Quote: (Rug @ Feb. 12 2010, 14:33 )
I was talking about armour in general across all the lists.
The thing is, it seems Marines are the only list where "armour" isn't seen as readily viable.
Biel-Tan, Steel Legion, Lost and the Damned, and even Siegemasters can all make good use of armour, and armour can be quite common and useful in their lists.
Orks and Black Legion armies do use armour, but it's occassionally "walker-types" or super-heavy armour, but armour isn't the focus of their lists, though it can be used to make viable armies, even if they aren't optimal.  Ork "armour" is *supposed* to be crap, relying on numbers, not quality; the Gunwagon is pretty close to providing its value as a 35 point unit, especially when mixed-and-matched with other units.
All of the above lists can and do make use of armour, so I'm not sure what the issue is when then in "general".  From my readings, it seems that Marines are the only army where it seems that the value of their armour sticks out like a sore thumb.
