tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post5040738121651102901..comments2024-03-29T00:49:24.591+00:00Comments on Confessions of a 40k addict: Throne of Skulls March 2016 - Battle 5, Tyranids Vs Imperial Fists and Grey Knights40kaddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-42066216138264206642016-03-25T13:06:35.349+00:002016-03-25T13:06:35.349+00:00Not a problem, I did find out there's a charac...Not a problem, I did find out there's a character limit to replies though! 😀40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-54590846284368652242016-03-25T09:28:31.500+00:002016-03-25T09:28:31.500+00:00Thanks for taking the time & effort to reply D...Thanks for taking the time & effort to reply Dave as there was so much to answer it could have been a post in itself.<br /><br />I'll keep my toe in the water & maybe even risk an ankle at some point mate.Frank O Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051293398042518708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-68713066779515487992016-03-24T22:24:41.403+00:002016-03-24T22:24:41.403+00:00A3. Yes, special Carnage cards supplied by the ven...A3. Yes, special Carnage cards supplied by the venue, I think they're commercially made like the new Supremacy Mission cards, which oddly will be used in the next Throne of Skulls Event. You'd think the ones available to buy would be the ones used first.<br /><br />The cards are interesting in that it brings back 'killing' as the primary scoring focus. Unlike Eternal War missions where kill points is only one mission and Maelstrom where objective can be scored 2 or 3 times this swaps it to just 6 objectives and the rest all eliminations. I'm not a fan of kill point games, I'm notoriously bad at them but I would say this didn't feel quite as disheartening, even if my Carnage points were always less than my opponent, but then I did start the game with 129 to pick off!<br /><br />The cards themselves aren't 100% balanced and some - like the Pinning one raised more questions than I think the organiser had bargained for. <br /><br />'A Throne of Skulls' was 'Score 8 VPs if you can achieve any of the following this turn:<br />* End your turn with only 8VPs<br />* Slay only 8 units this turn<br />* Slay 8 characters this turn<br />* Slay only 8 models this turn during the assault phase'<br /><br />To be fair these are highly situational with the first and last being the most likely to be achieved. Ben managed it in one game. The 1VP for each 5 models killed was also a potentially high scoring card and 'Lord of the Dead' with 6VPS for a casualty or Hull point on every model in line of sight. TBH I'm looking at the cards now and I realise I didn't get to see half of them so there's some good points to be had to balance it out maybe my review will do them more justice<br /><br />A4. It seems they've already shown plans in the States of 'organised play', rumours on Faeit said so much just last week so it's definitely more likely now than it was.<br /><br />All I can say was that despite some of the dodgy lists [and I still think only two of my matches could be considered that, the 80 scouts isn't really any worse than my list] it was always fun and my mates agreed that they didn't feel anything was ridiculous that they faced. Between us we don't often face this sort of variety but we weren't disheartened by it. As an alternative, if you're still concerned I know of some folk who solely play 30k lists now. They're convinced it's much more balanced and not open to as much abuse. Of course it can be pricier [unless you go Betrayal at Calth] and on the face of it a bit one dimensional - power armour but here seems to be a wealth of variety in that alone and you can throw in AdMech too.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<br />40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-86305042952620708362016-03-24T22:24:18.970+00:002016-03-24T22:24:18.970+00:00Not a problem Frank, I'll see if I can answer ...Not a problem Frank, I'll see if I can answer them I've a wrap up post that covers some of these points but I'll answer the crux of it and hopefully anything I miss will be covered in that.<br /><br />A1. I think the events are run differently. The Favorite game vote has been a bone of contention for a number of people. It's not quite a popularity contest because of it but as this is the defining scoring mechanism - those with the most game votes get the prize [as Scott did] then it's ordered by score. So you can't really influence if someone is going to give you that vote, I mean I think I'm a nice guy, I'm friendly and my army draws a lot praise. I had 5 very pleasant games, my list wasn't horrible, and I never slaughtered anyone winning just one game, drawing another and losing three but I got only one favourite game vote.<br /><br />Liam got three votes, has much of the same qualities but his army was Riptides and a Stormsurge on a Skyshield. He offed a Heirophant in one turn and struggled to go more than three turns with folk, but he got the favourite game votes and came 3rd overall! If he'd have got the 4th vote he'd have beaten Scott.<br /><br />What Warhammer World does do, and rightly so, is allow any and all armies. Why wouldn't GW want to showcase all of their range of miniatures at their events? But the beauty of the game vote is that ypu can bring a disgusting list but it's unlikely to win you any friends [Liam being the exception ;) ] so it should be self regulating. As much as the Ta'unar and the 4 Knights were horrible I don;t feel my enjoyment of the event was hampered because of it, in fact my success against the Knights was my highlight. <br /><br />I also think those events draw a lot of regulars so we see the same folk so that kind of shows they're doing something right.<br /><br />A2. Carnage Points were special for the weekend, it was a bit like blood points. You got 1pt for a wound, 2pts for a wound on a Monstrous Creature, I think 3 on Knight or Gargantuan. You also got 2 extra pts for killing an Independent Character. There was a prize for the person who scored the most Carnage points and in addition they were totted up and if we met a target number [never disclosed but always met] we gained a benefit for the following game - Rage, Counter Attack etc. This was because the whole event was some Dark Eldar Archon siphoning off the Carnage and using it to fuel his elixir of life.<br /><br />40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-26656164869281090762016-03-24T19:29:00.449+00:002016-03-24T19:29:00.449+00:00Dave or someone who is reading this, a couple of q...Dave or someone who is reading this, a couple of questions if I may, I find myself once more starting to dip my toe into 40k but then I read list & battle reports & I'm horrified at how bent & un-fun some armies can be.<br /><br />Q1 do you think that GW events are run differently from others & there for draw a different type of player.<br /><br />Q2 what are carnage points ? it is possible to said it somewhere but I missed it.<br /><br />Q3 I take it you guys where using special objective cards for the event, how did you find them, did you feel that some thing like the throne of skulls was to powerful ? <br /><br />Q4 with GW changing & seeming to be going back to bygone days, was there any chatter of them getting involved in tournament play outside of the ones they run at Warhammer World ? Frank O Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051293398042518708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-50367582249897132522016-03-24T19:18:30.527+00:002016-03-24T19:18:30.527+00:00Its the fickle nature of Maelstrom games :( they m...Its the fickle nature of Maelstrom games :( they make it more interesting but these situations do feel weird. That said you can lose catastrophically like this but it happens so quick and with so little loss to your force you don't actually feel like you've lost, which isn't altogether unpleasant in the end. 40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125294933155144215.post-1302102667346791182016-03-24T15:50:16.770+00:002016-03-24T15:50:16.770+00:00Ouch, it's brutal when you get hit for so many...Ouch, it's brutal when you get hit for so many points in one turn isn't it, happened to me a few weeks back in the final turn of the game, went from a modest winning position to a hammering with no chance to recover!Triple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.com