tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post4664672459030978699..comments2024-01-08T05:24:50.541+00:00Comments on Rathstar's Ramblings: [Dark Eldar] First Game with New BookRathstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post-78219996646118766382012-01-09T20:36:37.417+00:002012-01-09T20:36:37.417+00:00lady males an be useful for reserves and her cryst...lady males an be useful for reserves and her crystal heart is great against grey knight librariansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post-71544983703470660512010-11-23T18:34:19.795+00:002010-11-23T18:34:19.795+00:00lol, yeah DE are fragile, so if multiple players a...lol, yeah DE are fragile, so if multiple players all concentrated on them they wouldn't have lasted long :)<br /><br />I definetely did enjoy my game, and I think the book is a lot better, as I think at the end there was only 2 effective builds; heavy dark lance & disintegrator spam with a little counter attack, and wych spam with ravager support. The new book has made the lance spam less effective (as dark lances cost more on infantry) and gives us alternative builds that are as competitive.<br /><br />I think the big issue for the experienced player is developing tactics that work if the DE have 2nd turn and there isn't much cover. With no way to manipulate reserve rolls (like Guard or Eldar) the glass hammer DE risk coming on piecemeal and getting taken apart easily if everything is put in reserve. It's another reason I'm considering the Duke (as he allows all the raiders and ravagers to deepstrike).<br /><br />RathstarRathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post-40822128577269796572010-11-23T15:55:34.772+00:002010-11-23T15:55:34.772+00:00Sadly, the only experience I had with Dark Eldar w...Sadly, the only experience I had with Dark Eldar was in a team battle against them, and because of metagame hysteria (Oh Jesus! They're up my arse on turn one for sure! They're faaast! KILL 'EM ALL!) the foe could barely make a proper show of his strength before the team I was on eradicated it with high priority. On paper though, it is undeniable that the DE are just the same thing play-wise as before: glass cannons. Now they are simply more extreme and more wacky mobile, which definitely provides players with a fun time. I, for starters, hope you had an equally fun time playing them, and if I weren't blocked by monetary issues and my unpainted army, I might have started them too thanks to the great reboot with fabulous miniatures.<br /><br />I guess a skilled and above all, experienced player as you can achieve much with the DEs.LIMIT CYCLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693735946413922797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post-36136085032553463042010-11-14T22:32:30.799+00:002010-11-14T22:32:30.799+00:00Opps, I missed the incubi, I'll just update th...Opps, I missed the incubi, I'll just update the post to include the Incubi. In summary I could have used them better, but they'll definetely stay in the list for their anti-MEQ threat.<br /><br />RathstarRathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272385179509972181.post-45135030240005038532010-11-13T16:53:08.009+00:002010-11-13T16:53:08.009+00:00Great but what about the Incubi? Were they so insi...Great but what about the Incubi? Were they so insignificant that you forgot to talk about them?R - R A Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913049310213091577noreply@blogger.com