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2011/11/21 01:30:18
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 01:34:11
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Tadashi wrote:Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
No to mention the sheer variety of Bolter ammunition types  .
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Stated by Grey Templar:The Ward of the Codices
"It began, with the writing of the Great Codices,
2 were given to the Eldar. Immortal, Capricious, and most farsighted of all,
2 also to Chaos. Traitorous, Deceitful, Servants of the Dark Gods,
3 to the Xenos races. T'au, Orks, and Necrons. the Young, the Beast, and the Spiteful,
7 to the race of men. Servents of the God Emperor, the Inheritors of the Galaxy.
But they were all of them, decieved. for another Codex was written…
In the Land of Ward'or, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Matthew wrote in secret, a Master Codex, to rule all the others. One by one, all the armies of the other Codices fell to the power of the Codex, and from this Darkness, none could see hope.
But there were some, who resisted. a Last Alliance of Men and Xenos took up arms against the forces of Ward'or and on the Slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom of 40k." |
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2011/11/21 01:35:50
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Oh yeah! Dragonfire and Kraken rounds! To quote Davian Thule from Dark Crusade: "The Greater Good is coming to you from the barrel of my bolter, alien!".
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:02:26
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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Tadashi wrote:Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
First off there are one hundred million Sardaukar so they outnumber custodes 10000:1, second of all the lasguns the sardaukar carry would tear the custodes to pieces. Each one is like a lance. It is like in Iron Man 2 where he has those lasers in his hand that fired a continuous beam and cut up everything they touched.
And it doesn't matter, because Pulse Rifles can pen a land speeder. Plus, there are a variety of pulse weapons too: Pulse rifle, carbine, pistol, Burst cannon, kroot rifle, Pulse submunitions rifle etc.
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2011/11/21 02:05:33
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Servoarm Flailing Magos
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Deathstrike. S10 AP1 ignores cover saves, always strikes vehicles with full strength, D3+3 inch radius.
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Ever thought 40k would be a lot better with bears?
Codex: Bears.
NOW WITH MR BIGGLES AND HIS AMAZING FLYING CONTRAPTION |
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2011/11/21 02:06:38
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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im2randomghgh wrote:Tadashi wrote:Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
First off there are one hundred million Sardaukar so they outnumber custodes 10000:1, second of all the lasguns the sardaukar carry would tear the custodes to pieces. Each one is like a lance. It is like in Iron Man 2 where he has those lasers in his hand that fired a continuous beam and cut up everything they touched.
And it doesn't matter, because Pulse Rifles can pen a land speeder. Plus, there are a variety of pulse weapons too: Pulse rifle, carbine, pistol, Burst cannon, kroot rifle, Pulse submunitions rifle etc.
Except Custodes are superior even to Astartes, while Sardaukar are like penal legionnaries. What's more, at the heart of the Custodes is the god-like Emperor. As for pulse weaponry, bolt weapons still have the edge with varied ammunition types.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:14:20
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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im2randomghgh wrote:Tadashi wrote:Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
First off there are one hundred million Sardaukar so they outnumber custodes 10000:1, second of all the lasguns the sardaukar carry would tear the custodes to pieces. Each one is like a lance. It is like in Iron Man 2 where he has those lasers in his hand that fired a continuous beam and cut up everything they touched.
I assume that the Sadurkar you guys are talking abiut are from Dune? If they are I have to ask, why talk about Dune in a 40k topic? Still Dune Lasguns kill Tau as well so this 'discussion' is useless.
And it doesn't matter, because Pulse Rifles can pen a land speeder.
So what? The speeder is not a tank or anything.
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Stated by Grey Templar:The Ward of the Codices
"It began, with the writing of the Great Codices,
2 were given to the Eldar. Immortal, Capricious, and most farsighted of all,
2 also to Chaos. Traitorous, Deceitful, Servants of the Dark Gods,
3 to the Xenos races. T'au, Orks, and Necrons. the Young, the Beast, and the Spiteful,
7 to the race of men. Servents of the God Emperor, the Inheritors of the Galaxy.
But they were all of them, decieved. for another Codex was written…
In the Land of Ward'or, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Matthew wrote in secret, a Master Codex, to rule all the others. One by one, all the armies of the other Codices fell to the power of the Codex, and from this Darkness, none could see hope.
