Boarding Pistols have a place, they basically replace the light flamethrowers in some profiles and now give us a close range template to Brigadas, very nice. The MB ML now being able to ARO forward and to the backline vs drop troops I think is also a nice boost. Lobos and Diablos going berserk with two troops for extra burst on the FtF CC is very nice for even saving the Diablo losing a wound unopposing (while still being very mobile forward)

Something that keeps getting forgotten is the Silverstar tinbot-3. Linkable with the PSI-Cop hacker. Gamma, and Omega. With or without Tactical Awareness.

Awesome! Great to see this, and that you’re back to feeling good.

Wow! So, are there specific tournaments in the US that had notoriously bad tables? It seems to be a recurring theme… at least compared to the Australian scene…

I think the TAG Trieber individual profile skills are for that pilot, not a TAG Pilot buff.

Maybe Bipandra with a palbot. The TA is a self contained order that doesn’t drain your order pool. And the reroll and doctoring is better than shooting darts.

Alright you wanted this essay. - Max + Techbee is dodging on 16’s not 15’s. - His Immunity (ARM) basically hard denies all other TAGs preferred way of shooting him sans no EXP rounds for them. The Thunderbolt has better range bands than HMGs. It’s important to think of Max not like a TAG but a HI. - He can comfortably slam into a fair few CC Monsters. The CC Attack -6, NBW and CC24 combined with that Immunity (ARM) and Str. Means only EM CCWs concern him. - Most KCF lists aren’t as SWC hungry as originally perceived. Some builds will be sitting sub 4 swc. Because you have so many Low SWC, No SWC or Pseudo SWC options there’s the ability to do setups which gives you effectively 10-12 SWC. - Banshee - The WildParrot and KHD are the standout profiles. - Black A.I.R hacker - It’s KCF’s only Combat Instinct normal Hacker. Thus the only way without investing in a full Fennec Core to be able to interact with Stealth as a Hacker using that Repeater Network in the midfield provided by Peacemakers. It’s 26pts and 0.5 swc v a Full Fennec Core. - Emily: Is a WIP14 FO who can fireteam. You don’t take her CoC as a CoC is just an incidental CoC. You take her CoC profile for a BS13 X-Visored, Dogged Combi Rifle, Grenade Launcher, EM Grenade Launcher, Nanopulser, Flash Pulse, Assault Pistol for 0.5 SWC. She has all the tools to be a TAG escort specialist. She can clear out all the problems a Squalo or Tik may encounter on its way to its next Target. - One Haris I’m looking forward to testing is Maximus Agent + TA Bipandra + Fennec FO. An Immunity (ARM) NWI B4+1 TB. With a Wip13 Doctor to back him up. And a FO to cordon off some of the really bad engagements for Max. - The RedEye: Not everyone has the ideal weapon and equipment loadout to really negate all of the RedEye’s capabilities. As you don’t get cover already you’re not tied to trying to maintain cover and more interested in denying cover or exploiting Range Bands to maintain the advantage.

Thanks for the faction focus, good vid.

Note: referring to a Hetkari shooter as anything other then the KFC Ket Shooter will have you banned from the channel, thanks for understanding :))

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I'd say Machinist do have value because of deployable cover. That goes a long way to helping HI and TAGs resist E/M weapons which thanks to the E/Mitter rework, theres a LOT of them now. They might not be linkable but they can still use Palbots.

¡Nice video! A little note, triangulated fire is a long skill but imposes no negatives. It makes for a really good backup gun imho, loving those fennec.

FYI, Triangled Fire still requires a long skill. Check page 114 of the rules. But yes, theres no longer the -3 penalty so the Fennecs are shooting at BS 12 at their weapons maximum range which with Thunderbolts lets them cover the whole table.

Would one be able to use the forward observer skill on the Drumbot in synchronization with a Drummer Shooting or do both either have to shoot a weapon or use the Forward Observer skill in an order?

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I like to take the extreme zelly because the model attracts unwarranted attention. People love wasting orders on weird lookin stuff.

I think you're sleeping on bounty hunter haris. Miranda/Wolfgang/filler is covering a lot of rangebands and scoring while closing distance and Wolfgang will be dodging on 18s

Since NCA is gone, MO is my new favorite sectorial! Thanks for the update.

On the Holy Sepulchre he went down to 1 SWC from 1.5 so the Knight commander SWC tax is essentially split between the two units

FYI, super jump lets you use a jump + jump order for 12" of movement. Every unit with super jump is moving least 12" an order. (more if they have a modified jump or super jump stat listed on their profile)

I really disagree with your opinion on N5 Kunai ninjas. I think they are great. 28 points for a FD 4" Hidden Deployment Multi Sniper is a great deal. Also, 26 points for the AP + shock marksman is a great deal. One of the key weaknesses in N4 of SWF was the lack of any surprise. People always saw everything you had on the table. Now you have a cheap hidden deploy ARO or attacker to add that element of surprise to SWF lists. Just ignore the CC stats, its not a CC unit.

