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Post by cobaltsentinel on Jan 15, 2008 2:25:44 GMT -5
Since I'm starting to get a fair amount of vehicles together (a few LRs, Chimeras and Sentinels), should I dish out for some Tech Priests? Personally, I've never been too fond of them fluff-wise, but should I consider using them at all? Thanks!
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Post by sammy1979 on Jan 15, 2008 3:10:12 GMT -5
never used them myself but i would say if there backed up by some combat and gun servitors they look pretty damn handy, though i think there tank saving abilities arn't all they cracked up to be.
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Post by fatuous on Jan 15, 2008 11:30:33 GMT -5
TBH I would like to field one but there are too many draw backs that make them un useable for me.
To take 1 engine seer will cost u an elite option, and a doctrine point (this is why i dont take preists or psykers either, 1 doctrine point for 1 guy is too much).
Add to that the fact that the servitors have to come from his personal war gear allowance, and it just isn't worth taking one any more. Well not for me. I'd love to take one in a chimera with lots of mech servitors so i could mend my vehicles, but u have to max out on fixers to stand a chance on fixing any thing (compared with the fricking ork trucks that used to fix them selves, our dedicated guy was crap at it) and u can't add any fighting ones then cos run out of points.
Nice idea, and I wuold like to try taking one, but atm, it is just too costly IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 2:23:20 GMT -5
we were better off before the faq when the servitors didnt count towards the points. however you could play vanilla guard and use everything
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2008 9:38:49 GMT -5
If you have some points left over and your strategy relies on a techpriest, then go for it. I can't tell you how many times I've shot up my friends tank only to have him patch it up and return fire later in the game. They're decent combat units, and if you take some repair servitors and maybe a gun servitor (and keep them firmly planted on the tanks a$$-end) they'll probably last you the whole game.
in other words: give it a shot.
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Post by Woz on Jan 23, 2008 12:27:53 GMT -5
Remember that Tech Priests are non senior officers so they are only allowed to take 50 points of wargear and servitors count as wargear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2008 15:35:38 GMT -5
I've had little luck with my tech priest. I just keep him right behind a tank, but he does better in close combat than fixin things.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2008 19:29:41 GMT -5
I've tried to use them and their a complete waste of points, outfitted with a full team of servitors they cost a much as a grenadier squad.
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Post by Woz on Jan 24, 2008 16:49:33 GMT -5
I've tried to use them and their a complete waste of points, outfitted with a full team of servitors they cost a much as a grenadier squad. How? You only have 50 points to spend. |
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Post by rhetoric on Jan 26, 2008 3:28:47 GMT -5
i have some tech priests, i use them from time to time, as I like the BS4 heavy bolters and multimeltas. but as Addictive says they are supposed to come from wargear allowance, so you can't have a maxed out squad of a tech priest + 4 gun servitors. even if you could they still die quite easy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 17:07:29 GMT -5
How? You only have 50 points to spend. Servitors don't count as wargear. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 22:16:05 GMT -5
"The full cost of an Enginseer's servitors counts against his wargear limit." IG FAQ, V. 4.0.
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Post by Woz on Jan 26, 2008 22:59:17 GMT -5
"The full cost of an Enginseer's servitors counts against his wargear limit." IG FAQ, V. 4.0. What he said and Tech Priests aren't senior officers so they only get 50 points for wargear. |
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Post by Mabus on Jan 27, 2008 11:48:28 GMT -5
I've got the maximum amount of Techpriests im my army. Give 'em as many tech servitors as possible and stick 'em behind your most prized tanks. It works every time. I haven't ended a game withought all my leman Russ tanks still in full working order since getting my enginseers.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2008 19:39:55 GMT -5
Techpreists are also the only IG codex unit with a 3+ save. Plus they're cool fluff-wise, but they're still worse then a techmarine overall.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2008 23:29:48 GMT -5
keep the faq hidden away. very few players actually know of them......
so dont talk about it and hope it goes away.
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Post by ssgtdude (M.I.A) on Feb 2, 2008 0:22:00 GMT -5
If you give your Tech Priest the Honorifica then it is better than a Marine Tech priest.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2008 1:25:35 GMT -5
say how many tech priest do you think a regular company have or even a regiment?
i would imagine at least around 20... you know. i honestly think that gw should make an adeptus mechanicus army it would be pretty cool
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Post by ssgtdude (M.I.A) on Feb 2, 2008 4:23:32 GMT -5
That would be a dream. For my own army I only run one with 4 tech servitors. Considering my army I had to do a conversion. Took the Techmarine backpack and fused it to the Sister's Hospitaler model. Looks excellent after I handmade the poweraxe. Now if I can only remember that danged init 1 powerfist attack at the end of combat.
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Post by cobaltsentinel on Feb 8, 2008 14:16:12 GMT -5
I've never been too fond of the whole quasi-religious undertone, but I've been able to adjust my army accordingly. Still, thanks to everyone for the advice. I think I'll stay away from Tech Priests for now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2008 19:02:29 GMT -5
"The full cost of an Enginseer's servitors counts against his wargear limit." IG FAQ, V. 4.0. The codex specifically states that the servitors don't count against the war gear limit. But your right... the errata has done a complete 180 on it and now they do. Odd that they made such a drastic change in the errata, usually they are meant to just clear things up. But there it is in black and white |
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Post by Woz on Feb 12, 2008 20:10:30 GMT -5
"The full cost of an Enginseer's servitors counts against his wargear limit." IG FAQ, V. 4.0. The codex specifically states that the servitors don't count against the war gear limit. But your right... the errata has done a complete 180 on it and now they do. Odd that they made such a drastic change in the errata, usually they are meant to just clear things up. But there it is in black and white Where does it say that they don't count against the wargear limit?  ? My codex says that a techpriest may be accompanied by Servitors (see Wargear)............. They're in the wargear section and all wargear is limited. The errata just cleard up something that I thought was obvious. Though I do think that Techpriest should be considered as Senior officers and sould have 100 pts of wargear. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2008 7:48:19 GMT -5
The codex specifically states that the servitors don't count against the war gear limit. But your right... the errata has done a complete 180 on it and now they do. Odd that they made such a drastic change in the errata, usually they are meant to just clear things up. But there it is in black and white Where does it say that they don't count against the wargear limit? ? My codex says that a techpriest may be accompanied by Servitors (see Wargear)............. They're in the wargear section and all wargear is limited. The errata just cleard up something that I thought was obvious. Though I do think that Techpriest should be considered as Senior officers and sould have 100 pts of wargear. Page 43 under the options section for the Tech Priests in the newest reprint of the codex. If you have an older copy it just says to see the wargear section. |
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Post by Woz on Feb 19, 2008 9:48:59 GMT -5
Page 43 under the options section for the Tech Priests in the newest reprint of the codex. If you have an older copy it just says to see the wargear section. Newest reprint? ? Right I'm off to GW HQ to burn it down. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2008 23:18:13 GMT -5
Newest reprint? ? Right I'm off the GW HQ to burn it down. I'll hold your coat |
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