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2020/05/22 08:49:14
Subject: Re:Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Vaktathi wrote: In my own personal experience, the only reason I really see people taking allies is for some sort of advantage that their own faction doesn't have, as opposed to any narrative/fluff reasons. With respect to Loyalist Space Marines, about the allies I ever saw were the standard Guard CP battery or a Knight. With the Castellan nerfed, most of the Knight allies disappeared, and the CP battery doesn't come anywhere near matching the power of the new SM bonus rules, so they of course disappeared overnight as well. It's difficult to see where Loyalist Space Marines are suffering any sort of downside. They're still free to take allies if they want, they just don't get as many of their insanely overamped special rules, and most importantly as noted, rules that most other factions don't have equivalents of anyway.
Anyone making the argument that such is a "drawback" I'd have to argue is being disingenuous. In the strictest most literal sense, sure it's a drawback, but not in any meaningful practical sense.
EDIT: spelling
Biggest loss is probably assasins. Sniper and anti psyker ones are pretty good and as you can choose which to use depending on opponent you never really have wasted unit.
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kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What's alternative? Lascannons? You said yourself reason(4++) why lascannons arent' actually that good AT weapons. There's reason why people have long time ago(before 8th ed even) from single shot high S good AP weapons for AT purposes
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2020/05/22 08:55:57
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference. Using S7 or less weapons to take out knights isn't a great plan. It's why I'm not a big fan of star cannon spam in Craftworlds lists, if doom doesn't go off your anti tank is too greatly reduced.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
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2020/05/22 09:05:05
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
2020/05/22 09:49:00
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
So you'd need to get 20 Plasmas in Rapid Fire range.
Theory crafting like this isn't overly helpful. I don't recall getting 20 plasma within range of what I wanted to deal with in one turn during any game against a skilful opponent.
2020/05/22 11:06:22
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Martel732 wrote: Fine. There's the helios. Which is better than most factions, I suppose. I fething hate FW.
That's your hang up. We're talking about the entire available range, not just what you like. Still odd the non-codex chapters don't get TFCs.
ehh gotta give vanilla Marines something unique to make up for the fact that we don't get Wolf Wolf Wolves, Something wing whatevers, and Death Company thingamabobs
"Whatever else may happen; we have Centurions, and they do not."
kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What do you think is better?
Melee combat for marines, knights don't like smash captains. I'm not saying that those weapons won't contribute but it's a bad plan to try and take down a 4++ knight with all rounder weapons.
2020/05/22 12:38:38
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
Marines have plenty of ways to do it, double repulsor executioners, seighbraker cohort, not to mention just throwing buckets of dice when you have full rerolls on hit and multiple rerolls on wounds to.
While lossing doctrines its more the super doctrine loss that is a nerf for taking allies, when GW have not only nerfed the codex but also multiple supplements and they are still winning events and returning impressive results marines are not exactly depending on allies anyway.
However for all people compalin about Knight's which don't have base 4++ they have a 5++, (and need a warlord trait for 4++ vrs shooting) they simply are not that durable for thier points.
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2020/05/22 12:47:16
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What do you think is better?
Melee combat for marines, knights don't like smash captains. I'm not saying that those weapons won't contribute but it's a bad plan to try and take down a 4++ knight with all rounder weapons.
It's no longer a 4++ IK in melee. That's not really a fair answer, imo. Which other GUNS are better?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
Marines have plenty of ways to do it, double repulsor executioners, seighbraker cohort, not to mention just throwing buckets of dice when you have full rerolls on hit and multiple rerolls on wounds to.
While lossing doctrines its more the super doctrine loss that is a nerf for taking allies, when GW have not only nerfed the codex but also multiple supplements and they are still winning events and returning impressive results marines are not exactly depending on allies anyway.
However for all people compalin about Knight's which don't have base 4++ they have a 5++, (and need a warlord trait for 4++ vrs shooting) they simply are not that durable for thier points.
Because they have a high cost per wound.
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2020/05/22 13:09:35
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
With Space Marines, dark angels in my case, I have learned to use meele to kill the toughtest enemy units. Shooting is good but I'm no imperial fist or iron hand, most of my shooting damage comes from talonmasters and plasmas or it is anti-elite/horde infantry.
Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.
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2020/05/22 13:26:33
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.
ERJAK wrote: Forcing a 40k player to keep playing 7th is basically a hate crime.
2020/05/22 13:37:10
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
It's always hazardous and unreliable. It's just sometimes worth the gamble. Specifically vs invulns that don't work in melee. Tripointing takes a lot of the hazard away, though.
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2020/05/22 14:10:49
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
I really don't pay attention to top lists, personally, so I have no idea what they like other than Primaris and Leviathans, both of which I prefer not to use. But for my lists I do the math and work backwards. I ask "What does it take to kill X with some reliability?" In the crudest sense, and then make sure I have enough contributing elements. Some Plasma, some Grav, some Las, etc.
I mean, I COULD take 20 Vanguard with dual Plasma Pistols and deep strike them, but that's not as flexible as a combination of Devs, Razorbacks, and other distributed weapons.
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Fyi my favorite number matchup currently is that a single TH/SS Terminator Squad can kill 3 Knight Gallants in a turn without Character support.
Theory crafting like this isn't overly helpful. I don't recall getting 20 plasma within range of what I wanted to deal with in one turn during any game against a skilful opponent.
Well, Podded Devs can guarantee you 15 at least
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kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What do you think is better?
Melee combat for marines, knights don't like smash captains. I'm not saying that those weapons won't contribute but it's a bad plan to try and take down a 4++ knight with all rounder weapons.
It's no longer a 4++ IK in melee. That's not really a fair answer, imo. Which other GUNS are better?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
Marines have plenty of ways to do it, double repulsor executioners, seighbraker cohort, not to mention just throwing buckets of dice when you have full rerolls on hit and multiple rerolls on wounds to.
While lossing doctrines its more the super doctrine loss that is a nerf for taking allies, when GW have not only nerfed the codex but also multiple supplements and they are still winning events and returning impressive results marines are not exactly depending on allies anyway.
However for all people compalin about Knight's which don't have base 4++ they have a 5++, (and need a warlord trait for 4++ vrs shooting) they simply are not that durable for thier points.
Because they have a high cost per wound.
The point is more that marine damage output admittedly before the last doctrine change as I haven't played since it dropped has been jacked up soo high it's made a units defensive stats worthless.
Marine's shouldn't be having an issue killing one knight when before that nerf a Tac matine list was more than capable of killing 2 knight's turn 1 even with one having a 4++.
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2020/05/22 16:41:38
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Realistically...Being restricted from super doctrine for taking marine allies is a much bigger drawback than not being able to take other imperials but it is still a pretty big drawback to not be able to take assassins and things like knights and command tanks. I like the rule though. I think more armies should have the same rule actually.
kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What do you think is better?
Melee combat for marines, knights don't like smash captains. I'm not saying that those weapons won't contribute but it's a bad plan to try and take down a 4++ knight with all rounder weapons.
It's no longer a 4++ IK in melee. That's not really a fair answer, imo. Which other GUNS are better?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
Marines have plenty of ways to do it, double repulsor executioners, seighbraker cohort, not to mention just throwing buckets of dice when you have full rerolls on hit and multiple rerolls on wounds to.
While lossing doctrines its more the super doctrine loss that is a nerf for taking allies, when GW have not only nerfed the codex but also multiple supplements and they are still winning events and returning impressive results marines are not exactly depending on allies anyway.
However for all people compalin about Knight's which don't have base 4++ they have a 5++, (and need a warlord trait for 4++ vrs shooting) they simply are not that durable for thier points.
Because they have a high cost per wound.
The point is more that marine damage output admittedly before the last doctrine change as I haven't played since it dropped has been jacked up soo high it's made a units defensive stats worthless.
Marine's shouldn't be having an issue killing one knight when before that nerf a Tac matine list was more than capable of killing 2 knight's turn 1 even with one having a 4++.
A conditional -1 AP on units that didn't change in price and some actual stratagems to use? Man wait till you see taus new changes.
