Top 5 Reasons to Play The 9th Age: After TOW Release

[@lesbianmorgoth652]

As someone who didn't know what the 9th age was before this video, it looks really great! I'll be checking out those links for sure :)

[@gaminginthekiez]

That’s exciting news! Hope you enjoy the experience! I also suggest looking into the 9th Age forum and searching for players within your area. It’s how I found out guest James (VampsinMD) :)

[@lesbianmorgoth652]

@@gaminginthekiez i will! i doubt there will be many where i live lol, but i can hope!

[@loadedstapler1459]

Great video fellas! I'm inspired by how gamers took the reigns of their own destiny rather than letting a anyone tell them "how to have fun." I hope more people come into the hobby. I may dust off my saurian ancients and add a fancy new titanopod.

[@jamessmithiii4129]

❤my guy... glad you liked the vid and great point about taking the reigns!

[@gabrielecarbone8235]

i think you are missing rule clarity here, t9a is so well written it's almost impossible to get stuck, maybe only real problems come with round bases that i hope they will get rid of with 3.0

[@gaminginthekiez]

You make a good point about rule clarity being a major component in playing T9A. Thanks for your input!

[@davidescial]

9th age is the best tabletop war game

[@Galdenistal]

I'd say the main reason is that GW don't make very balanced games, also they sell you just as much paper (in the form of rules books etc.) as they do plastic.

[@emiliorodriguez3796]

9th age is my main game, and I play team and individual tournaments whenever I can. I love the game and its community. With that said, I have to tell that data-driven adjustments are mostly a big mistake. If you do that, you don't understand why an option is chosen (or not) over another one. More pro-players advice should be considered. Nowadays, the game feels dull sometimes, with some armies over the top, like Saurian Ancients or dual daemon prince WotDG. We need more LABs and 3.0 as soon as possible. Furthermore, the pairings system should be considered: you never babysit your team's Dwarven player, but you should babysit your Dread elf player. If Dwarven Holds and Dread elves get on average the same score in tournaments, something's wrong with Dread Elves. This point is key in a team game, so if every army is between 9 and 11 points out of 20, that's not a balanced. I hope 3.0 will bring fresh air, or this game is going to be abandoned due to ToW arrival (which I think it's a bad game, but GW has tons of fans...).

[@gaminginthekiez]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I can absolutely relate to T9A feeling dull sometimes! I’m also eager to see what 3.0 brings! However, I do like how T9A combines using the data from game submissions across all categories (team, individual, casual etc.) alongside player feedback to hopefully achieve a fun and balanced game. But yes, considering team play and top player input I think should also be rather important when developing 3.0. All the best to you and your T9A endeavors!

[@cjsiskcool]

i can 3d print a whole army for between 30-40 dollars but i also make my own stl files

[@screwnacorn]

that minions army is great :)

[@warrusqwe]

Comment mostly for the algorythm Gotta love the 9th age, I got into it only 1 year ago, and jump in quality of rules, and balance between the armies in comparison to old wh 7-8th ed was astounding, Now after seeing the tow (unpolished as it is, which may change) I just cant get into the hype train for the old world

[@gaminginthekiez]

Praise be to the algorithm 🙏 I feel you on not being able to get on the hype train for TOW. At some point I know I’ll play it, but I’ve been enjoying t9A so much that I’d rather just focus my energy here for the time being. Enjoy your T9A endeavors!

[@jirga_jirga]

I love the freedom to use whatever models I feel appropriate for each army. Of course that's possible in Warhammer too but there's still strong sentiment of using official models only in Warhammer or any other game which has dedicated model line. Supplement armies are also something that I love wholeheartedly. Good video guys, love your content.

[@gaminginthekiez]

Thanks for the support 🙏 and glad you’re loving the content! There will be more to come…maybe something with Dread Fleet looming in the future? 😈🏴‍☠️ (speaking of supplements)

[@Gilean80]

Would the use of different scale miniatures (i.e. 10mm Warmaster) on appropriate unit-sized bases, with wound tracking rather than removing models be frowned upon?

[@jamessmithiii4129]

You can use any miniatures you want, 10mm scale included. The only challenge I see is coming up with a way to determine the unit "footprint". As the game has a model removal mechanic, unit footprints change in size and are important for measuring distances and determining who can attack in combat, etc. All in all, I reckon it's doable, you would just need to track the unit's footprint in addition to tracking the wounds

[@winnugami]

Look Mom, I'm on TV.

