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]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814187.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814187.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar He's also a very powerful model that you might see way too often.
And for me personally? The fact that he gets a CP automatically when Abaddon only has a 60% chance to irks me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814192.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814192.page GMT Re:Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar ●Because he's sn Ultramarine
●Because of his special rules
●Because opponents probably think he's undercosted
●Because he's a popular choice among UM players. For some reason people think its unreasonable that a player uses a popular/efficient unit in their army since alot of other players also use it.
Generally these complaints come from complete hypocrites who have no issues using whatevers popular/effective in their own forces.
●I suppose some # might also claim to dislike Marnius based on various lore.
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ccs wrote:
●Because he's a popular choice among UM players. For some reason people think its unreasonable that a player uses a popular/efficient unit in their army since alot of other players also use it.
Generally these complaints come from complete hypocrites who have no issues using whatevers popular/effective in their own forces.
I don't like seeing Named Characters everywhere. I'm not gonna drag someone for using Calgar, but I'd prefer to see more characters that AREN'T Epic Heroes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814194.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814194.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
Call me crazy, but having a demon sword pierce both of your hearts should be fatal.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814198.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814198.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814206.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814206.page GMT Re:Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
That will rub some people the wrong way, given the amount of special character sculpts some other factions receive - or rather not receive.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814209.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814209.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814248.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814248.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
My inner hipster wants to look down on smurfs in general. He's the former Smurf in Chief, so he gets a standard serving of that hipster ire. He doesn't have anything particularly going on with his backstory. He doesn't have any particularly interesting gimmicks. He's just kind of a +1 version of a chaptain/chapter master (depending on edition).

With Guilliman back, he's not even "the top smurf" anymore. He's just a redundant baby smurf who's technically in charge of the UM, but not really *as* in charge as his daddy. Dante and Logan would be similarly diminished if we suddenly had Sanguinius or Russ back, but at least they have some interesting narrative hooks to begin with.

Also, he punched an Avatar of Khaine to death (with power fists), and that makes my eyes roll even if the avatar was severely weakened first. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814257.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814257.page GMT Re:Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
 Darnok wrote:
He also got five models already, two alone since 8th edition.


Oh no! 5 models - over the course of 38 years!

Are you aware that my Red Gobbo has 6 models?
And that 5 of them have been released since 2019 (8e+)
I'm sure that it takes just as much time/effort/resources to put out a new Gobbo as it would any other solo infantry figure.
And this is for a model that the vast majority of you (including most Ork players) will never buy or use.
Yet you never hear any complaints about the Gobbo.
So why complain about 2 Calgars in modern times?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814259.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814259.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
Orks don’t.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814260.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814260.page GMT Re:Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
ccs wrote:
 Darnok wrote:
He also got five models already, two alone since 8th edition.


Oh no! 5 models - over the course of 38 years!

Are you aware that my Red Gobbo has 6 models?
[...]
So why complain about 2 Calgars in modern times?

One of them is a seasonal collectors model, and a running injoke/meme by this point. The other is a regular special character. Not really a fair comparison.

And I assume the complaints only really started after Calgar got his fifth model so relatively soon after the fourth. I get it, he featured in a popular video game and had a new hat there... but why not put his previous model incarantion into the video game in the first place? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814278.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814278.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Wherever I go, no matter who I talk to, I find a strong dislike of Marneus Calgar. Why is this?



I didn't like, that in 3rd edition, he had no invulnerable save, his weapons were just a storm bolter and power fists, so his best feature, close combat with power fists, made him weak to opponents with power weapons that would negate his 2+ armor save. And his shooting was just 2 shots a turn, so it wasn't a good balance.

I do think his old metal model is really cool though, i have no opinion about his lore, his rules/profile just needed adjusted, chaplains with a rosarius, and force commanders/librarians with an iron halo were more effective in game than marneus]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814284.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814284.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814307.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814307.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
 Da Boss wrote:
For me it's just that he's extremely boring, like most Marine characters.


Outside of Helbrect, most Marines aren't bristling with personalities. I went through most of the models available and couldn't even place what the characters were known for.

Unless they were featured in a slew of novels or video games, a lot of em are copy-pasted dudes with a different color scheme and weapon loadout.

My issue is that I see people actively groan when Marneus Calgar is mentioned, but no one gets the same visceral reaction if they talk about Ezekiel, Dante, or Shrike.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814371.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814371.page GMT Why the dislike of Marneus Calgar
Helbrecht is a fanatical maniac, Dante literally hates being alive but keeps not dying, Cato Sicarius is a monumental d-bag who gets put in his place and actually grows as a character.

Calgar just does everything and is always on top. He didn't even stay dead when he got wrecked by Abbadon himself.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814375.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/818690/11814375.page GMT