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 jy2 wrote:

 wyomingfox wrote:
Nids can have a very bad matchup if they face a mechanized DE force with 3+ venoms and an allied farseer.

Yeah. That may be one of the toughest matchups for the bugs.

I would love to go up against this type of list. Unfortunately, it is hard to find a DE venomspam player in my area. Most of them appears to have migrated to a foot-based Eldar/DE build. But maybe that is a good thing....

I guess that I am lucky then . We have two in Milwaukee and 1 in Madison; and some how I draw them each time when I bring my nids.

 Kingsley wrote:

Fair points. I will also add that unbalanced lists often have an advantage in Battle Points events, since they have a higher chance of massacring the opponent and getting more points, while a balanced list is not as likely to outright crush anyone, even if its win rate is higher. Thus running an unbalanced list might be a better move in a Battle Points event, though I think that balanced armies still have the advantage in win/loss events.

I agree, and that is why I am not very fond of Battle Points. I much prefer the straight W-L-D format with some type of tie breaker. Sometimes, battle points just doesn't make sense. For example, in 1 tournament, I was the only person to get 3 wins yet I came second (had 2 major victories and 1 minor). The person who came in first had 2-0-1 (2 massacres and 1 draw)! To me, it just doesn't make sense that someone can go 3-0 and still lose out to someone who went 2-0-1 especially if the tournament doesn't take into account comp or painting. But for a while, that's how most tournaments were.

Also, battle points encourage maximizing your points which then encourages trying to massacre/table your opponent. Why? You are already winning by a lot. There's no need to rub dirt in his face as well. It is sometimes this type of behaviour in games - trying to maximize your wins when you are already winning by a lot - that I feel gives the game a bad rep because it encourages WAAC playing and rules lawyering.

Anyways, sorry about the rant. Also wanted to point out that not all players are like this, even when they are dominating your army. Most players are fairly nice people in tournaments, but there are some of those who will rules lawyer to try to maximize their "wins". I feel that Battle Points tend to encourage this type of behaviour more.

 wyomingfox wrote:

 jy2 wrote:

 wyomingfox wrote:
Nids can have a very bad matchup if they face a mechanized DE force with 3+ venoms and an allied farseer.

Yeah. That may be one of the toughest matchups for the bugs.

I would love to go up against this type of list. Unfortunately, it is hard to find a DE venomspam player in my area. Most of them appears to have migrated to a foot-based Eldar/DE build. But maybe that is a good thing....

I guess that I am lucky then . We have two in Milwaukee and 1 in Madison; and some how I draw them each time when I bring my nids.

There are DE players here as well. They just usually don't frequent the gaming stores that I go to. However, I would see them sometimes at the larger tournaments (i.e. the Ard Boyz Semi-finals). I wanted to play against them so badly at the Ard Boyz, though at the time, I brought my ultra-shooty Crowe-Purifier-Psyfleman Grey Knights. Those DE wouldn't have stood a chance!