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@PlayOnTabletop, this was a brilliant battle! Well done to both players for doing their best and making it a great game to watch. I have one question though, can we see the return of the Meltmanders? They only made one appearance and they proved that primaris marines aren't the best.
@@wrestlingguy8722 He's a named character so he's allowed in without breaking Sept tenets, but without an FAQ he breaks the ability to use Mont'ka/Kauyon unless he's in a Vior'la army, as per the written language in the T'au codex. GW rules writers are the BEST, aren't they?
Nick is honestly one of my favorite players to watch. He's such a good sport and always so excited about everything. It's like he's always hoping for the 'coolest thing' to happen even if it wouldn't be a great outcome for him - like when his Broadside died and he goes "OH MAN HE'S OUTTA HERE!" I'm just now starting to get into the hobby and painting and working on an army and I can only hope to run into players like him.
Play On Tabletop creates the best battle reports on UA-cam ! I’ve started a 3000 point tau army thanks to tau nicks endless enthusiasm. The content and cinematography is always top notch. Keep it up Play On Tabletop !
I don't know how I feel about the Tau. The necrons went first, rolled pretty well after turn 1, reanimated a lot, took a lot of objectives, killed quite a few units, racked up a lot of points with the Silent King, the Tau missed with the railguns most of the time, and the Tau just wiped the the board with their shooting. It just felt like a lot of things went right for Necrons, things went bad for the Tau and they still wiped out the army.
That was a pretty soft Necron list into Tau, though. Scarabs and warriors are too vulnerable in a meta of massed indirect fire and blast. Doomsday Ark is bad. Deceiver is way overcosted. Not enough wraiths. You can beat Tau with Necrons, but not with this particular build.
@@PIRATER0B0TNINJA Is it odd that ctan are more expensive than a monolith now? It just feels odd that a lord of war is cheaper than an elite. Though a monolith would not have worked here. No invul and such a big target. Railguns would have made short work of it. Provided they dont miss lol
@@peters6345 Granted the Tau needed some much needed updates but it's really started to show a pattern. It's almost as if GW releases a new codex that's op to drive up model sales /puts on a tin cap
@@eviljoshy3402 yeah true, though im surprised eldar codex isn't as crazy, apart for the harlequins who are very OP.. I just wish GW would care more about balance
Love how the battlefield looks like they are fighting in a Tau city. Is that the Manta used as terrain on the edge of the field and used to hold the dice 🎲 box?
43:37 feels bad, man. Necron player did super well but this was pretty much over after Nick's first shooting phase. "Your warriors are just so hard to kill" said after having decimated easily over 700 points worth of models in a single shooting phase. Good game overall, both players did great. It's a shame Necrons just can't compete anymore against newer codexs
I believe Nick should have played with a pts handicap, not only would that have made it fair, it would have been loreful for the setting of the battle where the Tau are supposed to be desperately fighting for survival, not the other way around.
@@mvgiwaranolvffy necrons lords don't know how any of their tech works, only the techpriest equivalents in their courts do, and those guys hide secrets from each other imperium ain't the only ones that suffered from losing access to tech lol
That was a blast (pun intended)! I love seeing the Manta on the edge of the board and how so much of Nick's collection could also be used for terrain X3
What a game Play On Tabletop! I love seeing these two armies fight! I have 18K pts of Tau and 16K pts of Necrons (base with no gear) and I love seeing both armies in action. Well done and thank you!
I wasn't even interested in the gamewhen i first started collecting, but you guys made it sound so fun and interesting. Thank you for this amazing content
Props to both players and their impressive armies! It was like watching an unstoppabke force and immovable object as the Tau dumped tons of fire into the Necrons only to see the angry metal space Egyptians roll with it without breaking a sweat. Excellent match!
After all the ork games, I am really happy to see some Tau. I missed Tau games. Still hoping for some Tau vs. Tau action. Also ... Still Waiting for Space Marine Steve vs. Chaos Marine Steve Narrated by Steve. April 1st is coming soon. Maybe a fake mustache for the Chaos Marine Steve?
Nick having a blast with T'au almost always is truly what made me finally give in and get T'au as my first army (in spite of the joke regarding T'au and over time learning how weak they were in the meta at the time). They just always seemed fun and have great underdog moments in their weak areas *cough* melee *cough*. I think it's also what lead me to making my army a bit more on the custom side. A friend and I looked at a "servitor drone" picture I had found and we jokingly said what if I made my tau in space marine style, and then it wasn't a joke. I now have a tau army in ultramarine colors and it actually looks pretty cool (especially the fire warrior with their large pauldron with gold trim). Working on my stormsurge currently. The "justification" is they are a sort of "water caste detachment" meant for diplomatic security and whatnot (see senate guard of star wars), or that they are really bad infiltrators pretending to be ultramarines to gather info, but because quality of life seems to have gone up nobody really questions it and just lets them go along for now. Always a pleasure to watch, and look forward to more shenanigans in the future. Thanks again for all you do
I love the whole team don’t get me wrong, but Tyko’s narrating is far and away my favorite. I’m just listening while I clean my apartment and it’s totally captivating. Love this channel
Thought necrons might have a chance when I saw they got turn 1 Saw how little they managed to do and skipped to the end, was not surprised by the result
Even turn 1 that list wasn't going to last. Turn 1 with a meta list, maybe he could have won but.... yeah I wouldn't hold my breath. Big codex power gap there.
