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2022/06/28 22:03:53
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
Hi all.
I've been playing 9th once a fortnight since release, so I don't know if I fall into 'casual gamer' category, please forgive me if I get any of this wrong...
But... I tried out 1200pts of World Eaters last night against a friends' Tau. Drop Pod turn 1 with 10 Berserkers - make the 9 inch charge, wipe a unit of infantry, consolidate 6 Inch into another infantry unit.
Turn 2, Red Butchers make an 8 inch charge (thanks chaos lord with violent urgency), smash another unit of infantry, consolidate into a devilfish.
61 str 6 attacks turn 1. 26 str 7 attacks turn 2 from Termies. Didn't even use the plus 1 strength strat with exploding 6s.
So guys my question to you all - have I become jaded using my poor Admech and DG, is this just because I'm excited about a new army, or are World Eaters gonna steamroll certain armies?
Warnings and advice welcome!
2022/06/28 22:13:27
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
I love my World Eaters, they've been my main army for 20+ years. I'm snapping up any and all information I can find about our Codex when we eventually get it.
But unfortunately, I think you just got extremely lucky with two unlikely charge rolls.
The damage output that Berzerkers and Red Butchers have is insane, but we've lost the built-in reroll to charge (via the old Icon of Wrath), which is big. It makes deep strike charging a lot less tempting, even with Violent Urgency, so I see myself more likely to use Terminators as a deep strike shooty unit first and melee unit second. With their improved durability and buckets of attacks, even a small squad can lose a couple of guys and still be a credible threat.
2022/06/28 22:29:17
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
I've played many games where my opponent tries to do a first-term charge out of drop pods and fail. Even with rerolls. Those are the kind of games that put them in a bad mood and I inevitably destroy them.
You seem to have had one really good game and are very excited. Being excited is good, but temper your expectations. You will play a bunch of games, and fail first turn charges, and get obliterated.
As for your question. Will World eaters steamroll everyone? Maybe. We'll find out once the Codex drops and people can test it.
Ayn Rand "We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality"
2022/06/28 22:53:28
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
Hi.
I totally understand that my first game with them was based on a lucky turn 1, so would you guys usually reserve drop pod until turn 2, so the Rhino, deep strike Terminators and Drop Pod are all pushing up at the same time?
Obliterators felt OK, I took two of them, but probably under estimated the impact of 24 inch range. I also split them up, I think keeping them together would have achieved more. They aren't quite as scary in shooting as I expected.
I'm playing Necrons next week, I think the Silent King will make an appearance. I'll update with how I get on.
2022/06/29 22:39:09
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
KirvesUK wrote: Hi all.
I've been playing 9th once a fortnight since release, so I don't know if I fall into 'casual gamer' category, please forgive me if I get any of this wrong...
But... I tried out 1200pts of World Eaters last night against a friends' Tau. Drop Pod turn 1 with 10 Berserkers - make the 9 inch charge, wipe a unit of infantry, consolidate 6 Inch into another infantry unit.
Turn 2, Red Butchers make an 8 inch charge (thanks chaos lord with violent urgency), smash another unit of infantry, consolidate into a devilfish.
61 str 6 attacks turn 1. 26 str 7 attacks turn 2 from Termies. Didn't even use the plus 1 strength strat with exploding 6s.
So guys my question to you all - have I become jaded using my poor Admech and DG, is this just because I'm excited about a new army, or are World Eaters gonna steamroll certain armies?
Warnings and advice welcome!
Lower level points and poor planning is why that happened not bc the army is amazing. Zerkers are strong yes but BA can do this too. The opponent needs to learn how to screen better for your Drop Pod. What you also did was a high risk high reward, what if you failed the charge? well you dead lol.
I to do like WE's fyi and played them almost all of 7th (Wasn't real WE but I painted them and played them like that). I even made my Heldrake and Knight a WE (I used the Lord of Skulls for my knight, such a good kit) link to the pics below.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-56409-65945_Chaos.html
I like World Eaters and wanted to have an army ever since CSM 3.5 dropped.
I was too young at that time to have the money for an army and now the models are too dated and options are too few. I'd like my World Eater Chaos Lord on his Juggernaut, tyvm.
I'm eagerly waiting for their standalone codex and what it will bring.
Mate, as soon as World Eaters drops, I'm sending off my DG to the farm upstate, and getting a proud WE force to fill the gap. Already painted up Chaos Knights and Khorne Daemons to go with the Khorne That Was Promised.
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World Eaters: 5780pts
Khorne Daemons: 3450pts
Chaos Knights: 2000pts
Sisters of Battle: 5000pts
Imperial Agents: 410pts
Gloomspite Gitz: 7190pts
Blades of Khorne Daemons: 3810pts
Skaven: 1270pts
Destruction Mercenaries: 470pts
Endless Spells and Incarnates: 1380pts
2022/07/02 02:29:01
Subject: Re:World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
I am looking forward to picking up the World Eaters codex when it comes out to see if it is the Chaos army that I want to build. I think it will either be World Eaters or Word Bearers (I also really like Possessed and they may actually be good for once), so I want to pick up and look at both codices before making a firm decision. But the idea of Angron and new Berzerker models is definitely very appealing to me.
2022/07/02 03:12:51
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
If they update the Khorne Daemonkin supplement and throw in more relics, Angron and Red Butchers then it shouldn't be too far off the mark as a codex.
Heck...chuck in an updated Kharn's Butcher Horde as a side gimmick as well.
Yes, I am looking forward to the WE release.
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Please note, for those of you who play Chaos Daemons as a faction the term "Daemon" is potentially offensive. Instead, please play codex "Chaos: Mortally Challenged". Thank you.
2022/07/02 15:24:39
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
H.B.M.C. wrote: I'm terrified of the potential for mass Flanderisation.
Berzerker Lord
Berzerker Terminator Lord
Berzerker Priest
Berzerker Lord on Juggernaut
Daemon Prince
Berzerker Terminators (say goodbye to your guns and power fists)
Berzerker Chosen
Berzerkers
Berzerkers with slightly different weapon
Cultists (no autoguns or special weapons)
Berzerkers on bikes
Berzerkers on Juggernauts
Spawn
Berzerkers on Defilers
Rhino
Land Raider
Predator
Slaughterbrute
DO YOU LIKE BERZERKERS?!?
2022/07/02 17:40:45
Subject: Re:World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
Well, you might want to head over to Bolter & Chainsword and check the leaked image of Angron and new Zerkers.
Also, it seems to include new Cadians.
Mods: no intentional forum rule breaking on my part. If there is more ignorance than intent.
Please note, for those of you who play Chaos Daemons as a faction the term "Daemon" is potentially offensive. Instead, please play codex "Chaos: Mortally Challenged". Thank you.
2022/07/08 11:45:07
Subject: World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
They're a cool faction but tend to have a limited play style, although I agree blood can come from any source they want to get up close and personal. Hoping they get a few new units alongside the new sculpt berzerkers and Angron.
I've been playing a while, my first model was a lead marine and my first White Dwarf was bound with staples
2022/07/08 11:47:29
Subject: Re:World Eaters Love, someone else must like them?
Angron confirmed. Bezerkers confirmed. And what looks to be melee cultists of some kind. Crap-o-vision is not my doing.
Automatically Appended Next Post: It’s not at all clear in the pic, but just below Ron’s left wing is something which looks to be shirtless, and possibly Ogryn sized?
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