I have posted my Battles from Counter Offensive V on my blog.
My Blog

Feel free to check it out.

-Mike

Best bits:



Too Damn Funny!

Mike, you played 5 games in one day? You ill, ill chimp.

Outstanding stuff. Now why do I feel a compulsion to buy attack bikes?

The reason that I only played 2 games on Sunday was because I participated in an Apocalypse game.

I will say once again, with the arrival of the New Codex: Space Marines, Attack Bikes get cheaper.

-Mike

*almost* makes me wanna come back to MD.

Remember the Paladin, "God is here with me, and God is on my side"?

GNOME

How would you rate the performance of your Multimelta devs and those attack bikes Saintomerville?

Gnome: I am running an amazingly sweet campaign right now. One thing that I have discovered through experience is that world-building is fun, but leaves the PC's feeling lost (even in a world they "grew up" in.) I am running forgotten realms, so if a PC is from Waterdeep and the player has never heard of it, there are lots of resources available.

Justy: Attack Bikes are furiously good at everything they do. When they turboboost, they are tough to kill with heavy weapons and small arms fire, allowing them to always be where they are needed. Salamander Attack Bikes with free twin-linked Multi-Meltas are insane-good. I usually run mine as infantry killing Heavy Bolter Variants (they can still wreck vehicles with a now "all rear armor" krak grenade) Attack Bikes are my best performing unit.
As for the devastators with Multi-meltas I think they are better now because I can set up last, not allowing my opponent to hide from them. The AP 1 means that I can still glance-kill AV 14 vehicles from 24. The Multi-Melta is also dirt-cheap. (free for some new space marines) I have only played roughly 2 games with the MM's but I have a good feeling about them.

I am currently working on the Iyanden Project right now.

-Mike

BUMP!

New Blog posts about AIIG (All Infantry Imperial Guard)

-Mike

Nice update. Any reason you have taken out the autocannons you used to have in some of your line squads? Is it the improvement in the blast rules or something else?

The squads that originally had autocannons were also the ones that carried my plasma.
Removing the autocannons makes the squads cheaper and does not reduce their firepower while on the move.
With the advent of the new vehicle rules, str 7 is no longer that useful in removing AV 12/13 vehicles.
More kids are now using land raiders for their extreme resilience, atuocannons simply cannot hurt them.
The missile launchers now provide anti-tank, using frag missiles fills the hole that the autocannon left behind.

Do not expect to see the autocannon in any list under this codex.

Also, if you are feeling really dirty and have 88 points to spare...
<Dirty Tricks>
Inquisitor lord with psychic hood, 2 mystics, and a familiar.
A Leadership 10 psychic hood and the ability to shoot something within 4d6 that deep strikes (Drop Pods, Sternguard, Terminators)
The second mystic allows another one of your units within 12" to take the shot for you. (Like a Leman Russ Demolisher)

</Dirty Tricks>

-Mike

Planning on doing any more updating with this Omerville? If so, I can pin it. Good stuff when we see it (hint, hint)

Yes!
I currently have something like 4 Battle Reports (with pics) to write up.
I was being incredibly lazy while off work, but they will come.

-Mike

Justy's just willing to take the first thing that comes along with regular updates now that his Jungle crack is on hiatus

Worry not, 2 Updates today!
3 batreps and a poll.

-Mike

Thou are rewarding with the mighty pinning.

Well for the Valentines Day tourney I'd say anything Slaanesh is appropriate, or Iyanden because you said they're fun to play

I voted Iyanden. Banana-heads FTW!

I guess I should mention that any/all of you are invited to attend the "Valentines Day Massacre".

-Mike

Definitely guys/gals!

As one of the guys behind the running of the Tournament, I welcome you all to participate!

Check out the site for more details. frederickareagamers.org

We should have a reasonable turnout - before we started circulating the fliers we've already gotten like 5 or 6 people to register to game.

I apologize if this may be just whoring the event, but we're really excited about it.

Nothing wrong with whoring an event. (well, I guess it depends on the event...)

I don't do tournies anymore, but I wouldn't mind showing up for a casual game. Don't know how likely that is: when you're married, it's tough to get in a day of gaming, especially on Valentine's Day.

I like the Sisters army list you posted on your blog: rock solid! I predict you will kick major amounts of putrid xeno and heretic tail. And I love this quote:



"REPENT!"

The biggest threats to me are well designed Ork, Tyranid, and Marine Drop Pod lists.

Other than those, there is little else that I think will be a problem.

The ork codex is just so damn good!!

-Mike

I like the Ork article you posted. Very useful! My eyes have been opened to the ridiculously low point costs for Orks, and I'm glad that I have a crapload of Slugga and Shoota Boyz in my army.

The shoota boys are often overlooked when building an ork list.
I have lost 10 man marine squads from the fire of a squad of shoota boys...

-Mike

Way back when I played orks, I found a unit (or two) of shoota boyz to be like a secret weapon. People would lay waste to slugga boyz in their turn, and then panic as the shootas opened fire and eook off a relatively decent unit whole.

Of course, once opponents worked out that trick, then I had to come up with others...

With the new codex, shoota boys can fire then assault, making them all that much better.

-Mike

Glad I took 30 of them, with 3 big shootas, of course!

