The Warhammer 40.000/Fantasy Discussion Thread Mk.II

[The Biggles Syndicate]

hey we're sharing videos?

So that's what Serenity's been doing this whole time.

[Morrdh]

hey we're sharing videos?

So that's what Serenity's been doing this whole time.

However, however, however...

[The Biggles Syndicate]

I imagine that from Rowboat's perspective, his crusades are like playing Planetside 2 and Stellaris at the same time.

[Ameriganastan]

The new episode of TTS is apparently going to premiere on Twitch in about an hour. Linky.

And here's the YouTube.

[Northern Davincia]

The new episode of TTS is apparently going to premiere on Twitch in about an hour. Linky.

And here's the YouTube.

Pity the Alfa Legion.

[The Huskar Social Union]

hey we're sharing videos?

So that's what Serenity's been doing this whole time.

Take my Soritas, Take my Cadia, Take me where i cannot Purge!

[The Imperial Reach]

So that's what Serenity's been doing this whole time.

Take my Soritas, Take my Cadia, Take me where i cannot Purge!

Fuck shit wait no give me back my Cadia

[The Huskar Social Union]

Take my Soritas, Take my Cadia, Take me where i cannot Purge!

Fuck shit wait no give me back my Cadia

Its gone son, its gone.

You have to accept it.


Its all down to Armageddon now.

[The Imperial Reach]

Fuck shit wait no give me back my Cadia

Its gone son, its gone.

You have to accept it.


Its all down to Armageddon now.

B- but Creed lives!

[Baltenstein]

Its gone son, its gone.

You have to accept it.


Its all down to Armageddon now.

B- but Creed lives!

He does actually, but in a rather bleak way.

[The Imperial Reach]

B- but Creed lives!

He does actually, but in a rather bleak way.

I know, he's now part of Trollzyn's collection. What an honor.

[-United Republic of Freedonia]

Space Marine CYOA
page one
page two

>Librarian
>Imperial Fists
>WAAAAGH Dreksmash, The Tattered Eye and Kabal of the black adder
>Eyetaker Kalos
>box
>Go with Lyseria and kill the rest
>Kill her after i'm done

[The Imperial Reach]

Space Marine CYOA
page one
page two

>Librarian
>Imperial Fists
>WAAAAGH Dreksmash, The Tattered Eye and Kabal of the black adder
>Eyetaker Kalos
>box
>Go with Lyseria and kill the rest
>Kill her after i'm done

Fuck: Katrass
Marry: Lyseria
Kill: Krumpkek
Befriend: Toven

[The Imperial Reach]

So I beat Dark Crusade as every faction (except Eldar, because they suck so bad that I had to ragequit when it was just me and the Necrons left and I couldn't take any of their provinces no matter what strategy I employed) and have no moved on to Soulstorm. Haven't gotten very far yet but here's my impression so far:

1. The Sisters of Battle's commander is fucking annoying.
2. The Sisters of Battle is the tackiest faction in the game.

[Morrdh]

Anyone know where I can find the first episode of that Text-to-Speech series?

[Ameriganastan]

Anyone know where I can find the first episode of that Text-to-Speech series?

Yo.

[Baltenstein]

So I beat Dark Crusade as every faction (except Eldar, because they suck so bad that I had to ragequit when it was just me and the Necrons left and I couldn't take any of their provinces no matter what strategy I employed) and have no moved on to Soulstorm. Haven't gotten very far yet but here's my impression so far:

1. The Sisters of Battle's commander is fucking annoying.
2. The Sisters of Battle is the tackiest faction in the game.

Soulstorm as a whole is pretty much a mess, but the SoB are easily the most unfinished and half-assed aspect of it.

[The Imperial Reach]

I've made two new discoveries about the SoB:

1. Their """power"'"" armor is shit.
2. Penitent Engines are beasts.

[Len Hyet]

How great was E26P2?

[Morrdh]

Anyone know where I can find the first episode of that Text-to-Speech series?

Yo.

Danke.

[The Imperial Reach]

So I beat Dark Crusade as every faction (except Eldar, because they suck so bad that I had to ragequit when it was just me and the Necrons left and I couldn't take any of their provinces no matter what strategy I employed) and have no moved on to Soulstorm. Haven't gotten very far yet but here's my impression so far:

1. The Sisters of Battle's commander is fucking annoying.
2. The Sisters of Battle is the tackiest faction in the game.

Soulstorm as a whole is pretty much a mess, but the SoB are easily the most unfinished and half-assed aspect of it.

