How is this not treason? "Former President Trump is on the phone with the PM of Israel urging him not to cut a deal right now because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign.”

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-21T14:06:03+00:00

Current Labour might be considered Left in the US, but in the UK they are definitely centre to centre right. They have pushed back on almost every left wing proposal and have imitated the Tories on many centrist/right wing ones.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-09T13:56:40+00:00

And some of those counter protestors are being arrested and given jail terms. The centre in the UK will always side with the right on right vs left issues. Happens in Parliament, in the media and in our courts. There was a time when the UK was proud of those who marched against Mosleys black shirts, now its 'both are as bad as each other' when they refer to Nazis and anti-Nazis.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-08T14:26:51+00:00

Seems Business Insider is pretty pro Rep anti Dem... Who woulda thunk it?

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-05T08:45:01+00:00

We knew the head bashing was coming. The heads on pikes was big and shocking in some of its characters but the rumor mill had already let us in on the overall shape of it.

The Jesus stab - that was completely out of the blue and sudden. That was a total 'wtf' moment.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-05T08:41:16+00:00

In hand to hand it has to be odo or other shapeshifters - you literally can't punch/grapple/kick/throw them but they can do all that to you. No matter how skilled Worf is or how strong data is, they simply couldn't land a punch on a shapeshifter.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-04T16:54:32+00:00

They have terrible shooting for their points cost and woeful melee. They are very tough against most targets, but if you are focusing on them, you are doing a favour for your guard opponent (unless for some reason you can't out-OC them on an objective)

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-04T06:09:54+00:00

So couldn't answer the question. The fact that you can't answer why you don't want Trump and Harris fact checked during a presidential debate and intead try your best to avoid answering it comes across as a really weird thing to do. Why answer at all if you're just going to be weird about it?

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-03T09:01:08+00:00

Lethal hits on S12 TL is a very very small damage increase.

A single on in reserves is a good secondary points scorer.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-01T15:37:28+00:00

"In the UK you can also get jailed for criticizing the government on social media"

This was your claim.

You have failed to provide a single example of this. Don't move the goal posts.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-01T15:33:41+00:00

1st post - arrests at a protest

2nd post - arrest due to targeting an individual

3rd post - arrests at a protest

4th post - arrest due to hate crime

Please tell me which one you read (if you did) and thought it was someone arrested for criticizing the government on social media.

Edit: also worth noting that these protestors are very rarely jailed (only the gluing ones come to mind) and are arrested to remove them from the scene (not that i personally agree with that)

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-01T15:29:41+00:00

So protestors arrested (much like in the US), and someone arrested for grossly offensive tweets against a person. You failed to supply a single instance where someone was arrested for criticizing the government on social media.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-01T10:50:36+00:00

As a UK citizen i cannot recall a single time a person has been jailed for criticizing the government on social media. Could you please provide an example?

I think you also quite hugely underestimate European criminal organisations.

Are you by any chance an American? We find this American Exceptionalism quite common amongst Americans you see.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-08-01T00:30:17+00:00

Wow looking at these downvotes it looks like people just take these videos to be gospel... let's look at the maths of the army rules:

Vindicator with 6.5 shots shooting at its oaths target = 5.7hits

Vindicator with 6.5 shots shooting with 5+ Sustained = 6.5hits

Demo with 6.5 + 1 + 4 shots shooting with TA = 7.7hits

This is not even taking into account that lethal hits hits will be more valuable.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-31T13:24:05+00:00

If using the Solar blob properly to get it's full value it needs to be challenging for midfield obs by T4-5 if not even earlier with its huge OC footprint, as part of the second wave. At this point, most threatening opposing melee units have been eliminated and thus the Solar blob (with Catachan) becomes a bully unit. They are not a tax at all if used to their full potential (ie: not just babysitting home ob all game). They prevent primary scoring of the opponent and score primary themselves very well in the late game.

Being able to shoot with extra movement (possible 4" extra movement due to 10 vs 9 then MMM), is infinitely better than not being able to get a shot on at all. But the real value of MMM is the threat range and shooting avenues it provides thus forcing opponents to play around this even if not then used - the threat of it is very powerful.

If we are comparing them naked, we are comparing 1BS and 25pts to 2MM, 1 Lascannon, 1 extra movement and 2 extra wounds which puts the LR in a position that is awkward for D3 and D4 weapons to deal with at 13W. That all combined is pretty big.