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2020/05/22 17:05:24
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Xenomancers wrote: Realistically...Being restricted from super doctrine for taking marine allies is a much bigger drawback than not being able to take other imperials but it is still a pretty big drawback to not be able to take assassins and things like knights and command tanks. I like the rule though. I think more armies should have the same rule actually.
kingheff wrote: Good luck trying to take down a 4++ knight with auto cannons and plasma.
What do you think is better?
Melee combat for marines, knights don't like smash captains. I'm not saying that those weapons won't contribute but it's a bad plan to try and take down a 4++ knight with all rounder weapons.
It's no longer a 4++ IK in melee. That's not really a fair answer, imo. Which other GUNS are better?
kingheff wrote: It takes 80 auto cannon shots, hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's to hit and wound to take out a knight, for reference.
Certain armies can take down a knight with just shooting in a round but it's not done using all rounder weapons. Using the extremes of marine shooting is not illustrative of the game as a whole. Even marines will often use melee to finish off a knight, that's when they're more vulnerable.
Posting again because it was the last post on the previous page and I think you missed it:
My math says about 40 plasma shots under full rerolls to take out a Castellan, slightly fewer with a couple Signums. That's three Dev squads and a few friends. 60 Grav shots does it, so exactly three Dev squads. (I didn't count them as moving, but I also didn't count Signums or extra damage from the Stratagem).
Plasma and Grav are the epitome of all-rounder weapons. It takes about 20ish Lascannon shots to get a Castellan down too, but it's more restrictive a weapon, AND the increased number of shots of the Plasma and Grav easily make up the difference.
Yep, I did miss it. Thanks for resposting. How many top lists do you see with that kind of loadout though? You might see a grav bomb in some lists, or some plasma but you see plenty of las cannons on dreads, for example, in most lists. Not everything, thank goodness, has a 4++. Marines seem to be relying on centurians chopping up knights more than shooting them from how things were before the lockdown started.
Marines have plenty of ways to do it, double repulsor executioners, seighbraker cohort, not to mention just throwing buckets of dice when you have full rerolls on hit and multiple rerolls on wounds to.
While lossing doctrines its more the super doctrine loss that is a nerf for taking allies, when GW have not only nerfed the codex but also multiple supplements and they are still winning events and returning impressive results marines are not exactly depending on allies anyway.
However for all people compalin about Knight's which don't have base 4++ they have a 5++, (and need a warlord trait for 4++ vrs shooting) they simply are not that durable for thier points.
Because they have a high cost per wound.
The point is more that marine damage output admittedly before the last doctrine change as I haven't played since it dropped has been jacked up soo high it's made a units defensive stats worthless.
Marine's shouldn't be having an issue killing one knight when before that nerf a Tac matine list was more than capable of killing 2 knight's turn 1 even with one having a 4++.
A conditional -1 AP on units that didn't change in price and some actual stratagems to use? Man wait till you see taus new changes.
Except I'm not talking PA for marines.
The whole 2.0 codex with supliments and then PA on top has left them at a rediculous level of damage output.
Tau do not get reroll, upon reroll aswell as psychic powers, relics etc, they gained relics and a few strategums to make unplayed units semi viable. But they still don't have that same turn 1 alpha damage that Marines can drop.
It really is the reroll every hit, rerolling wounds and everything else that makes them oppressive to play against as surviving against the firepower they pack is rediculous.
Marines can outshoot even many of the lists supposed to be the shooting armies like Tau and Guard.
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2020/05/22 18:06:43
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
It really is the reroll every hit, rerolling wounds and everything else that makes them oppressive to play against as surviving against the firepower they pack is rediculous.
Yeah, this experience at my last tournament against a Marine list (that seemed to change subfaction at every single event ), where almost literally every single dice being thrown downrange was getting rerolls and AP bonuses, really left me feeling not super enthused about the game, and they certainly were able to match or exceed the firepower of any other gunline specific army. That kind of experience really doesn't help the hobby.
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2020/05/22 18:16:19
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
I'd still pick las cannons because you won't face an 4++ knight that often for starters and they will serve you better in most games.
In a match specifically against knight heavy plasma cannons are probably the best bet due to not needing to get within 12" to get two shots per gun and having decent range.
