tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717820694387825462.post1282293271217533904..comments2023-05-11T03:45:31.731-07:00Comments on 40K Unorthodoxy: Purgation Squad vs. Dual DreadnoughtsUnorthodoxyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01577407895720451428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717820694387825462.post-36166327869045770332014-05-03T12:52:27.844-07:002014-05-03T12:52:27.844-07:00As a minor feedback point msny games later, purgat...As a minor feedback point msny games later, purgation squads have proven, thus far, to be a very strong alternative. Dreads are, again, proving their worth but the Purgation squads have been the more effective of the two options taken as a whole. I remain impressed with both but would now be firmly of the opinion that Purgation Squads provide the stronger playUnorthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577407895720451428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717820694387825462.post-73709103707729175132012-03-19T14:38:46.835-07:002012-03-19T14:38:46.835-07:00TSHFT was great. I had a lot of fun there and was...TSHFT was great. I had a lot of fun there and was able to test out the Purgation and the Dreadnoughts together in a highly competitive tournament, with clubs from all over, some from over 500 miles away! Quite the regional event. Met a lot of nice people too.<br /><br />The army did very well. The big surprise in it was somethign we don't really talk about: the Doomfist. it turned out to be a mighty deterrent in my games. While I was definitely hit hard in my two games against other Grey Knights who spammed the Dreadnoughts, it was the Fistyness of my Dreads that drove many of their decisions in my backfield and they clearly respected what it could do to their chances of taking objectives. They would not advance on it until they could clip that thing and it really made a game difference. Many units were unable to assault the units they really wanted to and the TL LasCannon was very reliable. The Multimelta Dread mattered in one mission where the guy just was NOT going to get close enough to lose his Raider from it, even though it was probably the right move for him. hindsight is 20/20. Gonna try it with just Purgation again and see how it "feels" now that I have done it Hybrid.Unorthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577407895720451428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717820694387825462.post-80326471575070590152012-03-15T01:44:32.129-07:002012-03-15T01:44:32.129-07:00Well I have decided to go to a tourney I have been...Well I have decided to go to a tourney I have been eyeballing for four years, called TSHFT and the theory will be tested.<br /><br />I am quite torn as to whether to bring no Dreads or two, in place of a Purgation Squad. Any opinions? I am thinking that by taking both types of units, I am giving myself a powerful plus when dealing with difficult terrain while acknowledging that terrain may not help in which case I will need range to avoid being whittled. Would also help if I read the missions. I hear they use wierd ones at TSHFT. I guess I'll find out. Anyone been there vefore that can share thoughts on how the tourney generally goes, or at least how it differs?Unorthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577407895720451428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717820694387825462.post-3114139389438131672012-03-03T09:32:52.466-08:002012-03-03T09:32:52.466-08:00I hadn't thought about it, but you're righ...I hadn't thought about it, but you're right. In all my games with Grey Knights, it's been Terminators and Strike Squads, or Henchman and Terminators/Paladins. A couple Crowe lists but even in those it's always the Dreadnoughts that are the heavy support.<br /><br />You make a pretty good point about the fact that the Dreads aren't equipped with Force Weapons. heck they don't even have power weapons! Makes the Purgation squad a lot more versatile and dangerous in general it seems to me. <br /><br />Does the Psyker defense stack from the two Dreadnoughts? I would assume it does?Zorzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972522101753039319noreply@blogger.com