Actually, I don't watch battlereports because I usually lose track of them quickly. But your videos are so extremely professional and well done, that was an extremely exciting 45 minutes! Thank you very much for that!
Always a god damn pleasure guys. No one can touch the quality of your battle reports. I would probably become a trembling addict if you guys started doing “AoS in 40m” 🤤🤤🤤 love from Alberta!
The terrain in this game was both gorgeous to look at and seemed really tactical given the amount of shoot capability on the board. It's great to see you guys offer some really insightful games!
Amazing quality batrep as always, you guys are some of the best. But I've got to say, I hate the design choice of weapons that ignore invulnerable saves. I know it's probably not game breaking, but I hate it. Also I just finished the first Tau shooting phase and he killed 4 Wraiths, 15 Warriors, all the Skorpekh Destroyers, all the Lokhust Destroyers and a Doomsday Ark. That's 840 points... in 1 shooting phase. I feel like that's a massive problem for the health of the game. 9th edition started so strong, but it just feels like we're going from 1 busted thing to the next. :( Anyway, great batrep, you guys are awesome.
Yep, power creep is truly disgusting. I knew going in that this was going to be a blowout for the necrons, there's no way they can compete against the Tau.
Man you guys are the GOAT of battle reports now. Amazing armies, amazing sets, amazing players and the editing the fluff out is great. Also, I now can't watch anyone else who doesn't have a dice box.
I'm probably the only 40k fan here who also loves Gundam, but if you think about it, the story of the T'au is a bit like the plot of Zeta Gundam. The corruption among the T'au council (Federation in Gundam) forces commander Farsight (Char Azable and/or Bright Noa) to create the Farsight Enclaves ( the A.E.U.G). Just putting it out there 😁. Any other 40k/ Gundam fans out there ?
Great Show as always! Always impressed by the production quality of your stuff. Sadly, this was a pretty forgon conclusion for the Necrons. Michael worked his butt off, min maxed TWO seperate re-deploys. Pulled out every trick he could and still got tabled by the end of turn 3. F's in chat for the hard work Michael put into trying to compete with the new T'au Codex.
Tmw a lowly Tau warrior survives countless battles, earns the name of Kik'aso, becomes a Crisis Commander, kills the shard of a god, and survives hand-to-hand combat with a god-killer. Freaking love this character.
I think this is the wrong train of thought. It means Necrons need a buff, not Tau need a nerf literally a month after an update. Tau just came out of being super rough to play. Every faction should be OP, rather than every faction being just okay
@@TheSeamonkeyBrigade A new codex is most likely to need a nerf. Unless you buff every faction after a new codex gets dropped, then you don't have a way to balance the game with codex creep. If you buff every army every time, then it starts getting ridiculous. Necron warriors reanimating on a 2+ while facing down Imperial Guard that hits on 3s sounds fun, it would be far too absurd.
@@DarthViperious I totally understand that, I’m just saying you’ve misconstrued the issue with this game in particular. This wasn’t a new codex vs new codex, it was a new codex vs and army in need of an update. Every army should be updated for 9th before nerfs happen, because once everything is on the same playing field then balancing can happen. Balancing a new rule set by an old rule set’s standards is counterproductive
It's so cool that tau get some verity in there army now without it being an auto loss, I love it and I love nick who would normally take those loses to do something cool anyway
Tau vs Nerons is a tough matchup right now. Necro's just don't have enough damage to pump out what they need against them and running and all melee list is just as risky with the engagement range for Battlesuits. After T1 Tau there were virtually no assets left to use.
Hey, this may just be editing, but it looks like in this and other games Nick is choosing whether or not a unit consumes a markerlight when it shoots. Markerlights don't let you choose, they're first come first served. Not that it makes much of a difference in gameplay, since it just forces you to spend time picking a particular order to shoot. Great great to finally see Tau back in action!
