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by: Joash, Yan Xian & Raymond
Tau
has been pretty much in the spotlight since its release and as such, we
at Warpod40k has had some people busily collecting this series of awesome
(though somewhat expensive) miniatures. These two gamers are none other
than Joash and Yan Xian. Siezing the opportunity, we interviewed these
two intrepid gamers of what their thoughts were at the time of collection
and after. Here it is.
Joash
This is my follow up (somewhat) of my previous articles, mainly because
Raymond brought it up to me that day that he needed my ideas on Tau. Originally,
it was his idea to type it, but since I’m was kind of free, I thought
“why not type it for him?” So, here it is, my very short and
summarized general article on Tau.
1.
The Tau has never been tried before, as such, why do you choose to collect
them?
Yes, I am aware that this was covered in the Codex, but I shall give MY
reasons for collecting Tau. I guess it all started a few months ago when
I first saw pictures of the Tau miniatures on the internet. Being a fan
of Gundam models and Transformers, I immediately fell in love with them
(if my memory serves me right, I was literally drooling over the Tau Battlesuits
and the Hammerhead gunship). Short to say, it wasn’t the gaming aspect
that attracted me first. Instead, the gaming aspect was second to attract
me. Being a shooty army, it was very different from my Space Marine and
Dark Eldar armies that I have been playing with. Instead of having to
charge across the battlefield to murder, kill, annihilate, devastate,
obliterate……(you get my meaning), I got to do all of that by
sitting back and blasting away with big fat (Hehehe...that's not all
that FAT!-Ray) guns. A refreshing change to say the least.
2.
Of all that you have seen of the Tau army, what appeals to you the most
and why?
I have to say it would be the tanks and the battlesuits. As I said earlier,
I was literally drooling over them when I first saw them. I’m not
saying that the rest of the Tau army looks horrible, I’m just stating
my preferences.
3.
What have you decided to field in your Tau army and what are the reasons
behind their choice?
Say it with me: BATTLESUITS. Yeah. They are one of the best all-around
units in the game. They are fast, shoot a lot, and can hold their ground
in close combat if they have to. Nobody said they excel in close combat
though. Sure, they are tough and strong, but lack of proper close combat
weapons and power weapons are their weaknesses. They aren’t cheap
points wise either. Another unit I have found useful is the Pathfinders.
They are cheap and reliable, as they can pin and mark units. Very useful
especially if you have tons of Railguns and Seeker Missiles. What about
equipment? What do I find useful? Seeker Missiles are great for blasting
away tanks and assorted fatties (Hehehe...again? -Ray) such as
Wraithlords and Hive Tyrants. Drones are incredibly useful, not only for
taking hits, but also for support. And yes, never leave your battlesuits
without Plasma Rifles and Missile Pods. Oh yes, I’m not saying that
you can only field these units or upgrades. Remember, don’t be beardy.
Shave if you have to (don’t mind the pun).
4. Any idea what color scheme yet? Describe.
In my opinion, Tau should have more camo schemes than other races. Why?
Because they are very, well, lets just say they like to hide and snipe.
When I say camo it doesn’t mean taking hours painting camo patterns.
What I mean is a simple colour scheme that matches with the terrain you
play with often. For example, if you often play in an urban battlefield,
you can just use the two very basic urban camo colours: black and Grey.
If you want an example, I can show you my army, but we will just have
to wait till Raymond gets a digital camera! Just remember these few points
on camo painting: base the colours according to your tabletop battlefield,
add colours that match, try not to add too much silver or gold (just a
bit of silver or gold looks good, but don’t overdo it), don’t
make it too complicated until it takes hours just to paint on miniature,
and experiment, experiment and experiment some more.
5.
Any particular tactics you have already visualised you using?
I do believe I have covered this topic before, but nevermind that. Here
is my summarised tactics. If you want the very long version, check out
my previous two articles. Here is
a summary:
a) Firewarriors are your friends.
b) Kroot are your good friends.
c) Battlesuits are your best friends.
d) Upgrades such as Seeker missiles, and drones are friendly
e) Pathfinders are friendlier.
f) Big guns are the friendliest.
g) Always try to pull your opponent away from the main army with your
battlesuits. Alternatively, use your battlesuits to lure your opponents
into a deadly crossfire.
h) Don’t be ashamed of running backwards- Tau are very good at chickening
out. Never charge unless you have to.
i) Flank with any fast moving units. Its very important that you wipe
out the smallest part of the enemy’s army first before going on.
j) Use special equipment and special rules to your advantage. For example,
placing your units behind a line of stealth suits.
k) Use cheap units such as kroot as human (ermmmmmmm……kroot)
walls Remember- tactics are the most important thing, not beardyness.
m) Play for fun, not to win (unless in tournaments hahahahaha). A very
good tip Raymond has always thought me.
So
that’s it for now. But don’t worry, its only a matter of time
before Raymond will ask me to write another article. Until then, bye!
Adios amigos! auf wederstein! au reviour! cai chien! choi keen! selamat
tinggal!
For those who do not understand these words (no insults intended), all
these words mean goodbye in different languages.
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