One of those games that only comes round once in a while. Is it weird that I watched it all the way through and I was there? It was great fun. Thanks for having me.
Winters, I just recently found out about warhammer 40k and I have been watching peoples Battle reports and I gotta say mate, your channels Batreps are by far the best I have found on RUclips.. I think in the past few weeks I have watched all your 8th edition videos... Keep up the good work!
>allied with Abbadon >Indirectly slaughtered an entire defence line of the emperor's finest >Destroyed a Loyalist Reaver Titan Traitor written all over him. He must had been colluding with Tzeench or Khorne because there's no way a simple traitor could be so lucky or strong against the mightiest war machines of the Omnissiah.
Enjoy our 2nd Warhammer 40K 8th Edition instalment of Apocalypse! This is a Titanicus episode...all will be explained in the video! A big thank you to all my subs on both channels, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!:) Remember, for double the Scorpion content...check out the PLUS Channel:) Also, after watching the battle be sure to vote whether James is still a heretic or not...:) Check out Winters SEO for great battle reports and content: ruclips.net/channel/UCWVwkGrdqVEGkU3LNlp70fw
Would it be good to use Power levels for these large games instead of points? It seems like what Chapter Approved suggested/prodded with such massive points changes
I have this quote to share to James: Heresy is like a tree, its roots lie in the darkness whilst its leaves wave in the sun and to those who suspect nought it has an attractive and pleasing appearance. Truly, you can prune away its branches, or even cut the tree to the ground, but it will grow up again ever the stronger and ever more comely. (Angron)
That was crazy awesome. Really like the idea of cutting out the little guys for some of the apocalypse battle reports. Although it would still be fun from time to time to see the full array of forces in Apocalypse, from the massive titans all the way down to humble guardsman and such.
Good game you two. Winter's I love how when you saw that total victory was out of reach, you gave yourself a smaller achievable mission objective trying to eliminate all the enemy HQ's. Great way to keep your enthusiasm for the game and also important from a narrative viewpoint.
I love it that the orks showed up! James has crossed a line though. Allying with filthy xenos! Send in the Inquisition! He doesn’t seem to have fallen to worship of the ruinous powers though, so the Grey Knights should not arrive yet. Ordo Xenos though ...
Will you just look at the love for this from all the fans! Everybody loved it Luke, love your reports and the passion you have for 40k. Nice collaboration and epic game!
beautiful. It was really interesting to watch the battle. Though I really wanted to see how the Rivva titan (or whatever his name is) to be something more than just fire absorber :( but it's definitely a like and subscribe.
Excellent game really enjoyed seeing winter's reaver in action again and that beautifully painted guard army. Have a great Christmas SS87 and to you Winters :-)
Really enjoyed it; great to see two excellent channels combine! I do like the concept of Titanicus, but I do also like traditional Apocalypse games as well, the legions of troops pouring through the breaches and through the legs of the giant war engines do make for a cinematic feel. But, ofc, they take an age to play! Happy Xmas SS72 & Winters SEO. Thanks for the reps this year.
Striking Scorpion You guys just got me into starting a Guard Army with that amazing Color Scheme. Once I finish my Ultramarines, they will have some Obsidian Clad Allies. Thanks for this Treat!
i noticed your awesome hit counter on the laser cannon team (48.32). i think i recognize the skull motiff from battlemaster i think? really took me back.
VOTE: I will NOT declare James's heresy ended until I get to see the Space Marines vs Chaos and Traitor Guard campaign I've been waiting for! I've waited, I've been patient, I even sent you an example set of campaign missions. I want to see zombie swarms! I want to see Blood Angels and Imperial Fists facing off against platoons of renegade infantry with tank support! I want my WAR!!! So, Merry Christmas everyone. ;)
Loved it! Two of my favourite channels battling it out! If there was only one pet hate i'd have it was Shadowswords get +1 to hit against titanic and REROLL FAILED WOUND ROLLS AGAINST TITANIC!!!!!!! THEY HAVE NEVER EVER EVER GOT TO REROLL DAMAGE AGAINST TITANIC! I saw another battle report where they did this and it pissed me off then and it pisses me off now- like really it was exactly the same in the index, where on earth are you getting that it rerolls damage??! Seriously tho besides that awesome stuff keep it up.