Very accurate, amusing and concise summary of the painful truth that is the new space marine codex.

Agreed. Special characters drop a rather large turd over what is otherwsie a good codex.

Excellent analysis of the DE on the blog, mein freund. I would argue, though, that Warp Beasts are a good, cheap "nuisance" unit that can tie up Devastators or other shooty units for a turn or two--anything to keep the big guns from targetting your Raiders! I am also curious why you overlooked the sheer badass awesemnitude of webway portals.

A new player asked me for advice on Dark Eldar.
I offered him 3 main list builds (Mech, Webway, and DL Spam)
He chose Mechanized. I did not include Webway because he didn't ask for it. Believe me, Webway should not be overlooked.
I hope to include Both webway and DL spam in the next version...
As for the Warp Beasts, they are great, but not in a Mechanized build.

I am in the process of a Tau writeup now.

-Mike

Only two things to point out:
1) Wyches do not have Sybarites. they have Succubi. Sexy, vicious little harlots that they are

2) Your Hexenjaeger list *could* be more bland, but I don't know how. Sure, it's effective, but *yawn* so are Ork Nob Bikers...

Other than that, I miss gaming with you and reading your blog always makes me laugh

GNOME

Bland? Yes.
A necessity of efficacy, unfortunately.
Once the lad gets a few games under him, he can tweak it to his tastes.

I miss you too, dear.

-Mike

Oh! I know! GW could introduce Sister Novices--say, WS3, BS3, S/T3, I3, Armor 5+ and they don't get Faith Points--not 'faithful yet' and all that. Oh, and let the squads choose between any of the Imperial specials *and* any of the Imperial Heavies... And since they don't have access to Exorcists, let them take Leman Russ as Heavy Support...

One thing that *really* makes me laugh is that the Codex disallows Marines as Allies in a list with Sisters, *but* the Codex (including sisters) can be used as Allies in a Marine list... that's some thorough thinking through there. (and a nice aliteration too!)

You are right, though. There are really only two troops choices in Hexenjaeger list: Sisters with Rhino and Sisters without Rhino. Stormtroopers are Junk. Funny, but invariably Junk. Even using Arbiters with Shotguns and Flamers, led by an eviscerator wielding Priest they are poop.

GNOME

Nice showing at the tourney, Magnum! Woooot!

It is kind of amusing that I went 1-1-1 and was in third place...
I have to remember to put my finalized list up in my blog.

-Mike

You got extra points for being So Damned Handsome.

Yet another example of why I love St. Omerville's blog:



TDF: Too Damn Funny!

Just read the latest entry. Wow. Truly, an Epic Dick Move.

That dude is an absolute, dog-slurping jackhole.

Well, to be clear, there are more than one of them...
I think I will be spending more time at Dreamwizards and the Battle Bunker.

-Mike

That guy wants beating upside his fool head.

Mike, sounds like the new prez and the old site are part of a mutual butt smooching society. It seems to me that if a site is going to treat you guys like that then you don't really want to be associated with them anyway. "You don't need my business? Fine, I'll take it somewhere else." Knock their dust off your boots and keep marchin'.

You can always use my dining room and patio (it's covered)

Oh, and really, it's not such a strange move... he's a gamer, and gamers as we know have a *VERY* strong tendency to have zero to nil social skills. Besides, his friends (all new you said?) probably pushed him into it. And, lastly, how dare you challenge him in front of his friends. His ego is already fragile, I mean, in his 40's and hs nothing to live for except being President of a Gaming Club. What a tool.

GNOME

You hit the nail on the head.

Luckily, Mark (Owner of Area 31) offered us the use of his 2,150 square foot basement. A truly awesome move. All we have to do is throw up some shelves and tables. (I exercised some extreme carpentry this weekend.)

On the odd subject of gamers social skills...
I was at a party on Saturday night at a friends house, a young lady noticed my tattoo and asked if it was for DnD. I answered that it was and that I play every other Friday. Her response was "Wow, you don't look like the kind of person who would play DnD". I am not sure if that was an insult or a compliment.

-Mike

This weekend we went to a sketch-comedy place. One of their pieces was about an online dating service for geeks, called eDork.com. Anyway, one of the couples said they were going to "roll a d20 tonight to see if they go all the way." TDF

Nice, I love dork humor. (Patton Oswalt is good at it)
I know that there actually exists a dating site for dorks. I heard about it on a local radio station.

-Mike

Yeah, what can you do eh?

Still, if you end up in better digs and with a better site, then it's a positive move.


Besides, isn't everyone happier now they know *exactly* where all the tools hang out? So much easier to avoid now...

Mike-Complient, or Insult. Both, Neither. On one hand she did not pin you for Geekdom and s you were 'interesting enough to talk to'. Did you get a number, or a name? Yes, then definitely a compliment. Neither? Insult. You are still a gamer-geek regardless of whether you 'look like one'

The good news is you *are* aware of this thing called "hygeine" Went to a friend's wedding this past weekend and one of the guys (well, more than one) didn't bother to shower before hand. At least most of them own a collared shirt...

How's Mark doing anyway? his wife?

GNOME

Just read the latest. 10 armies? You sick, sick chimp. You need help.