Tyranids FAQ now up

[piersonsmuppet]

May 13, 2022 13:52:34 GMT bugsy said:

Hive nexus is almost unusable now.

You can still use it on all troops, pyrovores, TG, Zoans, Venoms, Ravs, and Carnifex. Far from unuseable.

[vortexdr]

Yikes Maleceptor nerfed into the ground, I don't think we will see them anymore. Kind of unfortunate love the model but i feel this was a little heavy handed. Ah well it had a month of being a good model for the first time since the bloody thing was released.

[bugsy]

May 13, 2022 14:01:38 GMT xtztxtxz said:

May 13, 2022 13:52:34 GMT bugsy said:

Hive nexus is almost unusable now.

If you think CORE units can never benefit from invuln saves or exploding sixes then I don't know what to tell you. Psychic Augmentation on Zoanthropes is also a solid choice to cement super-smites.

We both know what you can tell because you just did. It went from very good to not so good at all. I understand that there are situation where i can be used but a lot of combinations went away, no psychic buffs for example except for zoans.

[zimko]

I don't think the Maleceptor is 'nerfed into the ground'. It's still quite good. You get 2 casts, doing 6 bonus mortals, and is still hard to kill. Zoanthropes are the alternative for 20 less pts but only get 1 cast at +3 mortals. IMO you still run 1 maleceptor in most lists. You just won't be sinking a CP into him every turn.

[piersonsmuppet]

Malceptor is still a great distraction with reasonable output. Just don't expect it to carry you through poor play anymore.

[nbmraptor]

I'm quite happy with the FAQ. Still allows to use the maleceptor, but without ridiculous levels of output. Unfair move shenanigans gone. No unnecessary points increases. A bit disappointed at the core restriction on levi power, but other than that, I think all the changes were somewhat expected and warranted

[piersonsmuppet]

May 13, 2022 15:17:25 GMT nbmraptor said:

I'm quite happy with the FAQ. Still allows to use the maleceptor, but without ridiculous levels of output. Unfair move shenanigans gone. No unnecessary points increases. A bit disappointed at the core restriction on levi power, but other than that, I think all the changes were somewhat expected and warranted

I agree, though EtP was hit a little harder than I would have liked. I think end of shooting phase would have left the strat strong but fixed the big issues with it (scoring/charging with a safety net). I think the current form is probably better than a 1/game would have been though, so small victories!

[tomb]

Remind me please - reguarding ETP, with the change can Gargs still RND then Foxtrot Oscar?


Edit - Nope

Retrieve Data (Action): One INFANTRY or BIKER unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is wholly within a table quarter that has not had a servo-skull retrieved by your army (see below) and it is more than 6" away from any other table quarter. This action is completed at the end of your turn provided the unit attempting it is still within the same table quarter. If this action is successfully completed, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if the unit that completed the action has the Troops battlefield role: if the result is less than or equal to the number of models currently in that unit, that table quarter is said to have had a servo-skull retrieved by your army and you add 1 to your Retrieved Data tally.

[PumpkinHead]

May 13, 2022 16:01:44 GMT tomb said:

Remind me please - reguarding ETP, with the change can Gargs still RND then Foxtrot Oscar?


Edit - Nope

Retrieve Data (Action): One INFANTRY or BIKER unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is wholly within a table quarter that has not had a servo-skull retrieved by your army (see below) and it is more than 6" away from any other table quarter. This action is completed at the end of your turn provided the unit attempting it is still within the same table quarter. If this action is successfully completed, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if the unit that completed the action has the Troops battlefield role: if the result is less than or equal to the number of models currently in that unit, that table quarter is said to have had a servo-skull retrieved by your army and you add 1 to your Retrieved Data tally.

It is no longer end of turn. It is end of movement. So you can't unga bunga someone out there and pull them off at the end of turn.

[nameless]

The only thing I’m sad about is how much they changed encircle but Yori really put it best

[purestrain]

So now we cant actually use the tyrannocyte?

Before its because we didnt know how close it could go...

"anywhere on the battlefield that ir more than 9" away from enemy models"

Goddamit GW, use a fin proofreader

[omnivore]

Did they give Zoans the synapse keyword?

[yoritomo]

Yes, they gave zoanthropes the SYNAPSE keyword.

[ghostnids]

May 13, 2022 20:53:08 GMT yoritomo said:

Yes, they gave zoanthropes the SYNAPSE keyword.

Hey, Take it easy

[Bohxim]

May 13, 2022 22:16:48 GMT ghostnids said:

May 13, 2022 20:53:08 GMT yoritomo said:

Yes, they gave zoanthropes the SYNAPSE keyword.

Hey, Take it easy

??
He didn't seem like he wasn't taking it easy, just stating the facts.
The faq literally was (zoanthropes: Add "SYNAPSE")