focus on small guardian formations lacks sexiness (substantially) when compared to BT or Siam Hann, Iyanden, etc so the builds are somewhat boring
various things croosed my mind to attend those negatives and not to bog down too much on the positives. mainly I want Ulthwe to be a considerable option to BT and the other list but at the same time not to unbalance things.
so without further ado there is time for some change. please note that this will not be the next version but an alternative to the current one.
Task:I would like to have you to have a quick look and tell which one looks more attractive to you and what would be your mayor concerns with it. I'd greatly appriciate if you could compare those concerns with one or two other eldar lists of your liking and maybe also give a personal ranking of lists in favour.
summary:
1. in order to bring in the changes I intend the 1+ initiative special rule on the BGWH will go. All BGWH will be ini 2+
2. this one is borrowed from PFE200: The BGWH formation that the seer council is part of has ini 1+ as long as the seer council is alive (i really like that one)
3. in order not to bog down the Ulthwe on dimished initiative the strategy will be raised again to +5 as all those farseers mus have some impact on the predictive powers as overall battle plans are concerned. and frankly slogging around with ini 2+ guardians is somewhat unattractive if the chances are only marginally higher to outwit orks on strategy.
4. with Ulthwe being heavily reliant upon guardians we need to buff their only core choice the BGWH
--> multiple upgrades are added in order to customize your BGWH to your own liking (additional guardians, transport options, war walkers)
5. another thought is to think about guardian defender or storm units with swapped ff/cc but I discarded that idea for the moment as I do not want to bring in a new type of unit. but still open for discussion of course
please find the pdf list her / link to 1st page Ulthwe list overview
lhttp://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=31524&p=596124#p596124.