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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 10, 2015 11:25:10 GMT -6
Snipers against Nids are just not good. Where Snipers really shine is with the Precision Shots and putting wounds on special weapons or sergeants, both of which Nids simply don't have. A super fluffy weakness, in my opinion.
Basically, Snipers are just your only long range weapon available for when you're spotting for your devs, so you might as well take them. Rending will eventually be useful, as well as Precision Shots. Better than not shooting at all.
Finally optimizing my list with grav and lascannons. Excited to get it to the table.
Did you take Vet sergeants?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 12:01:06 GMT -6
Pffff, hell naw. But rlly, I just didn't see the need for Vet Sgts. With ATSKNF I didn't have any issues with morale. Do you think Vet Sgts are worth it? I really consider taking one on my sniper scouts just to grab Nihilus, but its hard to come by the points.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 10, 2015 12:23:52 GMT -6
Oh I was mostly curious because you said the loss of your sergeants inhibited movement and I didn't understand why.
And these days, I do actually think vet sergeants are worth it. not for morale checks, but pinning checks, because pinning seems to be everywhere.
Nihilus is super cool.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 12:57:50 GMT -6
Oh I was mostly curious because you said the loss of your sergeants inhibited movement and I didn't understand why. And these days, I do actually think vet sergeants are worth it. not for morale checks, but pinning checks, because pinning seems to be everywhere. Nihilus is super cool. Ahhhh, I was deceptively vague. I meant the ability to ignore cover from the formation goes away. I did get pinned twice from vehicles wrecking, but i think that was largely because he had the lictor thing that gave me penalties on morale checks. Psychic scream also straight up murdered three squads. Have you had much success with Nihilus? I think it could be a good anti-armor weapon, but it also costs a fair amount.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Dec 10, 2015 15:03:53 GMT -6
I like the Nihilus, seems worth it. Having trouble kinda rounding out the points in my list anyway; it's a nice filler for me.
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