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Post by Eric formerly Eric on Mar 26, 2018 11:47:51 GMT -6
How was it? How did everyone do? Any thoughts on the competitive meta?
It sounds like nids had a couple T1 shenanigans that didn't sit well with people.
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Post by zyggy on Mar 26, 2018 12:55:31 GMT -6
Yeah, the winning list having 7 hive tyrants seems a little silly, and that wasn't unique to just that Nid army.
Aside from that, the usual problematic soups.
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Post by doubleback on Mar 26, 2018 13:05:04 GMT -6
I could have done without the shirtless guys in camo body paint, but that is more of a personal preference
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Post by Nick P on Mar 26, 2018 13:26:40 GMT -6
The team tournament was a blast, over the 10 games our team played (in 2v2 pairs), we went 4-6, which is well above the 3-7 mark we set for ourselves! We even had a couple of 40-0 wins on day two which felt really nice, considering we brought fluffy lists that didn't have a ton of meta-following punch.
I had a blast in the Gentelmen GT on thursday (went 1-2 with my thousand sons, learned a lot about how to play the army correctly), and went 2-1 in the 40k Friendly with my balanced Nids list (lost to a DG player with a couple of solid deathstars).
And our team got to play on WARHAMMER TV on saturday on their twitch stream, against Pete Foley, Andy Smillie, Adam Hall and Dave Sanders. It was a blast, and absolutely the highlight of the entire weekend (even though we got smoked by Nids).
10/10 would lose again (to the whole weekend, not just WHTV)
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Post by Eric formerly Eric on Mar 26, 2018 13:37:11 GMT -6
The team tournament was a blast, over the 10 games our team played (in 2v2 pairs), we went 4-6, which is well above the 3-7 mark we set for ourselves! We even had a couple of 40-0 wins on day two which felt really nice, considering we brought fluffy lists that didn't have a ton of meta-following punch. I had a blast in the Gentelmen GT on thursday (went 1-2 with my thousand sons, learned a lot about how to play the army correctly), and went 2-1 in the 40k Friendly with my balanced Nids list (lost to a DG player with a couple of solid deathstars). And our team got to play on WARHAMMER TV on saturday on their twitch stream, against Pete Foley, Andy Smillie, Adam Hall and Dave Sanders. It was a blast, and absolutely the highlight of the entire weekend (even though we got smoked by Nids). 10/10 would lose again (to the whole weekend, not just WHTV) Dude that's awesome. It would be funny to have a RAW/RAI argument with them in game. And definitely the right mentality to have for the team tourney. Too bad I didn't find you guys sunday. I popped in for an hour to shop around. I'll have to play next year. |
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Post by cj on Mar 26, 2018 13:50:56 GMT -6
Along with what Nick said, the team tourney was awesome. Day 1 was a slog after the warhammer tv guys, particularly the second game of the day. Having talked with Daniel about it, I think the next time I play such a tournament and the opposition talks about calling a judge over before the game has even started I will walk away. Those two were terrible, and it turns out they were cheating. Note for anyone who is playing at Adepticon: if something is crazy and seems way off, there's nothing wrong with politely asking to see your opponent's codex. I'm not saying we would have won, but it definitely would have changed things in terms of gameplay. That said, the two games from day two were with some of the best random opponents I've ever played against. They had fun army lists, were easy to converse with, and resolved all rule questions in a sportsmanlike way.