But to keep it relatively simple we'll pretend all our guns are on devastators in squads however big they need to be. They have a chapter master and lieutenant besides them somehow because aura's are infinitely sized in this kind of mathhammer calculation.
So you need 20 las cannon devs to take down the knight so 760 points.
We need 24 plasma cannon devs to take down the knight so 696 points.
We need 53 auto cannon devs (I guess they are havocs in disguise) to take down the knight for a whopping 1242 points.
So the plasma guys are the clear winner! Unless the knight is more than 36.1 inches away meaning you have to move to get in range so you die on a roll of a one or a two if you want to overcharge. Or you want to shoot a flyer, or anything else that might happen to have a minus to hit.
But the simple answer is, if possible, kill it in melee. Smash captains are a thing for a reason and killing knights are what made them famous.
I suspect strongly the allies were critical. The shooting ability of an IK is quite poor for it cost now generally speaking. Castellans are only above average now, meaning I can ignore the other IKs if I have to.
2020/05/22 20:42:43
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
Martel732 wrote: I suspect strongly the allies were critical. The shooting ability of an IK is quite poor for it cost now generally speaking. Castellans are only above average now, meaning I can ignore the other IKs if I have to.
Bingo. Bring the Knights down a damage table (you can only Strat one to keep it at the top of the table after all), kill allies, and then finish off the Knights.
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vipoid wrote: Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?
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2020/05/22 21:03:20
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
So according to the four top four placings in February and March the lists were three knights plus...the rusty 17 plus a couple of dunecrawlers; 15 scions and three tank commanders; rusty seventeen, thirty guardsmen and two tank commanders and finally rusty seventeen plus three skorpius disintigrators.
So not really, the allies were giving the knights cp in traditional fashion whilst the knights do the vast majority of the work.
2020/05/22 21:21:13
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: So according to the four top four placings in February and March the lists were three knights plus...the rusty 17 plus a couple of dunecrawlers; 15 scions and three tank commanders; rusty seventeen, thirty guardsmen and two tank commanders and finally rusty seventeen plus three skorpius disintigrators.
So not really, the allies were giving the knights cp in traditional fashion whilst the knights do the vast majority of the work.
Martel hit the nail on the head in that it's the allies bringing a lot of work to those lists, screens are game breaking against certain lists.
A Tank commander outshoots even a crusader due to their inherent buffs.
Additionally
Imperial soup isnt a Knights list[u] it's Imperial Faction Imperium not Knights not guard not Admech.
It's not representative of the power of Imperial Knights as a codex, It's let me cherry pick from multiple codex's then use that to claim that 1 out of the 3 codex's involved is a problem while actually pure armies still struggle to break into the 40% or better win ratio.
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2020/05/22 21:40:27
Subject: Is not taking allies a drawback for loyalist marines?
kingheff wrote: I'd still pick las cannons because you won't face an 4++ knight that often for starters and they will serve you better in most games.
In a match specifically against knight heavy plasma cannons are probably the best bet due to not needing to get within 12" to get two shots per gun and having decent range.
But to keep it relatively simple we'll pretend all our guns are on devastators in squads however big they need to be. They have a chapter master and lieutenant besides them somehow because aura's are infinitely sized in this kind of mathhammer calculation.
So you need 20 las cannon devs to take down the knight so 760 points.
We need 24 plasma cannon devs to take down the knight so 696 points.
We need 53 auto cannon devs (I guess they are havocs in disguise) to take down the knight for a whopping 1242 points.
So the plasma guys are the clear winner! Unless the knight is more than 36.1 inches away meaning you have to move to get in range so you die on a roll of a one or a two if you want to overcharge. Or you want to shoot a flyer, or anything else that might happen to have a minus to hit.
I don't know about the other chapters but UM get a Relic aura that allows full hit and wound rerolls against a single target, which moves the equation further in favor of Plasma, plus ignoring movement penalties in Tactical Doctrine to help mitigate overcharge damage.
I like Lascannons too. The triumvirate of heavy weapons is definitely Las, Plas, Grav for my armies. The thing is though, Plasma and Grav is also fantastic for killing marine infantry, too. And there's a lot of players using marines at the moment.
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), where almost literally every single dice being thrown downrange was getting rerolls and 
