old patrol + new patrol + crisis box gets you to roughly 1000 points with good balance between the units.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Exactly
@mogaman284 ай бұрын
Start collecting box + old patrol + new patrol... 🥲 How I miss the start collecting box...
@evolvedgerman85904 ай бұрын
Was literally saying this to my self being like that would be the perfect start for someone collecting tau.
@tylerhuckaba30314 ай бұрын
It really just shows that they want you doing infantry based combat for combat patrol instead of the variety you’d usually get
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Agreed. Trying a little too hard to make Combat patrol separate from the rest of 40k
@nathanstruble21774 ай бұрын
As someone just getting into Tau, the new box definitely looks like a good way to Start Collecting Tau. As someone who refuses to pay GW prices, I'll continue buying cheap as chips proxies off Etsy for a fraction of the cost.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
You sir have the correct mentality!
@noahwiebe74254 ай бұрын
To your point about something being missing from this box maybe some more stealth suits or a piranha would have been nice if GW was feeling generous. Another thought I had was to drop the pathfinders in favour of kroot and toss in those new hounds to go along with them.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
YES! Getting us some of those cool new kroot would be awesome! Really would have been a feel good and nice discount because of their low points cost. I heard rumors though that we might get a kroot combat patrol though? Don't quote me on that though
@KamilDrakari4 ай бұрын
@@CommanderNearsight They've been releasing extra combat patrol lists through White Dwarf that don't get box sets. A Kroot list there could be fun for actual Combat Patrol players, but wouldn't make them any cheaper to collect.
@jakeberry50364 ай бұрын
This box is actually the reason i recently started buying a T'au army, im not a huge fan of the infantry, im a battlesuits guy, so this is all the troops im gonna need. It seems like a good setup box, a bunch of the less interesting purchases that you wouldn't really wanna make by themselves (minus the commander, that kit is sick)
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Perfect! Welcome to the Greater Good!
@calumdeighton4 ай бұрын
Both boxes are brilliant. Great starter set. My upcoming Tau army is built around these 2 sets.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Brilliant! Hope it's successful!
@danielsalay36814 ай бұрын
I was originally disappointed with the numbers for the new patrol being less "bang for the buck" than the old one but I looked at it again using the codex points and through that lense GW designed it to be around 500 points and that feels better. I understand the missing something feeling too. I dont know what it should be, but having a commander without a unit to lead and having infantry units without a leader feels like an oversight but it's probably intentional to direct people on what to buy next to expand on the combat patrol as an upselling tactic. I'll also admit that through the lens of the codex points, they're already at 475 points. I would not be surprised if 500 was a hard limit on the design team, and nothing else fits with the units already included. If I was using codex points and redesigning the box a little, I would replace the breachers with a crisis starscyth team. It puts the box points at 495, the enforcer can lead the new suits, the pathfinders and devilfish can still work together, and there's now no overlap with the old box. They even work together better than before, IMO. The final upside for consumers is a better $/£/€ value, though that would be a downside for GW, I guess.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
I really like your points and couldn't agree more with the crisis suit swap while the devilfish and pathfinders still working well together
@Drivestort4 ай бұрын
I'm still building out to my first 2000 points, have two of the old combat patrol boxes and I'll definitely be getting this to have the 'free' devilfish and a commander for my second crisis suit squad, that I'll also be getting.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Sounds perfect!
@thomaswilloughby29514 ай бұрын
Pathfinders are there due to not selling well, I'd think. personally, I'd have switched them out with a set of Stealth Team and one Broadside, giving the proper anti-tank option and having a somewhat better unit on foot, with teh Broadside having the railgun for antitank work, but, GW is cutting back on all patrols to save money, so, understandable that they wouldn't go the better route.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
That's so sand but true non the less. I wish they'd care more about the customer you know?
@thomaswilloughby29514 ай бұрын
@@CommanderNearsight Agreed, but, the bottom line takes priority over everything for a business. Alas, alas.
