tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post6274743164727668232..comments2024-03-26T02:32:50.095-04:00Comments on Dark Future Games: Blood Angels Experiences - Lets hear what you think!TJ Atwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304177224607153451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-51224822420928093152010-06-17T21:22:29.166-04:002010-06-17T21:22:29.166-04:00The only BA army I've run against is xerohacks...The only BA army I've run against is xerohacks BA's which are heading to chicago for 'ard boys. I hate their speed and the outflanking preds more than anything else in the army.<br /><br />It also took a while to get used to the idea of a larger threat bubble on the BA vindicators.<br /><br />The last adjustment I was forced to make is not allowing him to get the charge off, as a SW player I was used to not worrying about who charged who because I had counter assult, but when he runs those priests that give FA well its a game changer for sure.R3conhttp://www.mi40k.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-16907011036575607402010-06-17T14:55:16.412-04:002010-06-17T14:55:16.412-04:00I have started a BA army and I am going with a lib...I have started a BA army and I am going with a librarian as an HQ choice just to counter psychic powers with the hood. I personally think, after playing a couple BA armies with my Eldar and pounding them, that they are a good marine army, but need some finesse to play. I like the death company and the dreadnought selection with the exception of the Furioso Librarian. Its nice having an armor 13 dread but take away the nifty weapons and give it psychic powers is more of a novelty.<br />I was able to pimp 2 of them and Mepshiston in a tournament game thanks to my Avatar and Runes of warding.<br />The Decent of angels rule is nice but dropping into a zone and not being able to assault is an issue if you have a firing line of a bunch of big nids looking at you like "how am I going to get the meat out of that shell". <br />The BA codex is not all the blood and death people hyped it up to be.SeerKarandrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864552771430102654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-31321830045312217722010-06-17T10:19:05.686-04:002010-06-17T10:19:05.686-04:00The first thing I noticed no live up to its hype w...The first thing I noticed no live up to its hype was bloodlance. The thing is pretty sweet on paper but I haven't seen it be that effective. Maybe because the players I've seen use it had bad luck? Who knows. I'd rather just drop a furioso for 75 points less out of space and melta a tank then charge in and start ripping things up. Having to test to shoot the lance and get blocked by hoods or eldar (though not as likely as missing with BS3, I know) and then every tank behind the first one getting cover really makes it not as awesome as I wanted it to be.<br /><br />Secondly, is deathcompany. They're just poorly made and that's sad because as a 3rd edition BA player deathcompany were the hotness and the flavor of the army. Now I don't imagine seeing deathcompany in a good mid-to-low point game. Even at 'ard boys there was only one BA player with a squad of deathcompany. I remember just shaking in my boots at the sight of that deathcompany rhino in 3rd edition. Assault marines are filling the roll that deathcompany should have. Why not just have a squad of ten assault marines with a priest and not have to worry about the stupid rage?<br /><br />I spent a long time going back and forth about what would I rather play, space wolves or BA. In the end because of how expensive BA assault vehicles are you might as well play spacewolves. Otherwise your ten assault troops are going to deep strike in or jump out of their rhino/razorback and get charged. Once you get charged you loss all the advantages you have. For SW this isn't a problem, plus, their tac marines are basically jump pack-less assault marines with bolters. They have 2 ccw and they have 2 assault weapons in the squad.<br /><br />Personally, space wolves really trump BA in moderate games. I'm pretty sure in a head to head that wolves would not come out on top, but a SW list versus any other list will do just as good if not better than a BA list. <br /><br />BA are fun because they have a gimmick of FNP and did well in 'ard boyz because at that level of points they can take most of their really cool stuff. But in normal competition and in lower points, wolves all the way.Chris Vintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366710490951729022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101762574768178801.post-55783053770781978552010-06-17T09:12:51.445-04:002010-06-17T09:12:51.445-04:00Of the BAs that I have played they have been so wr...Of the BAs that I have played they have been so wrapped up in the new and shiny that they really didn't put much thought towards balance.<br />The Mini Thunderhawk is very impressive and can get bad things in your back yard very quickly. Also, a flying, psychic dreadnought is truly a terror on the field if allowed to run unchecked. The last game that I saw one they podded in and psychic lanced 2 rhinos and a monolith in one shot ( it was a team game )<br />The one thing that I was really surprised by was the new jetpack troops. Yes they only scatter a D6, yes they will tear just about anything apart once they get on the field but to put so many points into one troop that may or may not make it to the board to do any good was really underwhelming. Take that last statement with a grain of salt, however, as mentioned before it was not with a balanced list.Ghengis Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664366691471500607noreply@blogger.com