Friday, October 22, 2010

Playin' Favorites


So in a day where the internet has run rampent with the "MUST PLAY" lists out there, I thought it'd be a good time for some back stepping and looking at units that we love.

As a Marine player, the one model that got me into this game before any others was the totally bad ass Dreadnought. I love everything about it, save it's inability to live through some harsh fire without spending a good deal of points for venerable or Ironclad just to keeping it alive. But this isn't about unit's that have to be good, or god-like... I want to know what units you enjoy the most, whether you field them regularly or not. I always try to have at least one Dread in any marine army / list I build, but I know some people don't play their favorite units out there. I give Heretic some smoke about playing the seer council, and where I stand by my opinion that they are in fact not worth their points, He enjoys them. It takes some real bawls to go to the FLGS and bring a unit that may not perform admirably... but enjoy it none the less.

So what's you're Dreadnought? What's your Seer Council? Why do you like them? What made you fall in love with them?

Cheers!

8 comments:

  1. I must confess a love for dreadnoughts and walkers of all stripes as well.

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  2. I love the bastard sons of the imperial guard. They are the glory boys are are most known by the name storm troopers.
    Space marines are good, but even these guys can make you average space marine quake in his boots.

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  3. Oddly enough, as a Marine Player, my favorite unit is not a dreadnought. My favorite unit slot is a tie, and they are not Marines. Way back when, I used to play Tyranids. My favorite unit is still to this day a toss up between the Lictor, and the Genestealer. I not only loved the way they looked, but the way that they played on the board. I always played them when I played the nids, and now that I no longer play them. I unfortunatly do not play them currently. In the future? Maybe... :)

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  4. Assault marines. All the way. I really enjoy the jump packs and chainswords. Its why I run blood angels and field 32 dudes with jump packs in my favorite 1850 list.

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  5. I'd have to say my favorite unit will always be the squad of genestealers.. I love how they play and love the fluff of them

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  6. The librarian, hence the chapter. I try to sneak one as often as I can because it allows me the "magic" of a medieval fantasy game while giving me the kick-ass giant robots of a sci-fi game.

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  7. I must say also really love the falcon and the warp spider all whole lot. Even with there models starting to show there age I love them.

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  8. Honor Guards with Marneus Calgar. Sure it's a shameful waste of a lot of points, but dumping that many aux. grenade launchers into someone is, as the credit card commercial says...priceless.

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