[@evanwoodham6296]

TOW Rules are so bad I came looming for something else new that is a good successor to 6th edition.

[@jamessmithiii4129]

check T9A out!

[@evanwoodham6296]

@@jamessmithiii4129 I'm in!

[@screwnacorn]

For the algorithm ;)

[@gaminginthekiez]

Praise be 🙌💻

[@wardogtabletopgaming2329]

Main reason why I left t9a and will never come back is cuz of the move away from the legacy rules that I grew up with. T9a is trying to do their own thing with the new labs but as a main Skaven player I can never accept the absolute disaster of a book the VS lab is. T9a also becomes stale and flavourless by sacrificing to much for the sake of balance. Balance is good but to much focus on balance and we get a game that looks more or less like checkers with fantasy miniatures. Ive played now two games of TOW and I have had more fun with TOW then I have had with t9a in a long time.

[@gaminginthekiez]

Sad to see you go but appreciate you sharing nonetheless! Also glad to hear you‘ve had some fun with TOW! Happy Wargaming!

[@whatsthebeef8682]

I stopped playing 9th age when they changed all the stats and magic system

[@gaminginthekiez]

Understandable. Having massive changes like that can feel overwhelming and disheartening to relearn sometimes. Sorry to see you leave 9th but Happy Wargaming!

[@CrusaderJJR]

I stopped to play t9a years ago when again a new years point update dropped and again I can't play my favourite things. Also the T9A community is more and more getting like GW: so you have a very strong core whichs favours some armies and you see the following like GW does: A new army is presented and everybody loses their mind how broken they are: And then it takes several months or a year to get a more balanced army like it was before Other armies need ages for a good update. Take my beloved Wood Elves: I can't play a legaly Tree only list as I am not allowed to take enough dryads for core. I can't buy magic weapon or usefull upgrages Skaven on the other hand, if you play right you get around 500 or 1000 points for free if a unit is destroyed it comes back on any skaven special entry . . . Skaven got a 25 points 5d6 strengh 5 one time item, could kill anything, wood elves got a 100 points speer trower bow, I would take the item .. . I would just play them as deamons if I ever play again Same goes for H(B)E: The favourite Charakter was the Swordmaster Standard Bearer (Master of Crainreg Tower) But instead of just remove the Option as Standard Bearer, they made the model super expensive and nerved it. So either nerve it, or make it more expensive or strike the option out if you don't like . . Same goes with Bows, Speerman and the Seaguard: The seaguard combines both with more options and special rules. So instead of making the bow man or speerman better, the just increased the price of the seagurad. . . See the newer Saurus: no General, no BSB but unit upgrades everywhere and their champions can leave the unit and used as chaff . . Warriors of Chaos: they should have after vampires courts the best warrior wizard in the world And now? Just a stupid caster . . . Oger Kingdom: a stupid 500 points character just destroyes my 670 avatar of nature because I am not allowed to buy anything usefull . . . New Orks and Goblins´. . . Orks are afraid, Goblins can rally free after a flee option? Shooting frenzied fanatics? some are asking for strengh 5 core orks and more and more are giving their thumb up . . I was so full of hopes for T9A but after years I gave up . . I will not play TOW - I am going to stick with Mordheim and travel internatial for playing it

[@jamessmithiii4129]

Thanks for watching the vid (I was the guest!). I know that some of the issues you had being fixed (or at least better than before) might not bring you back but either way I wish you happy gaming. Mordheim is a wonderful game! I can't respond to everything and no game is perfect but just as an example of some balance adjustments since you might last have played, Sylvan elves have been doing very well with updates to their magical bows. An all tree list is definitely possible. I'm not sure what version/update that it wasn't but I'm sure you remember better than me on that one! Currently, you can buy 1170/1125 points of Dryads in core. Not to mention you can do cool things with modeling... my friend plays an all tree list with heathriders... but the heathriders are dryad-centaurs :) HBE core is now much more balanced between spearmen, archers (got accurate) and seaguard (rule changed but still very good and points decreased). Thanks again, especially for taking the time to comment!

[@gaminginthekiez]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on and experiences with both systems. Happy wargaming and all the best to you in your travels!