Smoke filled the sky, hanging low, and roiling violently in the heat drafts created by the burning buildings of the lesser race. It reminded Szarekh of a great beast he had once slain. Though the memory of that battle was crisp and clear, due to his quantum memory syncs, the pride of the accomplishment was fleeting, and what little there was felt... hollow. The Silent King lowered his eyes to the battlefield before him, taking in every detail with his mechanical eyes. The dark sky was contrasted by the snow touched terrain of the city, almost purifying the scene with its presence. The opening salvos of the necron pylons had damaged large portions of the city, but the energy field projectors, surprisingly advanced for one of the lesser races, had kept the damage to what Szarekh would consider minimal levels. And thus the need for the forces under his command to storm the city. The inhabitants of this world were called T'au, from what Szarekh's advisors had told him, and they had come here to settle the planet they called Pi'uum. The planet that was the rightful fiefdom of once of the Silent King's vassals. Szarekh had sent his servants to begin waking the tomb world almost a decade ago, but the T'au had caught on to what they were trying to do before the sleeping necrons were fully prepared. His servants had sent a plea for aid, invoking the name of the vassal overlord who ruled this world who claimed to be one of The Silent King's most faithful servants. Szarekh, and his Triarch just so happened to be nearby, and so he had thought it would be a nice distraction from the constant politicking of the royal courts to instead stand in open battle. He was wrong, he stood upon his Dais of Dominion, and felt nothing but frustration. The T'au had been bloodied by the pylon assault, but they seemed more than ready to repel the attack of the necrons. The vassal dynasty would have had no problem defeating these T'au if they had a proper amount of time to restore their ranks beneath the planet's surface. But that was not the case here. A (at best) half awoken minor dynasty was all Szarekh had to assault the enemy. Even though the Silent King knew the battle was likely to end in this dynasty's demise, he was bound by the old protocols of honor to stay until the end. Besides... he wanted to kill something. He looked down at his advisor, Mesophet. The member of the Triarch gave a slight flickering in the light of his eyes in acknowledgement, and silently communicated with the Song of Oblivion, readying teleportation procedures once the Silent King had fulfilled his obligations in the battle. The T'au had settled the planet, a mostly frozen orb, and had kept the majority of their population in a central city. There had been no preliminary skirmishes with other cities, accepting for the initial bombardment. So at least this would be a quick affair. But this being the main population center meant that there were non-combatants to worry about. At least for the enemy. Amongst the necrons, there was no such thing as a non-combatant. At least not anymore. Szarekh would try to exploit this. His plan was to clear his fleet from the sky, leaving a viable route for the civilians to escape to one of the moons of the planet, where they could be later dealt with if this battle turned out differently than expected. And to add to the illusion, the Silent King has employed night scythes to harass the local air space, making it look like there was only one way out. When the long range scanners had revealed masses of organic life forms moving towards what seemed to be the space port of the city, Szarekh knew it was time to strike. This is when the enemy would be at their weakest; having to make allowances for protecting the fleeing populace. At least if they were as weak willed as he expected them to be. He could no longer fathom of endangering a battles outcome just to save some lowly servants. The forces of the vassal dynasty moved up to the city, hidden by the reality warping powers of the c'tan shard. Szarekh was loathe to open the tesseract vaults and let these ancient weapons out of their cages, but again his preferences were put aside in order to fulfill the codes of honor to which he was expected to adhere to. If he did not use every resource available to him in trying to win this battle, then it would be held over him back at court. The perimeter defenses of the city were deceived by the illusions created by the c'tan shard. Great swathes of land were turned into burnt glass as plasma turrets targeted necron warriors made of smoke, monoliths made of lies, and doomsday arks made of nothing at all. There were some losses on the approach, the vassal overlord amongst them. The Silent King inwardly seethed that the accursed star god fragment was of more use to him than the one he was here to help. While the overlord's body was rebuilt in the tombs beneath the planet's surface, his advisors, and legions marched forth without breaking stride. Soon the space port came into view. The Silent King ordered the scarab swarms forward to probe where the defenders would be making their stand. But his plan was to deal a lethal blow to the T'au by sending a group of crypteks, and spyders to the eastern flank. There, they would amass an even larger swarm of scarabs that would then break upon the portion of the space port that seemed safest, and where the civilians would undoubtedly be sent to board their escape craft. Even if the battle could not be won, he could deal a blow strong enough that would make the ripe for conquest at a later date. After all, it was but a question of time for the ancient monarch of the soulless race. And so long as it took him less time to bring reinforcements back to this world than it took them to sire a whole new generation, then all was well. Even if it did cost him a future vassal. Without the support of the crypteks and spyders in the main engagement it was even more precarious. Even more so when the defenders finally showed themselves. A wave of strobing lights arced high into the air, and fell upon the necron ranks enmass. The illusions of the deceiver were dispelled as the small marker lights fell through the fake ranks of the necrons, and turned off as they hit the snow. The real necron forces were at last revealed. A sleek, but gigantic machine walked from behind a burning building. Its form bristled with guns, and missiles. The T'au and their own servant races arose from hiding places of their own. Holograms of buildings turned into masses of infantry, and suits of powered armor flew from pockets of cover shielded with scrambler tech. The long range scanners had been fooled, Szarekh thought. He had assumed the main force of the T'au had been tricked into defending from the fake attack of the overlord's forces. Laser fire, bolts of plasma, and rockets seared through the smoke choked sky towards the necron line. More than half the necron warriors, caught in the open fell beneath the withering salvo of the T'au forces. A full wing of destroyers was shot from the sky crashing into a tower the Silent King assumed was a power relay station. And the one doomsday ark that had made it into the city was utterly destroyed. But the necrons were not meant to die so easily. The ranks of warriors arose, barely touched, limbs crawling through the snow to fit back into their sockets, and grip their weapons once more. The destroyers... needed to wait because I have work in the morning and this has taken too long. I'll try to swing back around to finish this.
