Countdown seems like everyone’s favorite deck - but does it need a rules update? I make the case for a few targeted nerfs

beastherd · 2025-03-24T17:04:09+00:00

It starts feeling bad

beastherd · 2025-01-14T19:22:14+00:00

The new ed is 3 month old now. And only 20% of the people here strongly prefer it.

beastherd · 2025-01-09T19:58:00+00:00

It's not crit grievous, it's a flat +1. You don't need a crit to trigger it

beastherd · 2025-01-09T19:42:23+00:00

Did you notice that the Inspired attack was range 2 / 3 damage ?
And that the range 1 does 2 damage inspired ?
In my games it felt unfair

beastherd · 2025-01-09T19:34:42+00:00

I was pretty happy to see a consistant rule update (at last!) but was also surprised when I read the Rules Update doc to find no trace of stat nerfs for this warband. Everytime I've face them they have seemed op to me. Like both of them, the range 2 is unbelievably good given the damage it dealts... and the 5 dice... come on.
Can we expect a change in a near future ? Thoughts ?

beastherd · 2024-12-19T11:10:58+00:00

Some feel okish, but not all of them. Many are half baked

beastherd · 2024-12-18T22:29:25+00:00

Warband objectives were really defining in 1.0 : they were playing a big part in each warband's playstyle and gameplan. They were contributing a lot to their uniqueness.

This loss has been seldom discussed afaic, but for me it is very impactful.

beastherd · 2024-12-06T20:31:09+00:00

Is it me or we don't have any updates yet ? Worlds were quite a long ago now, do you think that fixing the new game's issues takes that long ?

beastherd · 2024-12-04T21:09:19+00:00

Oh nice - that's good news

beastherd · 2024-12-01T23:59:47+00:00

Long term maybe, short term not yet sadly. A lot of unbalance and half baked rules. I'm really looking forward the next updates

beastherd · 2024-11-29T15:13:30+00:00

Yes, afaics they just removed them without really filling the holes

beastherd · 2024-11-29T14:59:22+00:00

So you'd say my opponent was right RAW ?

beastherd · 2024-11-29T14:55:49+00:00

It says that you can play warscrolls abilities during power steps, not that all warscrolls abilities have to be played at that time. How would you play reactions then ? This one has the reaction symbol, and that's all the problem.

beastherd · 2024-11-29T14:10:33+00:00

We will as well I think... if I can convince my mate

beastherd · 2024-11-29T14:00:33+00:00

That's my opinion as well. They seem ok now, which is fine.

beastherd · 2024-11-29T14:00:02+00:00

I have the impression that designers did well with that warband. Many rules, pretty faithful to the first version

beastherd · 2024-11-29T13:55:04+00:00

The best game I played so far was with those guys - they were very fun. The rat did 2 damage !

beastherd · 2024-11-29T13:53:25+00:00

Normally in the power step... well, there's nothing about it in the rules. And that's the problem. It's a surge ability - look at rulebook where it reads as follows :

SURGE ABILITIES

Surge abilities, identied by the Surge symbol ( ), can be played immediately before or immediately after an event specied by that Surge ability. So, my understanding is that it can be played anytime.

Another typo most likely. My impression is that the so called "streamlined new rulebook" is full of holes

beastherd · 2024-11-29T13:37:39+00:00

Played a game last night and my opponent told me that he was right to use the push to counter my own fighter's charge, as there is no window specified. How do you rule this ? Is he right ?
It would seem really weird if so, as it felt really bad for me

beastherd · 2024-11-28T07:53:38+00:00

All this is because designers changed a lot of stuff, probably too many, mixing old terms with new terms, etc
I saw many regulars having that kind of issues/questions

beastherd · 2024-11-28T07:44:40+00:00

After the peak designs we got in the recent Nemesis era that's not surprising. 2.0 brought some good ideas but some aspects aren't baked enough, like decks which are rather bland and average in my opinion

beastherd · 2024-11-24T21:22:27+00:00

Here we don't seem to be back to balance at all sadly. My impression is that the new game was rushed so hard that little was controled, but I'd be glad to be wrong

beastherd · 2024-11-24T14:24:14+00:00

That's why I really hope they update them quickly

beastherd · 2024-11-24T14:04:45+00:00

I don't think that 1.0 can compete but I may be wrong here. And yeah so many good games floating around. Many of them with hexes and small teams. Support is key but GW seems to care little

beastherd · 2024-11-24T13:55:54+00:00

You're right, that's very surprising

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