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Post by dex on May 8, 2015 9:28:25 GMT -6
Alright can we all just agree holy shit they look awesome.
I am seriously considering doing some selling of excess stuff to start an army. Has anyone bought the book? Is it awesome...!?
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Post by Nick P on May 8, 2015 12:39:24 GMT -6
Skitarri is a cool book, lots of awesome fluff. Admech isn't out yet, is it? Doesn't it get announced this week, for release next week?
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Post by dex on May 8, 2015 13:27:35 GMT -6
I don't know, but I figured I would buy in small amounts and only when done painting the first batch. I am looking at Black, red, and oxide/copper
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Post by Russell on May 8, 2015 13:54:55 GMT -6
Sounds like Nick's Dark Eldars
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Post by dex on May 8, 2015 14:16:34 GMT -6
Sorta
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Post by Ah crap it's him on May 15, 2015 3:06:20 GMT -6
AM is pretty freakin sweet. The skitarii aren't super competitive in much beyond the troops. Both troop units are just wonderful.
The elites are amazing but very situational and squishy with a high point cost. Against the right target they are down right vicious.
Fast attack... The dragoon. Surprisingly seems to be a pleasantly useful unit. Didn't anticipate that after reading its entry,
The two heavies look sweet but like the elites have very niche rolls. The dune crawler is a God of anti-air, and the little Walker has super accurate firepower but you end up paying 55-75 points for a single heavy weapon shot.
The formations bring a lot of power to the lists. Makes the troops even more killer (still by far the best of the book)
From what's dropped so far looks like the full book is going to follow suit. Very specialized super strong units that are point costed high enough to make you wish they had more utility. But looks like the imperial knights might be included in some way.
My guess is they are going to be a favorite for allied formations in MSU use with either base weapons or arc rifles. (Or throw them in non-dedicated drop pods for maximum BS 7 plasma shots)
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