Damn nick going from killing a knight in melee to killing the silent king in melee with a one wound aetherial Hes farsight in a skinsuit and you cant convince me otherwise!
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@PlayOnTabletop, this was a brilliant battle! Well done to both players for doing their best and making it a great game to watch. I have one question though, can we see the return of the Meltmanders? They only made one appearance and they proved that primaris marines aren't the best.
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Leagues of votann? Thoughts guys?
There reason necrons wins more advanced technology tau empire
Micahel reminding Nick about aunshi was a classy move. Especially knowing now that he wasn't even allowed. Cool dude, both players were fun to watch
I am unsure how everyone thinks he is not allowed.
@@wrestlingguy8722 He's a named character so he's allowed in without breaking Sept tenets, but without an FAQ he breaks the ability to use Mont'ka/Kauyon unless he's in a Vior'la army, as per the written language in the T'au codex. GW rules writers are the BEST, aren't they?
@@SarajevoKyoto ahh! Gotcha! And yes, they are the best....
Nick is honestly one of my favorite players to watch. He's such a good sport and always so excited about everything. It's like he's always hoping for the 'coolest thing' to happen even if it wouldn't be a great outcome for him - like when his Broadside died and he goes "OH MAN HE'S OUTTA HERE!" I'm just now starting to get into the hobby and painting and working on an army and I can only hope to run into players like him.
Why not be a player like him? Make it fun for others as he did for you!
Always love when Michael comes in for a match, such an awesome player with great sportsmanship. Super exciting game, great job guys!
Thanks man! I really appreciate that!
Nick: *maniacly screams Montka from deep within
Nick 5 minutes later: "The Rail Rifles are -1 to hit cause the Pathfinders moved"
Me: bruh
Doh. Apologies. Was a misstep with that unit.
Also the whole "my hammerhead missed" while forgetting the free re-roll from the targeting array ability
@@jumpninja001 He remembered the second miss, definitely. Rolled a two then a one. Not sure about the first miss.
@@matthewrayner571 pretty sure that was a command point re-roll, no the targeting array though
@@jumpninja001 could've also used the T'au sept 1 reroll for to hit or wound per unit attack Tenet.
Play On Tabletop creates the best battle reports on UA-cam ! I’ve started a 3000 point tau army thanks to tau nicks endless enthusiasm. The content and cinematography is always top notch. Keep it up Play On Tabletop !
I couldn't agree more, they make it interesting and easy to follow.
So true
Nick's enthusiasm got me into Tau too! He's such a cheerful guy it's fun to watch him, his smile never leaves his face, win or lose
I'll invest in a small army and check out the codex for the T'au.
Thats alot of greater good
Love to see Michael back again. Don’t worry about the loss man, we’ll be back
You can't keep a good necron down. I'll be back.
"Tau suck in close quarters combat"
Aunshi: "Hold my beer."
He's that guy who keeps bringing a knife to firefights.
Aunshi: observe
@@antongrigoryev6381 And Wins :p
@@EverianKalim "Laugh at the guy who brings a knife to a firefight. Fear the guy who keeps bringing a knife to firefights."
@@antongrigoryev6381 so true
It's always great to see the Necrons take to the battlefield.
my sister has necrons, and i love them too
i play tau, so i love this battle so much :)
Well If you'll going to play aginst her sth like this, I'm kind of sorry for her 😀😀
Glad to see the Necrons back on the channel!
I don't know how I feel about the Tau. The necrons went first, rolled pretty well after turn 1, reanimated a lot, took a lot of objectives, killed quite a few units, racked up a lot of points with the Silent King, the Tau missed with the railguns most of the time, and the Tau just wiped the the board with their shooting. It just felt like a lot of things went right for Necrons, things went bad for the Tau and they still wiped out the army.
That was a pretty soft Necron list into Tau, though. Scarabs and warriors are too vulnerable in a meta of massed indirect fire and blast. Doomsday Ark is bad. Deceiver is way overcosted. Not enough wraiths. You can beat Tau with Necrons, but not with this particular build.
@@PIRATER0B0TNINJA Is it odd that ctan are more expensive than a monolith now? It just feels odd that a lord of war is cheaper than an elite. Though a monolith would not have worked here. No invul and such a big target. Railguns would have made short work of it. Provided they dont miss lol
Necron still do better than Marines against tau XD I also saw Tau absolutely break drukhari in one turn.. this codex needs the nerf bat
@@peters6345 Granted the Tau needed some much needed updates but it's really started to show a pattern. It's almost as if GW releases a new codex that's op to drive up model sales /puts on a tin cap
@@eviljoshy3402 yeah true, though im surprised eldar codex isn't as crazy, apart for the harlequins who are very OP.. I just wish GW would care more about balance
AunShi demonstrating the greater good was really cool to see.
