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COMMAND
Commander
Blacksun filter, Command and control node, Multi-spectrum sensor suite, Multi-Tracker, Puretide engram chip, Iridium battlesuit

ELITES
XV8 Crisis Battlesuits

Shas'ui
Flamer, 2x fusion blaster

Shas'ui
Flamer, 2x fusion blaster

Shas'ui
Flamer, 2x fusion blaster

FAST ATTACK
4x Pathfinder
Pulse Carbine, Markerlight

4x Pathfinder
Pulse Carbine, Markerlight

HEAVY SUPPORT
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits

Broadside
Twin linked high yield missle pod, twin linked smart missle system

Broadside
Twin linked high yield missle pod, twin linked smart missle system

TROOPS
Strike Team
5x Fire Warrior

Strike Team
5x Fire Warrior

Strike Team
5x Fire Warrior, DS8 Tactical Support Turret

AUXILIARY
Drone Network
4x Markerlight Drones
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So my plan was to have the Crisis suits jumping all over the board, tank hunting or heavy infantry busting. The pathfinders are there to boost the broadsides and strike teams. Crazy marker light support to try and get the enemy to target them instead of my other units. The Crisis suits have flamers for Overwatch, since they're more than likely going to get charged when they try to get within fusion blaster range.
Thoughts? Criticism?

Too many fusion blasters? Perhaps switch out one of the x2 fusion blasters and add in 2x burst cannons to deal with swarms?
Also, are the flamers really needed for overwatch or are they just points better invested somewhere else?

Sorry, am a new player and not really sure which way to go about building a brand spanking new army. My previous list included a riptide but I was highly encouraged to remove it lest I be stabbed in the parking lot

Lose the Pathfinders. Marker Drones are superior. Pathfinders will just die and burn points needlessly. For your Fast Attack, take a Piranha. Very good harassment unit and flat out objective grabber. I would run your Commander as a Markermander (Drone Controller, Target Lock, 2x Missile Pod). Run him with the Marker Drones for BS5 tokens. You don't have the squad sizes to truly take advantage of a Buffmander's abilities. And keep the Fusions. There is no such thing as too many Meltaguns. They're good against every army. Your Broadsides and Fire Warriors can handle swarms at this points level. As for Flamers, they're a nice cheap upgrade. If you're positioned close together they have can be very effective at supplying overwatch.