Why do play the army you play?

[Thought Engine]

It's better than

"Since you don't agree with us, we're going to eat your soul/torture you until you repent then kill you/eat your soul/have your maggoty corpse digested to fuel our super bio-organism/eat your soul/burn you at the stake/eat your soul."

I mean the worst thing the Tau do is 'conform to our system of government. NOW!' That's about it. One of the few problems they have is that sometimes the Fire cast gets a little elitist, which is a no-no in a society where all castes are supposed to be equal.

[Kenhir incarneted]

1 & 2)
Eldar: This was my first army, The main factors were my undying love for elves in general whether in fantazy or scifi, i loved the looks too and the idea of a ranger army ( this was before i knew how very cheesy a then alaitoc ranger army is )

DH: This was my second army and at this point i has been playing for several years, from the first moment i saw the GK models i felt in love, they are just awesome, and the more i found out about the army the more i liked it, and since then i have been increasing my dh force, so i now have 5000+ points of DH, imperial guards platoons, sisters of battle and a now stand alone force of SM that was in the beginning only meant as a compliment for the Daemonhunters.

3)
My reasons for playing eldar havent changed much, and I think the new rules and models are even better than the old ones, and i have come to like the way eldar are played.

Same goes for DH really, though they have become quite an obsession for me by now, and im currently planning on making a stand alone force of WH and IG , and make a full company of grey knights, and perhaps eventually even a first company similar to the space marine ones, with only termies, dreadnoughts and landraiders.. but time will show I guess.

4)
Eldar: My tactics for eldar are either very offensive or very defensive, with either many fast moving close combat units, or a larger army with many heavy weapons that is just meant to stay back, though I on occasion mix those two up, or make a very vehicle heavy army.

Daemon hunters: Well.. as it is this really changes alot since i have so many choices to choose from, but my most used lists are: a deep strike heavy army pure GK, a ST heavy army relying on mobilty and medium range shooting, a radical very fun but also quite random army with daemon host, many inquistiors and such, a SM force withDH elements, or if I am defending a mix of elite units of GK and then IG platoons to provide some long range firepower and a buffer between the enemy and my GK.

5)
Eldar: I think most experianced eldar players use the same tactics as I do, though most of us are prolly trying out new units and tactics atm with the new codex and all.

DH: To tell the truth I know few other DH players and those i know mostly play a almost pure GK army, so yes i guess i at times do use other lists and tactics than most others.

6)
Eldar: well.... yes and yes hehe, the eldar army is still a power army if wished so, and the new minis and the old and new fluff is great.

DH: I never choose the DH for there power level or how good they are, and although i am by now quite good at using them they are imo together with WH the hardest armies to play with in 40K, but they always give a great fight and game and are alot of fun and so very varied. The models are great and there is alot of room for conversions and such.

7)
Yes i can say I would hehe. Though its hard for me to choose any of the 2 armies as my favourite.. though I think the DH would win out in the end.

8 )
I like smaller but specialized armies, where all units have to work well and together, where speed and cunning will have to be your main weapon and I love having a few tricks up my sleeve ( especially when it comes to DH )

[Bobby-X]

Quote( LochNESS @ 2006-12-20 05:00:04 )

This is a tricky one. I have a couple of questions concerning the army (armies) you play in Warhammer 40.000 It has quite a selection of different armies and all of them have their own kind of flavour. Both in terms of background and in the way they play on the battlefield.



1) What army did you choose?
I play mostly alpha legion

2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
I like their paint scheme and also like that they get to take scads of chaos cultist, which make great cannon fodder and are also good for pinning units incc while you barrage them with ordinance weps

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yeah, I only started them a couple years ago with the release of the new chaos dex. If i want to mix it up i'll field my orks or bloodangels to get my cc fix.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
Sneaky ones, alpha legion armies are sort of scoutish, it's a shame they can't use sniper rifels.

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
wouldn't know, have never met another player. Speaking of which i think i'll go and look for an alpha legion battle report

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'

Yeah, they're pretty rad, I've had alot of fun painting them nut they keep getting butchered by my friend's Khorne army
7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?

