Last week played a couple of games of marines vs tau (the batreps are the chap with the cameras department
). Also should have had a Dark angel game tonight but was defeated by london transport.Two solid wins for the Marines, both turn 3. Now we were supposed to be using all the experimental suggestions but I realised a few days later we didn't use the outnumbering suggestion. We just had the points break, an increase on terminators, leader boost etc.
I've never been entirely keen on this suggestion, largely because the +1 doesn't become a big factor all that often, if anything it would result in a few more draws which i think the marines would then generally lose due to more countercharges coming in and wieght of incoming assault fire nobling them in those sorts of situations.
Sure I recognise that it would mean the marines not losing so many troops to combat resolution but to be honest I would prefer fearless leaders. About the same effect but is a further boost for these chaps who are for me the most dissapointing aspect of the army. Marines for me are led by the bravest, most skilled etc etc. A marine leader being a giant amoung giants. Currently in Epic Commissars are the best, probably followed by exarchs and then we have marine heros.
I reckon its a far better alternative, keeps the marine player fom going all gung ho and is a boost for assaults and the mistreated marine leader.
I'm now going away to sort out my scout sniper librarians (well scout snipers are good in the US marines, why not the space arines
).