Great video guys keep it up.....would love to see some Black Templars fighting at some point maybe allied with sisters...also a big Tau battle would be awesome but maybe wait for codex
Maybe put a call out to the fans of the channel to all meet up and everyone bring a titan each from warhound up to warlord and have a proper titanicus titan only game.
That was brutal. Tricky task as to which of the superheavy targets to fire at with the reaver, probably would've been better to ignore the hellhammer and should've gone after the shadowsword to neuter it before it's boomstick melted blew that big hole into the dying of the light. But as soon as it went down it was pretty much over. Also Having orks outflank while flavourful was bit Blaggy. Without the fire they put into things at practically point blank range the imperium just didn't have much of a chance.
Really enjoyable game and really capturing the imagination aswell. Can see a deeper plot unfolding that would be great to see. Perhaps a certain 'secretive' force being responsible for turning the Cadian 18th traitor, maybe using them as pawns to serve some higher purpose? Who knows? Merry Christmas SS82 and James, (who I still believe to be a devout servant of the emperor, a psychic mind trick making him turn traitor temporarily 😂) Glad I Subscribed this year, keep up the great work 👍.
When Leman Russes unleash similar amounts of shots that Infantry blobs with FRFSRF do... That line of Battlecannons should have opened up on the Orks in the last turn. :D
You said that you can re roll the seize the initiative roll as per chapter approved but the way I read the Limits of Command paragraph you can't as you can't re roll anything before the battle begins (I guess they mean first turn). So that would include the seize roll right? edit: with the wording of the missions I would say that you actually CAN re roll the seize the initiative xD
Joel Augustin I read that it has macro ill double check. Im just saying because I remember watching à miniwargamming épisode and only one round went through did 12 damage and then it was doubled for the macro rule to one shot a brass scorpion
Haha! Looks like he didn't need the 'help' in the end. I still think a gun battery emplacement would have been more fluffy. :) An inspiring batrep video. Wish I had the money, space and time to have so have such a collection of tanks and titans! :D
hey @StrikingScorpion82 saw ur space wolf grey hunter video and wanted to ask what would be a good load out for them? like yours? im going to magnetize them too
Great video! for titan battles like this I think the game for the Imperium was lost on the first roll (the roll for turn). Stagger deployment of super heavies otherwise first turn will determine victory.
I dont play 40k board game, maybe one day i will but for now i just watch the battle reports. So i have a question, can i make a custom army of different Imperial armies? For example, i want an army of Marines, Custodes, Gaurds, Knights, Automata. Is that possible/allowed?
Yes, you can, the rule is that all your units need to have one keyword in common. For example, all imperium of man forces have the imperium keyword. But also their own keywords.
Your welcome, good luck and one tip (from another beginner) do not buy too much in one go. But go for a small force that you can build out. Don't be like me and buy 3000+ points of units. You will have no time to paint them all in the near future.
Spoiler Alert James is a filthy TRAITOR and shall be purged as such. How dare he ally with the Orks over the T'au who would have welcomed him with open arms? I know Gutrippa is charismatic and such, but come on! The nerve of some people.
Not running Scout Titan with double Inferno Gun is retarded. You can literally solo everything in the game then assault; Tstride, then continue on wrecking all next turn. TLDR: 8D6 S7, -3 AP, 4 Dmg, AutoHits. Enemy toughness does not matter, due to number of shots / auto hits / dmg.
to be honest all TITANS are ducks compared to a few shadow swords XD James instead of bringing that warhoudn titan for 2k points... bring a few more shadows swords... if u had them ofc ^^
Absolutely. It was an impressive game but it was obvious how it was going to play out especially when the IG got first turn. Those 4 saves on the WH put it beyond doubt.
in the guard codex (astra militarum) it says eacht time you use a stratagem on a 5+ u get it back for ur warlord trait STRATAGEMS NOT COMMAND POINTS...? and with the relic the same story u gain a command point on a 5+ when ur enemy uses a STRATEGEM NOT COMMAND POINTS...? or isn't that what they mean? cuase above the cards that u use for diffrent tricks... it says: STRATAGEMS... soooo... just saying. BEAUTIFUL AMRY AS ALWASY JAMES... wish there were more guardsmen tho... cause not only its cool... they have 3 nice purposses... take objectives... cannon faughtern... annnnd u gain a lot more COMMAND POINTS when using detachments with infantery ^^
Grand Strategist- Whilst your Warlord is alive, you can re-roll a single hit roll, wound roll or saving throw per battle. In addition, if your army is Battle-forged and this Warlord is on the battlefield, roll a dice for each Command Point spent when using Stratagems. On a 5+ that Command Point is immediately refunded. The warlord trait is per command point used. Not per stratagem.
