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Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

4thegreatergood — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:43 -0000

Great batRep! :D tho..tau didnt run at least 10 battle suits (9+1hq) at 2k?? what was he thinking? :P

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

tau_noob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:39:57 -0000

I would kill for a guide to the Tau paint scheme! Its the absolute best Tau scheme I have ever seen. I'm looking to get into the hobby and would happily pay Darkwynn for a guide.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

deuce1984 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:24:27 -0000

I apologize from the outset if this seems overly critical, and I understand you fellas are running fun games, but the lack of competitiveness is hurting the credibility of the BoLS staff. How are the readers supposed to take your write-ups on strategy as credible when each and every BatRep involves less then optimized lists.

Obviously, these video BatReps would get boring if every one involved Lash Prince/plague & oblit spam vs. Mech Guard vs. [power build] vs. [power build] etc. Perhaps an explanation for your unit choices would be beneficial to those watching to grasp a new gaming concept they have not thought of or have had difficulty implementing.

My suggestion is that you, BoLS Staff, as a voice in this gaming community, use the video BatReps more as tutorials of how to use specific units, tactics, unit combinations, and the like. Try to break codices, find ways of combating the list of the month, or add flavor to an army by explaining how to use less optimal units.

In this case, the Nid list was awful and deserved to lose.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

LordSandwich — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:57:05 -0000

I would be scared if Pathfinders had Railguns.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Caboose — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:45:55 -0000

I was going to comment on the fexes thing, but you beat me to it.

2x Twin Devourers = Dakkafex

Strangler + V.Cannon = Sniperfex (or Gunfexs)

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Uzmn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:26:06 -0000

I've missed any rolls for instinctive behaviour on Tyranids side. And threre should be a LOT rolls on 5 with WN gaunts.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Dave — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:17:26 -0000

great battle report, very close at points it seemed. almost makes me wanna do tau again.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Moses Leyendecker Chen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:28:01 -0000

I think someone else pointed out earlier, but Advanced Stabilization System on the monat HQ does absolutely nothing, since the HQ already has Relentless... That's points wasted.... All in all though, this was a great report! Good stuff.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Myu — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:24:36 -0000

Tau? The worst? Wow, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known :P

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

ghost — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:23:12 -0000

wow, zoanthropes and tyrant gaurd, theres somthing you dont see much in my area, same with pathfinders (i should know i play tau), i am also wondering why he put adv stabl on a commander with no heavy weapons

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

slxiii — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:17 -0000

do you mean positional relay?

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

darkwynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:12:02 -0000

advance relay was on HQ..

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

slxiii — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:46 -0000

Why Advanced stabilization on hq? serves literally no purpose but making you slower

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

BuFFo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:02 -0000

ROBOT HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

darkwynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:37 -0000

Ya , I would have used the stealth squad in the front then to use the night fight rules and to also give cover to the guys behind them.

But oh well it was just a quick and fun game that we had and we stayed up to midnight playing.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

tdogp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:36 -0000

But I wanted to set up my well worded rebuke;) oh well

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

darkwynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:28:19 -0000

We have no idea what you are talking about Buffo :D

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Slackermagee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:57 -0000

Ouch. I almost always ran stealers with scuttlers... they just never made it to the enemy without that.

Also, threats of side-attacks tended to herd the enemy into the center of the table, all nicely clustered together for the VCs and BS's (go go str 8 large blast with pinning).

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

steesefactor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:50 -0000

Please don't feed the troll. :)

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

BuFFo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:19 -0000

Thank you guys for another wonderful battle report.

The only complaints I have are the same that a few other posters keep bringing up...

1) Army lists posted somewhere
2) More Camera shots of the whole table ( I was having a hard time figuring out what tables edges were short and long in this one.. I had no idea the orientation of the game the entire time)
3) More fart jokes.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

BuFFo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:49:59 -0000

Try it out one of these weeks?

All my games are fun games. No one in my area, who has any mentionable skill, even bothers with 'tuned' out armies.

I think your power gaming group just had a taste of fun... and doesn't it feel, um, fun?

-raspberry-

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

tdogp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:02:23 -0000

Why not?

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

darkwynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:02 -0000

Lol Slackerr i didn't know he had the generstelers with scuttle until he rolled for reserves. Bigred pulled one of those . opps I forgot to tel you but these had scuttling :P

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

DarkLink — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:13 -0000

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that everyone else will agree that Necrons and Daemonhunters are the two worst codecies in the game. Daemonhunters have been the bottom of the pile since they were first released, and Necrons got hit in the face with the nerf bat when 5th came out harder than any other army.

Re: 40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

Berserker666 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:35:40 -0000

Great great battle report. Loved that there were no marines (chaos too) in this one. Gives me a bigger reason to pursue my tau army :)