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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2007 19:21:09 GMT -5
So what is your favourite Sentinel type ?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2007 23:14:15 GMT -5
could u specify the weapons on each? (i know their in the codex but i cant be bothered getting mine)
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Post by Commissar on Sept 28, 2007 0:17:43 GMT -5
My Rambo sentinel!!!
Loaded up with 8 heavy bolters, 7 hunter killer missiles, 8 storm bolters, 2 heavy stubbers, 2 Las cannons, extra armour, 4 chain saws, jet packs and a screaming deaf guy on cocaine to pilot that mean machine!
Can you deal with what I'm laying down, hmm?
Slip me some skin!!!
O.O
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2007 0:27:24 GMT -5
I like the cadian and mars patterns.
I am thinking of doing up a squad of 2 autocannon patterns, and one lascannon pattern though.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Sept 28, 2007 6:55:37 GMT -5
Catachan, as they roast tau when I drop troop 'em. But general purpose is definitely the Mars pattern.
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Post by Lt. Col. Hawkrin on Sept 28, 2007 7:31:14 GMT -5
Cadian or mars. When you have such a small tank/walker that has a way of not lasting long. It's important to make sure they have more then one shot they can get off before they meet their maker.
Cheers
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Post by Colonel Grammissar Azalar on Sept 28, 2007 7:41:01 GMT -5
I have to place my vote with the drop sentinel. When armed with a multi-melta, its a killer in disgues, and armed with a heavy bolter, makes light work of Orks and other Guardsmen *Evil Laugh
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Sept 28, 2007 11:19:15 GMT -5
Where are the rules for such a monstrousity?
(I wish we could create VDR sentinals, an assault cannon would be a great Anti-personel weapon)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2007 0:32:40 GMT -5
I'll say cadian because they are the real all-rounders, but i usually have at least one mars kickin around too. I wish you could take drop sentinels in a non-drop troop army :\
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Post by Commissar on Sept 30, 2007 22:10:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I use mars and armageddon!
Lascannons are brutal.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2007 21:08:06 GMT -5
I like catachan pattern... Nothing like a deep striking heavy flamer toasting tau, but the cadian sentinel is good for its versatility.
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Post by Commissar on Oct 3, 2007 22:01:56 GMT -5
Yeah, they are all pretty cool.
I especially love armaggedon.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Oct 4, 2007 10:17:35 GMT -5
they're all good, but if we had more weapon options we the sent would be the most feared piece of kit in 40K. (We need plasma cannon sentniels!)
But what I don't get, is that in basic points costs, the eldar war-walker costsabout as much as a sent, yet it can carry nearly double weapons, has a funny enenrgy shield yet costs less than a sentinel!! (or at least according to my codex) Another piece of conclusive proof that GW is run by Imperial-Guard hating hatchetmen, and is tryingto sabotage us.
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Post by Commissar on Oct 5, 2007 0:26:44 GMT -5
Oh...my...god, that is the single greatest suggestion I have ever heard...A plasma sentinel...wow...
Yeah, IG are the butt of GWs horrible gaming pranks...
We get shafted with crap units so ork players can kinda stop complaining about an old codex.
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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Oct 5, 2007 4:36:18 GMT -5
My Rambo sentinel!!! Loaded up with 8 heavy bolters, 7 hunter killer missiles, 8 storm bolters, 2 heavy stubbers, 2 Las cannons, extra armour, 4 chain saws, jet packs and a screaming deaf guy on cocaine to pilot that mean machine! Can you deal with what I'm laying down, hmm? Slip me some skin!!! O.O haha omg awesome. I'm a real fan of the multilaser (mars pattern) sentinel. I tried using the autocannon sentinels for a while, but found that I just had miserable accuracy issues with them. I figured I'd give the multilaser sents a try and not suprisingly, the accuracy issues were solved, and let me tell you, it is REALLY nice to be able to reliably land at least 1 S6 hit of every sent that fires. it's the way to go as far as I'm concerned. the only alternative would be the armageddon (lascannon) pattern sentinel - that just has a big enough gun that you don't really care if it misses, cuz it's one shot and you're resigned to it only hitting sometimes but when it does land a blow, merry christmas, have what I like to refer to as a 'power die' to roll. stuff dies. Catachan, as they roast tau when I drop troop 'em. But general purpose is definitely the Mars pattern. I totally agree with you on this one. multimelta sents are a great thing from forgeworld if you're rocking out the drop army too (though you have to get an opponent who's ok with forgeworld rules being used to field 'em). there's really 2 types of sents: drop sents and conventional sents. When you have such a small tank/walker that has a way of not lasting long... I've found that an adequate superior threat tends to bring life to the humble and much loved sentinel. for this reason, I think multilaser sentinels shine even