So, how're Nids working out for y'all these days?

[Psychichobo]

So, I got back into 40k again, for any of you lot who remember me! I swung to Fantasy after Cruddace changed Nids in a way I didn't like, but then Fantasy just sort of caved in on itself so yeah.

These days I'm running with an Insane Clown Posse backed up by my old Dark Eldar, so sadly the Nids are no more for me. I did buy their current dex out of curiosity, but it's really not what I used to see Nids as.

Noticed that Stealer Cults are back though! Allies of Convenience for the Bug Brigade too. Is everyone finding that they're still able to kick ass with Nids, or are Grav Centurions, Wraithknights and Necron Croissants still crushing all underfoot like Theresa May is doing with foreign people?

[blackrainbow]

My tyranids are mostly just catching up on the grey tide, and doing pretty well actually in that department. I'm hoping to borrow a GSC soon to check that out before buying it, as I really want to use my GS, but don't want to invest in a new army as that is effectively what the GSC are. I think I've done like three games this year with my tyranids, all vs a necron friend.

I just sold my most current version of the tyranid codex. Had to dump that POS while I still could, even though I generally like to collect them and have all the older paperback tyranid codexii. I love reading those old ones.

I play Adepta Sororitas mostly, with a full slaanesh chaos force in the box and about 1000 points of DE on sprue. Started two other game systems and enjoy those, but again not a lot of game time for much of anything so...

Glad your back, even though I didn't know you from way back. Always good to have older hive thoughts about to give perspectives. Hopefully folks see this, but General isn't as populous as I believe it use to be.

[WestRider]

I put mine in storage. Still hang out here because there are good people, but I'm usually playing SW or Daemons these days. The GSC look fantastic, and I'm def picking some up at some point, but cash is sort of tight right now, so it won't be right away.

[mattblowers]

They are playing on hard mode, but they can hang if you spam flyrants and mawlocs. With progressive scoring missions the tervigons will be really strong again once the FAQs are official.

[Nightmare20]

Mine are chilling like the villians they are...in the broom closet. Although to be honest, I busted them out for an all infantry list at a local tournament at my work when Deathwatch: Overkill first dropped, along with the Ghosar Clan and I took first some how with Gaunt spam and Malanthropes.

[cypheon]

Oct 12, 2016 3:36:41 GMT Nightmare20 said:

Mine are chilling like the villians they are...in the broom closet. Although to be honest, I busted them out for an all infantry list at a local tournament at my work when Deathwatch: Overkill first dropped, along with the Ghosar Clan and I took first some how with Gaunt spam and Malanthropes.

Because the best strategist in the world can't make 90 saves a phase. Having a 2++ rerollable won't save 15 models forever against those numbers, heh.

[Craig]

Nov 5, 2016 22:55:14 GMT cypheon said:

Oct 12, 2016 3:36:41 GMT Nightmare20 said:

Mine are chilling like the villians they are...in the broom closet. Although to be honest, I busted them out for an all infantry list at a local tournament at my work when Deathwatch: Overkill first dropped, along with the Ghosar Clan and I took first some how with Gaunt spam and Malanthropes.

Because the best strategist in the world can't make 90 saves a phase. Having a 2++ rerollable won't save 15 models forever against those numbers, heh.

I would have thought it was because template weaponry isn't nearly as prevalent among infantry as it is among vehicles.

[vectron]

Oct 10, 2016 16:21:34 GMT mattblowers said:

With progressive scoring missions the tervigons will be really strong again once the FAQs are official.

What exact change/clarification are you referring to here?



Psychichobo
I'm purely playing casually these days, and against SM I usually have to scale back what I bring (had 2x flyrant + barbed heirodule in last 1500 match - was a bit over the top). Back when I played more competitively, I'd get crushed regularily by Eldar. So it's a bit hit and miss.

There's a lot of duds in the codex as far as competitive goes, and we suffer from being part of the testing for the restructuring of the codexes, as key formations and detachments are from non-codex sources. I'd say there's a good chance of our next codex being much better.

All in all 'nids are alright as long as you discuss the matchup with your opponent first.

[mattblowers]

Nov 24, 2016 18:23:01 GMT vectron said:

Oct 10, 2016 16:21:34 GMT mattblowers said:

With progressive scoring missions the tervigons will be really strong again once the FAQs are official.

What exact change/clarification are you referring to here?

Spawned gaunts get ObSec which is really powerful when taken in multiples.

[vectron]

So, outflanking troop tervs with hive commander could become an actual thing now? Always thought that was fun, if a bit random.

[blackrainbow]

I think of that option a lot, usually when picking up our matryoshka dolls. Tempted to do my next pod, tervigon, ~20 gants more hive fleet behemoth colors and as exact as possible in look just to pull that off. A painters dream, but still fun to think about.

[Aux]

Dusty sitting in a box for now or lent to friends to use - getting back into the game on the release for 8th edition.

Otherwise working on a CSM force for a friend - as well as mostly playing Dropzone Commander and DnD 5e

[jimmyp]

Definitely dusty and 3/4 painted...30k salamanders and stormcast is my poison these days....
Something in the future will motivate me hopefully because I loved painting them..