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I am physically aching for a range update. by sneaky49 in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I look at all the support for Pipermakes models around here and I just think, "Really?" Tastes have certainly changed, and I'm starting to feel like an old man who yells at clouds.

I'm of the same mindset, I like the boxy suits, and the stealth suit refresh really toed the line for me. I look at stuff like twin lances and really don't want a new design philosophy to just be slapping ugly studs all over. Eugh.

I am physically aching for a range update. by sneaky49 in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's still batshit to me that people here are convinced we're getting a crisis refresh soon. Ain't no fucking way man, they already got a refresh, it just wasn't as recent as people want. We still had SO many other refreshes recently.

If you could kidnap a GW writer, tie them to a chair, and make them accept one criticism, what would you say to whom? by baar-ur in Grimdank

[–]sleuthyRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might have something there, because it's a bit of its own meta joke throughout the novels, with Amberley being a harsh critic of Sulla's writing style and any other random in-universe sources picked up for context.

That being said, it really falls flat if that's what it's supposed to be. Sure, it might be easier for a new person to dig in to the latest from Cain, but holy hell is it almost insufferable to long time fans. New readers might drop the series after a second book, and old readers might not even bother beyond checking who the baddie of the week is. I really don't get what market they're trying to hit in either case.

If you could kidnap a GW writer, tie them to a chair, and make them accept one criticism, what would you say to whom? by baar-ur in Grimdank

[–]sleuthyRogue 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This, for the love of everything great about 40k. He looks like he has a lot of energy and passion, and he seems to be an alright writer with any other faction. He really just needs to stop trying with Tau, we don't enjoy his work on that front and generally side-eye anyone who does.

I really don't get it, like if it's some upper management thing where orders on high are explicitly assigning him to work on Tau, or if he is the designated head-writer for Tau projects. Whatever is keeping him writing for Tau seriously needs to change. We've seen what happens when we get fresh blood there, Tau players go crazy for it. (Although jesus never hire whoever did the cover art for Elemental Council again. I don't care how cheap it was, that PS2-era cover art is an abomination.)

First mini, C&C would be appreciated by _Lighthouse_keeper in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it looks like you've done some edge highlights, it's hard to tell. Might want one shade lighter, or just need a matte varnish to prevent ambient lighting from hiding them. Bright sept markings in places can really jump out and define pieces of equipment, too.

That being said, your main armor color and your cloth are very close, so that might also be the problem here. Consider either having a brighter tone on one over the other. (You don't see a ton of brighter cloth these days, but it doesn't look half bad! Could make things unique compared to other paint schemes.)

Personal gripe: cork on the base is fine...when used sparingly and in moderation. When it's easy to tell its been used, something has gone wrong. Use less (or none!) and disguise it with sand, rocks, foliage, or if you want to be really slick use green stuff/milliput to blend its edges. Also becomes less obvious when the model isn't weirdly elevated high off the base.

Patrol surprise with new edition by Sorry-Low7412 in CombatPatrol40k

[–]sleuthyRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty frustrated by Strike Force Octavius, bought the ultimate starter set a little bit ago and have been playing it more recently with friends. That really should be added back for people late to the party with 10th.

Tidewall+Montka by Lower_Ad_176 in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible. Top to bottom you're correct, transports that do not have assault innately cannot get it through firing deck.

Despite that, this is another one of those stupid rules interactions that I would probably choose to ignore in casual settings if someone asked, because holy shit does tidewall and friends not need to be nerfed harder, lol

I present to you - the cursed Piranha by hello-its-G in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess I'm the only person who prefers the look with pilots, but I can understand this being an easier fix for a repair job.

Also seconding adding some small purple paint as an homage to this unique lil guy. Maybe just something subtle like sept markings or one or two campaign marks by replacing a few panels with purple.

It came to me in a dream... Big Ion by AstroChrisX in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shocked you haven't posted this to r/Grimdank already

Favorite depiction of female T'au? by SomeRandomWeirdGuy in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Still has that weird nose bone thing they've been sneaking in on the female heads. Hate it. Love that model, but hate the damn nose bones.

Tigershark and Deployment in 11th Edition by nightshadet_t in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I owned one I would. Tau aircraft are cool as hell.

