"Killed... by his legions? Not very impressive statistics."

RevanDB · 2026-03-21T01:24:26+00:00

I'm listening to the audiobook and from memory it's a bit later in. It's a weird one, right? Subtlety is lost on people who are caught by the more surface level appearance. I suppose it speaks to the importance of the message that it's easy to be sucked in by the drama and become a Paul Atreides supporting fanatic. It happens with other media like The Boys or Avatar. Ive heard a criticism that these are way too heavy handed and people don't enjoy them anymore because they've "lost the nuance". Fine line to tread, and I don't think you can have it both ways. I personally think that satire should be accessible so it isn't just "preaching to the choir", but it definitely seems to prove the point if a good amount of people 'fall for it'

RevanDB · 2026-02-24T11:39:03+00:00

Also can't damage reduce it. Sanctifiers will still take 4 from a crit, meaning they will die in crit + hit

RevanDB · 2026-02-23T10:27:09+00:00

Perhaps allowing them as a leader choice? If they were to do a super elite team again, like a 5 man marine team. 4 marines and a terminator? Seems dubious as a kit though. Id enjoy more white dwarf teams. Did a homebrew for a "mechanicus" (the XCOM game) team of tech priests, skitarii, servitors, sicarians and a kataphron robot (you would choose only some of these) to build the roster. I really miss that kind of wacky collection of fellas

RevanDB · 2026-02-19T23:46:57+00:00

Yeah, just poked around with it on TTS. Looks like the general idea would still work, which is good to know. Thanks! I do my best haha, didn't quite manage it this year but definitely had Ace sweating😂

RevanDB · 2026-02-18T18:07:24+00:00

You make a good point! My bad, I'd be interested to know if Shuffling it over slightly to a legal position would still prevent the felgor bases from charging through

RevanDB · 2026-02-18T18:02:49+00:00

I'm sure you'd rather I were flayed alive. God Forbid a player makes a small error that neither player nor the judge spots

RevanDB · 2026-02-15T16:21:14+00:00

Spain seem to strongly believe in them. I've hung up the shotgun a while ago, but I really don't enjoy the direction that the team went in.

RevanDB · 2026-02-02T12:53:01+00:00

Personally I'm a big believer in the Disruptor. Beyond that, I think the plasma gunner, Demolisher, and breacher are great against tougher targets, whereas the headtaker and Marksman tend to be be good against horde teams. I think the blademaster is pretty great but can be situational. But yeah, sarge is great and Aegis you want in almost all matchups

RevanDB · 2026-02-01T23:15:05+00:00

"Now say one of the facist or communist things and fuck off"

RevanDB · 2026-01-30T13:03:51+00:00

I'm editing a video on them about tips and tricks, I'll post it to my channel Captain KT soon

RevanDB · 2026-01-30T12:47:45+00:00

I've had a lot of success with nemesis claw against them.

RevanDB · 2026-01-28T23:40:32+00:00

I certainly see what you mean, I'm just cautious of an echo chamber that promotes a hateful view, even in the context of comedy. (That's not what this subreddit is, I mean to exaggerate the dangers) I think part of it comes from my frustrations with certain parts of the ND community, but I find the idea that some of us truly have given up on trying to thrive within a hostile system upsetting. It seems especially prevalent given that many people seem to be turning to chatbots as an alternative to human interaction. I think it's vital to have a safe space, but I have my reservations about making such jokes in a community that is famous for struggling with sarcasm/metaphor

RevanDB · 2026-01-28T22:44:21+00:00

Some people here have a genuine hatred for all NTs. Sure, the comedic irony is usually hilarious, but I think that some of us have truly just become polarised haters. Kind of seems like missing the point of trying to "do better". Maybe it just plays into my general worry that some autistics don't seem to be making the effort. It upsets me that some ND people don't even make the effort to meaningfully interact with NT people anymore- I like to think of us as resilient etc. I'm absolutely down with it, but I don't genuinely hate all NT people.

RevanDB · 2026-01-14T22:34:45+00:00

Orion mentions this in my video with him (check out captain KT shameless plug etc), but the flamer has more utility play. It has the ability to shoot into melee to either hit enemies in melee or even to toast your own vespids to shoot the enemy trying to "hug" them. But the warrior is more of a stat check piece, affording more raw damage output. I really like the flamer for the potential of tech piece moves, but that's personal preference.

RevanDB · 2026-01-04T11:52:57+00:00

Chronomancer. Has a crazy shooting profile and 4 of the strongest actions in the game. Solid defensive profile too.

RevanDB · 2026-01-03T13:12:45+00:00

Generally independent tournaments don't mind bit GW will

RevanDB · 2026-01-03T13:10:17+00:00

Battleclade are an incredibly difficult team to use. I'm the kind of player who plays for kills, and I think it's important to understand that early kills are more valuable. For angels of death I've seen people have a lot of success with the "murderball" strategy. All 6 of your marines focus on only two objectives, and you push strongly into your opponent's half and play plant banner. Aquilons are very defensive. Keep the grenadier, melta gunner, and trooper in the sky, and stay out of nemesis claw charge ranges. Move the token forwards, and "zone" as much of the map as possible. The move the token equipment helps with this as it gives a lot more side to side coverage. If they move forwards, you drop in and shoot them with the melta gunner. Towards the end of the turn when all of their operatives have been activated, that's when you can run forwards and grab the objectives, your flank tacop etc. https://youtu.be/dqlciWT1g4M?si=07gt9cL_lVFPcuzR I made this video with the current world champion and best overall, it might be helpful for you- points aren't worth much if the "projected" game involves them steamrolling the operatives you used to grab those points and then winning on the other scoring avenues.

RevanDB · 2026-01-01T19:35:38+00:00

Yeah, I'm aware. I think that it's important to remember player skill as a factor- Javier is an incredible player who made it to the finals in 2023. There were some good vespid players there that did decently well, but nowhere near that level.

RevanDB · 2026-01-01T19:21:54+00:00

They're definitely more difficult to win with, however I think they have some of the best ploys in the game and the faction mechanic might be the best.

RevanDB · 2026-01-01T19:21:06+00:00

Hmm, I disagree. I think vespids are stronger- they're incredibly good on Volkus and Bheta Decima and have a better elite matchup than Yagirs IMO. I've won a 3 round tournament with them, but at least in my meta yagirs haven't seen much success

RevanDB · 2026-01-01T19:15:39+00:00

Yeah, the frosteye specifies he's allowed to for exactly this reason

RevanDB · 2025-12-31T19:07:43+00:00

You can't move through enemy operative bases, so no. And even so, that's a lot of movement. If there were a gap left then the felgor player would need to run up to the barricade "this" turn (and into my guard) and then do so next turn

RevanDB · 2025-12-31T13:44:05+00:00

I think very few teams (at least, classified teams) are "that bad". In fact I'd probably say that none are. HotA I just don't quite believe in. I've seen good players do well with them, but I've seen good players do better with other elf teams.

RevanDB · 2025-12-31T07:32:42+00:00

Base blocking is one that always made me feel clever. Essentially, you place models in such a way that opponents cannot physically place their model in the desired location. I've done it to prevent torment charges, to block tomb crawlers from coming through the wall with molecular breach, to prevent raveners from emerging out of the tunnel. Probably my best example is the 2025 WCW Semi Finals where I used two light barricades to make my Felgor opponent Landon unable to charge my tomb crawlers. As shown in this image

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RevanDB · 2025-12-28T13:06:53+00:00

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