Hi @InfinitytheDante, if one would like to start MO (even though they are not as cool as many n5 winners, what is first to buy to have a 300 pts list? Thank you

Think it's worth taking the tikbalang still? Or better to bring the koths/seraph?

The Frenzy impact not being stopped by inclusion in fireteams is really impactful. So the HMG will really have one round of utility. Two Hospitallers joined by something without frenzy is pretty nice looking. I like the FD Montessa a lot. I think there’s enough up field options that the paramedic has a place. It’s so cheap too.

The Frenzy impact not being stopped by inclusion in fireteams is really impactful. So the HMG will really have one round of utility. Two Hospitallers joined by something without frenzy is pretty nice looking. I like the FD Montessa a lot. I think there’s enough up field options that the paramedic has a place. It’s so cheap too.

Thank you so much for this videos. They are really helpful for the ones that are looking to start (or come back) in N5 and don’t have any idea of what to buy first.

Can you do Kestrel reaction?

take down the video. triple the volume, reupload.

Great to see more people making infinity videos! I think I was just the 100th subscriber

Something about Pi-Well that make me definetly want to try him out more: Triangulated Fire got buffed so he shoots his Combi always on 11 against every target even in cover etc. but furthermore he can flashpulse or, much more interestingly, Forward Observe on 2 dice on 13 while he himself sits in cover with mim -6. Since Spotlight now allows saves, and pitchers are weaker this may be interesting as a backup option to remove very hard long range AROs.

Thanks for putting all this out there - more good Aussie Infinity content is always welcome! I'm a less experienced player than you, but my first impression for MO in N5 is: We've improved in general, but probably not enough to massively change where we sit in terms of tiers or competitive viability. All those points decreases are nice, but a lot of units are getting cheaper across the entire game, and MO's major weaknesses remain present. This latter point is good for the game - every sectorial needs weaknesses as well as strengths - but I'm not getting too excited about any other changes. Internal balance changes are mostly good. The Tikbalang was great, but it was a bit too much of an auto-pick. Generally MO's best units have stayed the same or come down just a little bit (Teutons, Trins, Montesas, the Tik), whereas the units that weren't seeing much play have come up a bit (Hospitallers, Crusaders, the Seraph), and that's all a good move towards hopefully opening up some new builds and making the faction more interesting. The Teuton nerf doesn't bother me that much, and I feel like it helps give the Teutons a specific if narrower niche, rather than just being the good HI knights. I like that you note that these changes have pushed the faction more in the direction of its intended fantasy. I still don't think we're going to see e.g. a big Hospitaller core pretending it's Invincible Army and smashing its way across the board, but there are more options for viably using MO's coolest units, which is to say, the heavy infantry knights. They won't be the entire force, but a Hospitaller duo, or KOJ or Crux knight leading a light infantry team, or even just playing more aggressively with a non-LT Joan will be more viable. In terms of faction design I think it makes sense to take a look at why a player might pick this faction, or what they will intuitively gravitate towards doing with it, and then trying to make that viable. One thing you didn't mention that occurred to me was the changes to Frenzy and Impetuous. Most of our HI have Frenzy, but due to being linked we usually didn't see it mattering. That's no longer the case, so we might need to worry about that now or else be taken by surprise. It probably won't make a huge difference in most cases, but I'm prepared to be wrong on that.

The limited cover is a buff, isn't it? Impetuous models used to not have any cover afaik. Anyways, nice video. Subscribed.

I like the amount of information you're giving but the sound is so soft I'm at maximum volume and it's still a bit hard to hear

Audio is quite low on this vid

The Jotum received an indirect buff with Speedball. Nanoshield and AutoRepairS means you REALLY have to commit to killing the Jotum

There is a lot of good here in MO. NCO being on Seraph is huge.

I think my military orders army going to be sidelined this entire edition. way better and much more fun stuff in other armies. I think there are some interesting changes, but MO is essentially still playing N4 with buffs to already good units and nerfs to already bad units. CB will definitely look into rebalancing MO but it will be a LONG time until that happens

Excellent breakdown, looking forward to listening to the rest. Any thoughts on running a haris of two geckos and engineer wildcat as a link to build a list around?

Hey, nice analysis. I think Oktavia is viable with her HRL profile as part of a Haris or Core of 3 members (purity 2) with 2 fusilliers, asi she have combat instinct and sixth sense, so is a difficult ARO to engage

Maybe kick the volume up a notch or two

Excited to keep tabs on your channel! Just a heads-up, the volume level is quite low. I've got my headphones maxed, and it's still tough to hear.

Interesting thoughts, I think probably the bigges4 gap in how I think is that I think Robin Hood is now an incredible value piece I'm likely to put in near every list.

Securi…tah tay. Took me a minute to figure that one out. Not used to American accents in infinity videos. 😂 securi Tate. S’funny

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Note - I've since noticed the Sally has lost Tac Awareness. While a strict nerf I don't see this having an extreme impact on the strengths of the TAG, don't know what other NCO's you would have in a list with it anyway aside from maybe a rounder

Gimme dat Bakunin