Journal Tactica Skitarii

[JeffJedi]

I've just picked up the third Journal Tactica and I think it's the best one yet. Its almost a codex of it's own.  While there are only a few new units, the Skitarrii pick up a few from the main Mechanicum list to fill it out. There is a great lore section and even missions.

 

This makes me think they could do small allies lists for Eldar or other races in the future.  It fills in some of the missing parts to the Mechanicum and I think other things could be added easily. Maybe for Solar Auxilia next.

Edited February 6 by JeffJedi

[Mr Farson]

Completely agree, I was delighted at this book and think the faction would make a fantastic starter choice for a new player 

[Nagashsnee]

I found the lore to be....disapointing. Ok comically insanenly silly small numbers aside (like 10-12 formations of 88k skitarii mean anything to the scale of the HH or even really affect Mars alone, oh wait half of them split and then they kill each others in droves so its even worse numbers wise), they keep refering and talking about the 30k skitarii acting and behaving on their own like their 40k counter parts. Only the book (and rules) go out of their way to make the skitarii a very basic very niche infantry unit. They have no heavy/antitank/specialist weapons to speak of. So you end up with tiny numbers of badly armed infantry with some very basic vehicle support constantly being presented in comical situations.

 

Oh they stormed the heavily defended fotress instalation...with what? They are ALL armed with rifles, they are comically big, medium armored infantry, how are they storming down miles of corriders and blast doors? How are they combating ACTUAL multi utility armed infantry? How are they doing pretty much anything military complex on their own? They are just squad after squad of rifflemen.  Why why not give them access to SOMETHING. They are suppose to be the fabricators generals personal troops and they have NOTHING?

 

Which brings me to the second issue, they wanted ONLY the new skitarii to be the only skitarii you can play, but they NEVER adressed the pre existing books and artwork and lore that shows ACTUAL normal skitarii existing. NOT secutarii, just normal 40k skitarii. Ok they can acess some mech vehicles, but again WHY make them their own army when they have just 1 unit? A unit with 0 options and no optional weapon kit. Just have them be a mech unit, or add a new type of Magos you need to get to have access. 

 

I am the complete opossite of the OP, if this lazy cash grab with little content is the 30k version of a mini dex i dont want any more. GW insanse decision to keep the mechanicum divided by game line hurts this book HARD. I mean FW had made volkite turrers for the dunewalker tank!!! They exist we have seen them, release them, have them be 30k only, drop some other stuff, make ACTUAL skitarii army with 3-5 units.  Do it well or dont do it at all. 

 

Skitarii pilgrims were not needed, they make no sense as presented (perfectly fine as A type of skitarii). Drop a new type of skitarii, call them pilgrims, and release the skitarii list people have WANTED for years. This half measure is the worse of both worlds for me. 

 

Imagine reading the siege books, and getting to echoes of eternity, oh whats this a awesome skitarii character? Oh wait she is 100% based on the 40k box so heresy i guess. Oh look skitarii on the cover of a hh book? Nope cant play or field them sorry. Whats this? Skitarii walkers and dunewalkers blasting away? Not on the table tho haha, play this all rifle long leg squad instead...AND ONLY THEM. 

 

In classic GW fashion the only thing missing from Journal tactica Skitarii are....THE BLOODY SKITARII.   Its the bloody mars book all over again. And if you dont want to add skitarii or allow skitarii maybe not try and sell me skitarii as a sub faction.

Edited March 20 by Nagashsnee

[JeffJedi]

Oh I agree with you on how things are chopped up. I'd have 40k Mechanicus and 30k Mechanicum combined if it was up to me.

 

Its crazy that each unit is spread between 6-7 factions with some factions barely having 2 units.

[Brofist]

Dig through the newer GW armies for games like AoS and OId World. We're now in a world where you have 5-6 box locked options for an entire faction. A journal pushing a single new unit? New normal. Sucks bigly.