Open Terrain Warfare

[Adeptekon]

I'm hoping for some open terrain warfare to be featured in TW40k when it drops, but I know this isn't typical for TT40k so just curious have any of you played competitive or just narrative on open terrain?

 

If so I have some questions:

 

1. What are the best armies for open terrain? (shooty shooty?)

2. What point armies? (I assume higher point armies)

3. Typical time to play start to finish for this type of map.

[Xenith]

By open terrain, do you mean planus mundus/planet bowling ball?

 

40k is absolutely not optimised for this - points are balanced assuming their standard terrain layouts meaning the game increasingly favours shooty armies the less terrain you have. To balance, I'd give melee focussed armies an equal amount of extra points to the amount of terrain removed. 

 

19 hours ago, Adeptekon said:

1. What are the best armies for open terrain? (shooty shooty?)

2. What point armies? (I assume higher point armies)

3. Typical time to play start to finish for this type of map.

 

1) shooty only - Tau, eldar, Votann, marines, Thousand Sons [short range]  

2) doesnt matter

3) probably 45mins-60 mins if you play tau vs nids or something on an open map, including set up. It'll be a horrible experience for the nid player. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Xenith