Meta Monday is out and we're sitting at 35% with the index. The only tournament we've won so far is the Aussie one with artillery spam and that's an outlier due to how our meta works (I'm Australian).
Like in 8th and 9th edition I've done up a google document with point and datasheet adjustments to play around with. Here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vEZalecZ6Bo7ouYO-adJOswmn6qXqTA_FXLkDi9GMkM/edit?usp=sharing
Main takeaways:
- Point drops for all tanks. Many of them are simply overcosted to be competitive.
- Point drops for weaker indirect; FOB, Deathstrike, and Wyvern. Only the
FW artillery, Basilisk, and Manticore needed to go up.
- Armoured Sentinels down 5 points, Scout Sentinels up 5 points. To help balance out the variants.
- Added heavy to every tanks "main weapon". Seems strange that all of our artillery gets heavy on their main weapons and our tanks don't. It's also not as powerful as turret weapon was in 9th as heavy is an all or nothing rule that's lost if moving, and you need to move to secure objectives or get line-of-sight.
- Better synergy with Abhumans. Lord Solar Leontus, Commissars, Preachers, and Primaris Psykers can now join Ogryns/Bullgryns. Commissars can also use their limited pool of orders on Ogryns/Bullgryns. This is to increase synergy and open up more strategies. For example, the 4++ shield on Bullgryns won't always be the default choice if you attach a Primaris Psyker. Ratlings have been given lone operative.
- I fixed up missing keywords, missing wargear options, and other errata/
FAQ issues.
- Changed Vanquisher Cannons to be in-line with Tau Railguns so they're not terrible.
- Changed Tank Commanders to be 20 Points + Vehicle. They can now choose between Carnodon, Hellhound, Leman Russ, Malcador, Rogal Dorn, or Macharius.
- Macharius tanks have been changed to be an alternative option to the Rogal Dorn. Slightly more durable, but weaker secondary weapons.
- Tempestor Primes now give Scions OC2 as well as Battleline if Warlord. Which matches other Battleline units.
I might still need to play around with the point costs but the rest of it I think is fine. Really looking for feedback regarding changes and potential
FAQ questions.