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Just wondering if anyone has used it? and what luck they've had with it?
I've been thinking of modeling one on a bike, so he has relentless and just moving around and blowing the crap out of stuff, just checking to see if it's really worth it.

Its worth it in apocalypse, and any games that you can get alot of decently long range shots off. like 36"+ range shots

In the games that I used one he never failed to earn more than his points back. I always placed him in a building that he bolstered the defense of. I never considered placing him on a bike.

I used to use him in my Iron Lords army before I changed to the Space Wolves, and he wasn't really very effective. I can however, see that he would work well with a squad of Devastators in a building.

MC

I've tried the conversion beamer on a bike a few times. It feels pretty situational. Most useful against tau, as long as I use the move cleverly to limit the amount of things that can shoot at me. Against slow footsloggers I've managed to run in circles around them, but I'm not sure if I could do that consistently and there might not be any wonderful targets. It is well worth toying around with a bit.

Using it on a bike doesn't work really well as you want to stay further away to maximise it's effect. I find it works best left on a building that's bolstered with a Sniper Scout squad.

n0t_u wrote:Using it on a bike doesn't work really well as you want to stay further away to maximise it's effect. I find it works best left on a building that's bolstered with a Sniper Scout squad.

I must disagree with you. The point of the the bike is to use it's mobility to keep distance by moving away from and cirkling approaching enemies, while getting into position to shoot targets at the far side of the field. But it is true that it will be much harder to stay in (reinforced) cover.

Billie_Joe wrote:Just wondering if anyone has used it? and what luck they've had with it?
I've been thinking of modeling one on a bike, so he has relentless and just moving around and blowing the crap out of stuff, just checking to see if it's really worth it.

I like the tech marine with the beamer for other reasons than beamer pwnage.

He makes my scouts harder to kill. He's the cheapest HQ and leave me points to buy other awesome stuff.

If he happens to kill something then that is a bonus.

mattv2099 wrote:

Billie_Joe wrote:Just wondering if anyone has used it? and what luck they've had with it?
I've been thinking of modeling one on a bike, so he has relentless and just moving around and blowing the crap out of stuff, just checking to see if it's really worth it.

I like the tech marine with the beamer for other reasons than beamer pwnage.

He makes my scouts harder to kill. He's the cheapest HQ and leave me points to buy other awesome stuff.

If he happens to kill something then that is a bonus.

I mostly use my MotF to repair vehicles, hes a great tech marine replacement as I like to keep my elites slots open for things like sternguard termies and dreads, I also use them to run either 30 termies and 3 dreadnougts in really high points games, or 6 dreads in lower point games. its fun to run around with 6 dreads and a master of the forge that repairs them on a 2+ and watch my oponetns cry when i repair the imobilised on my CC dreads and weapon destroyed on the ranged ones. he also give great support in combat with 5 servitors with servo arms plus his two and 3 power weapon attacks. the bonus plasma pistol and flamer is great too, I run mine with a bolter plasma, 3 plasma shots at 12" is nothing to laugh at.