Quote Originally Posted by AdmiralCheez View Post
Space Marines are so ridiculously popular, I find that whenever people talk about units in other armies, the majority of conversations I've seen always manage to compare them to Space Marines stats. So... I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and learn about Space Marines, aren't I?
If you want to take the game seriously, the game is not in a good place right now. Astartes players are finding it incredibly easy to build good army lists, even by accident. Whilst non-Astartes players are left out in the cold, putting black markers into many datasheets and sweeping many of their units not only off the shelf, but into the bin, and being forced into buying or playing certain units and completely ignoring others. Do you like the unit that you've been told to ignore? ...That's a shame.

Not only are Astartes popular...Astartes are good. Very good. That's why everything is compared to them.

So, more or less, Astartes are the meta. Now, by 'learn about', all's you really have to know is that Marines are T4 with 2 Wounds, or T5 with 3 Wounds, usually with a 3+ save. There are exceptions of T4 with 3 Wounds (Terminators). But whatever kills T5, 3 Wounds; Kills T4, 3 Wounds, too. If you can get your head around what that means, you know all you need to know.


Mostly though. What's 'popular' online, doesn't mean anything. 'Cause what really matters is what you play against in the real world. Sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, your meta - as opposed to the meta - wont be clogged with Astartes (or Custodes, or Sororitas).