Darian VorlickKonto zweryfikowane

Dear Warhammer Tactics People, My name is Aaron. I am well. I hope you are also well. I have a request and an explanation. And obviously, "playing the game" answers a lot of what's in this thread. That goes without saying. We already do that. You, me, and everyone else. 1/?

I'm more curious about countering a trend in (some!) video guides, as well as the repetitive answers on social media to those "What units should I take?" questions from newbies. I think we're letting peeps down a lot, here.

What My Friends Do: Use units that look cool, matching our army themes and preferred tactics, tied into lore we love. What We Don't Do: Copy cookie-cutter lists off the internet and lovingly-slash-sadistically hone them to tournament-ripe perfection. How we play isn't unique.

Plenty of tactics videos, and online discussion of army lists, immediately dives into what's "best". The "strongest" unit. The special character you take instead of the "weaker" generic character. The "auto-take" artefact. I'd argue this is of limited use in, like, reality.

Relaying that stuff proves you can read tournament tables, which is great, or anticipate them, which is nothing to be sneezed at. That's a damn craft in itself. No argument. But it's useless for actual tactics and deeper discussion. And it swallows pretty much all other debate.

Tell me why I should take unit A, B, and C, not just X. What are they good at? Oh, they're not "optimal"? Cool, great, but what ARE they good at? What are they bad at? In what kind of army would you take that unit? What special rule is that unit strong against, and weak against?

Don't tell me to take one "best" subfaction and ignore the others. Plenty of normal, actual people do fine with those subfactions. Tell me what they're good at, and how to play them better than I currently do. Y'know... tactics!

Don't tell me 1 artefact is "auto-include" and then move on. Tell me what the other 30 in the battletome ARE good for. Tell me what cool Realm artefacts would go with different Enclaves/Lodges/Legions/Tribes, etc. Tell me what your lore-appropriate armies might look like.