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Yea if youve got the extra points ammo runts are great for that first volley that really counts.

Personal rule of thumb, as Ive used Gits plenty of times.

Never give them blastas. It sounds tempting, believe me I tried it a few times just to be sure. But rolling 1s SUCKS, specially since they cost so much, losing even 1 to a bad shooting phase is just way to costly.

Also, Kaptain Badrukk is just a bad idea. I can see it in games where you just dont care about spending points because you want to go all out. He just costs WAY to much points to play with

KingCracker wrote:Also, Kaptain Badrukk is just a bad idea.

*whines*

But he's like an Ork space marine!

And only 135 points to boot!

Awesome model, but not really worth it in play.

I got him to have an ork pirate to paint up

WarOne wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Also, Kaptain Badrukk is just a bad idea.

*whines*

But he's like an Ork space marine!

And only 135 points to boot!

Oh well hell, if only Space Marines were as cheap as 135pts

But the Gets Hot! wound can be saved, by both their 4+ armour and if they have a Painboy, the 4+ FnP. Not to mention, they each have 2 wounds. Just roll each Git separately. Very, very unlikely that both will roll 1 (and if you can reroll with a Runt to get rid of that...), they n you still get the save.


Actually, just had an idea. Would Gitz be more used if Blastas made their weapons Lance?

Anvildude wrote:But the Gets Hot! wound can be saved, by both their 4+ armour and if they have a Painboy, the 4+ FnP. Not to mention, they each have 2 wounds. Just roll each Git separately. Very, very unlikely that both will roll 1 (and if you can reroll with a Runt to get rid of that...), they n you still get the save.


Actually, just had an idea. Would Gitz be more used if Blastas made their weapons Lance?

Snazzguns are S5, S6 with Shootier. That would be a no.

Honestly what the Gits needs, is what Ive been saying for a long time. Gitfinda? So I can premeasure? Thats stupid. GitFinda! This one grants you a +1 to BS! Now they would be taken. A BS3 str6 24inch AP??? assault 2 weapon would be one Ork players would throw points at

KingCracker wrote:Honestly what the Gits needs, is what Ive been saying for a long time. Gitfinda? So I can premeasure? Thats stupid. GitFinda! This one grants you a +1 to BS! Now they would be taken. A BS3 str6 24inch AP??? assault 2 weapon would be one Ork players would throw points at

I'd actually advocate for the Flash Gits to get something akin to what Lootas have:

24" Str 6, AP 4 Assault 1d3

For Orks, it is volume of shots that would make them worthwhile. It still also doesn't defy the standard Ork/Nob template of raising their BS.

And if you really wanted to fix them, you'd give the Flash Gitz some more variety in ranged weapons (and upgraded ones to boot!)

+15 points
Rokkit Busta
24" Str 8, AP 3 Assault 1d3

+20 points
Soopah Mega-blaster
24" Str 7, AP 2 Assault 1d3, Gets Hot!

+30 points
Portable Shokk Attack gun*
36" Str 2d6 AP 2 Assault 1, Blast
* Follows rules for Shokk Attack Gun

Hmm...... you may be onto something. Although THOSE rules follow more the old school lootas then flashgits

I love GITFINDAS, and why, ebcause of Dawn of F*n war and stealth suits. And I love abusing the measure rule. My Gitz measure 24" to everything on the table, then my other boyz shoot based off of my gtz findings, (Hey, why wouldn't they yell out where to shoot, its got get used right?) and then my gitz choose their target.
But, digressively suggested I agree. (I don't know what that means...)
BS 3 would make me field Gitz a hell of alot more than just in certain lists that find a place for the bastards due to a theme or lack of any other ideas for good AP in my Ork Codex.
I do not understand why Orkz who prize themselves on the flashiest things and gettin the best killz with their dakka are just as bad at shootin things as the other orks.
Make 'em 30pnts, BS 3 and 3+ save. Why don't they have Flashy Armor, why the hell are they wearing 'Ard Amor?

As much as I like the upgrade, why do they have a painboy who can give them cybork bodies but they can't take PK's...? Stup1d.

Yeah, Badrukk is more for fun than useful. I concur. But he is fun and the model looks awesome.

I played with blastas and ammo runts the first time I used gitz too, for a couple games, I won those games, very much to my memory, because of ten shootas who held objectives, (they got painted before my gitz) not because of my painboyed up gitz who somehow still managed to f*n kill off one or more of their own members in two of the three games as well as consistently wound themselves per round of shooting and get slaughtered in CC.
So I go BW and no blastas or painboy now. That represents not sound advice, but frustration toward my own previous play experience so...it may not be the best advice. *shrugging now*
Orks are fun. You wanna a fun army, run a Shokk gun a warphead and 3 squads of Gitz fully kitted with gretchin for troops choices, and see how you will actually win some games. It may blow your mind. Like Vegas baby.

Badrukks mini looks awesome. Ive been tempted a few times to buy it just cause. But in game, he is a serious points sink.
I also dont mind the Gits getting 4+ armor simply because Orks come in one 6+/4+/2+ and nothing in between. SO thats fine, besides a Painboy giving them FNP makes them pretty nice. And if your affraid of them being cut down by FNP ignoring weapons, then cut back on 1 gun upgrade and give them cyborks. I usually will only take more dakka and cybork, but 80% of the time I tank shootier/more dakka.

I think that an Ork that takes massive pride in his gun, actually takes care of it, and spends all his teef to make it 10x better, and spends a lifetime shooting the hell out of things, would eventually get better with practice alone. Keeping them BS2 is just odd to me


Also another thing that hoes them in other peoples eyes in the Dawn of War PC game. In that, FlashGits are serious badasses that just mow down ANYTHING in the game. So you play that, think of man Ive GOT to use these guys, and in the table top game, they take some real finesse to use right, IE take more then 1 mob