5th Edition vs 4th Edition

[Aux]

I like 4th edition. If felt easier and a whole lot more simple. 5th is the Age of Coverhammer. 4th is the Age of Spamming (6 ven dreads, 12 assault cannons, 3 falcons, 18 harliqins, 3 monoliths, dual LoS, blah blah blah)


Pick

[sooch[TVTP]]

I agree with your statement that 4th was the age of spamming. Age of coverhammer is a little more fair to all armies, since not every army had assault cannons, monliths, or harlies. 5th seems more streamlined to me, kind of like 4th edition with all the fat trimmed.

[Psychichobo]

In all honesty, I prefer 5th. I find that simpler, for some reason. The only confusion is wound distribution which I find a little odd But I like the new missions, even if two are pretty similar (objectives, objectives, kill. Where is the imagination?!). That, and the cover save thing is useful, means that though marines are getting their billions of boosts the other armies can go all meatshield on their asses. Run is pretty good too (go go fexy! Can't wait for a Talos too...)

[gargan]

I have not played Fifth Edition yet, but it sounds actually funner, cooler, and more realistic.

[Hyper Kinetic]

5th is a bit better in my opinion. The rules are more clearly spelled out in most situations, and it generally seems a bit fairer to most armies in most situations (ignore Kill Points for the time being).

[ErA | zoe)ender]

4rth ed is my pick.

[Aux]

Aug 12, 2008 4:46:31 GMT ErA | zoe)ender said:

4rth ed is my pick.

1 for my side!

[ZergLord]

Aug 11, 2008 15:01:54 GMT Aux said:

I like 4th edition. If felt easier and a whole lot more simple. 5th is the Age of Coverhammer. 4th is the Age of Spamming (6 ven dreads, 12 assault cannons, 3 falcons, 18 harliqins, 3 monoliths, dual LoS, blah blah blah)

Is it just me, or have you started losing with your current list in 5th ed?

[Koyori]

Id vote for 4.5 though since that ain't a option I go for 4. 5th to me seems like "Space Marine Hammer" more then anything, like all GW did with it was to go: "OH but we like SM so what is good for them is good for all, and lets give em all the cool stuff from all other armies"

[ErA | zoe)ender]

Aug 12, 2008 18:29:39 GMT Koyori said:

Id vote for 4.5 though since that ain't a option I go for 4. 5th to me seems like "Space Marine Hammer" more then anything, like all GW did with it was to go: "OH but we like SM so what is good for them is good for all, and lets give em all the cool stuff from all other armies"

Nobody could put it better then that.
Nobody.
I mean it.

[Aux]

Aug 12, 2008 14:48:24 GMT ZergLord said:

Aug 11, 2008 15:01:54 GMT Aux said:

I like 4th edition. If felt easier and a whole lot more simple. 5th is the Age of Coverhammer. 4th is the Age of Spamming (6 ven dreads, 12 assault cannons, 3 falcons, 18 harliqins, 3 monoliths, dual LoS, blah blah blah)

Is it just me, or have you started losing with your current list in 5th ed?

Lets see....

Nidzilla = 18W 1D 1L
Swarm = 3W 1D 8L

I'm winning alot more. Its not fun anymore to play Nidzilla in a friendly game, so I started playing swarm. Swarm doesn't win, but its fun. And whats with the new SM codex, does GW want to make them like fanatasy Daemons? the new broken as hell army?

[dezzo [TVTP]]

Aug 15, 2008 1:50:04 GMT Aux said:

Aug 12, 2008 14:48:24 GMT ZergLord said:

Is it just me, or have you started losing with your current list in 5th ed?

Lets see....

Nidzilla = 18W 1D 1L
Swarm = 3W 1D 8L

I'm winning alot more. Its not fun anymore to play Nidzilla in a friendly game, so I started playing swarm. Swarm doesn't win, but its fun. And whats with the new SM codex, does GW want to make them like fanatasy Daemons? the new broken as hell army?

It can't be helped. After "somebody" screwed up the last SM codex, they had to rectify it because SM IS GW's posterboy and also their top selling product.

Believe it or not but SM alone sold more than the whole fantasy line COMBINED last year!

giving them a new "broken" codec not only keeps those SM fanboys happy but also a reason for non SM players to start SM or new players to choose SM as their first army (which is usually the choice to begin with, but now it is an automatic choice).

No offence to any SM players here (i'm an ex BT player myself) but the truth is there is ALOT of hardcore SM players out there. If you hang out at websites like Warseer, their presence is very annoying.

[Aux]

I dont like SM

I own 2 SM armies

=P

[Helonion]

I Got Macragge and I was torn from SM, Nids, Necs and IG. I chose Nids because most Sci-fi playing as the ultimate evil is general cool. Now all GW is doing is really screwing them selves under because by boosting 1 army, if you don't boost them all you will overall sell less because people hate favoritism. Or will not allow SM armies to play.

[ErA | zoe)ender]

Space Marines are sooooo overpowered. I half to agree with dezzo. They WANT to make Space Marines OP as hell. Yet for some strange reason I never lost a game against Space Marines.

Now Space Marines in epic.... That's a different story. They are underpowered