more. autocannons are scary for most armies that go vs. guard and are geared towards offensive operations. they rely on transports and transports die to autocannons primarily. give your sents these and they become threats. give them multilasers and they can fly under the radar. multilasers are far less well known being a guard only weapon where as the autocannon is known by most players due to its cross-army use. add in some hellhounds vs a 4+ armor army or leman russes vs. a 3+ armor army and you've got a massive distraction that allows your sents even more grace to shoot at stuff unmolested. rely on cover to limit enemy lines of fire to them and you're well on your way towards having survivable sentinels. formations of sents are really just giant 'shoot me' signs as our enemies find them juicy for 'doubling up' on kills and thus your survivability decreases with grouped sents filling a single fast attack slot. Where are the rules for such a monstrousity? (referring to multimelta and heavy bolter sents) multimelta sents are forgeworld built and I would >guess< that the heavy bolter option was forgeworld too, though I don't recall ever having seen a model for it (unless commissar azalar is talking about a VDR'ed sentinel). they're all good, but if we had more weapon options we the sent would be the most feared piece of kit in 40K. (We need plasma cannon sentniels!) But what I don't get, is that in basic points costs, the eldar war-walker costsabout as much as a sent, yet it can carry nearly double weapons, has a funny enenrgy shield yet costs less than a sentinel!! (or at least according to my codex) Another piece of conclusive proof that GW is run by Imperial-Guard hating hatchetmen, and is tryingto sabotage us. plasma cannon sent would be awesome. the eldar are running off a new codex, so they're book is made for balance on a different generation of codcei than our books generation. we're oldschool like that  if you look at all the new generation codecei, you'll see that they all have units with drastically chopped point costs (like rhinos in the marine books). if/when we get an updated codex, it'll be interesting to see what they do with some of our point costs. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 11:55:24 GMT -5
Drop sentiels they look really cool on forge world.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2007 12:06:45 GMT -5
Drop sentiels they look really cool on forge world.
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Post by Commissar on Oct 5, 2007 13:59:12 GMT -5
haha omg awesome.
I'm a real fan of the multilaser (mars pattern) sentinel. I tried using the autocannon sentinels for a while, but found that I just had miserable accuracy issues with them. I figured I'd give the multilaser sents a try and not suprisingly, the accuracy issues were solved, and let me tell you, it is REALLY nice to be able to reliably land at least 1 S6 hit of every sent that fires. it's the way to go as far as I'm concerned. the only alternative would be the armageddon (lascannon) pattern sentinel - that just has a big enough gun that you don't really care if it misses, cuz it's one shot and you're resigned to it only hitting sometimes but when it does land a blow, merry christmas, have what I like to refer to as a 'power die' to roll. stuff dies.
Yeah, I also had 2 multilasers on it.
It was a killing machine with 14 armour(extra armour due to the insane amounts of weapons.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Oct 8, 2007 10:51:53 GMT -5
Oh, emporer, commissar is building insane weapons again. AND HE WON'T SELL ME ONE!!!! This calls for drastic action. (rolls up sleeves and picks up wrench)
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Post by Commissar on Oct 8, 2007 14:27:00 GMT -5
Yes I am!
It will be supreme!
*Goes off to build insane things.*
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Oct 10, 2007 11:28:25 GMT -5
I am kinda sorry the support sentinal did'nt get any votes... i would have voted for it, but I've never used one. And I had to go with the catachan pattern, just for its sheer antitau abilities.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2007 13:32:35 GMT -5
well just remember. there is the proxy rule and if you have the leet skills then why not model a sentinel to take the place of a leman russ demolisher? im pretty sure it would be awesome.
give the sentinel a closed canopy make a demolisher cannon on the roof, the heavy bolter between the legs, a stubber sticking out of the chin and the sponson plasma cannon on the sides. im sure it would fething awesome. then again we might be stepping to far into the boundaries of mech warrior....
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Post by Commissar on Oct 10, 2007 16:12:10 GMT -5
Screw mech warrior!
*Waves around rambo sentinel*
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2007 16:37:23 GMT -5
cadian and drop
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Oct 22, 2007 12:52:28 GMT -5
Commissar, I will trade you *rummages in bag marked misc* the planet Golgotha, tier grade two, lovely terran clas industrial world, just needs a little work (like clearing all the damned orks off it) and it'll be fine, for one of your insane superweapons.
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if you look at all the new generation codecei, you'll see that they all have units with drastically chopped point costs (like rhinos in the marine books). if/when we get an updated codex, it'll be interesting to see what they do with some of our point costs.