That finish is cannon in my head.
Love how the battlefield looks like they are fighting in a Tau city. Is that the Manta used as terrain on the edge of the field and used to hold the dice 🎲 box?
You bet!
@@PlayOnTabletop How’s the Manta going btw?
I didn't even realize that! That is amazing!
play on manta top
I didn’t notice that is so cool if it is
The production value of your Episodes is crazy good, it really moves the needle on entertainment value Standards for 40k bat reps
YES! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! GO T'AU NICK!
yessss!!!!!
43:37 feels bad, man. Necron player did super well but this was pretty much over after Nick's first shooting phase.
"Your warriors are just so hard to kill" said after having decimated easily over 700 points worth of models in a single shooting phase. Good game overall, both players did great. It's a shame Necrons just can't compete anymore against newer codexs
There is a huge disparity between then pre nachmund codexes and post, is not healthy for the game balance is a huge problem
I believe Nick should have played with a pts handicap, not only would that have made it fair, it would have been loreful for the setting of the battle where the Tau are supposed to be desperately fighting for survival, not the other way around.
@@pinoarias8601 tau don't fight battles of desperate survival, if it looks like they're going to lose they dip
As rough as it was, the Necron turn 1 was a bit of a wash for damage. Could have been a close game if the first shots did a bit more work.
As a necron player, I can attest that whenever I play Tau it's no contest. Not even fun. After the 2nd shooting phase you can usually just call it.
The two
Most technologically advanced factions head to head, this is going to be good
gw seems to disagree. apparently 7 milenia of ultra raprid advancement beat 150 millions years tech
@@mvgiwaranolvffy exactly half the necron tech probably doesn't work anymore
@@CyrodiilCome they work, but tau bring gw money so..
@@mvgiwaranolvffy necrons lords don't know how any of their tech works, only the techpriest equivalents in their courts do, and those guys hide secrets from each other
imperium ain't the only ones that suffered from losing access to tech lol
that dice transition at 9:44 was clean af
That terrain is magnificent. Y'all need to do a video of just a brag/show-off of all the terrain options you have.
That was a blast (pun intended)! I love seeing the Manta on the edge of the board and how so much of Nick's collection could also be used for terrain X3
Michael and Wattson make their glorious return! I'm so excited to see how this game shakes out.
What a game Play On Tabletop! I love seeing these two armies fight! I have 18K pts of Tau and 16K pts of Necrons (base with no gear) and I love seeing both armies in action. Well done and thank you!
This was my favorite Tau battle that I've seen so far. As well as the best first turn for Tau ever
friggin love you guys. Nobody even comes CLOSE to you guys in the battle report game.
Shas'o Nick + New Codex = Fun, Explosions, and Maniacal Laughter
Watson returns! Love Michael's necron forces.
Always love these videos. Nick's energy is infectious. Michael was great too
I never thought I'd see the day where the voiceover cheers on splitting fire
This was so worth the wait! Hope to see Nick more often with his new T'au!
Aun'chi that madman did it! OMG!
Yeah Michael is back baby! Necrons represent! Posting this before watching the vid but win or lose I'm just happy to see robots vs mechs
I love the absolutely unbothered manner in which Mike throws his dice into the tray lol
I wasn't even interested in the gamewhen i first started collecting, but you guys made it sound so fun and interesting. Thank you for this amazing content
Amazing battle!
It was great seeing Aun’shi and Shas’o kickass’o live up to their legendary reputations!
Ah the two factions that I love most going at it, nice!
Props to both players and their impressive armies! It was like watching an unstoppabke force and immovable object as the Tau dumped tons of fire into the Necrons only to see the angry metal space Egyptians roll with it without breaking a sweat. Excellent match!
After all the ork games, I am really happy to see some Tau. I missed Tau games. Still hoping for some Tau vs. Tau action. Also ...
Still Waiting for Space Marine Steve vs. Chaos Marine Steve Narrated by Steve. April 1st is coming soon. Maybe a fake mustache for the Chaos Marine Steve?
Petition! sign here!
I wish we had time for it. Would be so awesome!
Tau vs Tau would be an amazing battle report
@@JusNoBS420 Bruh. Whoever goes first wins as they'll delete half of the opponent's army in one shooting phase.
Nick having a blast with T'au almost always is truly what made me finally give in and get T'au as my first army (in spite of the joke regarding T'au and over time learning how weak they were in the meta at the time). They just always seemed fun and have great underdog moments in their weak areas *cough* melee *cough*. I think it's also what lead me to making my army a bit more on the custom side.
