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Hi guys
Just was wondering if anyone had any opinions wether it would be a good idea to start a dark eldar army in the current gaming climate ?

thanks

get those fast slimmers i hear they are good

Dark Eldar kick ass. You're not giving us much to work with here though, so that's about it.

Dark Eldar is sexy i'll start too if you do xD

DE's just below the major power lists right now, if that's what you're wondering.

Is it your first army? DE is nice and lethal, but VERY fragile until you learn the ropes. It's not a good starter's army, you could say. Unless you are patient and don't mind losing a few games and analyzing your strategy a lot.

Dark Eldar are sexy lightning-fast glass cannons. They hit hard, but can't take too much punishment (some tend to enjoy it, though). So, they're a great army, but if you're not too experienced you WILL have some trouble in your first games.

I just started my DE. They certainly seem interesting. It's an army of a few contradictions though.

They are fragile but they can have 5++ saves on vehicles and 4++ saves in combat and feel no pain.

They are very shooty but then very combaty too.

But the best thing is they're fast. You can get them into combat 2nd turn, and you can zip them over to objectives at the end (so always try and put objectives as far apart as possible)

From a hobby view point I’ve found they're rewarding to paint, especially with an airbrush.

I personally quite like the idea of really honing strategy and learning from abysmal losses. It's a good way to learn the game I think, even if it is a little intense. But at first you will lose. Badly. If you want to ease yourself in however, DE are not for you.

You also haven't said what sort of army you like playing. DE can do assault and shooting well, although will probably stay alive longer by spamming poisoned shots. If you want to be competitive, do you like the look of the models and playstyle required?

Perhaps you care less about playing and more about painting? If so, then go ahead!

ok guys thanks for the initial feedback, this however is not my first army however the only one i have yet to dabble in or even play against. So heres what i can gather...
Weak to armour
1) Some nice toys to prevent point 1 becoming too much trouble
2) fighty but shooty and shooty but fighty
3) fast as hell
4) Very much an elite army, few but strong (will need some verification in this one!)
5) nice to paint (I like the look of the incubi!)

any more thoughts?