Signals from the Frontline: Big Nasty B from LatCS joins us! News, Rumors, Eldar, Glitter!
Show Notes
5-10-13
Podcast at the bottom of the post!
News
- Vegas, baby, Vegas! We’re just about committed to this epic festival of epicness! Get ready to kick the tires and light the fires, because this event is going to be epic!
- Eldar, Eldar, Eldar!! May 24th is the rumored pre-order date! They’re tall, they’re skinny, they’re stylish! Get ready because all indicators point to the pointy eared, rainbow ray shooting space elves coming out in June. That means 25% off pre-order awesomeness!
- New Micro Art Studios Infinity Terrain, looks fantastic: http://microartstudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20431#p25587 http://www.microartstudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20473
- The new Heavy Gear video game sounds legit. It will be called Heavy Gear Assault, and the concept is you play as a arena gear pilot and rise up through the ranks, fighting duels, upgrading your gear, and becoming a boss. It will be multi-player, too, so you can bet on other players’ games and win prestige. Your gear will be totally customizable, too. Download Gear Up 6 for free by following the link: http://www.rpgnow.com/product/113116/Gear-Up-Issue-6
- Heavy Gear is really stepping up their game. The new models released for the Southern Forces look markedly better than the older sculpts and the paint jobs are WAY better. The new faction books are better, too. Check out some of the very cool minis! https://www.facebook.com/DreamPod9/photos_stream
- Mecha Front a game we saw at Adepticon is starting to release some 3D WIP pics of his work. This game looks intriguing, I must admit: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/511518.page#5348960
- New Warhammer Forge Squig Gobba! http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/NIGHT_GOBLIN_SQUIG_GOBBA.html
- Dream Forge Games is behind schedule with the Wave 2 and 3 release of their models due to manufacturer delays.
- Warzone Resurrection releases 3D renderings of new models for Mishima and Bahaus. They look pretty sweet. http://warzonegame.com/
- Adam from over at www.thediceabide.com has created a forum for organized play in San Francisco. http://z13.invisionfree.com/thediceabide/index.php?
Rumors
- Eldar to go up for pre-order May 24th, released the first week of June
- “To be fair, the flyers and wraithknight are the new shiny things, so they’re going to be what grab the most attention.
- You are getting new wraithguard – it’s a double pack that also do a close combat version. Both types will also have weapon options.
- The Finecast that I’ve seen are a spiritseer and a ranger, and your new battleforce replaces the warwalker with a viper.”
- Stats for the Eldar “Knight” main gun: “Pulsar Lance” Primary fire mode:
36″ S:8 AP2 Heavy 2, Lance Overcharge mode (weapon may not fire next turn)
48″ S:10 AP1 Heavy 1, Blast, Lance
- -Universal Fleet including the Avatar. The Wraith stuff though won’t have fleet.
- -Old independent character special rules moved to Warlord Traits
- -Jet Bikes moved back to Fast Attack (IC to unlock to troops)
- -Eldar psychic powers nerfed: some powers disappearing, random table, focus on witchfire
- -Warlocks can only use Eldar specific psychic powers
- -Runes of Warding Nerfed: No longer board wide
- -Farseer 2 wounds
- -Eldrad Mastery Level 4, Staff of Ulthamar similar to Ahirman staff
- -Almost all Phoenix Lords lose Eternal Warrior have cost reductions
- -Exarch’s must be included in all Aspects units. (Sergeant Character)
- -Don’t expect many changes with the Aspect warriors just cleaning up old rules and such
- -Dark Reapers, Swooping Hawks, and Banshees see the biggest cost drops and anti-flyer additions
- -Guardians 7 points a piece
- -Vehicles will have either no cost reduction of very minor reduction (5pts) with Vypers benefiting the most
- -Vehicles come stock with shuriken cannons vehicle savings come with cheaper weapon upgrades and wargear
- -Eldar Flyers first to get Vector Dancer (minus Forge World of course)
- -Don’t be surprised to see Giant Wraithlord with T8 and Will not Die
- The Eldar codex in essences won’t reinvent the wheel this is update to bring them in line with 6th edition units costs and such and with Phil Kelly supposedly once again at the helm expect the changes to be more like Chaos Space Marine codex and less like the Chaos Daemons codex.
- Don’t expect to see any new Aspect molds with maybe Swooping Hawks getting an update.
Rant Session
- To Da Boyz, if you’re listening, I will buy you dinner as we agreed to at the next Adepticon.
- Keno’s Vampire LARP character is legendary!
List Review
This is a tyranid army that is heavy deep strike… designed to get around Hammer and Anvil deployment and have a huge alpha strike.
1850 points
HQ
Hive Tyrant 310
2x Twin Linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms
Wings
Hive Commander
Old Adversary (force multiplier in heavy shooting list)
TROOPS
Tervigon 160
no upgrades
Termagants x 10 150
Devourers
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
Termagants x 10 150
Devourers
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
Termagants x 10 150
Devourers
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
Termagants x 10 150
Devourers
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
Termagants x 10 150
Devourers
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
ELITES
Doom of Malantai 140
Mycetic Spore
Cluster Spines
HEAVY SUPPORT
Trygon Prime 250
Toxin Sacs
Trygon Prime 240
In an ideal scenario the hive tyrant and tervigon start on the board in cover or out of line of sight. On turn 2, the other 8 units arrive on a 2+, and the flyrant swoops forward to provide aura buffs to all of the shooting. The tervigon spawns scoring units and holds backfield objectives.
The heavy deep striking provides flexibility to put the majority of my army anywhere on the board. The pods can fire 2 weapons since they are monstrous creatures, and can also contest objectives.
Trygons are upgraded to prime for synapse coverage.
The major concern would be getting tabled on turn 1, but if I’m worried about that I can start 1 or 2 trygons on the board.