But there were some, who resisted. a Last Alliance of Men and Xenos took up arms against the forces of Ward'or and on the Slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom of 40k." |
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2011/11/21 02:16:34
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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Tadashi wrote:im2randomghgh wrote:Tadashi wrote:Bolters fire faster than Pulse Rifles, and are more versatile (bolt pistols, storm bolters, heavy bolters, vulcan mega bolters). As for the Sardakaur, say hello to His Majesty's Legio Custodes.
First off there are one hundred million Sardaukar so they outnumber custodes 10000:1, second of all the lasguns the sardaukar carry would tear the custodes to pieces. Each one is like a lance. It is like in Iron Man 2 where he has those lasers in his hand that fired a continuous beam and cut up everything they touched.
And it doesn't matter, because Pulse Rifles can pen a land speeder. Plus, there are a variety of pulse weapons too: Pulse rifle, carbine, pistol, Burst cannon, kroot rifle, Pulse submunitions rifle etc.
Except Custodes are superior even to Astartes, while Sardaukar are like penal legionnaries. What's more, at the heart of the Custodes is the god-like Emperor. As for pulse weaponry, bolt weapons still have the edge with varied ammunition types.
Not really, no. Sardaukar are like stormtroopers+
And the superiority doesn't matter when the sardaukar have shield generators and lasguns. Lasguns are OTT in dune. You could destroy a titan with one, as they create an explosion on par with atomics when they hit a shield, and If the titans had their shields down they would simply be cut up. Those guns are RIDICULOUS. They are like lightsabers, in gun form. If it came to melee, they would go on fighting forever, since the custodes wouldn't be able to bypass the sardaukar shields, and the sardaukar wouldn't be able to harm the custodes for obvious reasons.
As for the Emperor, he is a vegetable.
Back to bolters, no, they don't have the advantage. The ammunition types are nice, but a little bit of extra AP is not worth trading for the ability to take down vehicles. Plus the extra strength is useful against orks.
And the pulse submunitions rifle (best pulse weapon) it easily beats any bolt weapon, except the VMB but we're not talking about titan weapons.
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2011/11/21 02:16:35
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Therefore, back to the topic. Range Weapons: Bolt Weaponry. Melee Weaponry: Force Weapon.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:17:38
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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Corporal_Reznov wrote:So what? The speeder is not a tank or anything.
It means I don't have to waste my anti-tank units time firing on weak vehicles.
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2011/11/21 02:21:17
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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im2randomghgh wrote:Corporal_Reznov wrote:So what? The speeder is not a tank or anything.
It means I don't have to waste my anti-tank units time firing on weak vehicles.
Still doesn't mean anything. After all AK-47s or whatever type of guns can punch through and kill the occupants doesn't mean a humvee or whatever is useless and weak.
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Stated by Grey Templar:The Ward of the Codices
"It began, with the writing of the Great Codices,
2 were given to the Eldar. Immortal, Capricious, and most farsighted of all,
2 also to Chaos. Traitorous, Deceitful, Servants of the Dark Gods,
3 to the Xenos races. T'au, Orks, and Necrons. the Young, the Beast, and the Spiteful,
7 to the race of men. Servents of the God Emperor, the Inheritors of the Galaxy.
But they were all of them, decieved. for another Codex was written…
In the Land of Ward'or, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Matthew wrote in secret, a Master Codex, to rule all the others. One by one, all the armies of the other Codices fell to the power of the Codex, and from this Darkness, none could see hope.
But there were some, who resisted. a Last Alliance of Men and Xenos took up arms against the forces of Ward'or and on the Slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom of 40k." |
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2011/11/21 02:25:50
Subject: Re:What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Shas'ui with Bonding Knife
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The humble Pulse Rifle. The way I use it, unmeched dudes crumble before they get within assault range.
But my most favorite is the Ultra-flexible Missile Pod. "Long range, High strength, *Cheap cost, and it doesn't gimp mobility? Oh please sign me up!"
*=YMMV due to personal view cheapness of point cost
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2011/11/21 02:27:51
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...
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For anti-vehicle, I would prefer the ever-reliable missile launcher. And let's see those pulse rifles take that a full-strength Ork mob. With the slow firing rate, well now...Waaaaaghhh!
