<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? DA player with a good 4k points painted up. I also have 4 or 5 units in various stages of assembly and paint. I have also just painted my first two troop choices for a Black legion army and have quite a few models either on sprues or being assembled.

So I guess my question is, why paint or assemble new units that could change drastically when 8th drops?

I totally get painting units because you like them, I do the same from time to time but ultimately I am player. I want to know what weapons do what , how many models in a unit can I afford , which HQ's I want to play etc etc.....

This hobby is very expensive and time consuming (And I love it to bits!!) so I don't want to waste time and money on something that I might want to change or not even include in my army.

What are you guys going to do? Hold fire on buying/assembling/painting ? Or just carry on as usual?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325282.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325282.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? GHB anyway ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325290.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325290.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? imo. 8th isnt too far away and getting at least a basic feel for how units/weapons have changed will allow you to build them as you see fit.

Bear in mind however the basic ruleset on release will be followed by a dedicated DA codex in time so it wont be perfect. But better than building your predator with LCs only to discover HBs now rule the roost.....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325312.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325312.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? HQ unit, I want to know what it does, what I can arm it with and how it will play on the battlefield. All of this adds the how fluffy it is imo.

Play style is very important to me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325317.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325317.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm?
 BassDrum wrote:
I'm not competitive in the slightest but if I'm building a HQ unit, I want to know what it does, what I can arm it with and how it will play on the battlefield. All of this adds the how fluffy it is imo.

Play style is very important to me.


I'm moving forward with my army under the assumption that each weapon will still do the same thing, or meet the same purpose, even if its performance is different. I think it's safe to say that meltas will still be meltas, plasma will still be plasma etc.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325330.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325330.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? BA army up. I'm just going to magnetize everything and keep going so that i can easily change my models as the game changes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325334.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325334.page GMT Re:Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? SW:A I might start basing my purchases off of that if 8th still hasn't dropped.

I've got more stuff than I can paint anyway, so it doesn't really matter. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325337.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325337.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm?
If so, go ahead. Collect what you like.

If you want to collect what wins, then wait to find out what wins in the new meta.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325353.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? BA units to paint. I likely won't buy anything drastically new until 8th hits, but I have plenty of Dire Avengers, Bikes, and WS along with a few Wraith Guard to paint, which I will be doing regardless. And BA aren't BA without at least a few token ASM, SG, and DC, not to mention more tac suqads so I'm not worried about getting them getting nerfed either. At the end of the day, they're all things I'll use in some form or another regardless, so may as well paint them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325473.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325473.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325513.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325513.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325528.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325528.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325635.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325635.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm?
 BassDrum wrote:
I'm a long time DA player with a good 4k points painted up. I also have 4 or 5 units in various stages of assembly and paint. I have also just painted my first two troop choices for a Black legion army and have quite a few models either on sprues or being assembled.

So I guess my question is, why paint or assemble new units that could change drastically when 8th drops?

I totally get painting units because you like them, I do the same from time to time but ultimately I am player. I want to know what weapons do what , how many models in a unit can I afford , which HQ's I want to play etc etc.....

This hobby is very expensive and time consuming (And I love it to bits!!) so I don't want to waste time and money on something that I might want to change or not even include in my army.

What are you guys going to do? Hold fire on buying/assembling/painting ? Or just carry on as usual?


As a competition piece? No. Becuase they cool as sh*t and you like them? Ya]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325878.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325878.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm?
That being said, don't build units aimed at any kind of current Meta (i.e. I can fit X number of plasma guns in this unit, etc.). But basic units for your army? Sure. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325913.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325913.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? 40k and focusing on AoS and Shadow Wars.

Had way too many armies get gimped by new editions or soon after in a new codex.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325922.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9325922.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326556.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326556.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326588.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326588.page GMT Is it worth starting a new army or even expanding an existing one atm? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326705.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/724328/9326705.page GMT