Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar! |
|
iblisdrax
|
Post subject: Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar!  Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:52 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
 |
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 pm
Posts: 3381
Location: First star to the right, and straight on till morning.
|
Well, you are right about the force restrictions as far as the Hive Tyrants go, we couldnt field two of them legally. That was a mistake. The Carnifaxes, however, are only 25 points apiece in my list, which I pulled off the web the night before. So, if the 'nids were restricted to the one Tyrant, we probably would have taken another det of 'stealers, or more biovores. I don't think it would have changed the outcome, tho, not the way the Eldar were played. Like I said, it was a learning game on both sides. 
my 2cents,
iblisdrax
_________________
"Have Leman Reuss, will travel"
"Hallo. My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die!"
|
|
| Top |
|
 |
|
CrimsonFury
|
Post subject: Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar! Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:08 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Wed Oct 29, 2003 2:04 pm
Posts: 766
|
IMO the Tyranid list needs the most work done on it out of all the lists currently in the vault.
I've just put my 'nids aside until September when they will be getting an update. (too far away  ). I find the current list too unbalanced (playing both with and against 'nids)
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Dooglebug
|
Post subject: Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar! Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:43 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2003 12:30 pm
Posts: 282
|
|
The army selection feels very restricted. They have a serious activation defficiency as it is with only a quarter of points on synapse. The respawn thing has potential but it limits them to one mode of play. This is bad for replayability.
I used to play nids in 40k. You can absolutely muller your opponent with them for 2-4 games if they've never met nids before but they soon adapt and there is a limit to how much you can do to change your strategy reduceing the game to target selection.
_________________
Regards Dooglebug aka 'Da Bug'
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
iblisdrax
|
Post subject: Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar! Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:40 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 pm
Posts: 3381
Location: First star to the right, and straight on till morning.
|
In my opinion, the 'nids are the hardest out there to balance, just because of the radically different way that their army is laid out. In particular, the synapse issue is a big one: do you give them more, making them more powerfull, or reduce, restricting force options and strategy? Maybe this is why it has been a long time since a revised list, and one not slated till Sept.
my 2cents,
iblisdrax
_________________
"Have Leman Reuss, will travel"
"Hallo. My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die!"
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
iblisdrax
|
Post subject: Nid E-A Playtest: 1,000pt vs. Eldar! Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:36 am |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 pm
Posts: 3381
Location: First star to the right, and straight on till morning.
|
|
| Top |
|
|
)