Alan Brain wrote:
>
> Bill Provick wrote:
>
> > Anyway, would people be so kind as to help me decide what kind of army I
> > want to play in Epic. I'm leaning towards Dark Angels, with Eldar, Orks,
> > Tyranids, Imperial Guard and Squats following in order.
> >
> > A expanation of why you like your army, and why you don't like other armies
> > would be good.
>
> I would recommend Orks.
>
> Why? Well, if Canada is anything like Australia, the majority of people
> who buy E40K want to play Imperials. Which means they have all those Ork
> sprues spare. So they sell them. Cheaply. I've picked up no less than 3
> sprues at 50% of the cheapest price available in Australia this way.
>
> OTOH... despite what's said in WD about Orks being great on the field,
> IMHO they're not. Sure, the Nobz are excellent in any cost-benefit
> analysis, but you get exactly 11 of them per sprue. That's 22 in the
> box. Enough for 60 pts worth. OK, so convert some of the Shooty Boyz,
> and you can stretch your 22 to fill 7 stands. But that's it.
>
> Apart from that, Orks are all-rounders. They're 2nd best at everything.
> Out-shot by Imperials, out-CCd by nearly everyone else. Against an
> opponent who's not really proficient with his force, and who doesn't
> have a set of pre-planned moves and tactics, you'll do well with even
> simple tactics. But against a good opponent, you have to be either much
> better or very, very lucky to even draw. Regardless though, they're
> great fun, and do have some excellent units.
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