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I call troll, too.

- Worst-looking models ever, apart from those Tempestus and Voystran guys. Cadians look more generic than Space Marines when you consider the popular culture, not just heavy sci-fi, but also stuffs in close future. Even the generic guys in Halo and Gears of Wars look better.

Those are the default official models, and there are lots of official variants.

- Lasgun is S3 no AP. WTF? Even scrap bullets from Shootas are S4 AP6. Why are you making laser weapons when machine guns firing bullets are vastly superior? Hellgun is S3 AP3. Again with the S3 ? It takes 5+ to wound an Ork, and there are lots of Orks out there. That's bad.

Command squad orders vary this. Get enough dice rolling, they take down Terminators, hordes, everything below T7.

- Commissar executes...no saves allowed. Orks beating up each other does allow the T-shirt to come in handy.

Point-blank shots hurt, a lot. Also, that Commissar is going to keep shooting until the Serg is dead.

- Almost all infantry have 5+ armor. This is 90% the equivalent of 6+ considering the standard weapons of many races are AP5, Tau Pulse Rifle, Eldar Shuriken, Space Marine bolter and Necron Gauss.

Use cover or transports. Use tactics, not heavy, costly, armour.

- Baneblade is not enough, and now they are putting different guns on the same chassis?

Mass-produced chassis, multiple variants. You want to complain about the Rhino chassis, too?

- No real weapon to take down 6 wound MC effectively.

Weight-of-fire. Or the various squadrons of S8-10 cannons.

- Infantry is 5 points per model. That is bs. Ork Boyz are 6 points per model.

An Ork Boy has a superior stat-line. S4, T4 etc. A horde of Shootas might survive the first volley, but would easily win in a punch-up.

- Conscript defines how GW degrades human being into insects and Grotz. These guys are worse than unmarked Cultists.

Welcome to the Grimdark Imperium.

It pains me because I was a fan of the Guards reading novels about them. All the awesomeness, all for NOTHING. I am never going to touch these guys unless they make lasgun S4 AP6 and Guardsmen 7 points per model. Hellgun should be S4 AP4. Remove the Conscripts altogether.

Fluff =/= gameplay. The awesomeness of the IG/AM comes from the litttle-guy holding his own against the galaxy. Heroes like the Ghosts are the inspiration the man-in-the-street needs to sign up in the first place (if he gets a choice).
Conscripts are not compulsory.

Entertaining as the past few pages have been, none of this is a reason for IG to be the worst thing in 40k, though.