From the space marine side of the game I really don’t see any plasma guns around these days. No pistols, guns, or cannons at all. Quite a turnaround from the las-plas days of 4th edition.
Why no plasma love?
Will it be changing soon?
From the pistol perspective I think a lot of guys consider it over costed.
From the gun side, the idea is a melta-gun is better short ranged anti-tank, and from the cannon side, well there are just too many things stacked against it for it to be viable- cost, overheat, and scatter.
That said, I think plasma will be making a comeback in space marine arsenals in the next year- I’m planning for it!
First is the over heat issue. Yea, it is kind of annoying, one of those fluff hold overs that GW just can’t seem to let go. Not a total big deal with the 3+ armor save, but it can happen. S7 is good- enough for infantry, light vehicles, and monstrous creatures, but for heavy tank busting you are going to need something else.
Right now in game terms I like plasma since it bypasses a space marine armor save and anytime I can do that is great since it annoys marine players not to get their precious 3+ save. From a math-hammer perspective it removes another layer of dice rolling that could prevent me from killing the model.
Now, let’s look at some of the rumors from 6th edition which make a possible case for plasma…
Reduction of cover saves to a 5+ and terrain only.
Improved vehicle damage.
Rapid fire weapons increasing their shots at range and not moving.
These three alone tend to lean a bit more for plasma- at least the gun only, I can still see not taking a cannon or pistol.
My pre-heresy Death Guard are built, and being built with three things in mind-
Skirmish style games/Kill Team, etc. where plasma can really down that small model count.
6th edition 40K.
The new “legions” chaos codex allowing them to play as both loyalist and traitor marines.
Plasma has a spot in all of those games, and this reflects in my tactical squads- each one has a plasma gun.
Thoughts?
Will plasma be “cool” again?
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