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San Diego, CA

So I gave in during a sale for May 4th. I was a bit skeptical at first but it actually might look pretty promising! rip my wallet...

"I've missed years. I can't waste minutes now."

The Piper Never Dies.
Never Dies. 
   
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Fixture of Dakka





Fwiw my whole army cost me about half of what I’m going to spend to update my Deathwatch next week.
   
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San Diego, CA

 LunarSol wrote:
Fwiw my whole army cost me about half of what I’m going to spend to update my Deathwatch next week.


Oh that’s the thing, I already spend on 40k now I’m adding Legion to the mix!

"I've missed years. I can't waste minutes now."

The Piper Never Dies.
Never Dies. 
   
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Terminator with Assault Cannon





Played a casual escalation tournament yesterday for my first games in person - lots of fun stuff! Really enjoying how fast the game flows while keeping both players engaged throughout.
   
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Dakka Veteran





Watching some Battle reports on YouTube (primarily the channel MOTF) and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. Only thing stopping me now is storage. How much space do you reckon a Rebel or Imperial army takes up?
   
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Arcanis161 wrote:
Watching some Battle reports on YouTube (primarily the channel MOTF) and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. Only thing stopping me now is storage. How much space do you reckon a Rebel or Imperial army takes up?


I currently own 30 small based models, 4 medium and an AT-ST. I can cram it in a Warmachine Battlebox if I really want.
   
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Nihilistic Necron Lord






I’ve got mine in a standard KR box. The troops take up most of the top tray, and three RTs take up a quarter of the second. Plenty of room to grow for awhile at their current pace of releases.

 
   
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San Diego, CA

Ok so I have played a couple games now in the starter set and I must say, I really do like the game. Flows well and it’s all about the objectives vice just eliminating your opponent (though it certainly helps achieve the objectives). I see myself playing many more games of this to come and very well may play more of this than 40k.

I don’t like playing with Darth Vader very much. He’s strong but the opponent will either avoid him or concentrate everything they have and finish him with Luke. He never seems to work out well.

"I've missed years. I can't waste minutes now."

The Piper Never Dies.
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The Conquerer






Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios

I think thats a symptom of not playing on tables with enough terrain. Vader should have plenty of cover to move up the board.

Don't play on an empty 40k style terrain board. Play more dense terrain and Vader becomes more balanced. Also, Force Reflexes all the time.

Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines

Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.

MURICA!!! IN SPESS!!! 
   
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Agile Revenant Titan




Florida

Finally got to play. Participated in a tourney and I lost all three games (not unexpected). Easy to learn basics, but hard to figure out the synergies, which I am a big fan of.

Terrain appeared to be much more important as maneuver mattered more than in 40K, IMO . I think building terrain collections in line with this game is a key component to enjoyable and challenging games.

No real rule debates and got through 6 turns in every game within the two hour time limit (800 pt armies).

Model quality not on par with GW, but I also have spent much less money and have two 800 point armies for way under $500. I do enjoy painting the minis and they look great on the table.

So far, very impressed and excited to play more.

No earth shattering, thought provoking quote. I'm just someone who was introduced to 40K in the late 80's and it's become a lifelong hobby. 
   
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 Grey Templar wrote:
I think thats a symptom of not playing on tables with enough terrain. Vader should have plenty of cover to move up the board.

Don't play on an empty 40k style terrain board. Play more dense terrain and Vader becomes more balanced. Also, Force Reflexes all the time.


In fairness you shouldn’t play 40k on an empty 40k style terrain board either.
   
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Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios

 LunarSol wrote:
 Grey Templar wrote:
I think thats a symptom of not playing on tables with enough terrain. Vader should have plenty of cover to move up the board.

Don't play on an empty 40k style terrain board. Play more dense terrain and Vader becomes more balanced. Also, Force Reflexes all the time.


In fairness you shouldn’t play 40k on an empty 40k style terrain board either.


No, but at least it doesn't totally mess with the game. So much stuff can ignore LoS anyway. I'd put poor terrain way down the list of problems with 40k. With Legion, more terrain is paramount.

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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines

Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.

MURICA!!! IN SPESS!!! 
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





 Grey Templar wrote:
 LunarSol wrote:
 Grey Templar wrote:
I think thats a symptom of not playing on tables with enough terrain. Vader should have plenty of cover to move up the board.

Don't play on an empty 40k style terrain board. Play more dense terrain and Vader becomes more balanced. Also, Force Reflexes all the time.


In fairness you shouldn’t play 40k on an empty 40k style terrain board either.


No, but at least it doesn't totally mess with the game. So much stuff can ignore LoS anyway. I'd put poor terrain way down the list of problems with 40k. With Legion, more terrain is paramount.


I'm actually starting to wonder if players playing with ineffective terrain is a bigger issue with 40k than I realized, but I agree Legion needs a lot of terrain badly to function correctly. The barricades are probably the worst terrain you can field overall.
   
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Oh it is.. Anyways bringing this up to show off the two new support units. The E-Web and Angry Radar Dish.

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/6/rebel-assault/

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/6/6/hold-your-ground/
   
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I really like the E-Web. I'll be picking up a couple of those for sure.
   
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The Conquerer






Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios

Yup. I'm getting several E-WEBs.

Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines

Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.

MURICA!!! IN SPESS!!! 
   
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Water-Caste Negotiator






Ohio

FYI, I gave in finally at Origins. I managed to trade stuff for a bunch of Legion. I still have to get it on the table. If I could only find someone that wants to trade me the Imperial half of a starter for my spare rebel half I would be in good shape.

I'll let you know when I finally get to play.
Thanks,
Duncan

For the Greater Good!
40K, SW:Armada, Bolt Action, Legions Imperialis(maybe…) 
   
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I just got into this and have to say I think the stormtroopers are great. I'm not a huge fan of the bare face models but there are plenty of head options floating around from third party companies.
The rules are really nice and the total lack of any codex for an army is fantastic.I'm really hoping they add a TX-225A Occupier tank at some point..
   
 
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