Warhammer 40k in 40 minutes Champs Game 2! Necrons vs Space Marines. Is this the year of Steve?

[@Thingymabob1000]

Oh my God this was BRUTAL to watch. Steve needs a hug and holy hell he was a better sport about it all than I likely would have been.

[@logosofgame4273]

I would have been burning the studio down in full Khornite rage mode.

[@Coreyseyes11]

His sportsmanship is part of what makes him such a great player imo

[@Coreyseyes11]

And why I'm always rooting for him

[@Thingymabob1000]

@@Coreyseyes11 oh that's 100% the case.

[@Jechti307]

Fuck, I'm crying for him. I'd just be under the table if it was me.

[@oidussus7220]

Honestly, with Steve’s rolls like that, his marines should’ve been painted up as Lamenters. At least then the suffering would’ve been thematic.

[@Qardo]

Lamenters: We suffer because the Emperor demands it. Also, Lamenters: And you suffer because you have to hand paint all those checker board patterns on our equipment and cry the whole time you mess up. Lament. Lament!

[@toheekang174]

Steve would make a great primarch for lamenter.

[@Ajehy]

I always think that. Poor Steve, poor banana boys…

[@Dracobyte]

All hail Chapter Master Steve!

[@TheTronmon]

Steve is a champ for staying chill in the face of all that. If someone were to animate this match though it would be incredible. Screaming marines tripping over themselves, an atv getting shot to dust as it heroically shows up, hellblasters melting themselves, a single arc immortal electrocuting 5 units simultaneously, a squad forgetting to take their transhuman phys. Pills ... this match is a ride..

[@shahman76]

Lol! All to the Benny Hill theme.

[@illiteratebrian1707]

Puts the terror of the Necrons into perspective I guess lol

[@BoisegangGaming]

And the hellblaster killing himself by failing to destroy a single bug.

[@biffbidderman8164]

when necrons are lore wise accurate

[@artemisthehunter8360]

I think his space marines were tipsy

[@RevanR]

*"I BELIEVE STEVE!"* *"I BELIEVE STEVE!"* *"I BELIEVE STEVE!"* The match was one-sided but Steve attitude make it at least interesting, remember : *REDEPLOYMENT IS A TRAP!*

[@veteranofbaal8232]

Ein!

[@Dracobyte]

Is it that bad?

[@josephsharkey1913]

Elaborate please

[@nathancoppock7720]

We need to study Steve's dice for science

[@MLaak86]

Yes... study... like the Inquisition studies Xenos!

[@Qardo]

@MLaak86 Well, you may joke, but the Inquisition does study Xenos. I mean, there are detailed reports of trying to figure out how an Ork even works. All to figure a better way of killing them. Even though Orks can adapt to pretty much anything, the reports become dated fast.

[@Dracobyte]

Purge it!

[@PlasticAddict301]

Michael's too, holy cow was that a lot of 6's for damage

[@lucidlobster4662]

man, big up to steve for being such a sport. does make me a little sad we won't see james and michael's rematch this time around, i think in future if championships are going to be on a points aggregate we should have everyone play everyone, in this case including winner of game 1 vs loser of game 2 and vice versa :)

[@sportyeight7769]

Make it a league with a final

[@commanderstorm8874]

It would just have to be six rounds as the winners would face winners and losers fight losers as unless two people won three rounds in a row they would face all three people

[@Thenameispurple]

I would enjoy that format immensely. More games!

[@ivanzidarov5696]

That’s a great idea. 4 games is not enough!

[@Dracobyte]

He will win a championship one day!

[@xanderlee51]

Forget Steve touched dice, give me some Micheal touched dice! Massive respect to Steve for being a great opponent, even in the face of ridiculous rolls. Also, how does Micheal feel about the new dataslate changes for Necrons?

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

I love them! This was shot before they were announced, but I think it breathes new life into the army synergies Necrons always should have had!

[@xanderlee51]

@@michaelbuckthorp977 I'm really looking forward to using core Skorpekhs alongside my shiny new Doomsday Ark. Wattson inspired me to pick one up, and I love it.

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

@@xanderlee51 call him Watson Jr.

