"Ask Me Anything" thread on Reddit by someone with 40K rules

[Spevna]

The obvious way to avoid that problem would be to just not do it. I have a sneaking suspicion GW don't care for power gaming, and just dont factor it in to their play testing.

Yes, and probably yes.

[Spevna]

Ohhh, and Chaos Marines and Daemons are battle brothers, so a Fateweaver lead force is completely viable. Can you imagine all of your Terminators and Obliterators re-rolling their 2+ armor saves?! And with the supposed nerf to power weapons (AP3), they will be virtually unkillable. It looks like more wonderful "play-testing" by GW ("Hey, let`s let people include allies in their armies. We can sell a lot more units that way. What could go wrong?")

Danguinius

I don't want to imagine that it would be a pretty unenjoyable game I reckon.

[Primarch]

Fateweavers ability is not a USR, so until the definitive answer is available, I am not going to start worrying.

If it is possible, THEN I will start worrying.

[Mike the Pike]

All I can do in the face of such rumors is to quote the great philosopher Paulo Pullum...
"Caelum cadens! Caelum cadens!"

[Admiral-Badruck]

Para Los que solo entienden latin vulgar
El cielo se está cayendo! El cielo se está cayendo! "
Or for our Anglo readers.
The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
Fur doz dat just bark orkky bark.
Unkiwizza unkiwizza.

I really don't see what the hubbub is about. I am sure the game will be fun and that is all that matters.

[Primarch]

@ Pikey - Is that Latin for "Rage Quit!"?

Para Los que solo entienden latin vulgar
El cielo se está cayendo! El cielo se está cayendo! "
Or for our Anglo readers.
The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
Fur doz dat just bark orkky bark.
Unkiwizza unkiwizza.

I really don't see what the hubbub is about. I am sure the game will be fun and that is all that matters.

@Badruck - I haven't seen this show yet, is it any good?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjroVVhe8G0

Back on topic,

The people who will be running Fateweaver/Abaddon+Termie lists are the same people who run Melta-Vet or Razor-Wolf spam lists. So far, at least around this neck of the woods, we dont have any of that sort in the group. Done right, the allies rules seem cool.

I got this info from elsewhere on the web:
FOC
1999 points and under
Same as current FOC plus 0-1 Fortification

2000 points and over
2-4 HQ
4-12 Troops
0-6 Elite
0-6 Heavy
0-6 Fast
0-1 Fortification

Allies (On top of the above options)
1 HQ
1-2 Troops
0-1 Elite
0-1 Heavy
0-1 Fast

So at 2000 points with allies you are looking at 3 HQs and 5 Troops before you get anything else. Wow.

[Admiral-Badruck]

That seems cool

[Mike the Pike]

@Prim: It's Google Latin for the "Sky is falling" because, as usual, the interwebs are abuzz with cries that Allies will prove the death of 40K and everyone will be running Fateweaver + Leafblower + Commander Farsight lists at every opportunity. But as you pointed out, it's not as easy as all that. Investing around 600pts in such a 'killer' combo plus five troops choices before you even start means we won't be seeing such lists very often if at all. And as you also point out not even the WAACiest amongst us <cough> Madmiral <cough> is that douche bag-esque.

BTW I would love to see the look on the face of the 1st idiot that does try to ally Fateweaver with Abaddon, and then discovers that Senor Weaver has a pretty good chance of not turning up when you want him and then when and if he does turn up, getting shot to pieces (as he is rather vulnerable to any kind of massed fire 3W only a 3+inv.save!).

[Tenorikuma]

I'm thinking about taking a cheap Space Marine or Imperial Guard HQ/Troop combo so I can field a Valkyrie or Storm Talon with my Wolves. I couldn't really care less about power gaming.

[Primarch]

I'm thinking about taking a cheap Space Marine or Imperial Guard HQ/Troop combo so I can field a Valkyrie or Storm Talon with my Wolves. I couldn't really care less about power gaming.

And why would you? As I said, nobody plays like that around here anyway.
Personally I am thinking about an Inquisitor for my IG and some Dark Eldar for my Necrons. Lots of interesting combos without going overboard.