A friend and I looked at a "servitor drone" picture I had found and we jokingly said what if I made my tau in space marine style, and then it wasn't a joke. I now have a tau army in ultramarine colors and it actually looks pretty cool (especially the fire warrior with their large pauldron with gold trim). Working on my stormsurge currently. The "justification" is they are a sort of "water caste detachment" meant for diplomatic security and whatnot (see senate guard of star wars), or that they are really bad infiltrators pretending to be ultramarines to gather info, but because quality of life seems to have gone up nobody really questions it and just lets them go along for now.
Always a pleasure to watch, and look forward to more shenanigans in the future. Thanks again for all you do
I love the whole team don’t get me wrong, but Tyko’s narrating is far and away my favorite. I’m just listening while I clean my apartment and it’s totally captivating. Love this channel
this is shaping up to be the year of Nick, and I am 100% here for it
This freaking channel got me into the hobby, your videos are soooo good, thx for the huge effort u guys make to show how good this is to the newbs
Your very welcome! We enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
Thought necrons might have a chance when I saw they got turn 1
Saw how little they managed to do and skipped to the end, was not surprised by the result
agreed it seems like the starting codex were all okish power level till around DE came out and now every book is op and gets nerfed
It's shocking how well the Necrons did in those first 2 turns, tbh.
necrons need some love from GW
The Tau are a joke right now...boring to watch and boring to play against.
They need to be hit with that nerf hammer and soon.
Even turn 1 that list wasn't going to last. Turn 1 with a meta list, maybe he could have won but.... yeah I wouldn't hold my breath. Big codex power gap there.
Actually, I don't watch battlereports because I usually lose track of them quickly. But your videos are so extremely professional and well done, that was an extremely exciting 45 minutes! Thank you very much for that!
Wow, this is some great filming, narration, production, graphics, feels more polished than a lot of other professional streams ive seen. Great work
Always a god damn pleasure guys. No one can touch the quality of your battle reports. I would probably become a trembling addict if you guys started doing “AoS in 40m” 🤤🤤🤤 love from Alberta!
As always a Great necron strategist. Gj man
This is one of the coolest boards Ive ever seen. Love the bubble domes! Nice change from ruined cities!
I gotta give major props to the map layout. Really feels like an airport I could imagine visiting, and not just a random collection of terrain.
I'm here for Tycho's narration. Love all of the narration, but I like the new role that Tycho has started.
Micheal, I have said it before and I'll say it again you got the best looking necron army I have seen! Very good painting my dude!
The terrain in this game was both gorgeous to look at and seemed really tactical given the amount of shoot capability on the board. It's great to see you guys offer some really insightful games!
Amazing quality batrep as always, you guys are some of the best. But I've got to say, I hate the design choice of weapons that ignore invulnerable saves. I know it's probably not game breaking, but I hate it. Also I just finished the first Tau shooting phase and he killed 4 Wraiths, 15 Warriors, all the Skorpekh Destroyers, all the Lokhust Destroyers and a Doomsday Ark. That's 840 points... in 1 shooting phase. I feel like that's a massive problem for the health of the game. 9th edition started so strong, but it just feels like we're going from 1 busted thing to the next. :( Anyway, great batrep, you guys are awesome.
Yep, power creep is truly disgusting.
I knew going in that this was going to be a blowout for the necrons, there's no way they can compete against the Tau.
Necrons got me into the game, it hurts to watch but I still love 'em
im not going to lie, I only watch the videos that nick is in haha. He is the Goat, Plus I love Tau and Guard. Just love the energy he brings
Man you guys are the GOAT of battle reports now.
Amazing armies, amazing sets, amazing players and the editing the fluff out is great.
Also, I now can't watch anyone else who doesn't have a dice box.
This is just... Awesome. Love the matchup, the terrain, and the gameplay. T'au got an amazing codex.
Stormsurge : how many weapons do you want on your mech? YES!
I'm probably the only 40k fan here who also loves Gundam, but if you think about it, the story of the T'au is a bit like the plot of Zeta Gundam. The corruption among the T'au council (Federation in Gundam) forces commander Farsight (Char Azable and/or Bright Noa) to create the Farsight Enclaves ( the A.E.U.G). Just putting it out there 😁. Any other 40k/ Gundam fans out there ?
Love seeing Tau finally able to do what they do, good shooting.
And here we see the reason I now raise a Tau and a Necron army.
So good....so good.
I just can't belive that those battle reports keeps getting better and better :D This one was outstandingly entertaining!
What a match best I've seen in a long time
Nick is the kind of player I aspire to be: Just having a great time
So happy to see the tau actually strong, and great to see Nick with his enthusiasm as always, play on give me more tau!
I love Nick's up beat attitude - even when down in points in the game he cheers on his opponent's saves.
a fanart Aun shi defeated the silent king would be amazing
Great Show as always! Always impressed by the production quality of your stuff. Sadly, this was a pretty forgon conclusion for the Necrons. Michael worked his butt off, min maxed TWO seperate re-deploys. Pulled out every trick he could and still got tabled by the end of turn 3. F's in chat for the hard work Michael put into trying to compete with the new T'au Codex.