[@xanderlee51]

@@michaelbuckthorp977 Yes, my Phaeron. Your will is my command.

[@sleipnirodin2881]

@@michaelbuckthorp977 *Yes!*

[@DeadpanTrike]

I believe in Steve as the exemplar of good sportsmanship, to take that brutal a beating and still being able to laugh about it is inspiring haha

[@pointynoodle]

"Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't... maybe I'm not wearing pants" I wasn't ready for that

[@stealthX79]

37:45 Steve's moment of "turning it around" was hilarious! But I really do feel bad for him though, the game was rough and would've been an uphill battle even if he did make the right tactical decisions! Looking forward to the next few matches! :D

[@461Dragonman]

Jeez, is Steve playing Astral Claws or recolored Lamenters? In all seriousness, props to him for keeping positive until the end!

[@Dragon_Fyre]

Positive-ish. I mean, he at least had a sense of humour about it. When you play a game where your dice are cursed and the opponents dice are blessed, laughing at yourself is about all you can do.

[@461Dragonman]

@@Dragon_Fyre Well, more positive than I would have. I would have asked for a rematch with any other dice.

[@viniciussardenberg706]

@@461Dragonman i'd have called it at turn 2 cuz it was already gone from then on,

[@Ankhtowe]

@@viniciussardenberg706 You would have intentionally sabotaged the entire championship? Talk about a poor sport.

[@viniciussardenberg706]

@@Ankhtowe i mean, not really, in Starcraft 2 tournaments a bunch of matches are called and GG'd before the 11 minute mark if the other player has clearly won, and then they move on to the next match, no point in playing a game in which you already know the result, this game was decided by the 10 min mark, Steve's deployment/composition isn't really optmal but with those rolls there was legit nothing he could do, lost way too much stuff and took out basically nothing, that is a wrap.

[@Antheraws]

That was the roughest game I have ever seen. Pouring one out for Steve. I still believe in Steve.

[@PlayOnTabletop]

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[@benwaardenburg]

Link doesn’t work!

[@annoyingrequirement]

@@benwaardenburg Remove the work Like from the link (delete everything after top) and it works.

[@viniciussardenberg706]

Burn steve's dice damn that was Brutal. seriously, having a segment of this is smt i'd watch

[@SuperGingerLad]

Feels like Steve should do a comeback next season by fielding a whole army of lamenters

[@EkardTheMedic]

That's a real big "Oof", my guy. A valiant effort, to be sure, and some entertaining content to boot, but a raw deal nevertheless. I hope Steve gives as good as he got in Game 4!

[@weebtrash6028]

You could remove the 1 from the dice and Steve would still roll it.

[@MLaak86]

"We don't know how he caused the meltdown." "There wasn't any radioactive material in the truck!"

[@here1359]

@@MLaak86 Somewhere in the another planet the Lamenters are just steamrolling some orks with no casualties.

[@destendgem]

He'd roll a zero. Somehow.

[@SpazMonkeyxd]

Michael has definitely learned his lesson from the first match he played against James's Orks

[@RealNazuno]

Michael saying we didn't shout loud enough: I BELIEVE IN STEVE, while my family wonders why I am screaming in my Office so loud for a guy named Steve.

[@wkool9430]

I like the new format with the announcer intervals. It helps people that don't play or are not pro's to understand better what's going on. Also great comedic value.

[@adammcateer539]

When this does turn into the year of Steve. Can a custom chapter master version of Steve be added to his army

[@Dracodomin]

Obviously it makes no lore sense, but I want a Steve Primarch. LOL

[@veteranofbaal8232]

@@Dracodomin the lost primarch

[@Dracobyte]

I would buy it!

[@UnverifiedScrobbler]

Michael finding money in his pocket during turn 2 was just *chef's kiss*

[@TATERplaysGAMES]

The intermittent commentary from Nick and McDowell is a game-changer. Love it. 🤣

[@QuayNemSorr]

This is my favorite 40k gaming channel. Great models and maps. Great commentary and relatively short video's that still manage to show the important parts of the games.

[@nds711D]

Brutal, gotta believe the redeploy is where things started to go bad, but the dice rolls just DESTROYED any hope for Steve, the show of sportsmanship is a great sight as well.

