Army builds

[orky0chaos]

The biggest thing in collecting an army is not always who has the biggest and stompiest armies, but how said armies have come into being. I find it more interesting to find out how an opponent has built his list, rather than their performance on the tables.

In this thread id like to get an idea of what armies people use and some of your favorite builds. id also like to know why you like said build.

Ill start things off

I run Chaos Space Marines and Orks. i find my self playing the Chaos Marines more often than the orks. My playing style can be classified as bipolar. The lists i run depend on my mood the day I enter the doors and start writing it

The three basic i run are Khorne spam. Sit back shooting. and a blend of the two.

For a typical Khorne spam i will run two units of berserkers in Rhinos, skull champs with power fists. i would also run a Khorne lord with bloodfeeder and a Beautiful set of wings. the reason i run it, is because well they are berserkers, but also because the khorne lord is a very nasty surprise when you pop a rhino. since he has wings he still counts as an infantry model and therefore its completely legal to IC him in a unit of zerkers only to break off when the vehicle is blown to bits.

For a sit back and shoot list i run units of Thousand sons. AP 3 bolters seem to kill lots of stuff (ask Ron. One game his DP died to a unit of these things.) but as great as they are they don't always have the numbers game against horde armies, so i would also take a unit of Noise Marines coated in Sonic Weaponry. assault 2 or heavy 3 is a perfect shooting unit.

The blend build i use will usually involve a unit of each the 1k sons and Zerkers. both in rhinos and accompanying a DP with wings. the reason i use it is because again AP 3 bolters are godly, and the fact that zerkers can rip through nearly any unit they run into. the DP is a monstrous creature and has str 6 off the bat... do i need to explain why hes awesome

Id like to hear back from all of you who read this article.

Happy Gaming
Ryan

[Fantastic Games]

I, Brian (I'll distinguish myself from my partner for this post) like The Space Marines, specifically the Ultra Marines. When I first started looking at Warhammer 40K I was immediatley impressed not only by the game mechanics (which are very good) but by the richness of the universe, history, and technology. As I learned about the Marines and and their heroes, The Ultra Marines became an easy choice. So Nick and I split a Black Reach Set and I had my first Tactical Squad.

In building my army, I have pushed close combat heavily to make up for the relevative expense of units and thus less dice at range, reling on blast templates to thin the numbers until my terminators and honor guards can get in there close and make up some extra dice rolls.

[cadian3rd]

hey all its BOB

i think im one of the few gamers that has an army list written out and ready to go before i get to the store. i have always hated when someone says they will be their at 2 to play but you dont start till 4 when they make their army list...after they ask as many questions about your army as possiable. i try to make a list that covers all situations and then try to adapt to who ever i play.

that said this time as i venture into the game(4th restart from scratch) i also am going with the marines. wont lie they where the easiest to get back inot the game with but they are growing on me.

since i love the hoard armies...i plan to play the marines as such. people expect the small marine armys so they are usually supprised when you lay out 4 tact. squads and hvy fire support and procced to wipe them out with displined bolter and hvy weapon fire.( ok ok my attack dice hate me).

so again i build my listes before i get their and come what may. im to causual of a gamer to worry about winning. most of the best games i have played are the ones where i was wiped out completly. lifes to hard as it is to worry bout winnig a game its about having fun

[EODGunner]

After taking a quick look at the posts before me, I must say that an army is only as good as it's commanders (the player). Your play style is the number one factor in what happens to your roster. Things that matter come from a long list. Some of these items include:
Patience
Aggressiveness
Thought process
Game plan or theoretical game outcome
Balance or imbalance of unit categories (elite, hq, troop etc)

Like I said this is a short number of things that can be a factor.

Also other things that alter your roster is max limits. The question "should I run 1 group of x or x groups of 1"? These are all important in your creation of an army roster.

If you want help let me know. As many people know, my competition is much more vast since I travel. If you want to know what types of armies I've faced let me know.