Dawn of War Codex

Hey whats up guys,
Where to begin? Well fuck it. Anyways I've noticed that Imperial Guard in the elite mod just seem to plain suck. Especially if you cannot capitalize in the beginning with a significant lead than your opponent could royally bend you over and give you a spanking that even the Emperor would be horrified to witness. By the time I get to purchase a stomp, I get a squad of melee that just REKT even as I try to micro the Lord Commissar or Inquisitor. Catachans just seem to bleed way too easily. Artillery spotters can disrupt and even smoke but once you try to take out that suppression squad... See how much units you lose in the process. If one were to choose Ogyrn, you must pray hard enough that the Emperor denies your opponent to get walker(s) (cause they got melee resistance). And if you make it to T3, just pray hard enough that you lead was good enough for you to get BB. Anyways that is my thoughts on the Emperor's Flashlights. Highly considering to go back to retail especially after seeing that new patch notes for IG. Thoughts, Comments, Opinions?

IG has among the best T2s in the game. Their T1 can be a bit weak but their T2 and T3 are very strong.

Chimeras.

In this patch IG/nids are the most OP races.

I would go so far as to say both are outright broken and with both the issue is the same - their economies. It doesn't matter how well you do in terms of bleeding them or managing map control vs them, you end up falling behind in tech and unit count and the units themselves that you fight have no upkeep due to their low population despite not being worse off than other race's units anyway.

Annnd the next patch will just make IG even more OP. I think you are very out-of-touch.

Sorry, but this sounds like an L2P issue... :/

"IG underpower!?" Nope.

Swiftsabre wrote:Sorry, but this sounds like an L2P issue... :/

Yeah I hate to sound like I'm piling on here OP but as someome who cannot micro for shit(me), this game really does depend on micro. Abilities, counters, map control, awareness, aggression/pressure etc - its a level of skill that can only come through repeated playing and experimentation.

I know first hand getting smashed sucks but its just a game right? Dont give up on Elite, its enhanced the base game so much its not funny.

Check out noisy's gameplay with inquisitor at Indrid's youtube channel. You can learn soooo much from it and added to that he even won the recent MRT as well.

IG isn't underpowered you just have to squeeze the OP out of it more than other races. I view IG a lot like I view Eldar; a low-floor, high-ceiling race where player skill has more of a factor in how well they play.

That's not to say that you can't do that with other races, but if you want a race that will reward you for playing good, IG is a not a bad bet.

Some aspects of them do probably need some toning down (mostly inq stuff) but otherwise they are definitely not up.

(Unless you are vs Eldar/SM )

Atlas wrote: (Unless you are vs Eldar/SM )

I'm sure you wanted to say "unless you are vs Eldar or Chaos".-))

Well, imo the only huge problem in a match vs Loldar are Wraithguard and D-cannons in their current form.