[@einarbratz3213]

I just found your channel and just wanted to say 40k in 40mins are the best battles/battle report videos ive ever seen! So entertaining. I’mm loving the shooting effects and banter between players. Definitely hooked!

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Thank you!

[@harleymills8862]

After loosing so many games to that redeploy stratagem and trans-human physiology, this match was certainly cathartic to watch!

[@isiahduran2041]

It amazes me that people still can't spell "losing" correctly

[@sanguinius1284]

@@isiahduran2041 Good for you.

[@Dracobyte]

Are those truly that bad stratagems?

[@spaceiguana5066]

Wait, so did Michael actually pull a $20 out of his pocket when Steve made the comment about him finding money in his pockets?

[@Jack-wy4cg]

yes.

[@Dracobyte]

Yes!

[@benbiddiss336]

Poor Steve... end of that last turn... Michael's face said it all when he broke it to Steve, quantum shielding works in combat. He looked so apologetic, one of those games you just fel bad for your opponent

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

Nothing more Canadian than apologizing while winning.

[@Court_of_Crows560]

Those Necrons are absolutely breathtaking.

[@michaelmoon622]

Michael’s lore-accurate Necrons lmao

[@esox202]

Watching Steve did actually hurt me emotionally. Not getting the Dreadnought forward is one thing, but getting beaten like a quadriplegic dog with a stick is absolutely heartbreaking. I would have probably just packed my things and went home. He is great sport for soldiering on. What a trooper.

[@20thmainer48]

I'm so jazzed! Can't wait for this. I love the commentary table with both of your preferred titan models. Also you guys should definitely sell those dice trays. I know I've said it twice now! 😆😅 but you guys would rake in some bookoo bucks if you did.

[@AltheSpiderlord]

The marble effect on that Ark is sensational. How'd he do it?!

[@Gojira1744]

Love these matches! Though I wish the reigning champ Tak was playing too! He's a beast with his ad mech.

[@joejenkinson69]

My goodness were some of those rolls funny. Congrats to both players for being such good sports about it. I always look forward to your new 40k videos, praise be unto the algorhythm for bringing me to your channel. As an aside, I'd love to see more necrons in your videos. Love my skelly bois! Keep up the good work.

[@TalentHouseAd]

37:49 this is the hardest ive laughed all week. Dude, steve, thank you for being such a good sport,a nd showing us what accepting defeat with grace looks like, you're the man!

[@DoMw4r]

Gotta give props to the editing - some of the very best on youtube when it comes to 40k battlereports! Can't imagine anyone else being able to stretch this game to 40 minutes :)

[@Bobgriffon]

This is the first time I've ever felt physically ill watching a match. Props to Steve for being such a good sport, and managing to salvage anything from this game.

[@Kazmahu]

Big ups to Steve. Being able to keep on trucking when the dice are that filthy to you while in a game with stakes is a skill to be admired. I hope Nuffle favours you in the future, buddy!

[@hd400]

I love Space Marine Steve. But I think i love watching his dice fail even more. I'm always impressed how he keeps his cool!

[@empagaming2341]

I think he’s used to his dice failing him. XD

[@rivertlevandowski]

I am no longer on the fence about ordering a tesseract ark lol that thing slapped!

[@AntiNubDevice]

I have nothing but love and respect for airbrush painting, but damn I love seeing a well-done handbrushed army. I'm pure handbrush work myself, so I love seeing good and interesting paintjobs and trying to reverse engineer how they went about the paintjobs.

[@aggrael8285]

'DID YOU JUST PULL A $20 OUT OF YOUR POCKET RIGHT NOW!?!?!? ' That was hilarious. Keep it up Steve, I believe in you!

[@figothikos1]

"maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, maybe I'm not wearing pants". this is the type of quality broadcasting that I love about you guys 😂

[@apollorizing]

Paint job on both armies are gorgeously stunning

[@eastoforion]

anyone who has lost like this at a local shop knows how hard it is, huge props to steve for sportmanship on a loss like that being filmed and during a tournament

[@MacKayVer40k]

You know your dice are screwing your over when your opponent starts cheering for you as well haha 😂 ggwp tho. Very fun to watch haha

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

I was willing the dice to roll better for him.