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:28:34
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Wicked Canoptek Wraith
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death ray by far, or m scarabs if they count
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 Death is for quitters
and Jaws of the World Wolf is for pansies 
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2011/11/21 02:29:56
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...
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Gauss Flayers...strong, but can only be fired while stationary...not like Gauss Blasters, can be fired while on the move.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:38:03
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Dakka Veteran
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Are we using fluff here on in-game stats?
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/11/21 02:38:25
Stated by Grey Templar:The Ward of the Codices
"It began, with the writing of the Great Codices,
2 were given to the Eldar. Immortal, Capricious, and most farsighted of all,
2 also to Chaos. Traitorous, Deceitful, Servants of the Dark Gods,
3 to the Xenos races. T'au, Orks, and Necrons. the Young, the Beast, and the Spiteful,
7 to the race of men. Servents of the God Emperor, the Inheritors of the Galaxy.
But they were all of them, decieved. for another Codex was written…
In the Land of Ward'or, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Matthew wrote in secret, a Master Codex, to rule all the others. One by one, all the armies of the other Codices fell to the power of the Codex, and from this Darkness, none could see hope.
But there were some, who resisted. a Last Alliance of Men and Xenos took up arms against the forces of Ward'or and on the Slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom of 40k." |
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2011/11/21 02:52:25
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Shas'ui with Bonding Knife
I wanna go back to New Jersey
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Tadashi wrote: And let's see those pulse rifles take that a full-strength Ork mob!
Ork mobs are a common opponent of mine, it stinks when you gotta slog around 48" to assault  I love castle-ing on the farthest possible edge of the board
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2011/11/21 02:54:44
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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In any case pulse rifles (and most ranged weapons unless their assault) are useless in close combat. Assault Marines, Havoks, Sluggas and Flayed Ones would make short work of Fire Warriors unless the Kroot can get there in time.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 02:59:42
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Tadashi wrote:In any case pulse rifles (and most ranged weapons unless their assault) are useless in close combat. Assault Marines, Havoks, Sluggas and Flayed Ones would make short work of Fire Warriors unless the Kroot can get there in time.
Tadashi, sounds like you're getting desperate with your reply's , the Taru are wining this battle over you. I personally don't buy some of the stuff posted here by them cause its in-game stats and not fluff but I'm to lazy to bother myself into a debate .
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/11/21 03:00:18
Stated by Grey Templar:The Ward of the Codices
"It began, with the writing of the Great Codices,
2 were given to the Eldar. Immortal, Capricious, and most farsighted of all,
2 also to Chaos. Traitorous, Deceitful, Servants of the Dark Gods,
3 to the Xenos races. T'au, Orks, and Necrons. the Young, the Beast, and the Spiteful,
7 to the race of men. Servents of the God Emperor, the Inheritors of the Galaxy.
But they were all of them, decieved. for another Codex was written…
In the Land of Ward'or, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Matthew wrote in secret, a Master Codex, to rule all the others. One by one, all the armies of the other Codices fell to the power of the Codex, and from this Darkness, none could see hope.
But there were some, who resisted. a Last Alliance of Men and Xenos took up arms against the forces of Ward'or and on the Slopes of Mount Doom they fought for the freedom of 40k." |
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2011/11/21 02:59:42
Subject: Re:What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
A Place
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Ascalam wrote:NL_Cirrus wrote:War Scythe, Cuts through anything what more can you ask for?
One that still does, perhaps
Well, ya, that is more that you could ask for. although why they changed them IDK.
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2011/11/21 03:13:00
Subject: Re:What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Daemonic Dreadnought
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NL_Cirrus wrote:Ascalam wrote:NL_Cirrus wrote:War Scythe, Cuts through anything what more can you ask for?
One that still does, perhaps
Well, ya, that is more that you could ask for. although why they changed them IDK.
Well one can argue that they are better in their own right now.
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Gods? There are no gods. Merely existences, obstacles to overcome.
"And what if I told you the Wolves tried to bring a Legion to heel once before? What if that Legion sent Russ and his dogs running, too ashamed to write down their defeat in Imperial archives?" - ADB |
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2011/11/21 03:32:12
Subject: Re:What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
A Place
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King Pariah wrote:NL_Cirrus wrote:Ascalam wrote:NL_Cirrus wrote:War Scythe, Cuts through anything what more can you ask for?
