- Apr 27, 2012
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So, having been out of the game for a few years now, I decided to give it another look. I started with my favourite HQs - the one that made me want to play VCs in the first place - the Vampire Lords themselves.
Well, what happened to them? :o
They used to be these monster-HQs that were extremely customisation and among the most dangerous in the game - combinging strong casting with excellent melee, backed up by Vampire Powers. Now all I see is a mediocre melee unit with weak casting ability and defensive stats barely better than a standard backline wizard.
Also, I notice that regular Vampires are mysteriously absent. Did GW actually scrap Vampire Lords and then just gave regular vampires the fancier title? It's certainly hard to imagine where a regular vampire could realistically fit in. It seems like you can't really come down much from the Vampire Lord statline without just being a regular Necromancer.
And then there's the customisation. Look, I get that magic weapons and such were all scrapped in favour of artefacts. Fine. But what about Vampire Powers? This was one of their most defining features and it's been removed entirely in favour of . . . nothing.
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a rant, but I've just come back to see that the reason I started my army has been nuked from orbit.
Please tell me I'm missing something. And if I'm not, how do you use Vampire Lords now? Even if you ignore the beasts they once were, they seem insanely fragile for melee lords. If I make one my general, do I basically have to choose between using him and having him survive the game?
Well, what happened to them? :o
They used to be these monster-HQs that were extremely customisation and among the most dangerous in the game - combinging strong casting with excellent melee, backed up by Vampire Powers. Now all I see is a mediocre melee unit with weak casting ability and defensive stats barely better than a standard backline wizard.
Also, I notice that regular Vampires are mysteriously absent. Did GW actually scrap Vampire Lords and then just gave regular vampires the fancier title? It's certainly hard to imagine where a regular vampire could realistically fit in. It seems like you can't really come down much from the Vampire Lord statline without just being a regular Necromancer.
And then there's the customisation. Look, I get that magic weapons and such were all scrapped in favour of artefacts. Fine. But what about Vampire Powers? This was one of their most defining features and it's been removed entirely in favour of . . . nothing.
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a rant, but I've just come back to see that the reason I started my army has been nuked from orbit.
Please tell me I'm missing something. And if I'm not, how do you use Vampire Lords now? Even if you ignore the beasts they once were, they seem insanely fragile for melee lords. If I make one my general, do I basically have to choose between using him and having him survive the game?