tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760069594541172663.post8745054578996371093..comments2016-06-13T12:37:16.508-04:00Comments on Alladin's Hobby Bazaar: The Tyranid Codex pt. 2 - Alladin's Morning Coffee Musings #2Alladin the Paladinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511944547698978283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760069594541172663.post-66533806031615156922014-01-30T08:45:35.998-05:002014-01-30T08:45:35.998-05:00Yeah, I get the sense that people are slowly adapt...Yeah, I get the sense that people are slowly adapting to the new rules. Obviously with my lack of experience it's hard for me to formulate any truly sound assessment, but I have high hopes for the codex. <br /><br />It doesn't change my opinion that there was a significant amount of missed opportunity, which I feel was mainly due to oversight or lack of effort. I'm not even talking about the big "misses" either, but the small things you see and read about (such as Raveners w/o Toxin Sacs). These things wouldn't have made our 'nids overpowered, but simply make more <i>sense</i>.<br /><br />A lot of people made the comment that playing 'nids is like playing a video game on "hard mode." I think this is a very fitting analogy, and since I play ALL my games on hard mode, I am not at all concerned when I eventually get my models on the table.Alladin the Paladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511944547698978283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760069594541172663.post-58388152883233406322014-01-28T11:19:16.693-05:002014-01-28T11:19:16.693-05:00As Tyranids are my first and primary 40k army I...As Tyranids are my first and primary 40k army I'm of the (I guess) minority opinion that the book is actually quite good. almost all options either stayed the same, got much cheaper, or improved and got cheaper. The tervigon "nerf" was expected and even though I own 3 (granted two are magnetized to be t-fex as well) I'm fully in agreement with. <br /><br />I play daemons as well, and if you compare a daemon prince with a hive tyrant, you are getting far more bang for your buck (points) with the flyrant. A comparable prince to a dakka tyrant would need to be mastery level 2, flying, armor, and slaanesh (using one greater gift for the lash of slaanesh). This is 60 points more than a flyrant and you get a 12" range shooting attack that is 2-12 shots at S6 and you're T5 with the addition of a 5+ invul. The tyrant can basically duplicate the invul save with diving if need be, has 18" range on his gun which is always 12 shots and twin linked, plus shadows of the warp for nearby psykers and he's T6. Oh and he's sixty points cheaper. <br /><br />Despite all the internet gnashing of teeth, tyranids have alot of solid options. I'm 10 games in so far with the new book, against differing opponents and only used the same list twice. I've lost one game using an experimental list vs. eldar, during which my hive crone was snap shotted by a wraithknight turn one and insta-gibbed and I lost the flyrant first turn as well. Not really a typical first turn result and my second game vs. nearly the same eldar list (why do all eldar players have almost the same list?) resulted in a tabling of the eldar. I don't think the situation for tyranids is as dire as the interwebs makes it out to be.<br /><br />Good luck with your tyranid building! I'm glad to see another bug!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com