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Post by macdaddy on Oct 2, 2017 14:51:49 GMT
I'm hoping that is something that will be looked at whenever we get our CID. I feel it would be fitting if say Eye of Truth, Blood of Martyrs, and Hand of Judgement be allowed in the Guardians theme as a lot of their fluff is about the flameguard. Didn't EoT's fluff have it literally /guard/ a/the temple of its own will? And in regards to the Exemplar, I remember that FoS was treated like an honorary knight and comrade in arms, even though it's technically a inanimate object. Fire should be in Exemplar theme. And I could totally see HoJ or specifically EoT in the flameguard theme. As far as them being inanimate. In the fluff it feels like jacks are more sentient than given credit. Kind of like a machine spirit from 40K (except without the human brain) Character jacks are examples of jacks that developed personalities and all jacks have a measure of intelligence as jack marshals shout orders to them and they can figure out what they need to do. jacks are basically like giant metal animals.
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Post by W0lfBane on Oct 2, 2017 14:52:03 GMT
... Sufficed to say I'm very pleased with this *infantry* theme ... Perhaps infantry themes shouldn't give overwhelming buffs to jacks? Its a jack ability that encourages you to take infantry. I think its a fine ability and makes fluff sense. But considering how strong of an ability it is i agree with them restricting which jacks get it so that not all jacks get it
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Post by bskhacker on Oct 2, 2017 15:05:32 GMT
I think we should get some themes that focus of more of the themes of the faction. Like I would enjoy say a fire theme that was limited to models with some kind of fire ability and some support models. Or a theme that uses other thematics of the faction that would allow different mixes of models not just bassed on what part of the army they are from.
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Post by demonic on Oct 3, 2017 5:34:48 GMT
I think we should get some themes that focus of more of the themes of the faction. Like I would enjoy say a fire theme that was limited to models with some kind of fire ability and some support models. Or a theme that uses other thematics of the faction that would allow different mixes of models not just bassed on what part of the army they are from. Guardian of the Temple is our fire themed list. The Exemplar list actually does play off the thematics of the faction... exemplar models ^-^ Creator's Might is based off how every 'jack in the protectorate was designed BY Menoth. The themes are all based off novelties of the faction, this much is true. However, the synergetic bonuses to already fully functioning and competitive lists is just damn near annoying. mrhlaine, look at Skorne's new theme Disciples of Agony. It lets you use minion beasts as faction beasts as well as allows you to have infantry minions in your army, then gives you a bonus based on how many infantry models you have. Yeah, they are trying to make people spend more money, lots more. Part of what I liked about WM/H is that you could design a list and purchase it for around 4-500 bucks and just build off it. With all the themes, you now have to design completely new lists and drop another half grand down just to stand a chance. However, I don't see this theme thing lasting that long, at least not this many. By next year, during the WTC, when every list is a themed list from every player, they'll either be nerfed to the extreme or slowly killed off one by one. Without the allowance of creativity, there is no need to buy anymore than one list for the one theme that you can take advantage of most.
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