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Who plays what?

Post by Primarch » Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:47 am

No, this isn't a rehash of the old "Who's on first" routine, but rather an attempt to see which factions everyone has.
This was posted by M_i_J elsewhere.
me_in_japan wrote:I was curious - who plays what faction? I know we have some new players, so i was wondering if we could make a definitive list of who's got what. Just out of curiosity, like. :)
So, what faction do you have and why?

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Re: Who plays what?

Post by me_in_japan » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:25 am

Gah! My attempts to stop that blood pressure elevating discussion on the failings of GW and 40k have come to naught :(

Cryx because they're eeeeeeviiiill

Trollbloods for 3 reasons:
1) they're big, angry trolls
2) they have bazookas, miniguns and flaming barrels of gunpowder
3) they're big angry trolls with bazookas, miniguns and flaming barrels of gunpowder.

although technically I haven't actually played trollbloods yet.
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Re: Who plays what?

Post by Colonel Voss » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:48 am

Khador- Cold and tough from the north, can't beat that.

Circle of Oboros- trixie they is, lots of movement games and an interesting challenge

Retribution of Scryah- Interesting choices that force me to think outside my comfort zone. However, if this paint scheme doesn't go together properly soon, I will be trading them away for another faction!
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Re: Who plays what?

Post by Dungeon Lord » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:03 am

I (will) have Cygnar. Mainly because I want something not everybody has. Adds to variety and all that. Plus I wanted to be "good" for a change (yes I know it isn't as clear who is bad/good as other systems). They also shoot, that will be fun trying to figure out strategies to make them work.

The only drawback: more blue guys :roll: but mine will be black. Problem solved.

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Re: Who plays what?

Post by The Underdweller » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:23 pm

The Protectorate of Menoth because they look cool, and because they are an fanatical group of desert dwellers who worship a vengeful Old Testament-style god. What's not to like?

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Re: Who plays what?

Post by me_in_japan » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:34 pm

I wanted to be "good" for a change (yes I know it isn't as clear who is bad/good as other systems).
Oooh! *MiJ's hand shoots up* Cryx are bad! Very, very bad. Dat's why I like em. None o this moral ambiguity malarkey. Zombies:check. Witches:check. Zombie witches:double check. Yup, dey's bad as dey come :twisted:
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Re: Who plays what?

Post by Dungeon Lord » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:46 pm

me_in_japan wrote:
Oooh! *MiJ's hand shoots up* Cryx are bad! Very, very bad. Dat's why I like em. None o this moral ambiguity malarkey. Zombies:check. Witches:check. Zombie witches:double check. Yup, dey's bad as dey come :twisted:
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Re: Who plays what?

Post by Danguinius » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:07 am

In the fluff, there were a group of evil human enslavers who used dark magic, called the Orgoth. They dominated the lands of the WarMachine kingdoms for hundreds of years until they were repelled in a series of wars. Then, Cryx said, "Nope. Those guys aren`t evil enough!" and wiped the Orgoth out (stealing a lot of their dark magic secrets in the process). And when you think about it, Cryx`s biggest enemy now is the Legion of Everblight - the baddies in Hordes. I think nothing says pure evil like Cryx; they`re so evil they want to dominate/obliterate all other evil competitors even.

Anyway, I play Cygnar because - like Dungeon Lord - they were kind of the leftover faction no one wanted to play when I joined our WarmaHordes circle. I continue to play them because I like their synergies and their warjacks look cool.

I also have a massive Trollblood army (larger than my Cygnar). I chose Trolls for many of the same reasons as MIJ, but also for the following reasons:
1. They have cavalry - heavy cavalry - that consist of Trolls riding buffalos! How friggin` sweet is that?!!!
2. The designers wanted the Scout miniatures to look like "rural folk", so one has a bottle of moonshine, one accompanying Pyg is playing a banjo, and the unit leader is carrying a pig. Too sweet.
3. Their heavy warbeasts have arule called "snacking" - they heal when they eat living models!
4. Mulg. He`s so big and old, he is becoming a mountain. Yes, he is actually becoming a mountain. And he carries a close combat weapon: a tree!
5. The story in the fluff when Hoarluk Doomshaper first encountered Mulg.
6. One of their warlocks has a rule called "stumbling drunk" - if he imbibes from the keg of beer carried by his trusted Pyg assistant, he will literally stumble out of close combat IN A RANDOM DIRECTION the first time he gets hit. Too funny!
7. Easier to paint than Skorne or Circle.
8. The MOuntain King model is awesome.

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