Kurov's Aquila- OFFICERS only. Each time your opponent uses a Stratagem, roll a D6. On a 5+ you gain 1 Command Point. This one is Stratagems and not command points, so you only get a point. I run a 2 battalion detachment guard army. Start off with 9 CP and most of the time I still have points remaining at the end of the game...
One of those games that only comes round once in a while. Is it weird that I watched it all the way through and I was there? It was great fun. Thanks for having me.
sUGOI!
Winters, I just recently found out about warhammer 40k and I have been watching peoples Battle reports and I gotta say mate, your channels Batreps are by far the best I have found on RUclips.. I think in the past few weeks I have watched all your 8th edition videos... Keep up the good work!
VOTE: James is traitor to the Emperor. Send in the Grey Knights!
This vote is going to be tight lol!:)
yes
Ya working with vile xenos total traitors. Send in the Grey Knights.
>allied with Abbadon
>Indirectly slaughtered an entire defence line of the emperor's finest
>Destroyed a Loyalist Reaver Titan
Traitor written all over him. He must had been colluding with Tzeench or Khorne because there's no way a simple traitor could be so lucky or strong against the mightiest war machines of the Omnissiah.
You must draw the heresy out like poison from a festering wound. Only then will the Cadian 18th be cured. Loose the Grey Knights!
Enjoy our 2nd Warhammer 40K 8th Edition instalment of Apocalypse! This is a Titanicus episode...all will be explained in the video! A big thank you to all my subs on both channels, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!:) Remember, for double the Scorpion content...check out the PLUS Channel:)
Also, after watching the battle be sure to vote whether James is still a heretic or not...:)
Check out Winters SEO for great battle reports and content:
ruclips.net/channel/UCWVwkGrdqVEGkU3LNlp70fw
Would it be good to use Power levels for these large games instead of points? It seems like what Chapter Approved suggested/prodded with such massive points changes
I have this quote to share to James:
Heresy is like a tree, its roots lie in the darkness whilst its leaves wave in the sun and to those who suspect nought it has an attractive and pleasing appearance. Truly, you can prune away its branches, or even cut the tree to the ground, but it will grow up again ever the stronger and ever more comely. (Angron)
good one:)
We built a bigger chainsaw. It's called the emperor class titan. -Unknown Techpriest
Winters and the scorpion. Have I died and gone to grim dark heaven ???
I just mostly like looking at the minatures
True! Pure eye candy.
That was crazy awesome. Really like the idea of cutting out the little guys for some of the apocalypse battle reports. Although it would still be fun from time to time to see the full array of forces in Apocalypse, from the massive titans all the way down to humble guardsman and such.
glad you enjoyed it:)
VOTE: James is loyal to the Emperor
Good game you two. Winter's I love how when you saw that total victory was out of reach, you gave yourself a smaller achievable mission objective trying to eliminate all the enemy HQ's. Great way to keep your enthusiasm for the game and also important from a narrative viewpoint.
Yeah was good play from Winters!:)
Love the idea to have all the emphasis on the big guns and vehicles, brilliant battle report!
fantastic battle report! so cinematic, loved the titanicus constraints on the army choices, really awesome to watch!
All of the YES
*Grabs popcorn....
Diss Gonna Be Good....
Oh winters, what a nice surprise. My favourite 40k content creators all in one place.
That was amazing! More of these, if you can manage to meet up again. Cheers guys!
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall", fantastic match fella's!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it:)
I love it that the orks showed up!
James has crossed a line though. Allying with filthy xenos!
Send in the Inquisition! He doesn’t seem to have fallen to worship of the ruinous powers though, so the Grey Knights should not arrive yet.
Ordo Xenos though ...
Was a good twist I thought:)
Will you just look at the love for this from all the fans!
Everybody loved it Luke, love your reports and the passion you have for 40k.
Nice collaboration and epic game!