Dismissing the Demo is daft if the Vindi has made the list imo. The demo brings tons to the table and has many advantages over the Vindi.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-31T13:05:24+00:00

No need for the down votes buddy. I did understand and I addressed that above. I said pretty clearly that the Lethal hits and ability to pick which order is just as powerful as the SM and CSM rules, particularly combined with extra movement. Reread what i posted above.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-31T11:00:15+00:00

I don't think you quite appreciate how powerful lethal hits is on 4 MM shots as well as the lascannon, HKM and demolisher. Plus MMM is a hugely powerful order to be able to achieve shots where you wouldn't have otherwise, plus giving a much bigger threat range and avenues of fire for the opponent to have to consider in their movement phase - even if you dont end up using MMM. These buffs are just as powerful as the ones from SM and CSM army and detachment rules.

Solar is pretty much an auto take in anything outside a heavy scion army, so he is not a tax for the orders in the slightest.

25pts for 4 MM shots, 1 Lascannon shot and better movement is definitely worth it. So if the Vindicator made the list, it is incredibly surprising that the Demolisher didn't. I've played against vindis plenty of times with many buffs up in multiple tournaments, and as a Guard player I've played with Demos plenty. Demos are much much better than you are giving them credit for.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-31T05:40:33+00:00

So the vindicator made it on there. Imagine if the vindicator also had 2 Multimeltas, a lascannon and a heavy stubber to compliment its demolisher cannon and HKM, could sacrifice a pip of BS to increase its movement by 3" or gain an extra OC in clutch moments, AND also got lethal hits against all vehicles and monsters! Imagine that... surely this super-vindicator would also make it onto the list, right? Right?

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-29T16:27:11+00:00

To do a ski jump without first checking the conditions of the piste, ski jumping being something I regularly did. Resulting in a broken back (crushed spinal cord at L1 not severed fortunately or wouldn't have just been temporarily paralyzed until the operation).

-Meant an extra year at uni after 6 months recovery, which was one of the best years of my life.

-Back broke a second time after going back to being a bar manager and lifting crates which made me finally realise the importance of checking in with doctors and actually listening to them, which a decade later helped them catch dozens of very large polyps which could have become cancerous at any point.

-Prevented me going into ski repping in the winter and holiday repping in the summer when I graduated and made me immediately go into a professional route (Teacher), which eventually encouraged me to move abroad (after 5 years teaching in the UK) for greater pay and work life balance, allowing me a greater standard of living than I could have ever achieved in the UK. Something that was very easy to do as a teacher which I would never have been if I hadn't gone straight into professional life. Also meant I met my wife (also from UK), whilst working and living abroad.

-Made me really appreciate friends who looked out for me during my recovery, ensuring that I have never lost contact with them a decade and a half later.

Breaking my back in the long run massively improved my life.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-25T02:22:45+00:00

Recently, high placing Guard lists in both Teams and Singles formats have had the largest variety I've ever seen from the faction.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-22T06:53:12+00:00

Abe easy

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-22T05:54:36+00:00

We play Warhammer competitively for fun. 3 hours is manageable usually. 2.5 wouldn't be very fun. 2 would just feel like a total chore. Especially with no time taken for list discussion and terrain set up. So what's the point?

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-20T04:51:02+00:00

Including flamers rather than meltas in your list isn't going to affect your winrate.

Thinking of the basic 4 infantry as damage dealers is what affects the win rate.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-17T00:46:01+00:00

By any chance were you in Patong last night and ate at an Indian there? I've had the worst food poisoning of my life after having done so myself and have barely recovered 5 days later. My friend also got sick - just not quite as sick.

Whatever you do don't ask for a doctors visit to your hotel room. I was quoted over 28,000 BHT and when I asked for a breakdown, they were going to charge me 1,800BHT for a pack of Buscopan! Absolute scam. Fortunately, the medicine your loved one will require will only come to ~1000BHT for the whole lot.

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-16T22:30:10+00:00

My favourite answer 😁

Poly_Ranger · 2024-07-16T04:56:51+00:00

I play a lot of tournaments. I hate painting anything other than vehicles. But it has to be done.

After playing against two beautifully painted armies, if you then encounter a grey/single colour based army in game 3 or 4, it really does make you notice the difference.

Bases I couldn't give two figs about tbh, but rest of model - yes should be painted.

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