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Zarahemna · May 15th, 2008, 07:37

The thing about armies is that although the list is important, how you play is pretty vital too. People are individuals, I think that I am pretty successful as a gamer, but I don't use those "you should use these units" that you mentioned. Sure I can see the benefits of using them but I want to play the game my own way.

The best way to start any army is buy the stuff that you want to buy and then play with that. If you love the Landraider tank why not use one? The last thing anyone wants is to not use the stuff you like because others think it is rubbish. The game revolves around chance through the medium of dice rolling so although you can swing probability in your favour anyone can win a particular game.

All you really need are the general principles.

1 - Take enough bodies for the size of the game (eg no 15 man 2000 point armies.)
2 - Ensure you have some anti-armour/ high toughness weapons (3+ units at 2000 points say)
3 - Ensure you have some anti-horde (Everyone needs some firepower...)
4 - Ensure you have some units that can take objectives.
5 - Enjoy yourself.

If you roughly follow the above principles then it is merely a case of building the army that you would like to play. For instance lesser daemons are pretty unpopular at the moment. But they make up 25% of my Chaos Space Marine amry because I had some cool conversion ideas and wanted to build and paint them. There aren't any units in the game that are useless, you literally can't screw up, so why worry about it all the time.

Stick something together and then ask for comments if you like, but remember that the vast majority of online commentary is focused on tournament style effectiveness. MOst players should look out for useful tips but shouldn't follow every principle they read online if it conflicts with their playing style or stops them using the units that they want to use. Take my Tau army for instance I have 10 piranhas with underslung twin Seeker Missiles. Jump on the Tau forum and ask how many players think that is a good idea.

Still works for me though...

May 15th, 2008, 07:37	#10 (permalink)
Zarahemna I just blame the brush. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK Age: 25 Posts: 870 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 46	What about the rest The thing about armies is that although the list is important, how you play is pretty vital too. People are individuals, I think that I am pretty successful as a gamer, but I don't use those "you should use these units" that you mentioned. Sure I can see the benefits of using them but I want to play the game my own way. The best way to start any army is buy the stuff that you want to buy and then play with that. If you love the Landraider tank why not use one? The last thing anyone wants is to not use the stuff you like because others think it is rubbish. The game revolves around chance through the medium of dice rolling so although you can swing probability in your favour anyone can win a particular game. All you really need are the general principles. 1 - Take enough bodies for the size of the game (eg no 15 man 2000 point armies.) 2 - Ensure you have some anti-armour/ high toughness weapons (3+ units at 2000 points say) 3 - Ensure you have some anti-horde (Everyone needs some firepower...) 4 - Ensure you have some units that can take objectives. 5 - Enjoy yourself. If you roughly follow the above principles then it is merely a case of building the army that you would like to play. For instance lesser daemons are pretty unpopular at the moment. But they make up 25% of my Chaos Space Marine amry because I had some cool conversion ideas and wanted to build and paint them. There aren't any units in the game that are useless, you literally can't screw up, so why worry about it all the time. Stick something together and then ask for comments if you like, but remember that the vast majority of online commentary is focused on tournament style effectiveness. MOst players should look out for useful tips but shouldn't follow every principle they read online if it conflicts with their playing style or stops them using the units that they want to use. Take my Tau army for instance I have 10 piranhas with underslung twin Seeker Missiles. Jump on the Tau forum and ask how many players think that is a good idea. Still works for me though... __________________ Zarahemna __________________________________________________ __________ "By this shall men know that ye are decent LO members, if ye give rep, one to another." After all the best thing about quotes is knowing where they cam from.