>>14742518I've played Deathwing in 3rd and 5th edition(4th not so much because our local game store shutdown and everyone got out of 40k for a while), and I actually haven't even bothered trying to foot-slog it using 5th edition rules, I just stick to the standard mechanized build every game. With that said, how well do you find foot-slogging works compared to a mechanized list? Considering the likelihood of deep strike mishaps occurring(and the fact that losing a fucking squad to that shit would be a death-blow), I haven't even bothered using those rules since 3rd edition...and even that was rare, considering that it had a tendency of leaving a squad out in the open with their thumbs up their asses. So, I'd like some input on how well deep-striking has worked for those of you that use it here.
And yeah, back in 3rd edition days I only used PFs/SBs(along with heavy weapons, of course). Nowadays I pretty much exclusively use a mix of LH/SS and lightning claws, although I haven't used a straight LH/SS build yet. With that said, in my experience the assault build works out much, much better than the storm bolter mass ever did. Frankly, most armies I don't even really bother to pull out storm bolter models for, unless it's Imperial Guard or Tau. Never played 'nids with my Deathwing, so I can't say there, however.