@anniedarkheart52244 ай бұрын
IMO the thing that feels off about the new patrol is the Devilfish isn't from the Hammerhead box, so that value is already diminished and it feels Corporate really wants to get rid of their excess Devilfish only kits. You have a okay centerpiece in the Devilfish and a good one with the Tau Commander, then it's just a bunch of little infantry dudes. On the other hand, the Pathfinder Kill Team upgrade sprue is cool I guess and could do a lot to make the little infantry dudes more interesting and make it easier for someone to also dip into KT format.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree with you in wishing that we had the hammer head instead of the devilfish or were able to convert between the two units. And I don't know if they get the kill team sprue but that would make this WAY more worth it for fun bits
@sideswipe26154 ай бұрын
Another note, if you buy a hammerhead you can turn the broadside into a SkyRay gunship and you’ll have two really good units if you don’t want the DevilFish.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Very true!
@Kingofdragons1173 ай бұрын
So I got the new Tau Combat Patrol box and I was assembling the Devilfish when I noticed there doesn't seem to be smart missile options on the drones? Am I missing something or is it just not in the box? I got two little drone sprues I think for the Devilfish. Not sure.
@CommanderNearsight3 ай бұрын
The devilfish, I believe, traditionally only has gun drones. I believe that can only have gun drones for being build straight out of the kit. And traditionally they haven't been able to take smart missiles I don't believe. But I guess the update changed that
@sideswipe26154 ай бұрын
I actually like this combat patrol. I agree that something is missing, but if we’re being honest, “something” is missing in most of the combat patrols from 10th, so I think it’s fine compared to the rest of the combat patrols this edition. I’m also happy there’s minimal overlap with the other combat patrol so if you get both it’s still a good deal.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
I do have to agree with you there!
@Korfax1244 ай бұрын
I already bought the current combat patrol and have bought a broadside and a darkstrider in addition, so I'm happy that I'm not alone with this thought
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Darkstrider would have been a really cool addition to the box
@foxhoundms90514 ай бұрын
Just a matter of personal need to plug gaps in your army. I already have all the units in the new combat patrol so it's useless to me personally. The old one however...gotta gets one a dem! 😂
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Lol! I feeel you there!
@TauPathfinder3344 ай бұрын
Sick video I really like it although I wish we got a cadre fireblade with it but I agree something feels missing from it maybe a squad of tactical drones or the aforementioned cadre fireblade
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Thanks. And agreed
@Skullsworth4 ай бұрын
As a little bonus the pathfinders in this box are coming with the Killteam upgrade sprue
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
I did not know that. That's awesome!
@joebloggs1724 ай бұрын
Probably Darkstrider.
@asherdoodles034 ай бұрын
So proud of you!!! :)
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Thank you beautiful!
@robertdutcher80814 ай бұрын
Firesight would have made it awesome.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Honestly yes. The should put the Marksman in a value box
@imperiousartifact14734 ай бұрын
He needs a plastic model.
@Kingofdragons1174 ай бұрын
I think anyone expecting them to put a full squad of Crisis suits in the combat patrol would be crazy. Unfortunately these aren't start collecting boxes. I think maybe a Broadside would have been a cool edition with all the missiles.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Broadside would have given a nice anti-elite/tank potential
@Kingofdragons1174 ай бұрын
@@CommanderNearsight If the contents weren't so anemic for Combat Patrol, all 3 of those vehicles would be pretty oppressive unfortunately.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@Kingofdragons1174 ай бұрын
I was just informed that the price of this combat patrol may be going to 180$ USD so I am kinda hesitant on buying it. Edit: It is still 160$. False Alarm.
@CommanderNearsight4 ай бұрын
Oh no! If that's the case then forget ever buying it!
@michaeljdauben4 ай бұрын
It's $160US list or $136 from independant online retailers
@Kingofdragons1174 ай бұрын
@@michaeljdauben Just what I as told from my local shop.
@Kingofdragons1173 ай бұрын
@@CommanderNearsight Correction it is still 160. Must have been misinformed. Corrected it with the shop.