wayniac Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I'm curious what points level most people prefer. I know that 2,000 is the "tournament" standard, and I notice a lot of the people I play with will build say 2,000 points and then only want to play at that points level and hate going any lower, because it means they can't field their entire list (usually with a battalion) that they've built up. For me, I tend to prefer lower points, 1000-1250 so it's easier to theme a force and so it can be done faster (and as I'm pretty sure I've said before, my GW only has one 8x4 AOS table so smaller points can use a 4x4 section, and as a result someone else doesn't have to wait to get a game or, worse, always play team games). However, the more I think about it and think of lists, the more limiting I find the lower points and I'm thinking of just saying ****** it, I'll do 2k also, it's not my fault if the store only has one table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginor Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I can't tell how really big armies are played, but I played small to medium games now, and I think that below ~1200 points many tactical options are just not there and so the games are less fun. The biggest one I played was 1500 and that one allowed some cool stuff already. But I also guess that 2000 is the sweet spot because above that battles will become very long and tiring. Maybe epic, but if it takes five hours I am not sure if it is fun. EDIT: OH, and also table size. I play at home on a big table and I think playing on a small one 2000+ sucks, except if you play monster/hero heavy armies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokapoke Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I personally prefer 1200-1500 point games (and have really enjoyed 1000 point games) due to the shorter timeframe between setup and cleanup. That said, now that I'm trying to build a Seraphon force I'm finding the Behemoth count to be a limiting factor with smaller games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginor Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Yeah. All those huge dinosaurs eat up a lot of points and the available slots. For 1000 points you can only have two. 1500 allows four. But on the other side I hate to have to split my Skink units up to have enough battlelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinros Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 In my local GW we normally do 1000-1500 but on game nights we do 2000. I dunno I find 1500 games just the right amount in a sense of course we used the three battleline requirement for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMHoward Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I don't get out of bed for less than 2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneBrush Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Varies between 1k and 2k. 2k games are rare as less people I know have enough models painted (including myself) and the general consensus is we'd rather fit in more games at a smaller size than one or two massive games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhellion Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I prefer 2000. My local league is 2500, the tournaments I attend are 2000. I don't care for anything less than 2000 unless it is a team game and we each have 1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottle Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I like all points values, from 150 point Hinterlands games up to 2000 and beyond. It really depends on where and who I am playing with and also what army I have. So at tournaments I love 2000 points for a good chunky game. The largest I have played 2500 points and as I have 3000+ painted order I would love to do a 5 hour mega battle with them but haven't had the chance yet. When I am at my local GW I like to play less than 2000 if the player seems new or isn't a tournament player as they can often play slowly and are unable to finish a game at 2000 points within 2.5 hours. After that, I play with my mixed Order at 2000 points, but I never want to play with more than a 1000 points of my goblins because I just don't want to collect that many models. I believe every army has a sweet spot size of around 50-80 models and depending on how many points that equals with the army decides what point level I prefer to play with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaKaze Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Honestly since I am much more of a Skirmish Game player I usually do not go beyond 1000 points unless all I will be playing that day (like a tournament) is AoS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criti Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I will play any size, any time. I don't discriminate. I just want to play games. 2k is well and good for an evening. 1k is where things really seem to shine. Plays fast and furious. Every unit you take has to be a difference maker. Good times. I'm currently in the pre planning for a 25,000 point game. Really want to have some fun? Bust out some 500 point action. That ****** gets crazy and plays SUPER fast. You can squeeze in a 4 round tournament in a single evening. The 500 point events are even more bananas if the theme is "bring the more broken ****** you can." 5 units of 3 javelin Prosecutors led by a Venator can be a LOT of fun provided your opponents are bringing broken ****** too. (NOTE: when we do broken 500 points, we require no mon battleline) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstedt Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I play mostly 2000, but a friend has been starting a new army and we have been playing 1k with him. I've found 1k to be very exciting and fast with enough strategy and tactical ideas to stay interesting. It's very enjoyable and I would recommend pursuing a 1k army. And if you start a 1k army and the list doesn't feel strong enough, you have not invested much cash into it and can try again and adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokapoke Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, RossMHoward said: I don't get out of bed for less than 2k. Man, I wish I could play smaller games from my bedroom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 We started a map campaign that started at 500pt and increases at 500pt intervals. So far I think I prefer the 500pt or 1k battles the most. Even more than the 2k games we occasionally play. 1 hour ago, Criti said: 1k is where things really seem to shine. Plays fast and furious. Every unit you take has to be a difference maker. Good times. This is my experience as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthKnightSteg Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 every point value (adjusted to the table size) is good for different reasons per size. 500 for nice fast pace and thematic in Escalation league for example. Bit more options in 1000 and 1500 to 2000 for more tactics. Haven't played above 2000 yet, but I would like to play some epic sized games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criti Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 12 minutes ago, rokapoke said: Man, I wish I could play smaller games from my bedroom! *slow clap* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veterannoob Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I don't care much for smaller battles so I like 2k minimum, 2500-3k best now, especially with new Fyreslayers points. Though many larger games use pts as guideline but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjarni St. Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I like 2k right now. Feels good. I don't think the armies are very interesting when it gets closer to 1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrocknerTheBear Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 350 - 500 points. Means you can run a whole bunch of small faction specific "border patrol" esc forces and the Mrs can't complain as they only cost as much as one army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I mostly enjoy playing 1000pts, but I am thinking of adding a 300pts Behemoth only allocation or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 We play around 1.000 to 1.300 points, it´s challenging getting stuff you need in this small amount of points and therefore really interesting for diverse listbuilding. And it works on 4x4 tables, which is easier to play in the living room and it doesn´t take more the 3-4 hours ( we talk a lot...). Really like this game size. But i think, we will slowly increase points to increase... don´t know exactly why, but i guess everybodys collecting is growing and wants to be played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegfried VII Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 2000pts for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolomedes Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 2500 points is the sweet spot for me and my associates, 2k is a friendly if we are low on time. A good 3k is nice every now and again, I find any less than 2k is ok, but more points means more cool painted miniatures, and a bit more character to the games. My friends and myself all run horde armies of one sort or another, so placing 200 miniatures on the table is what makes us happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veterannoob Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I guess I should explain more. I love the visual of mass battle which is why I like larger games. simple as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Once a king, always a king. But once a night's enough. I developed an unhealthy obsession with creating heavily themed 1k armies. Skyre... Warherd... Nurgle Mortals... Stormcast... Sylvaneth. I'm nearly done painting them now. Most can go higher than 1k with most armies but anything past 1500 and I start to get antsy and stop paying attention to the game. Not for ADD or any other biological reason, but because I would rather do anything else. Talk hobby. Rack up and play another game, etc. I feel like I'm wasting time in a massive 6 round slog of horde vs horde. I would rather do 2 short 1k games, get a sandwich and a pint, go in and do 2 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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