Hey Everyone! Short post this week. Will just be chatting about whats going on in the wonderful wide world. No new hobby stuff thanks to the peripheral nerve between my L4 and L3 vertibre. Seems my muscles spasmed there and compressed the nerve, which has made it relatively painful to sit at a desk and attempt to paint. On a happy note, I now know exactly what dry needling is, and how it feels! :)
I will still be in attendance (judging armies with @lilthunderliz) at Hammer in the New Year at Huzzah this weekend, so if you are a local, stop by and say hi!
On other notes...I will be at adepticon again this year (got into the actual hotel finally!). So looking forward to seeing everyone again and taking slews of photos.
In other news, GW is updating some ork stuff. Some minor rules adjustments, and a decurion. Bit disappointed again, but that is just par the course with orks lately. Though there will be some fun builds out of it, the entire codex really needs a reworking to become competitive again. Just compare an ork boy (6 points) to one of the new gene stealers (7 points). For 1 point the gene stealers get +1 str, -1T, +2 I, +1 ld, and a 5+ save, then two sets of close combat weapons (4A-5A on the charge depending on who you ask) that is AP5 and Rending...and they come fearless with assault grenades. If the patriarch attaches to them, they also get stealth, infiltrate, hit and run, move through cover, fear, and fleet. (All the specials)
So one can see where greg would be slightly bitter. I think in the current gaming meta, an ork boy should come in about 4 points =/.
So one can see where greg would be slightly bitter. I think in the current gaming meta, an ork boy should come in about 4 points =/.
Not all is lost though. I'm looking into trying to come up with a way to run the waaagh-band with the dread mob. If I can pull it off, I'll be able to waaagh the walkers every single turn, which will let them fly across the table and really increase their threat range (one of their chief issues is banking an entire game on one turns assault). Plus the horde of boyz will help tie things up to get good assaults, or keep scarabs off them. Will be updating that as we go! Sorry no new models again this week. I promise hobby time is just around the corner...after eight more doctor visits.
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