A terminator is a 7 foot tall human turned biological weapon called a Space Marine in an incredibly ancient suit of neigh impenetrable armor. These warriors are the finest members of an already elite chapter of 1000 warriors. They carry devastating weapons that are used to fully eradicate whatever is unfortunate enough to be in front of them. In the actual game of 40k they come in at a hefty 40-45 points and you are required to take a unit of 5 (usually). These 5, with a decent weapon load-out will most likely cost you between 225-260 points. Not an insignificant allocation of points. In short, they came to chew bubble gum and kick ass. Just your luck, they're out of bubble gum.
Unfortunately, for some time now any discussion regarding the merits of a unit will inevitably cause someone to compare said unit with terminators. Usually, it will go something like this,
Newb: Hey guys, what do you think about (x)??
Dork: They're ok, but they can't kill terminators.
WHAT. Of course they can't kill terminators. Do you know why? BECAUSE THEY'RE FLIPPING TERMINATORS, CUNT! BITCH! They cost 40 points per model. Oh, I'm sorry you feel your 15 point model sucks because it cant easily eliminate my terminator models. I just don't get why people feel that they're unit of (x) should for some reason cost half the points of other models and be able to go toe to toe with them. When a Banshee costs 40 points (or more with weapons) give me a call.
I would like to go further and claim that terminators are now TOO easy to kill. Yes, they have a 2+ save, but at toughness 4 they are fairly easy to wound and with the prevalence of plasma weaponry (another article) their 5+ invulnerable save will get you dead more than 50% of the time. At toughness 4, you are taking a lot of armor saves. How many 1's will you roll on 10 dice? 2 most likely (or 5 in my case). Even the ubiquitous storm shield/thunder hammer terminators are toughness 4. In order to have them survive past the 3rd turn you are forced to take them in large numbers, which will eat up your points right quick. I would propose making terminators HARDER to kill. Fuck, at 40 points, they better be! How about toughness 5? Why are they the same toughness as marines in regular power armor? Maybe making them come with 2 wounds standard? Lower point cost? I would like to see them move to a 2+/5+ Feel no Pain that can be taken no matter what type of weapon causes the wound. Something. ANYTHING that will make them better reflect the fluff that is written about them. Also, why is Dante not eternal warrior and why is he initiative 7 but the FAQ gave him a power axe? Why women be shopping! TELL ME ASSHOLES! Ok, I'm sweating now.
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