[@timlin783]

Steve's Milhouse reference just about summed everything up.👌So brutal.

[@Scritscratch]

I just keep coming back to this video because of Steve’s great sportsmanship. I believe in Steve!

[@Dracobyte]

I too beliwve in Steve!

[@thesighbored]

Could not focus on the game after 10:25 because kept wondering if the announcers were wearing pants or not. 😂😂😂

[@markpabst8468]

JT was probably wearing his eldar tights. Nick, there’s no way to tell.

[@Bizarre112]

28:53 was too funny. You just feel the dread is going to lay into Watson… and he gets a 1. Poor Steve.

[@Pilsnerp1c]

I know next to nothing about 40k beyond the lore. This channel still has me absolutely gripped. Nice work.

[@AntiNubDevice]

The dice were brutal on this one. Not what any of us want to see in a Champs match. Great sportsmanship shown by Steve here, well done sir!

[@chancesummers8390]

When Steve brought up Ruberts comment I was dead. I still quote that to this day.

[@bartholomuscorley4468]

New t-shirt quote. "Of course the hell blaster killed himself.....of course!"

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

The emperor's finest.

[@travisolsen5367]

Does anyone know what blue paint Michael used on his necrons they look awesome

[@VLK_Static]

Honestly one thing i am really happy about is seeing a smart Necron force, i watch a lot of games that favor warriors so heavily they dont take the heavy hitting stuff. Though those roles were crazy. What scares me even more is that wraiths are now core, so they can also get rites of retribution to bring back a model each turn from the cryptek potentially

[@johnnyk617]

Steve: I can redeploy I have that option Michael doesn't Michael: laughs in veil of darkness

[@patliao556]

Ooooooof, I'm only 10 minutes in and I think this is already decided. Besides Steve's frankly terrible Marines list and his consistently terrible dice luck-- and I gotta say this even though I love you Steve-- Steve is also really lacking in 9th Edition 40k fundamentals. He tends to play a really 8th edition game, where you can tell that killing is at the forefront of his mind and not the objectives; he wastes CP on a redeploy because he overreacts to the danger to his units, he's really babying them. Steve needs to focus on the objectives and accept that 9th edition requires an aggressive, *proactive* plan to take and hold objectives, he plays like he'll handle the objectives after he tables his opponent's key units.

[@VLK_Static]

I would disagree with some of that, part of his problem was focusing on using his hellblasters to shoot away scarabs to deny objectives, instead of focusing on bringing down something bigger.

[@thewindowsmaaane]

yeah that's opposite to what he did. He played poorly

[@sleipnirodin2881]

@@thewindowsmaaane he did play poorly, realy, sorry [ Not Sorry... ] but that is all!

[@thewindowsmaaane]

@@sleipnirodin2881 Steve's a big man mate. He can take it. no need to be sorry not sorry.

[@sleipnirodin2881]

@@thewindowsmaaane Indeed... I simply wanted to show some form of "Decorum", if i can say so... But you are absolutly correct.

[@theadjacentground7099]

Who's down to chip in with me to buy Steve new dice? Hats off to Steve for being such a great sport.

[@alistairsangling1970]

My god Mike! That was BRUTAL!

[@Trebbih]

Necron doomweapons always make one person very happy and the other very sad. Never an inbetween

[@industrialplant8675]

"Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, maybe i'm not wearing pants!"

[@kaimuller169]

"You do play Tau though" everything that needs to be said lol

[@larryofastora9467]

J.T: maybe he does, maybe he doesen't....maybe I'm not wearing pants" Nick: 😳

[@stevefelten1197]

You guys make watching a 40k match so exciting and wow Steve got slammed first turn with sheer luck, I'm sorry Steve I am always rooting for you, and that game made me feel your pain and frustration.

[@Cordis-Ater]

Excelent game, loving this tournament so far.

[@humantwist-offcap9514]

That is really, really rough. We’re all here for you Steve.