Ah T'au, one of my favorite factions. Gonna be a good vid.
Ma’am the thing I like about this game is that you can come back from almost anything
This is going to be good with the new codex
Just love the visuals of these so much. Armies and table look so amazing that it really helps with the immersion
Tmw a lowly Tau warrior survives countless battles, earns the name of Kik'aso, becomes a Crisis Commander, kills the shard of a god, and survives hand-to-hand combat with a god-killer.
Freaking love this character.
Behold! A faction that is meant to incredibly tough tabled in three turns. If this faction doesn't need a massive nerf, then no faction does.
I think this is the wrong train of thought. It means Necrons need a buff, not Tau need a nerf literally a month after an update. Tau just came out of being super rough to play. Every faction should be OP, rather than every faction being just okay
@@TheSeamonkeyBrigade A new codex is most likely to need a nerf. Unless you buff every faction after a new codex gets dropped, then you don't have a way to balance the game with codex creep. If you buff every army every time, then it starts getting ridiculous. Necron warriors reanimating on a 2+ while facing down Imperial Guard that hits on 3s sounds fun, it would be far too absurd.
@@DarthViperious I totally understand that, I’m just saying you’ve misconstrued the issue with this game in particular. This wasn’t a new codex vs new codex, it was a new codex vs and army in need of an update. Every army should be updated for 9th before nerfs happen, because once everything is on the same playing field then balancing can happen. Balancing a new rule set by an old rule set’s standards is counterproductive
It's so cool that tau get some verity in there army now without it being an auto loss, I love it and I love nick who would normally take those loses to do something cool anyway
Tau vs Nerons is a tough matchup right now. Necro's just don't have enough damage to pump out what they need against them and running and all melee list is just as risky with the engagement range for Battlesuits. After T1 Tau there were virtually no assets left to use.
Omg what a bloody awesome episode 👏 thanks guys you are the best keep up the good work
my two favorite factions going at it???? let's gooooo
The mental imagine of Aun'shi walking to Silent King's throne and straight up shanking him to death is beyond perfect
The format and production is much improved!! The use of music is spot on too!
My favourite two factions duking it out! Love it!
THAT WAS AWESOME!!! Aun'shi killing Silent King is a final duel we're not usually get
I love tycos commentary! Such a great voice for it
FOR THE GREATER GOOD!!!! WOOO what a battle!
A great game from start to finish! Both players were great, and it was a blast seeing all the models in action
REMATCH
With tau and necrons being my armies I love seeing them battle and on my favirote battle report channel none the less
No OVERLORD
Micheal you are a brave man
Thank you my friend!
That battle was sick. The T'au hit so hard!
FOR THE GREATER GOOODS!
Woot! Been waiting to see nick play tau with the new codex
This was freekin awesome! Ending left me with big smile on face, you made my day!
My two favorite factions just going at it by my favorite players to watch!? This video was awesome and everything I needed today
Just gotta love nick
The quality of videos you guys put out blows my mind love you guys good job guys
fun game to watch love the energy of both players and the announcer, well done
Great game my dudes! Always a pleasure to see Michael's Necrons on the field~
WATSON!!!!!
Hey, this may just be editing, but it looks like in this and other games Nick is choosing whether or not a unit consumes a markerlight when it shoots. Markerlights don't let you choose, they're first come first served. Not that it makes much of a difference in gameplay, since it just forces you to spend time picking a particular order to shoot.
Great great to finally see Tau back in action!
Fantastic battle report as always. It's fantastic
Smoke filled the sky, hanging low, and roiling violently in the heat drafts created by the burning buildings of the lesser race. It reminded Szarekh of a great beast he had once slain. Though the memory of that battle was crisp and clear, due to his quantum memory syncs, the pride of the accomplishment was fleeting, and what little there was felt... hollow. The Silent King lowered his eyes to the battlefield before him, taking in every detail with his mechanical eyes. The dark sky was contrasted by the snow touched terrain of the city, almost purifying the scene with its presence. The opening salvos of the necron pylons had damaged large portions of the city, but the energy field projectors, surprisingly advanced for one of the lesser races, had kept the damage to what Szarekh would consider minimal levels. And thus the need for the forces under his command to storm the city. The inhabitants of this world were called T'au, from what Szarekh's advisors had told him, and they had come here to settle the planet they called Pi'uum. The planet that was the rightful fiefdom of once of the Silent King's vassals. Szarekh had sent his servants to begin waking the tomb world almost a decade ago, but the T'au had caught on to what they were trying to do before the sleeping necrons were fully prepared. His servants had sent a plea for aid, invoking the name of the vassal overlord who ruled this world who claimed to be one of The Silent King's most faithful servants. Szarekh, and his Triarch just so happened to be nearby, and so he had thought it would be a nice distraction from the constant politicking of the royal courts to instead stand in open battle. He was wrong, he stood upon his Dais of Dominion, and felt nothing but frustration. The T'au had been bloodied by the pylon assault, but they seemed more than ready to repel the attack of the necrons. The vassal dynasty would have had no problem defeating these T'au if they had a proper amount of time to restore their ranks beneath the planet's surface. But that was not the case here. A (at best) half awoken minor dynasty was all Szarekh had to assault the enemy. Even though the Silent King knew the battle was likely to end in this dynasty's demise, he was bound by the old protocols of honor to stay until the end. Besides... he wanted to kill something. He looked down at his advisor, Mesophet. The member of the Triarch gave a slight flickering in the light of his eyes in acknowledgement, and silently communicated with the Song of Oblivion, readying teleportation procedures once the Silent King had fulfilled his obligations in the battle.
