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Yeah, it was new model syndrome! New models always tend to be the first to die.

We've been playing the Dima a lot, and it is 100% worth it's points. The thing is a beast.

 Reecius wrote:
Yeah, it was new model syndrome! New models always tend to be the first to die.

We've been playing the Dima a lot, and it is 100% worth it's points. The thing is a beast.

He's great if the opponent is bringing an assaulty army. Not so great if the opponent is bringing a shooty one like Tau or Eldar. Overall, he is a more situational unit than a TAC unit. However, what I love about him is that he makes tyranids fearsome again in assault, something that they kind of lost since last edition.

BTW, my dimachaeron killed 4 Wolf Lords on Thunderwolf mounts in 1 game. That's about 900+ pts in 1 game!!!

I imagine what the Dima really brings to the table is center control. An ~18" no-go zone. If Tyranids can control the center of the table in a given game, they are usually in a good spot to win.
And this is exactly what I feel we (Tyranids) have lost since 5th ed - close combat power.

 N.I.B. wrote:
I imagine what the Dima really brings to the table is center control. An ~18" no-go zone. If Tyranids can control the center of the table in a given game, they are usually in a good spot to win.
And this is exactly what I feel we (Tyranids) have lost since 5th ed - close combat power.

Yeah, he is used more for board control and area (objective) denial. The problem is, for a Fast Attack unit, he is so slow that most mobile shooty armies (i.e. Tau and Eldar) can just shoot him off the table and still go for the objectives on Turns 4-5. Then again, 2 out of the 3 games that I have used him in were against Tau (and the 3rd being against assaulty Space Wolves).

He would have been perfect if he had wraithknight mobility. Le sigh....

But when it comes to combat, he is a pure bad-ass. Just that alone is reason enough for me to run 1 or 2 in my lists.