tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post4435884228506850189..comments2020-06-20T00:15:20.755-05:00Comments on The Shiny Silver Inquisition: Thoughts on NidsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06573547689954370962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-32383721048415445362010-12-27T19:00:05.105-06:002010-12-27T19:00:05.105-06:00Stupidest idea I ever heard.Stupidest idea I ever heard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573547689954370962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-41897535225168021592010-12-27T18:45:38.457-06:002010-12-27T18:45:38.457-06:00How about before another army you play Shawn? =PHow about before another army you play Shawn? =PJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477107801464878717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-57925229240553178942010-12-27T09:44:17.989-06:002010-12-27T09:44:17.989-06:00"...Rarely do I end up with something optimal..."...Rarely do I end up with something optimal." Hah! That cracks me up.<br /><br />I find the list interesting. It would certainly give people some trouble on the table. I like the shrikes but I would likely use them more sparingly. I see them more like an honor guard or command squad in a way. They are brutal though. I've seen that brutality first hand watching a couple of games at the CLGS back in Pensacola.<br /><br />Remember, Nids might be swarmy, but they are also easy to paint! Unlike your sisters...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025957576219296032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-3874548278110360582010-12-27T09:40:23.731-06:002010-12-27T09:40:23.731-06:00THIS IS NOT ABOUT HAVING FUN!! FUN GETS YOU DEAD!!...THIS IS NOT ABOUT HAVING FUN!! FUN GETS YOU DEAD!!<br />Because as we all know, "In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war!".<br /><br />=PJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477107801464878717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-50196107850554829942010-12-27T00:14:51.022-06:002010-12-27T00:14:51.022-06:00Survivability of Warriors and their airborne kin: ...Survivability of Warriors and their airborne kin: They make up for their worse saves with 3 wounds. Sure, Power Fists, Lascannons, etc. will instagib them, but those have a good chance of doing the same to a Terminator that costs more.<br /><br />Zoanthropes: 18" isn't the best, but it's still better than Melta. It's Assault, so you can get an extra 6" by moving up before firing giving that advantage over a Multimelta that has to stay still and won't get any extra punch until within 12". A Meltagun gets you the Assault profile but a bit shorter range. Compared to a Lascannon. . . well, not everything can be a Lascannon. :)<br /><br />Shrikes can Deep Strike. This is automatically conferred by virtue of being Jump Infantry per the main rulebook.<br /><br />The trade-off for Mawlocs is they have no ranged attacks, are mediocre (compared to Trygons, at least) in assault, and Terror from the Deep still has to scatter normally. Trygons, while not having that quite awesome Devour Sisters special rule, are a bit more versatile. They can shoot not so shabbily and still tear up a lot of stuff in assault. 6 base attacks plus reroll misses. Not bad with WS5 and S6.<br /><br />Everything Synapse is more side-effect than intent. There are very few units that aren't intended to swarm that aren't Synapse. Raveners, Monstrous Creatures (which aren't the main focus of my thought experiment here), most Elites actually but I explained my reasons for going Zoanthrope.<br /><br />I generally don't go for maximizing Bang-for-Buck. I like coming up with themes to design armies and characters. Rarely do I end up with something optimal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573547689954370962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156749176460736480.post-25833280893168615292010-12-26T23:25:23.915-06:002010-12-26T23:25:23.915-06:00I agree with the similarities with a Terminator li...I agree with the similarities with a Terminator list except the lack of invulnerable saves, the Shrikes only get a 5+ armor saved and the Warriors only a 4+<br /><br />It is cool that the Tyranid Primes can give their WS and BS to Warriors they join so that's a cool thing to think about.<br /><br />Zoanthropes are good stuff but they really lack a good range for popping tanks.<br /><br />I'm looking through my codex and it does not appear that Shrikes can deep strike so that sucks.<br /><br />The Trygon Primes are a lot of points and don't give you the Str 6 AP2 auto hits that Terror from the Deep gives you.<br /><br />I'm really off-put by you having everything be a Synapse giving creature. Yeah they don't have to worry about things becoming wild animals and lurking or feeding, but I think that's one of the Tyranids best features is having those low cost units that at times you could lose Synapse, but if you are able to manage your units well you can maximize usage of those crazy little bugs with only 1 3 bug squad of Warriors.<br /><br />In summary, lots of points for not so many units. I'm not opposed to that, however I think there is a way to maximize your bang for your buck and this list, IMHO, is not it.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477107801464878717noreply@blogger.com