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Monsieur_Maladroit wrote: i guess i owe my friend an apology...
but before do apologise, just to save face, i know very little about both guard and nids.
Which was definately why I was so wrong.
thanks for all your cooperation.
Not really wrong.
You either love Marbo or are very indifferent to him. And if you've never used him I could see why you don't really understand why some IG players like him so much. Read his fluff sometime. It's basically Rambo I-III copy pasted into 40k with words like "North Vietnamese" being replaced with "Tau", "Rambo" with "Marbo" etc. etc.
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You should ask him yourself. He's right behind you...
Well, he is really 1" away. Gotta stay within the rules!
Yes, but 1" really isn't all that far in human terms...
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You should ask him yourself. He's right behind you...
Well, he is really 1" away. Gotta stay within the rules!
Yes, but 1" really isn't all that far in human terms...
Actually, let's do some math: a Basilisk has 15km range, which translates to 240" on the tabletop, therefore 40k weapon ranges are scaled at a 2460:1 ratio. And 2460" is 205 feet. So yes, Marbo sneaks up and tosses a demo charge on you from 205' away. Actually, considering the 6" range of his demo charge, he can throw it and kill you from a quarter mile away.
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There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices.
You should ask him yourself. He's right behind you...
Well, he is really 1" away. Gotta stay within the rules!
Yes, but 1" really isn't all that far in human terms...
Actually, let's do some math: a Basilisk has 15km range, which translates to 240" on the tabletop, therefore 40k weapon ranges are scaled at a 2460:1 ratio. And 2460" is 205 feet. So yes, Marbo sneaks up and tosses a demo charge on you from 205' away. Actually, considering the 6" range of his demo charge, he can throw it and kill you from a quarter mile away.
in 6th ed. all grenades from guardsmen get thrown 6". marbo should get 12" out of principle.
Azreal13 wrote: Not that it matters because given the amount of interbreeding that went on with that lot I'm pretty sure the Queen is her own Uncle.
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But the book only says he has to stay 1" away. So he can appear within 1" of any of us...
Hmm. Maybe we're related, my family are always doing that. You'll be doing whatever, then suddenly, LOOM there's a six foot beanpole with a ginger goatee standing behind you.
"That time I only loaded the cannon with powder. Next time, I will fill it with jewels and diamonds and they will cut you to shrebbons!" - Nogbad the Bad.
You should ask him yourself. He's right behind you...
Well, he is really 1" away. Gotta stay within the rules!
Yes, but 1" really isn't all that far in human terms...
Actually, let's do some math: a Basilisk has 15km range, which translates to 240" on the tabletop, therefore 40k weapon ranges are scaled at a 2460:1 ratio. And 2460" is 205 feet. So yes, Marbo sneaks up and tosses a demo charge on you from 205' away. Actually, considering the 6" range of his demo charge, he can throw it and kill you from a quarter mile away.
Yes, but Space Marines are 7-9' in height, but the model's only about 2"... so by that scale, a Basilisk can shoot about 2km, max.
There is no actual scale in 40k, and acting like there is only results in silliness.
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It's not that there's no scale in 40k. It's more that there are lots of different scales in 40k.
"That time I only loaded the cannon with powder. Next time, I will fill it with jewels and diamonds and they will cut you to shrebbons!" - Nogbad the Bad.
Used to run him last edition. He was great for cracking hardpoints in defense lines. I don't know how many times he appeared in second story ruins and just simply dropped his demo charge over the ledge into a foe below him... It's awsome!
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First, there is no need to apologize half the fun of this game is discussing which units are bad and which are good especially with your enemies, As for is Marbo good, of course, for 65 points he's great as a random chance which is what gives this game its special edge, myself personally have used him to wipe out an entire ork command squad. As for the him vs artillery the real question goes LRBT squad or ordnance i'd always take the LRBT and considering Marbo is an elite it makes it all the more better
Precision placed AP2 large blasts are not something IG normally has. He will rarely ever fail to make his points back in the turn he drops. Being able to negate all directional cover is also a huge plus.
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kestril wrote: Page 1: New guard topic
Page 2: FW debate
Page 3: Ailaros and Peregrine fight. TO THE DEATH
I swear I think those two have a hate-crush on each other sometimes.
Of course, table-wise, Marbo=/=Rambo. Marbo will toast a marine squad or maybe a termie squad, or perhaps execute an important character. Rambo should be able to tear apart everyone on the field.
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I think my favorite little thing with Marbo is using my opponent's Aegis Defense Line against them. Never fails to crack me up.
"Well, looks like Marbo just survived that insane amount of shooting you put into him with that cover save you provided him. I think he's going to challenge the guy manning the QG now"
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loota boy wrote: Of course, table-wise, Marbo=/=Rambo. Marbo will toast a marine squad or maybe a termie squad, or perhaps execute an important character. Rambo should be able to tear apart everyone on the field.
Marbo is capable of tearing apart everyone on the field. However, Marbo is a generous person and usually settles for killing one unit and then leaves the battlefield so that the rest of your army can share the fun of killing the enemy.
There is no such thing as a hobby without politics. "Leave politics at the door" is itself a political statement, an endorsement of the status quo and an attempt to silence dissenting voices.
Marbo is capable of tearing apart everyone on the field. However, Marbo is a generous person and usually settles for killing one unit and then leaves the battlefield so that the rest of your army can share the fun of killing the enemy.
This.
Azreal13 wrote: Not that it matters because given the amount of interbreeding that went on with that lot I'm pretty sure the Queen is her own Uncle.
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Really this thread just failed on about 3 levels, you should all feel bad and do better.-motyak
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