[@builder969channel6]

the tesseract ark should be named Wilson

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

I like that

[@Slenkamure]

Steve..........buddy.........what did you do to piss off the Emperor?

[@annoyingrequirement]

Awesome production quality, this should be on major networks! Let's go!!!

[@mrsilverbutton7786]

What a wonderful game! So sorry for Steve, thank you for handling it as well as you did. It's so great seeing you friends playing so respectfully with fun in mind

[@t8mars448]

The echoing laughter of dark gods can be heard when the dice are rolled on both sides this day. Steve... I think you need to build some alters for luck

[@UnderMyThumb]

Appreciate the commentary. Really helps non 40k players follow along.

[@RiffSilverthe1andonly]

This episode was making me depressed, like every time I play against a good chapter of space marines as guard. Just the same attitude as Steve when he shouts out his weapon rules.

[@greyspeight8776]

Steve is great and he really made this an enjoyable watch. Gotta love a good attitude.

[@SneezyIsGaming]

Steve’s rolls makes me feel better about my matches. People I don’t even know know me because they hear about how bad I roll. I’m like a legend in the area. I’ve literally managed to roll more 1s in one turn than an opponent rolled all game.

[@brunswicklord6365]

Finally found a bat rep format that fits into my world. Excellent production values.

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Thank you! We try hard. :)

[@swordsman1_messer]

I suspect Trayzen shenanigans that helped Michael.

[@joejoe4601]

LETS GO NECRONS! WE ARE LEGION! WE ARE INEVITABLE! TAKE IT ALL THE WAY MICHEAL!

[@Nukacola38]

I too am maybe not wearing pants - like all good Dark Eldar!

[@daemonnexusknight]

Wow, that was just... wow. Great game, and I can't wait to see what happens in the next one!

[@bartholomuscorley4468]

Hey Space Marine Steve I would suggest rounded dice on hard flat surfaces

[@alphariusomegon7374]

Tzeench has cursed poor steve

[@Synaesthesie12]

Steve should get a special price for playing Reivers. Perhaps their terror tactic was used on his dice and not the enemy.

[@BrotherCaptRob]

Steve is going to have the most amazing come back in the next game I'm calling it now!

[@Gadgets2059]

So soft spoken while he is punching you in the face. Awesome game

[@michaelbuckthorp977]

speak softly, but carry a big gun

[@valkryie-5129]

Man it's one of my favorite things to dunk on Space Marines and Space Marine players and make fun of them and whatnot. Even I feel bad for Steve at this point like, the guy just cannot catch a break this is brutal. Props to Steve for not tilting harder than the pool table on my grandfather's computer that I played when I was 4.

[@rockertoot]

Just brutal. So much respect for Steve...would be so easy to get twisted by the oppressive dice in this situation.

[@XSpamDragonX]

Michael looking straight up into the overhead camera was hilarious

[@andrewt9128]

That was brutal. And pretty entertaining. Someone needs a hug.

[@marwarlp]

Really entertaining even if i don't understand everything that's going on ^^. Some Close Up Camera-Shots would be nice during the shooting phase to better understand which unit is shooting which. Otherwise good work, i like the format and the commentators really add some spice to this game. Thumbs up

[@Leglessolas]

I haven’t finished watching yet but I have to say: LETS GO STEVE!!!

[@zephyrstrife4668]

That opening volley from the necrons was absolutely terrifying. it's so rough seeing an army lose a big chunk of its combat potential in the first round like that. I'm glad Steve was a good sport about it all and managed to continue on, but oof... this was a rough matchup.

[@chrisdarling3212]

Everyone: THIS IS THE YEAR OF STEVE!! Steve's dice: No. Wrong.

[@Astrithor]

Still rooting for Tycho, myself! CHAOS UNITED, CHAOS UNDIVIDED!

[@philippbayer866]

Beer, snacks...everything is at hand. Time to cheer for Steve. Cmon Steve you got this

[@dragonnight22]

Steve needs to go play salamanders cause he needs the hugs

[@davekavanagh7599]

Man the editing was so good, had me laughing soooo many times 🤣🤣

[@0_Knightmare]

So THIS is where the inspiration for the Steve touched dice in the level up campaign came from.