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Hi all. Was wondering if there was a list of all of the terms used for the game somewhere. I keep seeing the word "deathstar" used, and I have no idea what it means...

If there isn't one, we should make one!

Thanks!!

Edit: Starting to make the list. I think this would be a valuable tool for new players such as myself.

Deathstar: a unit that although it costs a lot of points will more or less wreck anything it hits
Tar pitting: is using a large and cheap unit to slow down a deadly melee unit
Cheese: A term used to identify openly hated units and armies, usually for their overwhelming power, survivability or cheap points cost, usually a combination, though all 3 is rare
Count-as: when you have something that isn't the actual model listed in the codex but you're using it as such
Feth:
Mech: Armies that are almost entirely in transports, or the heavy use of vehicles in general.
Whiff: Roll poorly on a character/unit that is expected to perform well.
[blank]wing: refers to an army where the troops are terminators.

Deathstar refers to a unit that although it costs a lot of points will more or less wreck anything it hits...
Can take many different forms but high points cost and high lethality is usually a good sign.

Deathstar essentially means a single unit that will wipe the floor with a large portion of your opponents army, but are very expensive points wise. Wound allocated Paladins are a good example of this.

Edit: Ninja'd by Purplefood

Theirs tarpitting. Which is using a a usually cheap unit, to keep a good shooting unit from blowing up your army.

bombboy1252 wrote:Theirs tarpitting. Which is using a a usually cheap unit, to keep a good shooting unit from blowing up your army.

Nah, tarpitting is using a large and cheap unit (Like Ork boyz) to slow down a deadly melee unit such as... DC marines.
You slow them down or if you're lucky you crush them through weight of numbers. Usually used against a deathstar since if you can't kill them then slowing them down with cheap units is the next best thing.

Just came across another one that I don't really understand. what does "count-as" mean? Can't really find a definition for it, but everyone uses it =\

It's when you have something that isn't the actual model listed in the codex but you're using it as such, for example, using a tactical squad to count as a devastator squad.

This also applies when using FW or non-GW miniatures that look cool but don't have standard rules in 40K normally.

purplefood wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:Theirs tarpitting. Which is using a a usually cheap unit, to keep a good shooting unit from blowing up your army.

Nah, tarpitting is using a large and cheap unit (Like Ork boyz) to slow down a deadly melee unit such as... DC marines.
You slow them down or if you're lucky you crush them through weight of numbers. Usually used against a deathstar since if you can't kill them then slowing them down with cheap units is the next best thing.

Lord_Vader wrote:It's when you have something that isn't the actual model listed in the codex but you're using it as such, for example, using a tactical squad to count as a devastator squad.

This also applies when using FW or non-GW miniatures that look cool but don't have standard rules in 40K normally.

Or to run an army that does not ahve rules (ie Adeptus Mech or Genestealer Cults) by using the rules of another army that approximates it (ie Tau or Orks).


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Another one is a speed bump, a small weak unit you put forward so would be assaulters have to hit them first, win and then be stuck in the open for you to shoot next turn.

Whiff: Roll poorly on a character/unit that is expected to perform well.

Mech: Armies that are almost entirely in transports - the more transports the better, as target saturation allows more to reach their objectives unscathed.

Feth:

A term used to identify openly hated units and armies, usually for their overwhelming power, survivability or cheap points cost, usually a combination, though all 3 is rare.

Ie- Long Fangs. Devastating firepower, cheaper than normal Devs, more HW.

IE-Grey Knights. Very Powerful and hard to beat, especially with Daemons.

Whats a Draigowing? I see that term used a lot on the forums.

[blank]wing - refers to an army where the troops are terminators. Came from Deathwing armies (DA armies composed entirely of terminators, first ones to do it) and has been changed for Loganwing and Draigowing as they can also field armies with terminators as troop choices. Logan and Draigo being the ways to go about doing it

Shrike325 wrote:[blank]wing - refers to an army where the troops are terminators. Came from Deathwing armies (DA armies composed entirely of terminators, first ones to do it) and has been changed for Loganwing and Draigowing as they can also field armies with terminators as troop choices. Logan and Draigo being the ways to go about doing it

That's incorrect, it doesn't have to be terminators....."wing" usually refers to a play style revolved around a specific type of unit. Draigowing is an army with Dragio using Paladins as troops. But theirs also RavenWing, for DA, and Wraithwing for Necrons and such.

tyro_neophyte wrote:[blank]wing: refers to an army where the troops are terminators.

Unless you play Ravenwing

-wing

This refers to an specific HQ choice for a codex, usually a SM chapter master, that allows an eilte unit, to be chosen as a troops.#

Example

Deathwing (DA) This is the name of the DA First company, and in the DA codex Termiantors are Troops . This is the origin of the naming.

Ravenwing(DA)-The second company, IIRC, of the DA, consisting of loads of bikes and Land Speeders.

Draigowing(GK)-Kaldor Draigo makes Paladins Troops, instead of Elites.

Loganwing (SW)-Logan Grimnar makes Wolf Guard Troops instead of Elites

Nipple wing, AKA Angelwing (BA)-Commander Dante makes Sanguiry Guard Troopsinstead of Elites.

Wraithwing (Crons)-An army with lots of Canoptech Wraiths.

And of course Deffwing, an Ork list where your troops are MegaNobz. Sadly, it's a hilariously bad strategy.

BeRzErKeR wrote:And of course Deffwing, an Ork list where your troops are MegaNobz. Sadly, it's a hilariously bad strategy.

Ya, it's kinda sad how bad MANz squads are

They seemed so good on paper...

Heh, nipplewing...

Bubblewrapping-
Definition 1) A type of music genre typified by rapping whilst having a bubble bath.
Definition 2) Guard valuable vehicles from either an alpha strike or short range tank busters (Usually CC tank busters but sometimes melta and equiv. weapons) by surrounding the vehicles with infantry. Cheap infantry is usually used for this. Can also use APC to surround far more valuable tanks e.g. Rhinos and Land Raiders. This is rare due to the scale of most 40k games though i have seen it happen in apocalypse.

Hordes-Pretty easy to understand, using a whole lot of cheap, ependable trops. Ie- IG platoons, ork Boys and Gretchin, Tyranid Gants and Guants.

Mech-Lots of vehicles. Guard are the best because they can squadron everything.

Metagame-Ifm I am not mistaken, this is the standard style of play taken by a gaming group. Ie- the entire group uses Mech (see above).

Frak- alternate version of feth, used in Caiphas Cain novels.

Deadshot wrote:Metagame-Ifm I am not mistaken, this is the standard style of play taken by a gaming group. Ie- the entire group uses Mech (see above).

On a micro scale, yep.
Put simply, the metagame is what surrounds the game and indirectly affects the way it is played. I'm tempted to give "game environment" or "game eco-system" as synonymous.

Take a power weapon : it ignores armour saves. That's pretty cool in itself. No metagame so far.
Now consider that MEQ are hugely popular and you have a good chance to face them every other battle. Since great armour saves are one of their key assets, your power weapon goes from "neat" to "highly lethal". Nothing changed in the game's rules. Taking into account a trend in the game's environment, a metagame consideration, is the source of the weapon's value.

The mech-heavy environment of 5th edition causes a proliferation of anti-tank weaponry, because you have to be prepared for it. That's metagame at work.

Also, lol@nipple wing.