You are definitely right about that. Holy shit are they broken. I mean, I've gotten their mechanics down right I think but in spite of this I still seem to be struggling against the Imperial Guard.

Struggling. Against the Imperial Guard.

Even the Eldar don't struggle against the Imperial Guard, and they're the weakest faction by far. The Adeptas Sororitas aren't weak, just wonky. Their units make no sense, and their entire faction is built to rely on support which is tied through a specific resource. Said resource is not only difficult to accrue, but cannot be utilized to it's fullest potential due to unnecessary restraints on how much you can have at one time. What's worse is the entire faction seems dedicated solely to anti-infantry warfare with 80% of their units, upgrades, and structures being based around eliminating enemy infantry units. They also seem to lack diversity in the amount of units available to them compared to other factions.

They feel like a nerfed version of Space Marines, tbh.

[The Imperial Reach]

Seriously though Penitent Engines kick ass.

[Isilanka]

Seriously though Penitent Engines kick ass.

I've always found their design questionable, but hey, you can't really get more 40K than that.

But I've never truly understood what GW actually wants to do with the SoBs. If they want to scratch them or integrate them in another faction, fine, but it makes little sense to leave them around as a sub-par, broken army relying on gimmicky mechanics. Like, GW, if you don't like the SoBs, just say it and don't cast new models for them, it would be clearer.

(My remark goes for both the Dawn of War games and the tabletop game, even though for the tabletop game things got slightly better in the pas few years and the SoBs are now kinda viable, if still horribly gimmicky).

And yeah, Soulstorm is a bloody mess as a whole, with nothing resembling balance and stupid design decisions (like the proliferation of very long-range weaponry in a game with a very zoomed-in camera...)

[The Imperial Reach]

Seriously though Penitent Engines kick ass.

I've always found their design questionable, but hey, you can't really get more 40K than that.

But I've never truly understood what GW actually wants to do with the SoBs. If they want to scratch them or integrate them in another faction, fine, but it makes little sense to leave them around as a sub-par, broken army relying on gimmicky mechanics. Like, GW, if you don't like the SoBs, just say it and don't cast new models for them, it would be clearer.

(My remark goes for both the Dawn of War games and the tabletop game, even though for the tabletop game things got slightly better in the pas few years and the SoBs are now kinda viable, if still horribly gimmicky).

And yeah, Soulstorm is a bloody mess as a whole, with nothing resembling balance and stupid design decisions (like the proliferation of very long-range weaponry in a game with a very zoomed-in camera...)

I find most designs in 40k to be questionable, frankly. They usually look very impractical as 40k follows the "Rule of Cool" - that is if it looks cool, then practicality doesn't matter.

Are giant pyramid-fortress-turtle-tanks with gem-lasers practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.
Are tanks the size of a building with 11 guns practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.
Are city-sized mechs with an armada's worth of firepower practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.

[Isilanka]

I've always found their design questionable, but hey, you can't really get more 40K than that.

But I've never truly understood what GW actually wants to do with the SoBs. If they want to scratch them or integrate them in another faction, fine, but it makes little sense to leave them around as a sub-par, broken army relying on gimmicky mechanics. Like, GW, if you don't like the SoBs, just say it and don't cast new models for them, it would be clearer.

(My remark goes for both the Dawn of War games and the tabletop game, even though for the tabletop game things got slightly better in the pas few years and the SoBs are now kinda viable, if still horribly gimmicky).

And yeah, Soulstorm is a bloody mess as a whole, with nothing resembling balance and stupid design decisions (like the proliferation of very long-range weaponry in a game with a very zoomed-in camera...)

I find most designs in 40k to be questionable, frankly. They usually look very impractical as 40k follows the "Rule of Cool" - that is if it looks cool, then practicality doesn't matter.

Are giant pyramid-fortress-turtle-tanks with gem-lasers practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.
Are tanks the size of a building with 11 guns practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.
Are city-sized mechs with an armada's worth of firepower practical? No. Are they cool? Yes.

Well, yes, but I find that things like the Penitent Engine kinda jump the shark. Like, most Imperial equipment and designs are impractical, but they look like they can be used, at least by completely mad fascists with an unhealthy fascination with skulls and a huge tendency to overcompensation that goes back to the Emperor himself, but the Pentitent Engine doesn't belong to a battlefield. A sadomasochist convention, yeah, why not. (It doesn't help that for GW's artists the Penitent Engine seems to be mostly used as a way to get a scantily-clad woman strapped to a war machine in the tabletop game).