Progress Report

Hey guys, it's been a while so I'll keep this short and sweet. The reason behind the lack of updates has mostly just been evaluating what to do with the blog as several factors beyond my control are making it difficult to achieve progress. I've had to halt my 30K Legion reviews until the updated Crusade army books are released with all their respective changes so that I don't end up drastically changing older articles (from what minor leaks we got, both my Imperial Fist and Iron Warriors reviews will need big re-writes). Age of Sigmar content was planned but is now on the back-burner with that new three ways to play system probably invalidating anything I would have been working on, meaning I'll be waiting a few months until that release before I get stuck in with army reviews and gameplay break-downs. However, my inclination is that the core rules for Age of Sigmar will not change meaning I can still do some general tips and tricks articles if you should so desire. I've been on an Age of Sigmar rush lately and I'm eager to share at least some of those experiences and give you my general (mostly positive) thoughts on the game system. Additionally, I got wound up on my 40K reviews because of one simple word; supplements. Buying codices to review them is one thing and something I am comfortable with as I tend to play the role of "rules encyclopedia" at any gaming store I visit to help settle rules disputes, but keeping up with all of the supplements, campaign books and data-slates is just not worth it from a financial perspective as I am still fundamentally a model/gaming driven hobbyist. This means that my 7th Edition reviews will always feel incomplete to me - no matter how much I exhaust the core source material - when all those extra rules are hiding away in other tomes; it is frankly maddening. I'll work around it where possible but just be aware that I likely won't be covering too many non-codex rule collections in the future; one I definitely will get to eventually is Angels of Death so don't fret on that front!

From what I can gather I just need to write a Stompa review for Orks and they'll be sorted (finally), then I've got some Tau and Adeptus Mechanicus entries to sort through but for the most part I've already got a good frame-work to go off with those as I'm overly familiar with both factions anyway. From there, Dark Angels, Wulfen, Harlequins, Imperial/Renegade (yay!) Knights and Khorne Daemonkin look to be the only groups that need to be covered before I'm up to date with main-line 40K releases (on the topic of Dark Angels, as I've clarified earlier that won't be a full codex review given the shared unit entries between the various Adeptus Astartes books but it will cover everything unique to the 1st Legion). I have considered doing a Stormcast Eternal break-down based on my now extensive experience playing both with and against them, even if it runs contrary to what I wrote above about Age of Sigmar reviews. I think I honestly could cover all of the armies if I run out of 40K content to produce because frankly I want to focus on what makes units tick and the tricks you can pull similar to my Space Marine Character articles, meaning they could stay relevant regardless of the introduction of a points system - however, it isn't the main priority at the moment. What has been irritating me for a few months now is that what I'm really into at the moment - Horus Heresy and Age of Sigmar - are topics I will struggle to give due justice given the impending changes to both looming over the horizon, and I guess that could be described as the main reason behind my absence, but I'm feeling better with the mess of releases flooding my review pile and I'll endeavor to get regular content out again soon. Cheers everyone for reading my inane ramblings and have a nice day!

Orks Tactica - Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka

Greetings fellow wargamers and welcome to one of the last entries in my Ork Tactica series, focusing this time on the mighty Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka! Though his actual competitive worth is questionable nowadays due to some unnecessary changes he received and other supporting meta-game related factors, he is still a cunning beast with colossal strength. I hope you enjoy this article!

Apologies for the absence, I wasn't happy with this article so just fair warning on that front. 

Codex Tau - Breacher Teams

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the second entry in my 7th Edition Tau Tactica series, this time focusing on the alternative Fire Warrior unit that have been aptly named as the Breacher Teams. I hope you enjoy the article!

Codex Skitarii - Sicarian Ruststalkers

Greetings fellow minions of the Adeptus Mechanicus and welcome to another entry in my Codex Skitarii series, this time analyzing the frightening Sicarian Ruststalkers. Though they are a melee unit that theoretically has lots of things going in their favor, in practice they are actually a rather difficult squad to utilize effectively because of their fragility and high cost - think of them as cyborg Harlequins and you would be on the right track. I hope you enjoy this article!

Codex Skitarii - Vanguard and Rangers

Greetings all and welcome to the first unit overview for my Skitarii Tactica series, first introducing the deadly duo of Skitarii Vanguard and Skitarii Rangers. These are the basic infantry of the Adeptus Mechanicus' forces and are surprisingly volatile for anything that is unlucky enough to be in their sights. I hope you enjoy this article!

Orks Tactica - Flash Gitz

Greetins' me fellow Orks, me name be Kaptin Eelubber an' 'dis be me Waaagh! Pathetic attention-grabbing humor aside, this is my take on the not-pirate Flash Gitz and what they are capable of. I hope you enjoy this article!

Codex Tau - Update Analysis

Greetings all and welcome to the first part of my new Tau Codex Tactica series, kicking off with a look at all the changes made to the 6th Edition codex that birthed the current iteration. I hope you enjoy this article!