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...so I realized that I have more disposable income than I'd thought, and I've been tempted lately to start up a new army.

I think at this point I've more or less everything I need (barring a couple of purchases here and there) for my High Elves, so I was looking for something fresh.

Problem is, I'm having difficulty deciding on what would make a welcome change from High Elves for both me and my friends (TK, Dwarfs, and DE).

Anyone have any suggestions as to what army I could start up that's versatile (list building wise) yet different enough in feel from the High Elves?

~Cheers

I would probably say Ork and Goblins.

Such variety in their units, and "complete wth! army"
compared to the organized Elves.

That or the new Lizardmen , dont see them enough on dakka.

Wood Elves can have a mix of Forest Spirits and Asrai, though there are certain killer builds
that crop up. The only way they feel the same as the High Elves is when they're being
attacked (Toughness 3 with little to no armor, ye-ouch).

Lizardmen seem like a sweet army to start and play. You can go crazy Stegadon or Temple
Guard Deathstar or skink horde with kroxigors. Very cool.

Rumor is that Skaven are sometime soon. And there's always Warriors of Chaos for
the Heavy Armor/Light Armor mix of Warriors with Marauders.

if you need something very different then i would suggest bretonians.
heavy amounts of mounted models, great charges, vivid colour schemes (no 2 models need to be painted the same)

somewhat different in a random way: orcs and gobbo's are great to play, amusing, strong, and generally fun to play, alot of great units that stand out from anything else in WHFB.

lizardmen are new, so updated
they have some amazing looking models, great rules (units will rarely run away)
and some very hard hitting units, not only all that, but who doesent like giant lizards?

quick question malfred:

TG only have I 2, why doesnt GW just give them great weapons? they seem to be going last either way lol

*edit I really dont like the new coldone calvaries they look so awful compared to darkelves!

well, i guess it does portray nicely for the stupidty rule they get.....

Maybe because they would be borken that way?

How's Empire play?

Lots of gun lines / cannons i assume...

They would be really popular if not for the ugly models.

Too much frills , poofy pants!

...and giant, Yankee-Doodle feathers as well, apparently....

Although personally i see nothing wrong with using
Britonia as Empire stuff.

Maybe that can help with more variety

Jin wrote:How's Empire play?

Pretty good. They were in the 6th ed. boxed set, so you can still buy cannons, Spearmen and Handgunners extremely cheaply.

Fast cavalry, heavy cavalry, elite and regular infantry (with the nifty detachments to make them function), artillery, OK magic... Empire is probably the most 'balanced' army in WFB in that it really has a bit of everything.

That makes them a great army if you only have one Fantasy army since you get to do a bit of everything - whereas with say a Khorne army you have a much more limited experience.

If you already have High Elves, the won't really differ as dramatically as say Skaven or Lizardmen though.

Lizardmen play in all phases of the game, have great characters and monsters, great heavy infantry and great leadership and pretty great range of specials and rares.

I find Brets very point and click but they would make a big change for your opponents.

Looking at Crazy Carnifex's Lizardman Tactica, I'm intrigued by Heroes/Lords that can actually take a hit.

Greetings all,

I currently play 40K, a Slaanesh / Deathguard hybrid, and was wondering how Daemons play in Fantasy. Realistically I could start Daemons, because I have some already painted and purchased from my 40K force.

If I played, "fluffy" Slaanesh, will opponents enjoy a game? I've heard the new AB is rathar broken in a way that people don't enjoy playing. Please fill me in.

Shrapnelsmile, daemons in WHFB are definitely a top tier army and if you take one of the sick OTT lists are virtually unstoppable.

You can take lists that are fluffy and fun for both you and your opponent but that would involve leaving behind:
Almost all the banners.
All greater daemons.
Slime trail
Special characters

WHich makes taking them rather pointless....

Reading up on ulthuan.net, seems like Stego-rush is going to be a new Top Tier list.

That Engine of the Gods is just nasty.