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by Lagamorph » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:23 pm

Hullo all!

I'm a novice player of Warhammer 40k at the moment (Space Marines of course, For the emperor!) and am also looking into starting up a Warhammer Fantasy army after playing a quick game in my local store and purchasing the (immense) rulebook. However, I'm kind of torn with which army to choose, so I was hoping for some suggestions/opinions on which is your favourite army and why, and why you think it might be suitable for me.
When I play fantasy computer games I tend to lean towards characters/classes that are more magic oriented (Warlocks, Mages and the like) or characters that are a kind of mixture between magic and melee (Such as Paladins) so that's the kind of army I'd be kind of leaning towards. I'm also quite a fan of big cool looking monsters :D

So far I have ruled out a few though. Namely the Tomb Kings (I don't want an army of boring looking skeletons) and Vampire Counts (again, most of the units seem to be skeletons).
I'm also not a huge fan of Skaven or Lizardmen, but might be swayed if someone can make a good argument for them, heh.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Ecno » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:26 pm

Wood Elves.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Lagamorph » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:29 pm

Ecno wrote:Wood Elves.

Why?

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Garth » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:42 pm

Empire perhaps? They've got Wizards, Warrior Priests, the Griffon and plenty of variety.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by melatonin » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:42 pm

King Horn (Room 8, 31st Floor) wrote:Chaos Space Marines. because they are BAD ASS


He said Fantasy, not 40k OMFG LAWL O_o

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Jonathan86 » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:43 pm

King Horn (Room 8, 31st Floor) wrote:Chaos Space Marines. because they are BAD ASS


That's 40k dude, not Warhammer.

I'm no expert, but check out www.reddit.com/r/warhammer - plenty of experienced guys there

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Peter Crisp » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:40 pm

I'm an AD&D fan not Warhammer but I'd go with an undead super army. They may be a bit stupid but they get the job done.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Qikz » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:41 pm

If it's fantasty, why wouldn't you go orcs?

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by frogg » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:47 pm

Bretonnians > all

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Carlos » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:14 pm

Wood Elves perform badly in 8E WFB. The laser guided cannons have made large monsters a liability too.
If you want Magic and Knights Id say High Elves or Empire. Empire tend to be more 'massed and cheap' with some good elites whereas High Elves lean more towards the 'Elite but expensive' side. HE some of the best mages in the game though. Of course if you just want cool models roll as Lizardmen!

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Pedz » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:30 pm

I liked Chaos

I use to collect skaven stuffs.

I had the Choas greater demons, also. Just cause they were cool.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Captian Kil » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:52 pm

Orks. Go Orks.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Diabolito » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:53 pm

none. 8-)

warhammer is lame

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by False » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:35 pm

Ratmen. Always go ratmen.

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by andretmzt » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:37 pm

King Horn (Room 8, 31st Floor) wrote:Chaos Space Marines. because they are BAD ASS


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by Jingle Ord The Way » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:38 pm

Falsey wrote:Ratmen. Always go ratmen.

Is that the same as Skaven?

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by False » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:45 pm

I think Skaven is the army yeah.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by Lagamorph » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:48 pm

Chaos Space Marines? Pffft. My brother has yet to beat my Space Marines with his Chaos Guys. Then again he has also yet to beat me with his Grey Knights either (Ok, the only match we've used for those is a Quarantine game and I only managed to win by having a single Rhino at the end of the game, but a win is a win!), or beat me at all now I think about it......yeah....Abbadon aint so tough in my brothers hands it turns out. A few canon-shells to the face from a Vindicator and he's crying like a baby.

I had considered Skaven but I just look at them and always feel just a little creeped out....hehe.

I was originally leaning towards Dark Elves before I looked too in depth at everything, what do people think of them?

And I was kind of put off Orks due to just how easily they die in 40k. I know they make up for it in numbers but you score one good explosion hit or a multi-firing weapon like a Gatling Psilencer and you can cut their squads to shreds in no time flat. Are they any better in Fantasy?

I think I'll take another look at Empire and High Elves, though I was kind of leaning towards being on the side of evil with Fantasy :lol:

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by LewisD » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:49 pm

I had a Chaos fantasy army.

It was fucken pimped.

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PostRe: Which Warhammer army...
by G-Rat » Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:00 pm

Lagamorph wrote:Chaos Space Marines? Pffft. My brother has yet to beat my Space Marines with his Chaos Guys. Then again he has also yet to beat me with his Grey Knights either (Ok, the only match we've used for those is a Quarantine game and I only managed to win by having a single Rhino at the end of the game, but a win is a win!), or beat me at all now I think about it......yeah....Abbadon aint so tough in my brothers hands it turns out. A few canon-shells to the face from a Vindicator and he's crying like a baby.

I had considered Skaven but I just look at them and always feel just a little creeped out....hehe.

I was originally leaning towards Dark Elves before I looked too in depth at everything, what do people think of them?

And I was kind of put off Orks due to just how easily they die in 40k. I know they make up for it in numbers but you score one good explosion hit or a multi-firing weapon like a Gatling Psilencer and you can cut their squads to shreds in no time flat. Are they any better in Fantasy?

I think I'll take another look at Empire and High Elves, though I was kind of leaning towards being on the side of evil with Fantasy :lol:


Dark Elves are fantastic, mate. I had myself an army of them (I could probably sort you out with a bunch of stuff once I get home :shifty: ) and they were a lot of fun. Really nice balance of cheap warrior units, with some elite units, and then you got your powerful sorceresses and stuff too. Pretty badass artwork if you get the codex too. I don't remember much in terms of rules as it was a good maybe 7 years ago or so, so they've no doubt changed too.

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