Plateau'ing -When you hit it. Pt.1

I feel like I'm having an issue lately. My gaming seems to has plateau'd, not peaked but hit a ceiling of sorts. I'm at a point where I'm a decent player but I don't feel like my gaming is progressing, so I'm going to try to analyse why and see what I can do to change it.

I'll start with where I feel I'm at game play wise. In the last tournament I played in, I placed in the top 1/3 out of 60+ players.
 I ended up just below my goal.
I find my way to top tables but can't hold on once I get there.
I can't overcome my counter lists and get into that top tier of players.

 I've also noticed that when I'm playing against someone I tend to have a "go to" strategy for each army/build. And without spending a minute or so before the game planning a strategy according to the mission and the opponents weaknesses and strengths, I deploy.

And it ends up being either that strategy crushes like it should or it completely falls on its face without a chance to adapt. But even with my biggest counter, GK. I tend to do the same thing every time. Deploy forward to get as many lance shots early as I can, pray to the dice gods and hold on for dear life. And its not working, and I do it over and over and over with different versions of the same list.

Change is needed. So I've looked at my play and lists and there are a few things that need to change. The list, the strategy, the mentality.

The Return, Again...!

Hey there, long time no see....No,I wasn't avoiding you I promise.....No, its just that li- life gets in the way sometimes...No I prom- I said it was'n- Would you stop interrupting?! Thank you.

So, I originally had a post written about 2 months ago on New Years resolutions in life and gaming, blah. My computer burnt up and I've been without it for the past 2 months without anywhere to rant, rage and sometimes stumble across something genuinely awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B36Lr0Unp4&feature=relmfu).
But hey, I'm backs, and in the past few months I had a lil fun (DE Gaming Wise), watched Caledonian and an unsporting/lame attempt at using DE speed and size of vehicles to TRY to block an opponent from coming on the board while he reserved. And more recently played in the Jolly Toys Outing.

We have another tournament on the horizon, as usual.
Brighton Warlords!
 In April I believe, so I'm starting to play with lists to see what I want to take, its an 1850 standard missions tourney. I have 2 options of my regualar tournament lists made to fit 1850 and debating a third type to try a new unit and wargear Beastmasters/Webway.

2k Nova Comp Ideas

So. There is a 2k Nova style tourney early next year. Yes I know I'm early, yes it's a miracle (See last Kabalite post). And I'm tossing ideas around to actually paint an army completely by then. But mostly making rediculous 2k lists. So I'm gonna toss out a few lists, some based off the ones from my first two tourneys (Baron,Duke), and the ones I want to play. Huskblade, Soul Trap Archon turning MCs to dust. Just once I want to kill a Sanq priest, then kill Mephy and cut every Autolas pred in half w/S10 Melee attacks. Is that too much to ask?

Heres my first go, off the Baron list I played at Brighton.

Baron-105

Haemon w/SS-65

5x Incubi in Venom-175

5x Incubi in Venom-175

3x Wracks w/Liq in Venom-85

5x Wracks w/Liq in Venom-125

5x Wracks w/Liq in Venom-125

5x Wracks w/Liq in Venom-125

16x Hellions w/Helliarch, Agon-281

5x Scourges w/HWB-130

5x Scourges w/HWB-130

5x Scourges w/HWB-130

Ravager w/FF-115

Ravager w/FF-115

Ravager w/FF-115

Pretty standard looking competitive list. With more Wracks over Wyches, Scourges over Blasterborn. When building comp lists you should be thinking of what you will be facing, not just taking what you like. Its been a pretty good mix of armies towards the top at the last two tourneys the Sons attended. So I tried to build this list for all eventualities. Should be pretty solid against Mech BA, Wolves, Vanilla's, DW, other DE, Eldar. Few worrying armies as always for us Dark Eldar are GK, Guard, Orks could give some trouble if let too close. Haven't played necrons enough to tell but the Mobility and Night Vision should help. Just have to hope HWG stuns roll high and can immobilize barges.

