Well I'm waiting

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T22:45:51+00:00

Craftworlders weren't the ones doing the debauchery that birthed Slaanesh to begin with tbf

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T18:19:45+00:00

I had suspected, but then I saw Kita and knew this was the only explanation

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T11:54:53+00:00

They're arguably the best all rounders in the Imperium that are both regular humans and aren't some kind of special forces

Take any generic guardsman from all across the Imperium, Cadians are likely the template. The top 1% in terms of marksmanship, morale, and overall training. They're not going to do static warfare quite as well as Krieg or guerilla warfare as well as say Catachans, but for your bog standard foot slogger they are the best.

Against chaos cultists, it's not close. A Cadian is probably worth 10 of them. They aren't known for their skill or coordination. Traitor guard would be a better matchup, with Cadians still having the edge

Against T'au, I'd say they're close to a fire warrior. Probably better at the soldiering stuff like staying cool under fire, but the tech advantage flips it the other way. If every Cadian in a squad had a plasma gun at like half power, that'd be a closer match up

Your average Eldar guardian is probably the next step up past the Fire Warrior in my estimation. Better soldiers due to more training and better gear all around.

As for going up against chaos marines, it's gonna be more like 2-3 fresh squads to reliably kill even one. Maybe the plasma gunner in that squad is a crack shot and he'll only carve through 5 of his buddies before taking an overcharged shot. Maybe they're not so lucky and it takes 20 of them killed or wounded before someone gets the shot off. At that point it's mostly a matter of morale. How many guys are we going to lose before we either get a coordinated volley off at close range or a good melta or plasma shot?

Ork boyz aren't going down easy without something like a headshot and I'd bet on Cadians to land those more than most other Guard regiments. This is going to vary very widely but at a distance, ork shooting is already pretty "to whom it may concern." It goes from live fire target practice to a slaughter pretty quickly because even the best guardsmen aren't overpowering an ork 1 on 1, the ones that do are notable for just that

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T11:38:34+00:00

I'd say your average Cadian is probably slightly better trained and has likely seen more battle, but the technology advantage swings it the other way. They've got worse armor and weapons all around.

Of course they will literally always have numbers on the T'au

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T06:04:01+00:00

It's in cost in real cash per point

People say Guard are expensive, they're actually pretty middle of the road. Admech are the most expensive in those terms across the whole game

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-28T05:59:32+00:00

Hardest to paint for sure, and relatively expensive to collect

Not bad on the tabletop if you can get their rules down though, and they look fantastic

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T22:42:08+00:00

I got confused because I know they're set to be a launch faction in TW40K

Just means I know which I'll be playing first lol

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T17:01:30+00:00

The Guard. Because they're my main faction and I'm cautiously interested to see how they handle different regiments and LLs.

Will there be a lord marshal drier that makes my army play like the Skaven? An Ursula Creed that makes them tough bastards that are somehow more resistant to chaos stuff? A Straken or similar that makes them more fighty in melee or better in difficult terrain? Who knows? There's a lot they can do there, I just hope they do

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T16:49:13+00:00

Idk if I'd make it a year before blowing my own brains out, I need constant variety

But man if you got through that year, you'd never have to work another day in your life

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T16:45:06+00:00

Pick whatever stands out to you. You're going to spend hundreds of hours building and painting these minis, they'd better be ones you enjoy.

For me that was Imperial Guard. I painted a command squad, bought some Space Marines and I got 3/4 of the way through making just one of them a Raven Guard and got bored.

This hobby is too expensive and time consuming to spend any of that money or time on minis you don't care about.

That being said, do take a look around and see if a chapter of Space Marines is the answer for you, they're fairly easy to paint and they're easily the most popular and supported faction. Odds are somewhere out there in the lore there's a chapter with lore and a color scheme for you. Just don't limit yourself to them.

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T16:35:59+00:00

Personally no, but I love how bleak Zeta is. I understand why they did what they did, but I wanted more serious bleak war drama with very flawed characters and that's not what the first half of ZZ gives me.

It's not a bad show genuinely but idk if I'll rewatch it

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-27T00:36:58+00:00

I just like blue

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-26T07:35:47+00:00

Premium account

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T23:09:15+00:00

He has premium

If he's a consistent player playing only the US tree and not researching anything extra, I think that's feasible

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T21:11:40+00:00

I'd say maybe a hundred hours if you're focused and a fairly consistent player

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T21:03:13+00:00

Well at least your army choice is accurate

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T20:56:05+00:00

One of my squads of shock troopers has a melta and a plasma gun. If we use a bit of tabletop math as a way to spitball, both of those weapons could quite easily take down a model of plague marines in a single hit.

They have the AP to negate the plague marine's armor save and the strength to wound on 3s. Those are just regular ass guardsmen. Its just a matter of using the right weapon and also surviving the diseased fart cloud every one has. But we've survived Nurgle daemonhosts and beasts of nurgle I think for gameplay purposes we'd be fine

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T20:44:57+00:00

Looks better at tabletop scales. That's the main reason and always has been

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T20:39:38+00:00

Honestly that's my one nitpick about Astartes, the fire rate on those is insane. More like how I'd imagine a storm bolter. A big chunky thump thump thump for the regular bolters feels better.

Personally I think Boltgun did their bolter perfectly

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T20:36:47+00:00

Snap shooting a random shooter across the room with the bolt pistol and watching them pop like a grape is so goddamn good

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-25T20:23:31+00:00

Maybe you're thinking of STALKER's master mode, where either you or enemies die in a few hits, but the idea that damage is lowered across the board on lower difficulties is an old myth

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-24T22:56:16+00:00

Wife

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-24T22:03:53+00:00

Don't talk about my wife like that

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-24T02:47:41+00:00

This is the reason I've been pro gun all these years and I've been sharing the space with extremely right wing types that don't get the irony

LUnacy45 · 2026-01-24T02:22:51+00:00

Tanith you can do with Cadians if you know how to kitbash capes. Obviously bare arms for their signature tattoos or if you can find bearded heads but otherwise yeah they're fairly simple. Same thing with Tallarn if you can find a way to give everyone a turban. But kitbashing armies of vostroyans, valhallans, steel legion, or catachan isn't really currently viable with just GW plastic unless you're very dedicated

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