IHateNids wrote:I don't have a copy, I was talking about something my mate said. He must've got something wrong...
apologies for going on about incorrect info people
You said that it is "legalized". It was never illegal to begin with. You then said it lands without scatter (farsight's warlord trait) and then you assault jump
3D6 (SSun's warlord trait). You can only have one warlord trait active.
Perhaps what was in your head did not match your typing. Happens to me all the time.
Anyway, everyone pretty much answered the question. Deathstar is a massive unit (points wise) that usually has strong shooting and strong characters as well as some gimick to keep it alive (or to have it outflank or other shenanigans).
As far as i know, most armies do not utilize the deathstar idea. This is because you're sinking a lot of points into a unit, and that's always a risk. Both to your dakka out put and incoming dakka on that unit. (ignore cover, etc)