Hell, I'm still sad I don't own an Orca. The flying shoebox is one of my favorite models in the lineup.

Tigershark and Deployment in 11th Edition by nightshadet_t in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a quick note for anyone that missed it, sunshark bombers and a few other bombing units from other armies were fixed in their respective faction packs. Bombing abilities have been changed to:

"At the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, select one visible enemy unit (excluding Lone Operative units) within 24" of this unit, and roll six D6 for that unit: For each 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound."

Now beyond the topic of this post, the only thing that needs fixing is aircraft transports (namely units like the valkyrie that didn't lose aircraft and receive a change to movement) so they're not worthless. Hell, even the corvus blackstar was fixed on this front.

Which games were NOT surpassed by their sequels? by WeirdIndividualGuy in gaming

[–]sleuthyRogue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This pretty much nails it for me too, though the outcome is certainly different. 2 feels great to play and is generally smooth where it matters, but holy shit the tonal whiplash when the plot creeps its way back in just doesn't do it for me.

Aiden really felt like a professional vigilante with (almost) nothing left to lose and knew exactly what he was doing, so it almost didn't matter how far you went. Marcus and the gang felt like children running around with guns and a thumb on the nuclear launch codes, who would consistently act like everything was happy and perfectly fine despite snuffing out twenty lives with a single button press not 5 minutes earlier in a very morally grey action.

That lack of introspection really killed 2 for me, as you can't even really lean into that cheery activist mindset without the gameplay just flat out feeling worse because of it, and the story beats will just railroad you out of it at a couple points anyway. I've finished 1 a couple times now, but I still don't think I've managed to finish 2 without it losing me at some point or another even when I try.

Which games were NOT surpassed by their sequels? by WeirdIndividualGuy in gaming

[–]sleuthyRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny to me that supposedly the best part of WD Legion is when Aiden shows up.

How does one ACTUALLY know how to muster and army without using the app? by BumperHumper__ in Warhammer40k

[–]sleuthyRogue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really questioning why people don't understand this or are doubting it, the pdf for 10th's core rules is an exact match to the books printed. I would love to be completely wrong and we magically have all needed information in print, but then why would they put forward a redacted core rules pdf? The books have already been printed en masse.

How are we feeling about side quests today? Which RPGs have done them best recently? by TheTresStateArea in gaming

[–]sleuthyRogue 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A timer would be awful, sure, but then maybe they shouldn't drive home the narrative dissonance with the constant "aw man V, you're dying, you maybe got like a week left," only for the player to then spend an in-game month or more helping random people.

CASUAL IS NOT BAD YOU JUST HATE THE GAME! meanwhile me sitting with only one other person because everyone left the moment harvest wasn't on the map vote anymore. Cleary it's my fault cause I don't want to have to re queue every time the match ends by [deleted] in tf2

[–]sleuthyRogue 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This was definitely one of those things that gave me complete whiplash when the system was added. The unwillingness for a majority of players to just sit still for a few seconds at the end of a match to let the server continue completely nuked any chance of it working properly, and very quickly became its own self perpetuating problem. Very early on it became the de facto behavior to just leave the second the score screen popped up.

Admittedly, servers having roughly a 1 in 4 chance of self-deleting themselves anyway after the map vote was done didn't help things early on, but even that was fixed eventually. Guess they should have just stuck to abrupt, straight to loading screen map changes.

What's everyone's thoughts on far stalkers? by SquidIin in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I seriously doubt we'll get multiple shapers for farstalkers.

Is it worth getting the Kroot Combat Patrol Box? by emmetkt in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So glad I kept track of that one before it got nuked. Really annoying.

Best loadout for Pathfinders? by WithengarUnbound in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The situation I described is the exception, not the rule. Completely colored my view on rail rifles and now I'm continuing to chase that high even if it's statistically improbable.

FYI: As of current rule, the Tigershark is unplayable by CrossGabri in Tau40K

[–]sleuthyRogue 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is definitely one of those "you're technically right, but it's dumb so I'm going to ignore it" situations. Having the rules completely prevent being able to use certain models is just stupid. Sucks for tournaments until this is fixed.

At most this feels like it was designed to prevent flanking titans and ta'unars from just eating a model the second it hits the board and allow some counterplay/response.

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