Barbed strangler?

tsinner Tyranid Warrior Without fear,Without pity,without remorse..I am the Hive Mind. Posts: 100	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 16:43:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tsinner on Jan 27, 2014 16:43:58 GMT Can someone tell me how the barbed strangler ignores cover...I have to ask because I have seen it in multiple threads..and I can't for the life figure out where it ignores cover Large blast pinning. Am I missing something?

lictor534 Tyranid Warrior Posts: 127	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 16:46:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lictor534 on Jan 27, 2014 16:46:30 GMT ya i duno, no ignores cover on that one

Squire Hive Tyrant Posts: 1,245	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 17:10:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Squire on Jan 27, 2014 17:10:49 GMT It doesn't ignore cover. I'm guessing some are getting confused with barrage weapons, which ignore cover from the centre of the large blast template. In any case, the BS is a very good weapon for us.

tsinner Tyranid Warrior Without fear,Without pity,without remorse..I am the Hive Mind. Posts: 100	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 17:13:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tsinner on Jan 27, 2014 17:13:48 GMT Oh I think it has it's place ..in a cheap out tyr warrior brood for backfield synapse..I use it all the time lately..love warriors look ..I just couldn't figure out why people say it ignores cover..it would be bad ass if it did

coredump Influence of the Hive Mind Posts: 14,383	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 20:30:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coredump on Jan 27, 2014 20:30:19 GMT concur, probably confused with barrage weapons.
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daboarder Hive Tyrant Posts: 1,172	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 20:52:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daboarder on Jan 27, 2014 20:52:56 GMT should have gotten a rule like the eldar monofillament weapons, its basically the same thing

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Jan 27, 2014 16:43:58 GMT tsinner said:

Can someone tell me how the barbed strangler ignores cover...I have to ask because I have seen it in multiple threads..and I can't for the life figure out where it ignores cover
Large blast pinning. Am I missing something?

When I first started playing 40k, I had a lot of time personally keeping straight the difference between Large blast, ordinance, barrage and other large blast template classifications. The fact the flamer template is just called "template" always confused me too since every size is technically a template.

Whomever is arguing that it ignores cover likely is having a mixup along the lines I used to. BS doesn't ignore cover, it is simply a large blast (as many have stated).

WestRider Hive Tyrant The Tyranid Hive List Building Champion HugsiFex! Posts: 13,305	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 22:27:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WestRider on Jan 27, 2014 22:27:11 GMT I think there may also be some confusion arising from people using that as shorthand for the fact that if it pins someone, you can then Charge them without suffering the Init penalty for Charging into Cover.
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Threeshades Hive Tyrant I like big bugs and I cannot lie Posts: 1,641	Barbed strangler? Jan 27, 2014 23:19:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Threeshades on Jan 27, 2014 23:19:43 GMT I had the same thought as WestRider, it doesn't ignore cover but, but it helps charging models to ignore the penalty for charging through cover if it pins the target.

dcoy Tyrant Guard Posts: 403	Barbed strangler? Jan 28, 2014 9:05:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dcoy on Jan 28, 2014 9:05:25 GMT They're probably getting it from Dawn of War 2. In DoW2 the barbed strangler ignores cover and is very good for clearing out buildings from outside.

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