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Post by daniel, why on Mar 26, 2018 20:31:54 GMT -6
As mentioned, the highlight for me was definitely Game 1 of the Team Tournament, when we played the Warhammer Community team. They brought the Hive Fleet Leviathan studio army and were just as scared to touch the models as we were. The studio models are incredible in real life--I can't believe I'm saying this, but the photos on the website and in the codex don't do them justice. Yup, we lost on both tables, but damn was it fun.  Nick [Thousand Sons] & Kyle [Nurgle] played Pete Foley (lead designer of 8th!) & Andy Smillie (head of Warhammer Community Team), and CJ [Khorne] and I [Slaanesh] played Adam Hall (primarily an AoS player, he claims) and David Sanders (lead writer on Tyranid codex!). The gaming was fantastic--we played WARHAMMER. After having shaky hands for the first turn or so, I forgot about the cameras and the fact that these guys work for Games Workshop and just played a wonderful game with some very polite, knowledgeable, and tough opponents. They understood that the game was about having a good time, didn't get upset at the dice, and made this cinematic ending to the game possible:  The Hive Tyrant finally ended CJ's Khornate Prince's murder streak, precariously balanced atop the shipping containers, and then promptly returned to table level. It was a close game, coming down to the secondary objectives, which were worth 4 VP each:  Big thanks to Kyle for having this dream, and to Nick P for making the display bases. We had a group chat going this whole time to stay on task with our hobby and keep motivated. We each received a set of dice to remember them by:  As for the rest of the weekend, like cj said, we had a real crappy team Game 2, but the other three matches were very enjoyable. Game 3 was against an enormous AdMech force from a Milwaukee group that made the Showcase. Game 4 saw a Primarch off, where Magnus killed Mortarion, who exploded and took Magnus down with him (see below), and the final game we met some great local dudes.  I would definitely do this again. |
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Post by daniel, why on Mar 26, 2018 20:32:40 GMT -6
I could have done without the shirtless guys in camo body paint, but that is more of a personal preference I heard they won the Team Tournament Best Theme. |
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Post by Russell on Mar 26, 2018 20:59:13 GMT -6
Well I mean we brought the burgers during game two so it couldn't have been THAT bad
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Post by daniel, why on Mar 26, 2018 21:08:26 GMT -6
The team tournament was a blast, over the 10 games our team played (in 2v2 pairs), we went 4-6, which is well above the 3-7 mark we set for ourselves! We even had a couple of 40-0 wins on day two which felt really nice, considering we brought fluffy lists that didn't have a ton of meta-following punch. I had a blast in the Gentelmen GT on thursday (went 1-2 with my thousand sons, learned a lot about how to play the army correctly), and went 2-1 in the 40k Friendly with my balanced Nids list (lost to a DG player with a couple of solid deathstars). And our team got to play on WARHAMMER TV on saturday on their twitch stream, against Pete Foley, Andy Smillie, Adam Hall and Dave Sanders. It was a blast, and absolutely the highlight of the entire weekend (even though we got smoked by Nids). 10/10 would lose again (to the whole weekend, not just WHTV) Dude that's awesome. It would be funny to have a RAW/RAI argument with them in game. And definitely the right mentality to have for the team tourney. Too bad I didn't find you guys sunday. I popped in for an hour to shop around. I'll have to play next year. Eric, we did have some very interesting exchanges with them. They asked about Quicksilver Swiftness for my Slaanesh Daemons. I believe the intent was to have Slaaneshi units always behave as if they had charged. However the wording is a bit strange, and makes it seem like if another unit has charged a Slaanesh unit, you skip the whole 'charging units fight first' entirely and go straight to alternating between all units on the board (regardless if they charged or not, or if they have Quicksilver Swiftness or not). The Warhammer guys and us played it as all charging and Slaanesh units go first, alternating, then you get to alternating non-charging units. The Tyranids cast a power that makes a unit fight last (Paroxysm, maybe?) on one of my units, so then they had to fight last. Reasonable, right? Well in my previously mentioned Game 2, against the crappy opponents, those guys were trying to figure out if the same power would 'cancel' my Quicksilver Swiftness and make me fight in normal order, rather than last. I guess my point is, you can get really nit-picky about it and overthink the rules. And my experience was, the people who made Warhammer are over there playing Warhammer and not making a big to-do about how the rules are written and instead ask, "what would be cool to happen here." I think my big take away from this event was this: it's supposed to be fun. Certainly the rules create a streamlined experience, provide common ground, but the spirit of it is ultimately to create an enjoyable time for everyone at the table. |
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Post by daniel, why on Mar 26, 2018 21:11:55 GMT -6
Well I mean we brought the burgers during game two so it couldn't have been THAT bad It was. I wish we had just conceded. I would have had more fun walking the vendor hall. Next time I think I'll be quick to assess my opponent's intent (have a good game vs. get a win) and provide them with exactly what they want. They can have their 40-0 and I'll enjoy my (your?) fries with better company. |
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Post by doubleback on Mar 27, 2018 10:09:43 GMT -6
I could have done without the shirtless guys in camo body paint, but that is more of a personal preference I heard they won the Team Tournament Best Theme. But at what cost? |
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Post by rogerspacem on Mar 27, 2018 10:40:55 GMT -6
I heard they won the Team Tournament Best Theme. But at what cost? Their shirts...their shirts. |
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Post by Dougtrio on Mar 27, 2018 10:49:47 GMT -6
Very cool, you lucky dogs. Adepticon was a blast as always!
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Post by Craig on Mar 27, 2018 12:03:32 GMT -6
I was only able to attend events on Friday, so I went with the Miniwargaming's Narrative tournament. Brought a fairly balanced list with hive fleet Behemoth and went 3-0. Gotta give a shout out to Nathan for giving me a game against his Custodes a few weeks ago. My last game was against a very experience tournament player who brought a nasty Custodes list; the experience of playing (and losing) against Nathan at least gave me an idea of how to handle all those bikes; ended up tabling him turn 5.
My only complaint will be figuring out what to sign up for next year; Narrative, team tournaments, gentlemen's leagues and 40k friendly are all played on the same day. If you haven't gone to Adepticon you REALLY should. What a great time. |
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