The T'au had settled the planet, a mostly frozen orb, and had kept the majority of their population in a central city. There had been no preliminary skirmishes with other cities, accepting for the initial bombardment. So at least this would be a quick affair. But this being the main population center meant that there were non-combatants to worry about. At least for the enemy. Amongst the necrons, there was no such thing as a non-combatant. At least not anymore. Szarekh would try to exploit this. His plan was to clear his fleet from the sky, leaving a viable route for the civilians to escape to one of the moons of the planet, where they could be later dealt with if this battle turned out differently than expected. And to add to the illusion, the Silent King has employed night scythes to harass the local air space, making it look like there was only one way out. When the long range scanners had revealed masses of organic life forms moving towards what seemed to be the space port of the city, Szarekh knew it was time to strike. This is when the enemy would be at their weakest; having to make allowances for protecting the fleeing populace. At least if they were as weak willed as he expected them to be. He could no longer fathom of endangering a battles outcome just to save some lowly servants.
The forces of the vassal dynasty moved up to the city, hidden by the reality warping powers of the c'tan shard. Szarekh was loathe to open the tesseract vaults and let these ancient weapons out of their cages, but again his preferences were put aside in order to fulfill the codes of honor to which he was expected to adhere to. If he did not use every resource available to him in trying to win this battle, then it would be held over him back at court. The perimeter defenses of the city were deceived by the illusions created by the c'tan shard. Great swathes of land were turned into burnt glass as plasma turrets targeted necron warriors made of smoke, monoliths made of lies, and doomsday arks made of nothing at all. There were some losses on the approach, the vassal overlord amongst them. The Silent King inwardly seethed that the accursed star god fragment was of more use to him than the one he was here to help. While the overlord's body was rebuilt in the tombs beneath the planet's surface, his advisors, and legions marched forth without breaking stride. Soon the space port came into view. The Silent King ordered the scarab swarms forward to probe where the defenders would be making their stand. But his plan was to deal a lethal blow to the T'au by sending a group of crypteks, and spyders to the eastern flank. There, they would amass an even larger swarm of scarabs that would then break upon the portion of the space port that seemed safest, and where the civilians would undoubtedly be sent to board their escape craft. Even if the battle could not be won, he could deal a blow strong enough that would make the ripe for conquest at a later date. After all, it was but a question of time for the ancient monarch of the soulless race. And so long as it took him less time to bring reinforcements back to this world than it took them to sire a whole new generation, then all was well. Even if it did cost him a future vassal. Without the support of the crypteks and spyders in the main engagement it was even more precarious. Even more so when the defenders finally showed themselves. A wave of strobing lights arced high into the air, and fell upon the necron ranks enmass. The illusions of the deceiver were dispelled as the small marker lights fell through the fake ranks of the necrons, and turned off as they hit the snow. The real necron forces were at last revealed. A sleek, but gigantic machine walked from behind a burning building. Its form bristled with guns, and missiles. The T'au and their own servant races arose from hiding places of their own. Holograms of buildings turned into masses of infantry, and suits of powered armor flew from pockets of cover shielded with scrambler tech. The long range scanners had been fooled, Szarekh thought. He had assumed the main force of the T'au had been tricked into defending from the fake attack of the overlord's forces. Laser fire, bolts of plasma, and rockets seared through the smoke choked sky towards the necron line. More than half the necron warriors, caught in the open fell beneath the withering salvo of the T'au forces. A full wing of destroyers was shot from the sky crashing into a tower the Silent King assumed was a power relay station. And the one doomsday ark that had made it into the city was utterly destroyed. But the necrons were not meant to die so easily. The ranks of warriors arose, barely touched, limbs crawling through the snow to fit back into their sockets, and grip their weapons once more. The destroyers...
needed to wait because I have work in the morning and this has taken too long. I'll try to swing back around to finish this.
Always fun to see peoples narrative for these games. Thanks for writing. :)
Damn nick going from killing a knight in melee to killing the silent king in melee with a one wound aetherial
Hes farsight in a skinsuit and you cant convince me otherwise!
No...he is....Kais...the One Man Army
Aun Shi once again proving the t’au do indeed have a fight phase
that ending was strait out of a movie.
Awsome to see nick kick butt with some tau!