Nah, I like to start new armies every once in a while, mostly to try out new ways of painting etc...
What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?

That covers alpha legion, I won't bother ryou guys with my other ones. But I will say that i've had alot of fun playing B/Angels, Nids (All hormagaunts pretty much) and Orks... Alpha Legion is the most tactically diverse i've played though. Plus it's always a new and interesting challenge to try and weave tactics around Chaod Dreads

[count_mike]

1) What army did you choose?
Space Marines, whom quickly mutated into Black Templars

2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
I thought that Space Marines were cool, picked up the codex, saw the black templar colour scheme (the old black and white)and thought "thats my army!"  Plus the Black Templar scheme was easy to paint and Black Templars in general were better than Vanilla marines but still forgiving to a bad player.

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yes, though BTs have just gotten cooler and better over time.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
My older army the words Kill, purge and burns sum that up.  The words Kill, Purge, Burn and "Bloody hell they are fast!" will sum up my new army i hope.

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
My old style army was exactly the norm, though i took a vindicator, which is not used by BT players much in my opinion.  My new style army will be a lot different to the norm i hope.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
BTs are the coolest and best!  Though i love Orks, Chaos, IG, Tau, and LotD armies as well
7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
Probably, but i may have chosen Chaos, Slaanesh in particullar.

What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
Hit em hard, Hit em fast, Keep hitting till they are all dead!

[Da Skorpion]

Orks
2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
They looked cool and savage. Waaagh!

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yes, but I've moved towards Speed Freaks because it offers me a more tactical chalenge, which I really need to keep intrested.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
Outmanouvring the enemy with cheap troops while getting long range artillery support. Although I like elites and upgrades, with Orks and especially Speed Freaks too much of this is suicide imo.

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
Yes. I see lots of Freak players spending too much on upgrades and gear.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
I like their fun playstyle and rules. And I love the endless conversion options.

7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
I should say yes, but that would probably be lying. I'd probably start with Speed Freaks from the start now, or would get a more manouvreable/tactical/shooty army.

8 ) What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
Offensive play suits me, but not too offensive like the normal Ork list where you blindlessly throw yourself into the enemy.


Imperial Guard
2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
It offers a totally other playstyle than Orks. Deployment, planning, and foresight in enemy movement is key, giving me a totally new chalenge which I still haven't fully mastered.

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yes.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
Trying to deploy in such a way that you force the enemy into taking heavy losses. I like to infiltrate/deepstrike in order to force this.

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
Yes. IG is normally played by using a larger number of troops and splitting these into two forces. The enemy needs to focus on one force which gives the other one more time to rain hell on the enemy.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
Best to give a totally different playing style opposed to Orks, yes.

7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
Probably.

8 ) What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
The non-'normal way'

[DarkLord]

1) What army did you choose?
Tanith Imperial Guard
2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
Read a couple of the books, and i fell in Love.
3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yep.
4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
My whole army infiltrates, and then i try to move them around instead of being static, but i find that they are slow movers, so i mostly end up forming shooting lines and waiting.
5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
An entire imperial guard army infiltrating? I think so
6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
Yes.
7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
Yes.
What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
Shooting and then assaulting my enemy, far from the norm.1) What army did you choose?
Black Templar Space marines
2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
My friends got me into marines, and then I saw a picture of BT in a magazine, and i liked them, so i picked them
3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yes
4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
Rhinos, and shooting
5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
Prbly Not
6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
Meh, kinda.
7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
I don't know. i don't play them anymore, so i can't decide
What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
No idea really.

[GriffonHeart]

I don't know if this is a necro (last post was about two weeks ago) because there haven't been an exceptional # of new posts lately from what I can see, so hopefully it doesnt bother you too much. If this is a necro... sorry >.<
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1) What army did you choose?
Eldar (I play a normal Eldar Codex version of Biel-Tan)

2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
One of my friends already played Tau, which was my initial first choice. So I went for the next high-tech seeming race. Plus I liked their history of a fallen empire and a race struggling to survive, and the fact that the GW website said they had a fast, elite force.

