40K 700 points flash league- starts 25th August. Post questions and queries here!

[scoundrel13]

There are two rules I have issue with for this:

No formations.

This means I have to use a CAD then as the Eldar detachment is a group of formations in the Eldar book.

Level 1 or 2 psykers only.

This means I can't take a Farseer HQ which is level 3. But a fairly standard Eldar HQ choice.

a) Can you not just take 700pts of models from the Eldar Codex? Is the codex nothing but formations? I've been saying no formations because they can give too powerful bonuses for small games, and a good portion of the codices currently do not have access to any formations, leaving them at a disadvantage.

b) A level 3 or 4 psyker is too powerful for 700pts. The point of the league is to do something different to your normal list building, to try different units and tactics. He may be a fairly standard Eldar HQ choice- for larger games. Sorry JJ, I'm not going to shift on this one, as I really don't want powerful HQ choices to dominate 700pt games.

EDIT: I've looked up the Eldar HQ choices, and having seen how amazingly buff the Farseer is... yeah, that's not happening. You still have Spiritseer, Autarch or Warlock Council to choose from.

For the formations, I think it might be best if you show me the Codex at club night and we talk through it, as I'm finding it difficult to understand without having the Codex in front of me. If you really can't choose any models, or no formations severely/ unfairly limits you, then we'll work out some kind of rules compromise for Eldar, Necrons and Khornekin (the three codices who seem to have had formations hard-wired into them).