One that still does, perhaps
Well, ya, that is more that you could ask for. although why they changed them IDK.
Well one can argue that they are better in their own right now.
I suppose, but I liked them better as they were before. I like the idea of my Necron Lord being confronted with a Leman Russ decides he should cut it in half. No to mention it seems more appropriate that the masters of science have something more advanced then say a power fist/sword/[insert melee weapon]
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2011/11/21 03:42:03
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Daemonic Dreadnought
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Uh, they still cut armor in half with less of a problem than before. I mean +2 Strength and 2D6 roll for penetration is still pretty good (better than before).
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Gods? There are no gods. Merely existences, obstacles to overcome.
"And what if I told you the Wolves tried to bring a Legion to heel once before? What if that Legion sent Russ and his dogs running, too ashamed to write down their defeat in Imperial archives?" - ADB |
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2011/11/21 04:01:40
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Better than ignoring the 2+ 3++ termie spam?
They work slightly better against vehicles, but they've lost the thing that made them AWESOME (even if only PAriahs and Lords got to have them).
Daemons and termiespam armies used to fear Warscythes.
Daemons couldn't care less now, unless its a soulgrinder being hit, and TH/SS termies just smile, as it's odds on that few of the hits will get through.
Mathhammer they are (arguably) better now against certain targets... but they aren't Warscythes any more, despite the name (at least for me.)
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The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts
GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
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2011/11/21 04:02:56
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
A Place
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+2 strength is better than before but 2D6 penetration is the same as before. So the only change is +2S and no ignored invul saves. so if +2s is better then ignored invul.s it would depend on the situation.
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2011/11/21 04:47:09
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Jealous that Horus is Warmaster
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Why does everyone lament the old war scythe so much? What unit that had them in the old dex even made the player with the Termies blink? They're more wide spread, mounted on more useful units, and arguably better than ever now...
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2011/11/21 17:38:35
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2011/11/21 05:17:55
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord
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Lords.
2 Destroyer Lords with warscythes could julienne fries termies, especially if you attached them to wraith units for damage soak.
It's not the tabletop power of the weapon people are lamenting (at least in my case) as the psychological effect it had on the other player.
" I don't want to disembark my TH/ SS termies there, cos that lord has a Warscythe, and he'll ignore their armour AND their storm shields.."
Also it was a neat fluff thing that necrons had technology so advanced that it could ignore ANYTHING an oposing race could throw up in close combat for defense, technologically. It actually made you feel that you weren't playing repackaged marines with no options or I score..
If you look at the game as nothing but a mathematical equation then the new Warscythes are arguably better, but from a 'feel of the army' perspective (for those who played the old Crons and enjoyed their feel) it's lost a lot of it's Cool factor, even if it performs much the same.
Personal taste, and tastes vary
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The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts
GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
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2011/11/21 05:25:50
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Veteran Inquisitorial Tyranid Xenokiller
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Shokk Attack Gun, most amusing weapon in the game imo
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2011/11/21 05:37:15
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...
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Corporal_Reznov wrote:Tadashi wrote:In any case pulse rifles (and most ranged weapons unless their assault) are useless in close combat. Assault Marines, Havoks, Sluggas and Flayed Ones would make short work of Fire Warriors unless the Kroot can get there in time.
Tadashi, sounds like you're getting desperate with your reply's , the Taru are wining this battle over you. I personally don't buy some of the stuff posted here by them cause its in-game stats and not fluff but I'm to lazy to bother myself into a debate .
Let's see, Pulse Weapons are like Imperial Plasma Weapons without the destructive back blast of heat, but I still swear by bolters. No matter what power the Tau may have, I'll concede defeat over Pulse Weaponry but I still believe Bolt Weapons to be the ultimate personnel weaponry in the Imperial Arsenal...The Emperor Protects...The Imperium Overcomes!
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/11/21 05:37:58
I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2011/11/21 05:45:22
Subject: What is your favourite weapon in Warhammer 40k?
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Sinewy Scourge
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I would actually have to say avenger shuriken catapults. The thought of firing a razor sharp disk on full auto is just bad-ass.
As for bigger guns, id definitely go with the dark lance. It looks so sleek and agile, but like it could rip you into pieces are rediculous ranges at the same time.
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"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."
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