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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Aug 31, 2009 15:23:08 GMT -5
I perfer the Dark Eldar because they're stealthy and quick,weakly armoured although,they still manage to get the job done somehow.
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Aug 31, 2009 15:50:47 GMT -5
I am quite fond of the Eldar race as a whole actually, they each have their appeal to me...
but I have a lot more fun with the Dark Eldar...sure both sides require cunning...but with the DE it isn't so much about this whole "each element creates a single note in a grand symphony of destruction!" business, and more like "Sneak up on them while the aren't looking and slit their miserable throats!"
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Post by cplleach715 on Aug 31, 2009 16:41:25 GMT -5
not to keen on the dark elder.
the normal elder on the other hand have a lot of powerfully units at there disposal as well as some sweet looking models
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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Aug 31, 2009 20:10:52 GMT -5
Both very true statements
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Post by nicholasakira on Sept 3, 2009 14:32:20 GMT -5
Real eldar. The Dark Eldar are fossils now. Their new codex is like Starcraft 2: it's something you look forward to, but it's simple never coming out.
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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Sept 3, 2009 20:46:06 GMT -5
Improper attitude Nicholasakira! You must always have faith in the bunch of ripping-off, know nothing, lackeys in GW's upper echeleons
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Post by Makarova (M.I.A) on Sept 12, 2009 10:18:51 GMT -5
I vote for Dark Eldar. They're at least fairly cool, especially the Warrior models.
Craftworld Eldar makes me... well, it gives me the same feelings I get when thinking about Dungeons and Dragons or Final Fantasy. Sorry nicholasakira.
Plus I think their codex is written rather badly. It's hard to put the focus on what it is, but it seems like things just don't match up and fit in, it doesn't have the synergy I'd expect from a single race/faction codex.
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Sept 12, 2009 12:06:18 GMT -5
The units in the DE dex that work are among the best in the game for what they do. Those that don't are the worst in the game, regardless of what thy do. It's like a codex full of Executioners and punishers...
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Post by Kassill on Dec 2, 2009 19:15:55 GMT -5
Well, just based on models, I have to go hands down with the Craftworld Eldar. BUT, given new models, I think the DE would move up my list of armies to make very very quickly!
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Post by littlemac on Feb 15, 2010 23:42:29 GMT -5
I like Dark Eldar better. Craftworld Eldar just seem to prissy.
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Post by Julian Sharps on Feb 16, 2010 0:39:38 GMT -5
I like Dark Eldar simply because they are the only side that is truly evil. Sure, the Chaos Legions may destroy entire worlds, corrupt the minds and souls of billions; the Necrons may be attempting to destroy all life, Daemonhunters will kill/sterilize you and stick you in a labor camp for the rest of your life for even mentioning Warp-things if you're not supposed to know about them and the forces available to the Witch Hunters are just about to kill you eventually if you attract their attention, but all those sides have mitigating circumstances. Chaos, Daemonhunters and Witch Hunters all have a higher goal they work towards, and Necrons rarely think for themselves anyway. My point is that the Dark Eldar could have lived like the Craftworld or Exodite Eldar but chose not to. Instead of living a lifetime of strict discipline and personal perfection, they chose to kill, maim, violate, abduct and torture other beings, even their own kind because they enjoy it. They are, I think, the best representation of what the old Eldar Empire was like during its last days before the birth of Slaanesh still around in the 41st millennium. They, as a race, have no redeeming qualities; they're evil, they know they're evil and they wouldn't have it any other way. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for intelligent bad guys, fast, audacious attack styles and underdogs, and Dark Eldar fit the bill better than any other side in 40K. Plus, I saw this thread on Warseer that has some fantastic conversions. Seeing these almost makes me hope that GW doesn't make new Dark Eldar sculpts. |
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Feb 16, 2010 8:55:58 GMT -5
My point is that the Dark Eldar could have lived like the Craftworld or Exodite Eldar but chose not to. Instead of living a lifetime of strict discipline and personal perfection, they chose to kill, maim, violate, abduct and torture other beings, even their own kind because they enjoy it. If those are the only two choices, then I'd say that counts as a mitigating circumstance. |
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Post by Julian Sharps on Feb 16, 2010 12:32:00 GMT -5
It's possible that there were other choices as well, but they chose to continue with the pleasure cults that ultimately destroyed their civilization and created a Chaos god. They are sneaky, devious, and audacious backstabbing bastards, and I love them as bad guys for that very reason.
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Feb 17, 2010 1:53:10 GMT -5
I'd rather have an army that cuts others, rather than themselves...
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Feb 17, 2010 3:32:52 GMT -5
*Votes for Eldar simply to make things more interesting.*
Wraithlords are pretty awesome...
Then again, Incubi have laser hats!
Mmm...laser hats.
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Post by ranwulf on Mar 3, 2010 13:46:46 GMT -5
Chicks that pwn you while scream at the top of their lungs?
Psykers?
A giant flame dude with a big sword?
Grav transports?
Samurai look a like?
GO ELDAR!
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Mar 3, 2010 17:37:42 GMT -5
They don't really look like samurai to me... Actually, the DE would be closer to the light, speed-oriented assault and terror tactics the medieval Japanese armies would have used.
Finally! I've been trying to post this for ~30 minutes... kept giving me flak about the board not existing...
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Post by ranwulf on Mar 3, 2010 18:16:52 GMT -5
They don't really look like samurai to me... Actually, the DE would be closer to the light, speed-oriented assault and terror tactics the medieval Japanese armies would have used. Finally! I've been trying to post this for ~30 minutes... kept giving me flak about the board not existing...  Look at the dude in the center. The words in their armor, THEIR armors, their swords, and their letters! Man, they have somehow a Japanese(not samurai, sorry) look a like, well, at least somehow a anime/fantasy look a like. |
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Post by Makarova (M.I.A) on Mar 3, 2010 18:19:48 GMT -5
Guess why I hate Craftworld Eldar... Condom hat parade for everyone. Taste the rainbow!
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Post by Julian Sharps on Mar 3, 2010 18:38:39 GMT -5
You know, I'm beginning to think it would be really cool to give my Incubi No-dachi or Naginata as counts-as Punishers.
Actually, it strikes me that Incubi would probably carry a whole bunch of different weapons with them, each for a different situation. Even though they wouldn't do anything, I think I'll stick a few extra swords and pistols and the like on them.
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Post by ranwulf on Mar 3, 2010 21:15:56 GMT -5
You know, I'm beginning to think it would be really cool to give my Incubi No-dachi or Naginata as counts-as Punishers. Actually, it strikes me that Incubi would probably carry a whole bunch of different weapons with them, each for a different situation. Even though they wouldn't do anything, I think I'll stick a few extra swords and pistols and the like on them. If that doens't work you can always play Marines! |
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Post by Julian Sharps on Mar 4, 2010 12:29:46 GMT -5
You know, I'm beginning to think it would be really cool to give my Incubi No-dachi or Naginata as counts-as Punishers. Actually, it strikes me that Incubi would probably carry a whole bunch of different weapons with them, each for a different situation. Even though they wouldn't do anything, I think I'll stick a few extra swords and pistols and the like on them. If that doens't work you can always play Marines! Heheh... NO.[/color] I refuse to play an army I would be insanely good with. |
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Mar 4, 2010 12:54:14 GMT -5
*Sharpens a long wicked hook.*
I think I'll write up a Dark Eldar list today...
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