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Yeah, I guess.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
I ussually try to go for a full out attack (close combat) with vehicles/elites supported by "artillery" (Wraithlord and Guardians with HWPs). I like high-damage attacks (hence the Fire Prism I use against motre heavily armored oponents, and my Fire Dragons).

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
Somewhat. Most people I've seen either go for a "fast hitting" army, an elite army, or a shooty army when playing Eldar. My strategy is mosly the first two combined.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'?
Yes Although I play as my brother's necrons occasionally against my friends, and like their "ancient evil" story. Plus I really want to start a Daemonhunter army eventually, as I like their elite style and noble-but-arrogant (much as the Eldar are from their own way) shiny feel.
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7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
Yes. Go Eldar!

8 What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
I like elite units, speed, and massive firepower (this is my army is centered around ).

[Cmsr. Beardinov]

1) Imperial Guard
2) I do not recall the logic behind it.
3) It works.
4) Lots of tanks. Basilisks. Shoot everything to bits.
5) no.
6) Yes, and if not then Thousand Sons.
7) Probably.
Shooting, tanks, armoured advances.

[DarkLord]

Eldar (I play a normal Eldar Codex version of Biel-Tan)

Well, that doesn't seem like much fun.

[Thanatoz]

I. What army did you choose?

Chaos Space Marines, Iron Warriors to be precise.

II. Why did you choose your army when you started it?

Reading the background and looking at the models back then on the GW site (we're talking end of second edition here) made them seem coolest. Plus I liked the concept of bringing justice to the False Emperor *spits*.

III. Do you still find your first reasons viable?

Hell yes, although I got seriously bored with the metallic paint scheme.

IIII. What kind of tactics do you normally use?

Typical IW gun line, minimum upgrades, lots of troops, some large squads. Lately I got bored on this and tried to incorporate a small Khorne sect in the army. Right now I'm going for my own, balanced army.

V. Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?

I think my list is a little more balanced then the one you see at tournaments, which means I lose a little more army.

VI. Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'?

Tough one. I also like Dark Eldar, Orks, Witch Hunters, and LATD. I think now Dark Eldar are coolest, but that might be because I play Dark Elves in Fantasy.

VII. Would you make the same choice at this moment?

I don't know for reasons stated above. But I'm planning one day to expand my army with some of all the evil races, make a Chaos/LATD army and some small Dark Eldar/Ork patrols to go with it. But first I have to finish up my Fantasy army.

VIII. What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?

I don't like having all eggs in one basket, I prefer to have a battle plan in which every unit has a specific task, even if it is attracting fire and die. I like a flexible army, deadly at mid range and can hold it's own in close combat, sufficient speed for when the need arises, but enough firepower and resilience to hold of a swarm, all in one army. In other words, I want to have a balanced army of sorts. Impossible I know, but the fun is in trying, right?

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Quote( DarkLord @ 2007-02-21 12:57:58 )

Eldar (I play a normal Eldar Codex version of Biel-Tan)

Well, that doesn't seem like much fun.

Why not? Codex armies often provide underestimated theming options. Same thing I'm doing now, use normal rules to represent a themed force, the benefit being you can break the rules a bit by including some things the themed army can't, the drawback you don't have the advantages of said themed force. It'll look the same, but you're not tied to the often "typical" army composition of the themed force.

[DarkLord]

I see what you're saying, but with the themed army, there are certain things that there is no way to duplicate without them, to me, it makes the army more "generic" (for lack of a better word)

[Thanatoz]

Another option is the semi-themed force, this means take a 1k points themed army, throw in another 500 or 750 points (depending on general game size and tournaments limits in your area etc.) of the army, et voila, you'll have a themed force to play small games, and a normal army for bigger play. Unless ofcourse it's one of those armies that doesn't have drawbacks in big games and little advantages in small games.

