bignbad
07-21-2010, 06:43 PM
Hey everyone, I'm a long time browser, but not poster. With the advent of 8th edition I have come to an road block and would like to know some opinions for a potential new fantasy player.
So as the title says, I am another 40k player drawn to Fantasy by the new edition. I've always had a mild interest in it and with the new rules and the majority of good things I have heard about it a friend of mine and I are going to take the dive.
A little background. In 40k I played a variety of different armies, testing play styles and what not and have settled on Space Wolves. In Fantasy I'm interested in what would be an Elite force(low model count but tough guys) but can be rather balanced or is versatile enough that I could one day play a Melee heavy army then switch to a gunline or magic heavy and so force. The most important to me though is having good close combat(I like smashing things rather then shooting them). With this in mind the armies that most appealed to me were Warriors of Chaos(Daemons were considered also for an all Khorne force but due to their reputation in 7th I'm weary of that), High Elves, and Empire. Dwarves were also considered, but my friend is going to play them and I'd prefer to not be the same army.
Without further delay here is the meat of the thread and my questions about these armies in the new edition: (Barring High Elves as I don't have any questions for them, just don't particularly like the spearmen models to be honest, not as bad at the marauders though)
Warriors of Chaos - Is an all Warrior army(Khorne or Tzeentch themed) without a single marauder(hate the models, emphasis on hate.) viable? I heard cavalry got hit hard, but the Chaos Knights look to cool to not include for any reason, would they fit in a warrior heavy army and be able to gain back their points? Or are they too expensive to be useful?
Empire - Looking at WoC and then at Empire, can Empire be a decent melee force? I would play a more balanced list, but the question still stands. Also, this goes along with the Chaos Knights question. Would an all knightly order army for Empire be viable? Perhaps maybe mostly knights with a cannon or two?
I believe that's all I have to ask right now. Thanks in advance for any help, and I apologize for yet another Army Advice thread.
So as the title says, I am another 40k player drawn to Fantasy by the new edition. I've always had a mild interest in it and with the new rules and the majority of good things I have heard about it a friend of mine and I are going to take the dive.
A little background. In 40k I played a variety of different armies, testing play styles and what not and have settled on Space Wolves. In Fantasy I'm interested in what would be an Elite force(low model count but tough guys) but can be rather balanced or is versatile enough that I could one day play a Melee heavy army then switch to a gunline or magic heavy and so force. The most important to me though is having good close combat(I like smashing things rather then shooting them). With this in mind the armies that most appealed to me were Warriors of Chaos(Daemons were considered also for an all Khorne force but due to their reputation in 7th I'm weary of that), High Elves, and Empire. Dwarves were also considered, but my friend is going to play them and I'd prefer to not be the same army.
Without further delay here is the meat of the thread and my questions about these armies in the new edition: (Barring High Elves as I don't have any questions for them, just don't particularly like the spearmen models to be honest, not as bad at the marauders though)
Warriors of Chaos - Is an all Warrior army(Khorne or Tzeentch themed) without a single marauder(hate the models, emphasis on hate.) viable? I heard cavalry got hit hard, but the Chaos Knights look to cool to not include for any reason, would they fit in a warrior heavy army and be able to gain back their points? Or are they too expensive to be useful?
Empire - Looking at WoC and then at Empire, can Empire be a decent melee force? I would play a more balanced list, but the question still stands. Also, this goes along with the Chaos Knights question. Would an all knightly order army for Empire be viable? Perhaps maybe mostly knights with a cannon or two?
I believe that's all I have to ask right now. Thanks in advance for any help, and I apologize for yet another Army Advice thread.