Why did Itc nerf tau so much?

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**cosmicsoybean**

Crimson Devil wrote:
cosmicsoybean wrote:

And marines are in the same position and itc hasn't smacked THEM in the face with the nerf hammer for some reason... Oh, AND they are stronger than tau and necrons, so put those armys their as well. Notice something off?

Reece and Frankie talked about their ideas for nerfs to the new powers in a recent Signals from the Frontline. A vote on them and some other things is coming up soon, although no date is set yet.

And now back to your regularly scheduled Tau paranoia........

Since the vast majority of players are mureen, I will be very (pleasantly) surprised if its voted to be nerfed.

**Crimson Devil**

Jewelfox wrote:
Because the best way to allow for competitive tournament games is to have 40k players -- who can't remember all the rules, have no idea what game balance looks like, and have held grudges against whole factions for years -- to vote on it.

Before it's even appeared in a tournament game, and while Eldar and Space Marine lists are dominating everyone else.

Preferably after insinuating on BoLS that this status quo will change, if Tau aren't preemptively nerfed.

*drops mic*

You shouldn't litter.

You're right. They should drop the voting and just make the decisions themselves. That would fit better into the tau bigot cabal conspiracy theories about them. How they go around burning Imperial Aquilas on unsuspecting Tau's lawns.

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cosmicsoybean wrote:
Crimson Devil wrote:
cosmicsoybean wrote:

And marines are in the same position and itc hasn't smacked THEM in the face with the nerf hammer for some reason... Oh, AND they are stronger than tau and necrons, so put those armys their as well. Notice something off?

Reece and Frankie talked about their ideas for nerfs to the new powers in a recent Signals from the Frontline. A vote on them and some other things is coming up soon, although no date is set yet.

And now back to your regularly scheduled Tau paranoia........

Since the vast majority of players are mureen, I will be very (pleasantly) surprised if its voted to be nerfed.

As a dirty mureen player, I would vote to nerf them. Of course because I play mureens I can't be trusted to do the right thing.

**cosmicsoybean**

Crimson Devil wrote:
Jewelfox wrote:
Because the best way to allow for competitive tournament games is to have 40k players -- who can't remember all the rules, have no idea what game balance looks like, and have held grudges against whole factions for years -- to vote on it.

Before it's even appeared in a tournament game, and while Eldar and Space Marine lists are dominating everyone else.

Preferably after insinuating on BoLS that this status quo will change, if Tau aren't preemptively nerfed.

*drops mic*

You shouldn't litter.

You're right. They should drop the voting and just make the decisions themselves. That would fit better into the tau bigot cabal conspiracy theories about them. How they go around burning Imperial Aquilas on unsuspecting Tau's lawns.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

cosmicsoybean wrote:
Crimson Devil wrote:
cosmicsoybean wrote:

And marines are in the same position and itc hasn't smacked THEM in the face with the nerf hammer for some reason... Oh, AND they are stronger than tau and necrons, so put those armys their as well. Notice something off?

Reece and Frankie talked about their ideas for nerfs to the new powers in a recent Signals from the Frontline. A vote on them and some other things is coming up soon, although no date is set yet.

And now back to your regularly scheduled Tau paranoia........

Since the vast majority of players are mureen, I will be very (pleasantly) surprised if its voted to be nerfed.

As a dirty mureen player, I would vote to nerf them. Of course because I play mureens I can't be trusted to do the right thing.

Hopefully people do the right thing and try to fix that op dex but we really just need to hang on and just HOPE this new GW CEO will try and fix it, otherwise the game will crumble.

**Quickjager**

He has until Christmas really before any bad releases become 100% his, so he/we still have a little wiggle room.

**Martel732**

Quickjager wrote:
Ahhh but Sevrin Loth can only pick from three specific disciplines and then he has to choose them all within one of those.

Okay, at least there's that then. I guess telepathy is one of them, though. /facepalm.