 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 Jun 2012 8:43 a.m. PST |
Writing in White Dwarf magazine, Mat Ward explains that Dreadnoughts are "often overlooked" in Blood Angels armies, and recommends them as "a good all-rounder and an ideal supplement to any strike force." Do you field Dreadnoughts with your Blood Angels? |
| Pictors Studio | 04 Jun 2012 9:11 a.m. PST |
Overlooked!? My regular opponent has five of them for his force. He typically fields three of them in a 1500-2000 pt game. If anything they are a ubiquitous part of a Blood Angels force. |
| Wolfprophet | 04 Jun 2012 9:24 a.m. PST |
Never seen one around here. All our Blood Angels players field obscene numbers of chibihawks and Baals. My Lascannons find them delicious. |
| Little Big Wars | 04 Jun 2012 9:31 a.m. PST |
Blood Angels without their iconic Furioso? Heresy! |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 04 Jun 2012 9:42 a.m. PST |
To clarify, Mat was referring to "plain jane" Dreadnoughts, not Furiosos or Death Company. |
| Jovian1 | 04 Jun 2012 10:31 a.m. PST |
Why plain jane Dreadnoughts? I've rarely seen a plain jane Dreadnought fielded – it is usually a Venerable Dreadnought, or something similar! |
| Pictors Studio | 04 Jun 2012 10:45 a.m. PST |
Yeah, who would field a plain jane one anymore if you have the venerable option. Half the blow-upy for only slightly more points. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 04 Jun 2012 10:47 a.m. PST |
He discusses the three Dreadnought types – which he classifies as Dreadnoughts, Death Company Dreadnoughts, and Furioso Dreadnoughts – and says that "Dreadnoughts" (the first category) are overlooked. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 04 Jun 2012 11:23 a.m. PST |
With all the souped-up dreadnoughts including the librarian one giving the BA player more options than any other chapter,
GW is actually DISCOURAGING Blood Angels players from fielding plain janes, aren't they? |
| doug6125 | 04 Jun 2012 12:14 p.m. PST |
Sounds like an attempt to raise sales on 'plain janes' to me |
| Blake Walker | 04 Jun 2012 1:38 p.m. PST |
I have Furioso and Death Company Dreadnoughts. Two is enough for my BA army right now. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 04 Jun 2012 6:42 p.m. PST |
Righto Blake, If GW really wanted people to buy more 'plain jane' dreadnoughts, it would not give BA players so many alternative (and superior) dreadnought options. |
| basileus66 | 04 Jun 2012 10:23 p.m. PST |
In my BA army I use three dreadnoughts: 2 plain dreads in drop pods and 1 Furioso. I do not take Death Company dread, though. Its "rage" special rule makes it too easy to "distract" in pursuing irrelevant units. |
| Gunner Dunbar | 05 Jun 2012 3:25 a.m. PST |
I will have 2 dreds in my 15mm Blood Angels force, not sure what type I will take, probably no plain janes though. |
| Farstar | 05 Jun 2012 4:11 p.m. PST |
The Plain Janes are going to be a fairly slow way to get heavy weapons in a fast army that has fast HW options. Not a bad idea if you want to play "crack the whip", but how often will that work? |
| WarpSpeed | 05 Jun 2012 4:39 p.m. PST |
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