[Jashin]

1) What army did you choose?
Well, i had originally wanted 'nids because of their similarities to the zerg in starcraft, but a friend convinced me to start vanilla marines because he could show me how to start playing the game. Over time, these vanilla marines became the core for my Dark Angel army. I chose DA because of their fluff and because the DW termies look awesome in bone white armour.
My second army was a nids army, chosen because i wanted a change of pace and like to expend units with reckless abandon. My third and final army is my unique Tzeentch/Slaanesh army led by an insane Tzeentch Daemon Prince who disdains technology, preferring instead to rely on his maddening visions from his patron deity. This was chosen because i wanted to be extremely creative, and the chaos codex allowed me to do this, plus there's always something alluring about chaos in general.

2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
Oops, already answered in question 1.

3) Do you still find your first reasons viable?
Of course, no regrets about the armies chosen.

4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
with my dark angels i stand and shoot with my heavy support units, use the troops to take and hold cover, with my HQs protecting either the troops or heavy support. The termies and jump packed marines deepstrike or run foward as required.
the tyranids really have only one strategy, run foward and destroy everything in a grisly melee. all the units run together, regardless of casualties, ensuring that some units at least end up in melee combat, forming a break in the enemy lines to which the rest of the swarm can exploit.
the tzeentch and slaanesh followers have multiple tactics, all of which have to be precise and well timed. the thousand sons slowly advance while firing, giving my opponent a strong man-shield through which they will enjoy slowly ripping apart. meanwhile my GD and DP will fly behind cover, slowly closing the gap to the enemy to rip them apart in melee, occasionally casting spells to aid me or hinder the enemy. the termies, LR will rush up asap, relying on smoke launchers and cover to survive long enough to deposit the deadly payload of 4 slaanesh termies and their aspiring champion. the daemon units will be summoned to support units in the melee or to aid with shooting (flamers).

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
only the chaos army is played differently, the first 2 are pretty straight forward.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'
only the chaos army, because it is unique and has innumerable conversions.

7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
absolutely

What kind of style army/tactics do you like best?
i like to bombard my enemy with firepower, while advancing many small, but powerful assault units to enter melee with the bulk of their army or to deepstrike them to destroy specific units which impede my units immplaceble advance.

[GriffonHeart]

Quote( DarkLord @ 2007-02-21 12:57:58 )

Eldar (I play a normal Eldar Codex version of Biel-Tan)

Well, that doesn't seem like much fun.

Well the Craftworld Eldar book isn't even legal now

And actually the army works and I like it I just use all 3 elite spots, and DAs for troops. Add in some tanks and WS' (for the 'Swordwind' feel) and that's pretty much the army

Also I like the flexibility of the codex, without certain disadvantages of the CE Codex (Like Thanatoz suggested). It may seem 'generic', but the army definately has an obvious theme (composition-wise and looks-wise)

[Hopperfly27]

1) What army did you choose?
Orks! Orks! Orks!  Waaaagh!
2) Why did you choose your army when you started it?
Funny, random play style, basically they looked to be the most fun.
3) Do you still find your reasons viable?
C'mon it's the only army in the game that makes vehicles go faster by painting them red. lol
4) What kind of tactics do you normally use?
Errr...ummmm....  Well you start by lining everything up on the very edge of your deployment zone hoping that all the boyz will fit into such a small space.
Then you look at your opponent with crazy eyes, and scream WAAAAAAAAAGH! at him.  Then you advance towards them as fast as possible while screaming DAKKA DAKKA!and throw pie plates at him from his tanks you stole earlier. When you can see the whites of his eyes you yell WAAAAAGH! again and charge into his lines and watch him flee from the table.
Then you start putting their heads on your pointy sticks, and kick some grotz around for fun.

5) Are these different from the 'normal way' the army is played?
Nope it's pretty much all the same.

6) Do you still think your army is 'coolest' or 'best'?
Definitely the coolest because you typically will see 1 Ork army for every 300 space marine armies.  Best? If there was a best everybody would play them.  At least untill GW changed the rules and brought out a new $50 rule book and a dozen more $20 codexs.

7) Would you make the same choice at this moment?
Definitely.