New to 40k

[robert1986m]

So i have done a little of fantasy but have always had a draw towards 40k. So i did some reading and decided that i want to go with nids. 
The problem im having is i really dont know what to go with. like i see people talking about how guns are better than melee. Go big bugs and just fill in with little guys. 
I just dont know what is a good direction to go with first.

[gigasnail]

welcome! this will help.

thetyranidhive.proboards.com/thread/47385/tyranid-hive-rules-codex-tactica

[robert1986m]

okay so i kinda wanna do a swarm army are they any good on the table or just a cool idea

[gigasnail]

swarms are one of the things that will roll over people that are unprepared/new, but don't hold up well at higher levels due to the amount of firepower/cover ignoring firepower around. if you're playing other new folks, they'll have a hard time dealing with your army but the more experienced players will know what to shoot first (target priority) and when to throw a speedbump/sacrificial unit in your way.

some of that may be changing because of the new rules for malanthropes (a forge world unit) giving a fast moving, good, durable synapse and shrouding platform (venomthropes give shrouding, but are really vulnerable to just getting shot off the board). time will tell. i use a single large gargoyle brood in my lists; 2+ cover save when in/behind ruins or rubble and FNP from catalyst makes a pretty durable screening unit that's fast enough to catch troublemakers like riptides and wraithknights.

for now, your core of models is going to remain the nearly the same regardless of what style of list you go with: two flyrants (three if your area allows self-ally), a couple of malanthropes/venomthropes, and the heavy support unit of your choice (all are good-decent except trygons which are awful). fill the rest in with gribblies of your choice.

[robert1986m]

okay so that site link made it a little better to understand. I have been talking to the guy who runs the studio by me and he said normal games of 40k usually run around 2k pts unless its tourny. Now i was reading that you can do a list of just carnifex's is that correct.

[gigasnail]

you *can*, but most people don't play unbound (which is what it's called when you just take w/e and ignore the force org chart) because it can get really silly really fast. it also wouldn't be very good, as you'd have no synapse and no shrouded and your fexes would act sort of dumb due to failing Instictive behavior tests as well as just get shot off the board by anti-tank fires.

[robert1986m]

okay so its just a "fun" way to play
btw thanks for answering my dumb questions

[gigasnail]

hardly dumb! best thing to do is to play as much as you can. you'll get a feel for what works in your area and what doesn't.

[Jabberwocky]

While pure fex wouldn't be a good idea, you could easily run a Tyrant and 2 small troops units and have 9 fex on the board, plus add some formation ones.

[Yautja]

You have already gotten good advice but I would add that in a 2,000p game you can fit in a LOT of Carnifex if that was your desire. Obviously it depends on how you gear them but you could spend around 1,000p on six of them. Leaves you plenty to spend on HQ and Troops.