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2008/10/16 00:18:48
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Lurking Gaunt
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Assembling a fresh army list for a battle next week i've just noticed some interesting wording for the Ripper Swarm entry in the Nid codex.
It lists them as 'Ripper Swarm, 10 Pts'
And then, on the next line..
'Brood: A Ripper Swarm consists of between 3 and 10 Ripper bases.'
Going off the wording, that would mean I could take TEN ripper bases for 10 points. Thats 30 wounds and 30 attacks.
I'm gonna go ahead here and play it safe and assume it means 10 points per base, not per swarm, or maybe this is a bullet-sponge i've never noticed before?
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2008/10/16 00:20:40
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Horrific Hive Tyrant
London (work) / Pompey (live, from time to time)
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it means per base 
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2008/10/16 01:08:01
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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thats some stupid wording, so i would say unless faqd it says per swarm, but definitly means per base.
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2008/10/16 01:28:26
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Tough-as-Nails Ork Boy
Wellington, New Zealand
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Each base is a ripper swarm  So 10 points per base.
FYI, there nowhere near as good as they used to be, they were one of the greatest tar pits ever, but the new combat rules are quite rough on them :(
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2008/10/16 13:05:01
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Skink Chief with Poisoned Javelins
Belgium, political ass-end of the old continent
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Those dang anklebiters...
It is indeed 10 pts per base... One point per base would be a little ridiculous, dont you think
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2008/10/16 15:27:24
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Stubborn Temple Guard
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It would be ridiculous, but pretty damn awesome for us Tyranid players.
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2008/10/16 18:10:21
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Guardsman with Flashlight
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Yeah it would! Someone tried this one on The tyranid Hive, our consensus, while it would be great having all those attacks for a point each, was that it was DEFINATELY PER BASE.
Nice try though
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2008/10/16 23:02:08
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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is it faqed, or is it just general consensus?
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2008/10/16 23:07:34
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Fixture of Dakka
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Even a total idiot can figure out this one.
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2008/10/16 23:11:31
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Horrific Hive Tyrant
London (work) / Pompey (live, from time to time)
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Even a total idiot can figure out this one.
wow, and you figured it all out on your own?
he found some dodgy wording, give him a break.
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2008/10/17 00:12:15
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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The wording isn't dodgy. The points value quoted in the profile of each entry in the army list is always 'Pts/model'.
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2008/10/17 00:20:19
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
wait wait wait wait... huh..?
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Aha! but there are three models in the ripper swarm no? So do you pay 10 points per model?
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2008/10/17 04:01:02
Subject: Ripper Swarms, too good to be true?
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Virulent Space Marine dedicated to Nurgle
where i want to be
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Shrike78 wrote:Aha! but there are three models in the ripper swarm no? So do you pay 10 points per model?
I think nids are cost effective enough with out ripper costing a pt per model. and the way you put it you could decide to put on 1-3 models per base if it was per model why would you put on 3 and have it cost 30pt when you could put on 1 and have it cost 10 and have the same thing ? It just means per base even if worded in a fluffy way.
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