Kiss my Haywire Balls AV13!......

No Sleep Till Blog Wars

So with Blog Wars coming up I thought I'd throw up a post about the list I'll be taking. If you don't know Blog Wars has a few special rules and one is that you must have a special character in your list. I was tempted to take Baron again as he is probably the best HQ in the dex IMO. But I just played him a couple weeks ago at a tournament and want to give another character a try. Duke "Motherfucking" Sliscus. Heres the list

Duke-150
4x Trueborn w/Splinter Cannon x2, Shardcarbine x2-78
Venom w/SCannon-65
5x Wyches w/HWG, Hek, Agon in Venom w/SCannon-155
5x Wyches w/HWG, Hek, Agon in Venom w/SCannon-155
5x Wyches w/HWG, Hek, Agon in Venom w/SCannon-155
5x Wyches w/HWG, Hek, Agon in Venom w/SCannon-155
9x Reavers w/HLx3, CCx3-294
6x Reavers w/HLx2, CCx2-196
Ravager w/DLx3, FF, -115
Ravager w/DLx3, FF, -115
Ravager w/DLx3, FF, -115

Heres the catch. My army isn't finished. And nowhere close. So tonight, I will not get sleep. But you. Will get updates. I am currently short 2 Venoms, 2 Ravagers, a trueborn unit and none of my reavers are painted. Trying to move into a new place and deal with work/holiday/club and an unhealthy fixation on Battlefield 3 (mostly) has left me way behind. I'm aiming to have everything assembled and primed tonight(if I can find my glue). Here is the current state of my desk.



So as tonight and tomorrow goes I will come back to this post and edit/update it to show my progress. And if there is no sleep till Blog Wars, so be it. Didn't sleep the night before Brighton and I did alright! Lets do this!

UPDATE: Got all my models cut off sprues and both Venoms and Reavers shaved. Buddy brought me a Red Bull so now I'm in Rambo MODE!


And Table V2!



Cut Cut CUT!

Sooo any thoughts on the list?

The Darkness Returns.

Well, after a lovely 4 month absense and a bit of being burnt out on 40k. I re realized why I love 40k. Great fluff, great models, and debasing spesh mahreens.

After being home for a few weeks I finally made it into a GW. I originally wanted to grab a couple paiints and maybe a book, but I managed to squeeze past the crowds of kids and harassy blue shirted fellas (who followed me) to the tiny row of Dark Eldar on the shelf.

After checking out some of the shiny new finecast boxes I actually bought something. I wanted to see some of the new models and see if I could rekindle my love. Theres nothing like 5 mishapen, surgically enhanced, sadomachicist torture machines to get the love juices flowing!

Wracks sure are lovely.

As I made my way back past the 4-5 tables of spesh mareens fighting other just as boring marines, it dawned on me.
Not only do I want to beat every marine list out there into the blood soaked dust.
 I want my army to look better doing it.
 So I'm starting a long term project to slowly build and paint an competitive, interesting list with a strong base that can be switched around depending on whats needed.

Its about damn time!

First of all I'd like to thank Ven for letting my post even if I am a few weeks late, can't resist a good metal show to take up my weekends.

            Welcome to my all things Dark Eldar blog, DE are seriously unrepresented. For being a new codex, lots of new units and lots unreleased - It’s very rare I see a Dark Eldar army, much less one that can put up a fight. 


So I'm here to shed some light and strategies on (in my opinion) the best army in the game.


 I'll cover all things from individual units to using your army to pick apart the weaker races in a hail of lance fire and slashing blades, with lots of sarcasm and probably a rant or two, even throwing in some painting and fluff now and again. 


Little about myself, been playing 40k for about 7-8 months now, and my main focus has been Dark Eldar, I painted some Blood Angels before then but never filled out the army properly. 


I Picked up DE about the time they were released and fell in love. They're malicious, brutal, and extremely pissed off. The grittiest of the gritty, drugs, sex, and disemboweled space marines. So here goes, keep a strong stomach and the wits of Vect and you may make it out alive!!