Double Flyrant etiquette

[whoadirty]

I have a feeling the answers here might be quite varied, but ...

At what point level can you play double flyrants without feeling dirty? I don't mean at tournaments, I mean at stuff like local leagues, pick up games, etc. And how different is this point level from a non-Tyranid player's point of view?

[rogueaccount]

I should think 1500+ would be socially acceptable.

[javaman21011]

I think it really depends on your local meta, how many Imperial Knights or vehicles people like to play with, are there lots of mob squads like orks? But in general I think its 'nice' to play with 1 Flying HT in anything between 750-1500 and then above 1500 you can fit in 2 if it meets your needs. Obviously if your opponent doesn't bring anything that can deal with flyers you might want to hold back and only bring the 2nd in a 1750 or 1850 game.

[jimmyp]

i know what you mean i used a two flyrants in a 600 point weekend league and was devastating, people were not happy and checked the points cost nearly every game!

[gigasnail]

I'd run double flyrant at any points level and not feel dirty.

If my opponent wants a fluff fest or carebear contest, he needs to say so up front and that wouldn't be a problem, either.

[jimmyp]

Nov 25, 2014 19:39:13 GMT gigasnail said:

I'd run double flyrant at any points level and not feel dirty.

If my opponent wants a fluff fest or carebear contest, he needs to say so up front and that wouldn't be a problem, either.

lol! best quote "carebear contest!"

[seanster3000]

I have to say I agree with Giga. With all the Wrathknights, Knight Titans, Centruions, Riptides, and whatever else that's out there using 2 Flying Hive Tyrants is more than fair! Even in casual games using 2 Flying Hive Tyants is still acceptable. For me though if I am going to run more than 2 in a casual game I'd let my opponent know that I wanted to try out some FMC spam just so he is somewhat prepared.

[sentsuki]

I would say unless you are countering a known threat, just run 1 flyrant. Basically if your opponent has no way to deal with it, you're playing by yourself and they will be sad. if they can deal with it then play it as many as you can fit. Counterplay is where the fun lies, the less counterplay the more one sided it feels and the more frustration gets involved. But that is for casual, for tourneys, feed them to their new flying overlords.

[jimmyp]

Even more naughty would be double flyrant with fighter aces upgrades in normal games for the extra 35 points sounds sweet lol especailly on a roll of 5/6 getting sudden escape "leave before they have there shooting phase" cheeky stuff

[mattblowers]

Proper points for 2?

480 if you're running with egrubs.

[creatureboi]

I don't think there's any hard and fast rule for what is acceptable. It all comes down to the type of game you are playing and who you're playing against. Just use common sense. If you're set to play your local noob you don't load up on flyrants and super-hard play styles. If your gaming group is more relaxed and you want to try a super hard-core list, warn them before dropping your harridan and dual skyblight swarm list on the table. If you are in a super-competitive meta with unbound, FW and anything goes then take whatever you can fit in the list to try and keep up.

[Hive Fleet Ragnorok]

Yeah... it's kind of hard to answer this question.

As soon as you assume something is "mean", it means that the other player is playing "nice", which generally translates to, if not completely fluff-bunny soft, then at least not a tournament-crushing hard list.

So I'll say this. If I'm playing "for funsies", then I'll probably just stick to one. I actually only own one with wings attached - my attempts at magnetizing my 2nd Tyrant to have wings didn't go over so well, even with trying to drill in copper rod supports (yay old pewter models?).

Anything outside of that? It's no-holds-barred. I can fit 2 Flyrants into 500 points, thanks to Mucolids. If my opponent is bringing a Riptide at 500, you'd better believe I don't feel "bad" about bringing a pair of Flyrants. It cuts out the built-in (and arguably unnecessary) detriment of Synapse from the army, while maintaining speed, firepower, and maneuverability. ie, lots of good things, not so much bad things. Huzzah.

[1swarmlord]

if you are playing a new person just help him out during the game and don't crush them, but in my meta nobody hold back so multiple tyrants is necessary to survive!

[theatakcat]

I went to a 600 point tournament last year. It was brutal. 90% of the people there were playing Tau (may be an exaggeration but from my eye saw) and every single one of them had a riptide, or a necron chariot, or Grey knights, heck I even saw a person with an Imperial Knight.

I am going to take 2 flyrants this year, and I will not feel bad about it at all. Outside of tournaments is a different matter though, you should probably forewarn your opponent unless you have had previous experience with the particular person and know he's a "cheesy" player.

[fleetofclaw]

Well let's see, thanks to the Mucolid, you can run 2 at 500 pts and one can have eGrubs and you're still running a legal CAD.

I think that's the point level I'd take 2 Flyrants.