Post by snoozer on May 10, 2021 9:32:51 GMT
Warmachine has introduced a new type of model. These are Archons and super Juniors. They are stronger and more expensive and therefore actually streamline the game with less activations to do. This is meta shaping right now, but not necessarily bad for the game.
The other one is Riot Quest solos. Those are usually characters and even if you feel forced to buy them for your theme forces that would end up worth maybe 1 or 2 you want. Even if you play on of these all Merc themes, there are only so many solos you can have in an army...
I wonder how smart it is to all out Archon today (and I do own 6 Archon Models). If I was building an Army list today, I would look for good ways to counter those Archons. Brisbane and Chargers come to mind. Or good old combined ranged attacks that will hit them hard and reliable.
They won't be in every list all the time forever. How many Hermits are there? Not that many anymore. Remember the "broken" Eilish? Nobody playing him anymore. Or the newest shiny Theme list? All these things evened out eventually. And not by power creep alone. The tournament lists always contain all the new shiny stuff let alone for the fact, that the opponent might be unfamiliar with it. Especially in Virtual-TC, everybody can use all the new shinies without any actual $ or painting investment.
For the record, I do not like the "monsternomicon random encounter" kind of the death archon - he is not as fluffy as the others. I still do not think that he should be in every list. In most cases this eats your merc slot and that one is precious!
The other one is Riot Quest solos. Those are usually characters and even if you feel forced to buy them for your theme forces that would end up worth maybe 1 or 2 you want. Even if you play on of these all Merc themes, there are only so many solos you can have in an army...
I wonder how smart it is to all out Archon today (and I do own 6 Archon Models). If I was building an Army list today, I would look for good ways to counter those Archons. Brisbane and Chargers come to mind. Or good old combined ranged attacks that will hit them hard and reliable.
They won't be in every list all the time forever. How many Hermits are there? Not that many anymore. Remember the "broken" Eilish? Nobody playing him anymore. Or the newest shiny Theme list? All these things evened out eventually. And not by power creep alone. The tournament lists always contain all the new shiny stuff let alone for the fact, that the opponent might be unfamiliar with it. Especially in Virtual-TC, everybody can use all the new shinies without any actual $ or painting investment.
For the record, I do not like the "monsternomicon random encounter" kind of the death archon - he is not as fluffy as the others. I still do not think that he should be in every list. In most cases this eats your merc slot and that one is precious!