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Space Crusader wrote:This is my response to the rabid Imperial fanboys.
http://1d4chan.org/images/4/44/Tau_Problem%2C_Astartes.jpg

Is all that really needed, Wouldn't it be best to just let it go? I get it, you like Tau, they don't, but at some point its better to let him go on liking red, and you go on liking blue. As long as they aren't hurting anybody cause they like red who cares?

I contacted the MODs to close the Tau vs Imperium thread. I am tired of the sides throwing feces at each other like monkeys. That is why I think Tau fans should ignore Imperials and show them the picture.

Now you know why we're Number One...


Need I say any more?

Tadashi, the pictures dont work.

That's strange, they used to work fine, maybe something's wrong with the site?

Since we're just throwing pictures around; here's an oldie but a goodie.

Ah, I see. The pictures work, but the if the browser/server can't handle the data stream, the picture won't appear.


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agnosto wrote:Since we're just throwing pictures around; here's an oldie but a goodie.

Can't argue with that one, you'd need a Dreadnought to fight a Crisis Suit...I think...
Well played

It is annoying that our pictures dont work. The link didnt work either.

No, the funny thing is that in reality that one marine would probably beat a whole unit of crisis suits. Still, it's a funny pic and a really well-done piece of work.

agnosto wrote:No, the funny thing is that in reality that one marine would probably beat a whole unit of crisis suits. Still, it's a funny pic and a really well-done piece of work.

One marine beating three crissis suits. Why do you think that?

nomotog wrote:

agnosto wrote:No, the funny thing is that in reality that one marine would probably beat a whole unit of crisis suits. Still, it's a funny pic and a really well-done piece of work.

One marine beating three crissis suits. Why do you think that?

Ok, one grey knight with his force weapon could ID the whole unit before they even get a chance to strike. It might take 2-3 vanilla marines and just one plague marine with a power fist.

I don't think so. One squad maybe, but not one marine.

One squad is 12 SM + plot armor. Ya that whould have a good chance Vs a crisis team.

Space Crusader wrote:It is annoying that our pictures dont work. The link didnt work either.

It's the server. If there's too much load, we can't see the pictures.

Tadashi wrote:I don't think so. One squad maybe, but not one marine.

I think you underestimate how easy it is to kill tau in close combat. Low WS and low initiative ensure that you lose 1 or 2 suits before you get to swing back. Sure it would probably take more than 1 marine but not much more than one, especially if power weapons are involved.

Battlesuits are surprisingly good in close combat. And your also trying to sword fight someone with a freaken jetpack. you would need a jetpack just to get to them and that still dosen't stop them form hop shooting back and forth.

agnosto wrote:

Tadashi wrote:I don't think so. One squad maybe, but not one marine.

I think you underestimate how easy it is to kill tau in close combat. Low WS and low initiative ensure that you lose 1 or 2 suits before you get to swing back. Sure it would probably take more than 1 marine but not much more than one, especially if power weapons are involved.

In assault phase Tau will almost always get owned. But in ranged, one regular marine can't take on a battlesuit team, unless he's got special abilities or an independent character.

Well said brother Tadashi.

Tadashi wrote:Ah, I see. The pictures work, but the if the browser/server can't handle the data stream, the picture won't appear.


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agnosto wrote:Since we're just throwing pictures around; here's an oldie but a goodie.

Can't argue with that one, you'd need a Dreadnought to fight a Crisis Suit...I think...
Well played

You sure I have slaughtered my way through battle suits in one turn of combat

and tau will be crushed eventually I think the tyranids will do the honors of the last blow

I don't get all the Tau hate. They're hardly my favorite faction but they do bring a fresh military sci-fi feel that's grounded in reality (drones & tech, not psychic stuff). Also having a faction that is not completely psychotic can be refreshing.

Harriticus wrote:I don't get all the Tau hate. They're hardly my favorite faction but they do bring a fresh military sci-fi feel that's grounded in reality (drones & tech, not psychic stuff). Also having a faction that is not completely psychotic can be refreshing.

Thats exactly what I think everytime I see all this hate. It may not be the thing I like, but I wont bash everything about them just because I dont like them.

Only one name among the Tau have I ever respected: Commander Farsight. He alone it seems among the Tau understands the true reality of the grim, dark future. To quote Codex: Tau, 4th Edition, p.44: "Each must find their own way. If those in our heartland had witnessed the savageries of the void as have we they would know this. The hand of each of the starfarers is turned against the other; none will join their strength together just to see their ancient enemies prosper. Neither should we.". - Attr Commander Farsight 765.M41

Tadashi wrote:Only one name among the Tau have I ever respected: Commander Farsight. He alone it seems among the Tau understands the true reality of the grim, dark future. To quote Codex: Tau, 4th Edition, p.44: "Each must find their own way. If those in our heartland had witnessed the savageries of the void as have we they would know this. The hand of each of the starfarers is turned against the other; none will join their strength together just to see their ancient enemies prosper. Neither should we.". - Attr Commander Farsight 765.M41

Well, one could argue that Farsight is delusional, a throwback to the bad old times of near racial extinction.
Besides that, the relative success of the multi species Tau Empire which went from a single system to a regional power in just 300 years, proves him wrong.

At least until an Armageddon-level Waaaaaggghh!!!!!!!!!!!!! hits their Empire, or a gue'vesa psyker opens a warp portal and unleashes a daemonic horde on their Empire. The Imperium doesn't really consider the Tau a major threat. If they did, the result would be the largest and bloodiest Crusade since the Sabbat Worlds.

Tadashi, the Tau would chrush the orks and the Tau have already defeated several deamonic hordes. The Imperium on the other hand loses to savage orks that use sticks.

No, the Tau have never faced a full Chaos incursion like a Black Crusade, or the First War for Armageddon. And the Second and Third Wars for Armageddon were the biggest Waaaaagggh!!!!!!!!!! since the Ulanor Crusade during the Great Crusade. The Tau can't handle either.

They haven't faced a full onslaught but there's no reason they should considering there's no real payoff for chaos to do so. Tau are extremely difficult to impossible to possess and they barely register in the warp so they're krill compared to the buffet that is human emotion and corruptibility.

There's a Tau Sept located not far from some chaos incursion point (I can't recall the name) and the Tau have a major fleet parked there.

Tadashi wrote:No, the Tau have never faced a full Chaos incursion like a Black Crusade, or the First War for Armageddon. And the Second and Third Wars for Armageddon were the biggest Waaaaagggh!!!!!!!!!! since the Ulanor Crusade during the Great Crusade. The Tau can't handle either.

Nor have a hundred other alien empires. Ork Whaaghs, Black Crusades ( which, for rather obvious reasons tend to target imperial worlds ), major hivefleets and the like are extremely rare things that happen perhaps once in a thousand years. What we have seen is that the Tau ( as well as various other alien empires for the Tau are merely one empire amongst several ) managed to thrive and continously expand despite the rather hostile nature of the 40k galaxy. This expansion might one day come to a stop, sure, but the same can be said for all other factions. If the Despoiler manages to crush trough the Cadian Gate then... If the Necrons attack the Eldar en mass then... If the Dark Eldar descend into another civil war then... If the Despoiler overstretches his forces then...

Regarding Armageddon, it seems to pale in comparision to what hit ( and largely comquered ) the Scarus sector during the 13. Black Crusade.

The tau absolutely cannot handle a full-on war. However, their technology and numbers are advancing far faster than any other race, so basically if they stay just under the radar, the tau could position themselves to do quite well in the next few thousand years.