Intial reactions to 6th edition

[Nick]

I don't even think Termies are that strong as most strike last(due to fists and hammers, not tried my claws yet to see if they make much of a difference), meaning that if you hit them hard in assualt with a charge, you are gonna smash that unit up(1/6 chance of failing armour save). Personally, i like the new changes, i always thought it was stupid that power weapons flat out denied you an armour save. Having AP values on them makes sense.
It was one of the reasons i wasn't keen on termies in 5th, charge in with my lightning claw termies and chaplain, maybe eat a unit up, die next turn in the counter charge by that unit with power weapons that cost a quarter of your points.
Think the new rules make it far more balanced against most armies.
As i posted above, DE are due a new FAQ soon making Husk blades AP2 so they will have a unit that can chew up termies.

Husk Blades are 35 point character upgrade, only available to Archons and Haemonculi. The buff is still nice, as it means that Archons can now fullfil one of their roles as character assassins, where before i feel they would struggle to get past any HQ with a 2+ save (most space marines, mega armoured orks, necrons etc etc). What Chris said pretty much sums up what i've been trying to say. I don't dislike 6th edition at all, and i do like the look of the new rules quite a lot, and i think it looks a lot more fun than 5th edition. I just didn't like how some of the rules looked for my prefered playstyle for DE, as i liked a balanced army with both assault and shooting elements, and i felt that the new rule set would put me at an arbitrary disadvantage simply for not going all out shooty, or spamming the few units that got buffed to the exclusion of all else. One of the reasons i havn't played 6th yet is simply because i don't know what army i want to play. Quite a few of my favourites are being redone this edition, so i don't know whether i should wait for Eldar to be redone so i can use DE as allies, or whether i should stick to my planned Imperial Guard, using Blood Angels, Grey Knights and Black Templars as allies. And lets not forget Tau, or the Black Templars for that matter. Tau, BT, Eldar and Dark Eldar are armies i spent years collecting, and 3 of those are being redone this edition i believe. Could be an expensive 12 months for me XD