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Quote: (Jeridian @ 30 Jan. 2009, 12:38 )
Well there isn't another spin to put on it when you realised it wasn't gonna be a walkover, and I wasn't going to provide turkey shoot targets for you to sit back and enjoy.
I never said that. Why so defensive, Si? Nobody asked for turkey shoot tyranids. How about a bit of mutual respect eh? I don't particulary like having my character called into question, on a public forum by yourself or anyone, assuming and then voicing the worst possible interpretation.
Titans striding triumphantly through the enemy midst, stomping and gunning down all that stand around them. Oh wait, you cowered at the back and potshotted...
Funny how their's a double-standard on background realism.
and that's exactly what i did. My reaver down my right flank and warhounds made a go of it but were jumped by 2 biotitans and lictors - the biotitans were lucky to survive as was the hive node - 2 warhounds were smashed to the ground. My titans stomped into the city engaging and clearing your swarm out, capturing/contesting 2 objectives. Warlords only move 15 cm, so even with a march move i couldn't have captured any objectives you couldn't have contested in turn 3. It made far more sense, fluffwise and game wise to use him to try and gun down your dominatrix and score the BTS goal. Titans standing back and shooting is what they do, especially since Nids have so many TK CC attacks. Nids on the other hand can't outshoot titans.
There was nothing stopping you coming out of your board half, if I recall I had Lictors on your board edge, Heirophants running to the Blitz, and eventually the Warrior Gaunt broods got across the half way line- compared to your one Reaver that legged it in the last turn...
Lictors who teleported, warrior broods that only moved in turn 4, after i ran out of activations. I was forced to pull back from your half to defend my blitz due to teleporting lictors with my warhound etc, etc.
If you had closed, yet stayed out of CC engage range it would have hurt me more (as my Spawning is effectively halved).
So I'm finding the hypocrisy hard to stomach.
I'm still a bit green regarding some of the nid special rules. I didn't realise that spawning was halved within 30 cm, otherwise i would have made more of an effort to get closer to the Dominatrix. You also weren't particularly forthcoming with this information. Regarding the last comment here, see above.
I agree that the army list plays better defensively better, but under the circumstances with 6 Titans bearing down on me, I would play defensively with most armies, even Nids.
A small point but i had 5 titans, 2 of which were scout titans. With a much higher activation count and such tough units as opponents you really have to take the fight to the titans. Titans like to stand back and pummel things with 60 cm shots, taking hits on their void shields and regenerating them.
It's not my sole responsibility to make a fun game, whilst yours is to do everything to win.
See my first comment again. You'll also note that no-where in my original post did i make any assetations to this effect. In fact:
I don't blame you for playing the way you did - it's the only way the list would have worked for you.
I suppose i could have added that you played a clever game and did the best that you could with the tools at your disposal but i thought we'd already established this in the pub afterwards and that i didn't need to pander to your ego to avoid a huge public character attack.
Gentlemen, can we keep the "trash talk" to private messaging? Thanks!
Apologies Chroma but when one's character is publically called into question, for what appears to be little reason i think i have a right to respond.
This is my last post on this topic now though. Anything else i have to say will be sent via PM as you suggest.
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