Yarbicus Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Finally going to give 9th a shot. It look like tons of fun at OFCC last year. I am a long time WHFB player so I am hoping that the transition will be easy. I have O&G and Lizzies. What do I need to know about list building? Any places I can read some list building suggestions? I was alwasy way more comfortable with my Orcs than Lizzies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisruptiveConduct Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Heres all the rules http://www.the-ninth-age.com/?simple-page/ And they have forums similar to Ordo's that im sure has some list building advice. Kacy probably knows the best spots. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Thanks! Have rules. Reading through forums and such now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hmm...looks like people are generally unhappy with Saurian Ancients so I might just stick with Greenies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kremmet Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hmm...looks like people are generally unhappy with Saurian Ancients so I might just stick with Greenies. To be fair, the 9A forums are pretty much bitch fests. There's a strange bit of meta where the US doesn't do team tournaments in the same vein as ETC so people see the lack of representation as a fatal flaw while in reality it's that the player chosen to be the aggressor or defender or whatever doesn't have/doesn't like X army for that role. I don't really know much about the power level of saurians in particular, but few armies I've thrown together felt intrinsically weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthedean Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I would agree that the 9th Age forums are definitely a good deal more negative than they need to be. One of the miracles of 9th Age is that all of the armies are actually fairly balanced against each other so you should really be good taking whichever you prefer to play. As for list-building advice, I'm pretty familiar with all of the books and always happy to do some list critique for you. Feel free to post either in here or PM me if you want any pointers :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophecy Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 As someone who took saurian ancients in a 1.0 tournament I can tell you I liked them then and I like them more now in 1.3. Why people complain is because playing an army can change quite drastically depending on the edition. The rules committe people actually care about balance. Crazy enough owning the entire army is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks guys! I will pull out both armies and see which one appeals. BTW which is least common? I kinda like being odd man out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 How useful are Hordes? In 8th, they were a mixed bag. What makes them good/bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophecy Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Man that's a tough question. It depends on the army. With orcs the answer is almost always yes but with saurians the only one I would do is a fully kitted out skink brick with magic and big croc support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewgeddon Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 How useful are Hordes? In 8th, they were a mixed bag. What makes them good/bad? First, glad to see more players giving 9th Age a shot! Love the system, hoping to see a few more faces at OFCC this year :) Regarding hordes, I've been seeing online a lot of people going more of a MSU / MMU route. Playing locally though, I seem to run into big blocks quite often. Personally, I like a big block of troops in the various armies I play, but with the way objectives work in 9th I don't think a horde of troops is as vital as it was in 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeev Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Being an O&G player I can say hordes are our best bet. Saurian main issue at the moment is that their old style of being a magic heavy and magic being really weak atm and miscasts being pretty much murder to skink units its left both Saurian casters in a bad spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks Zeev! How big are typical Hordes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeev Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Full 30 for eadbashers. 40 or 50 for regular orcs. Irons run better 6x5. Goblins depend what your doing with them. Usually they run as tarpits so narrow and deep is the better plan. However if your doing bow goblins (popular build atm) they usually go 10 wide to maximize shots. Generally avoid forest goblins due to their overcost since poison is not optional and it makes them WAY to expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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