Hey lads
I'm having a lot of trouble getting games with my Eldar. I have so far fought 4 times to different people using different lists and won them all.
I am currently playing in a gaming league at the local GW store. There are 3 teams and it goes 2pts for a win 1 each for a draw and -2 for a loss.
The people i am trying to play against are in the other 2 teams but i am faced with a wall of 'no I'm not gonna play your list' every time i ask people for a game when they obviously want to play just not against me.
Now it seems that word has gotten around and now everyone has decided not to play me (even if they never have before ) because they fear losing points and going down in rankings ( i am an Eldar newbie as well )
The majority of people who do not wish to play me seem to be marine players. 2 in particular never change their list and roll with the Shrike + infiltrating fleeting assault termies ( some people may deem this nasty on its own ) and who also gives fleet to the rest of the army. They have never played against me and one actually commented and i quote:
" Eldar taking 3 Heavy Support choices just gets old. I don't want to play you "Mind you ~ that was without prior knowledge of my lists of what i run or what i would even field. For god sakes he plays Marines.. why should i have to tailor my list to suit him so I'm what? Easier to take down?
I really am stuck as i don't have an 'OP list' as i have never used the same lineup twice. I suppose its just the ways the other games went that has seemingly made this clique refuse me games.
The issue i am now facing that that our team can't advance ( only in 2nd place ) because people are not willing to battle our top 3 players ( we only have 5 in our team) and are content on playing people they know they can beat over and over and over while massing points. The rest of the teams have about 12 players each but our team has a 87% win ratio while the first place team has only 62%.
here is a rundown of the different lists i used in the first 3 games:
1st game vs marines ( first game ever with Eldar and first game in 6 years ) mission objective - 4 objectives, pitched battle.
result - win ( very close battle army included mass Lascannon, Plasmacannon, Missile Launchers, and infantry)list:
HQ: Yriel
HQ: Farseer
E: 10 harlies kisses
T: 10 WG conceal
T: 10 Stormies - 2x flamers Warlock with destructor in Serpent
HS: WL x2 with BL EML 2x flamers
HS: WL with wraithsword
2nd game vs CSMmission objective - annihilate, spearhead.
result - win ( annihilated his army in 4 turns and lost only 3 wraithguard - he fielded 20 plague marines, Kharn and 10 zerkers, Khorne lord with daemon axe and wings among other things )
HQ: Avatar
HQ: Eldrad
E: 10 Harlies w/ kisses
T: 10 WG conceal
T: 10 Stormies - 2x flamers Warlock with destructor in Serpent
HS: WL x2 with BL EML 2x flamers
3rd game vs orksmissions objective - seize ground, spearhead.
result - win ( lost 1 unit of storm guardians, wiped out army that included Ghazghkull, painboy and 15 nobs or something like that ( counted as troops choice, ard'boys and tides of orks )
HQ: Farseer
- 8x warlocks - enhance, embolden 6x destructor in a waveserpent with farseer
E: Scorpions x10 exarch with claw infiltrate and move through cover
T: 10 Da's - exarch w/ dual cata and bladestorm
T: 10 Da's - exarch w/ dual cata and bladestorm
T: 10 Da's - exarch w/ dual cata and bladestorm
T: 10 Stormies - 2x flamers Warlock with destructor in Serpent
HS: Fire Prism
HS: Fire Prism
HS: WL with BL EML 2x flamers
and thats where the problem has started. I can't seem to get anymore games they assume i roll with 3 wraithlords + 10 wraithguard & Eldrad combo and the Avatar. But that was only on my second game ever.
What i have been doing so far is trying out all the troops i have in my collection to see which ones perform better than others.
I HAVE the forgeworld Avatar so i like to use him.
I HAVE 10 Wraithguard i bought so i like to use them.
I don't honestly think my lists are overpowered. Both parties know who they will fight prior to the match ( you just show up and write an army list then play ).
The way it's going at the moment i may run out of opponents before i even get 10 games in !
I have offered not to use WG, Avvy or Wraithlords and people still decline.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions and help is wanted !!!
Thanks in advance,
-Ulfhedinn-