Ahh, I feel much better now that I got all my nerd rage out regarding the new Necron rumors. My favorite LOL! moment was a comment an another board that Necrons had to be reduced to a 4+ save and 5+ WBB roll since the current 3+/4+ is just way over powered. Really? How is that working out for ‘crons right now?
But what I found most interesting was a personally confirmation about the trends GW is going with regarding imperial books vs. xeno books as we build the lead up to 40K 6th edition. We may not know when 6th is coming, but it is coming sooner rather than later…
The trend now seems to be that marines get across the board T4 and a 3+ save while “xenos” get majority T3 and maybe T4 but a 4+ to no save. Marines can count on the base stats throughout the game while xenos get some sort “gimmick” to make up for it and balance it out.
But what happens when your gimmick doesn’t work out or take into account other effects in the game?
What do I mean?
Tyranids gimmick is that they can do some awesome stuff in the assault. Reroll hits, wounds, etc. rending, MC status. On paper it looks great, but GW failed to stack it up with the rest of the game. I have to get to the assault but have no transports, have to engage the assault, but I have no grenades, and then I have to take a round of shooting before the next assault but have no armor saves or vehicles to get back into.
Let’s look at Necrons?
Lose a point from the armor save but I get a 5+ WBB that can’t be negated? Well pump enough shots into my unit and they all go down as opposed to just half going down from the armor save and now I have a 5+ which relies on chance- thanks, you can keep that, I’d rather have the T4/3+.
It’s kind of like the article I wrote a few weeks back regarding building a tournament list- you go with things you can count on like more units over things that rely on chance like rending or regeneration.
Please don’t take my tone for hating on ‘nids or Necrons- I’m having a blast playing Tyranids especially since guys can’t believe they are losing to them, and they cry like crazy at the overpowered ability of trygons and tervigons, AND I will be playing Necrons no matter how good or bad the ‘dex is- I’ll make it work…
So how am I adapting my thinking to this trend if it is emerging and what I’m seeing for 40K 6th edition?
I think 6th edition is going to be about finding ways to make sure your xenos keep their gimmicks and how you can prevent marines from taking them away. Not really related, but I am concerned about the release of Eldar and other xeno books in 6th.
So next up is Necrons, and then an imperial book- doesn’t matter which one, let’s say SOB for now to get it out of the way, and then probably 6th edition.
6th drops and what needs to be updated?
Imperial: Dark Angels, Black Templars.
Xeno: Chaos Space Marines, Orks, Tau, Eldar, Maybe Chaos Daemons.
Xenos are the majority of the books, which will be written with 6th in mind, the others playing catch-up. Is GW going to let its flagship book of SM/BA/SW languish for a moment? I don’t think so. I’m hoping they don’t but I can totally see the imperial books heading back to the front of the line for 6th edition updates as the remaining xenos again wait their turn. Why can’t all the books be updated in a timely manner- ready within a year of each edition happen? Please tell me why other than $$$$$.
I’ll finish this rant by saying overall I do think it is a good thing that GW is getting rid of the MEQ stat line across all the books, as long as the xeno books can keep what makes them special, different, and worth playing.
Upcoming post on the third wave of Necron rumors, and just for fun, based on the hyped rumors what kind of armies I’m looking to build.
Rant over.
Fritz out.
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