Thanks a lot:)
Legit cheered when Orks came on the table.
lol:)
Thx for the early Xmas present, I enjoyed this.
beautiful. It was really interesting to watch the battle. Though I really wanted to see how the Rivva titan (or whatever his name is) to be something more than just fire absorber :( but it's definitely a like and subscribe.
Really cool to see a focus on Superheavies and Titans. Very, very enjoyable. Can't wait to finally see Eldar Titans being blown to bits eventually.
Thanks. Yeah we hope to do more big games:)
Excellent game really enjoyed seeing winter's reaver in action again and that beautifully painted guard army. Have a great Christmas SS87 and to you Winters :-)
thanks a lot:)
For The God Emperor! Winters! BURN THE HERETICS!
That's not a regiment. That's a god damn panzer division!
Happy Christmas to you and James! Have a great one and thanks for the brilliant battle report. :)
on 39:07 Shadowsword can re-roll failed wound shots against titanic units, so that could have try get extra wounding shots and save 1 CP for it.
The best presented "epic" game I've seen. Great work
thanks:)
Really enjoyed it; great to see two excellent channels combine! I do like the concept of Titanicus, but I do also like traditional Apocalypse games as well, the legions of troops pouring through the breaches and through the legs of the giant war engines do make for a cinematic feel. But, ofc, they take an age to play! Happy Xmas SS72 & Winters SEO. Thanks for the reps this year.
thanks for the comments. We hope to do both types of apoc in the future:)
Striking Scorpion You guys just got me into starting a Guard Army with that amazing Color Scheme. Once I finish my Ultramarines, they will have some Obsidian Clad Allies. Thanks for this Treat!
Cool!:) Glad to have been an inspiration. The two colour schemes do look good with each other:)
Great Game Scorpion, I love the apocalypse reports. Great game and great armies.
Thank you, Barker Bro's! Thank you, Winters! That game was a belta.... Merry Christmas and a safe new year!
no problem thanks:)
Gold standard of thematic battle reports! We worship at ur feet and hope only to eat the crumbs from you mighty table!
Love the commentary, like hearing a snooker/billiards commentator
This is so AWESOME!
thanks:)
Loved this video! That volcano cannon was insane. Perhaps the Imperium should have targeted it early on?
Happy new year. Looking forward to the sequels to this match
Yes may well be some sequels:)
i noticed your awesome hit counter on the laser cannon team (48.32). i think i recognize the skull motiff from battlemaster i think? really took me back.
yes from battlemasters!:)
A dream battle report would be Luke and James versus Winters and Lawrence of Table Top Tactics!
Excellent batrep, great to watch. Quick note: shadowswords reroll TO WOUND, not damage.
Also get +1 to hit versus TITANIC enemies so he would be hitting on 3's, re-rolling 1's for Cadian doctrine.
Ok thanks for the feedback:)
Would love to see a game with the same amount of vehicles and big units, but also with vast amounts of troops
Yeah we plan that for regular apoc games:)
VOTE: I will NOT declare James's heresy ended until I get to see the Space Marines vs Chaos and Traitor Guard campaign I've been waiting for! I've waited, I've been patient, I even sent you an example set of campaign missions. I want to see zombie swarms! I want to see Blood Angels and Imperial Fists facing off against platoons of renegade infantry with tank support! I want my WAR!!! So, Merry Christmas everyone. ;)
lol:)
Loved it! Two of my favourite channels battling it out! If there was only one pet hate i'd have it was Shadowswords get +1 to hit against titanic and REROLL FAILED WOUND ROLLS AGAINST TITANIC!!!!!!! THEY HAVE NEVER EVER EVER GOT TO REROLL DAMAGE AGAINST TITANIC! I saw another battle report where they did this and it pissed me off then and it pisses me off now- like really it was exactly the same in the index, where on earth are you getting that it rerolls damage??! Seriously tho besides that awesome stuff keep it up.
At 26:35 i thought the scout titan would shoot the flyer down beacause of the angle
Great video guys keep it up.....would love to see some Black Templars fighting at some point maybe allied with sisters...also a big Tau battle would be awesome but maybe wait for codex
Thanks. Yes all good suggestions! Who knows what the future holds:)
Maybe put a call out to the fans of the channel to all meet up and everyone bring a titan each from warhound up to warlord and have a proper titanicus titan only game.
yes planing something like that:)
That was brutal. Tricky task as to which of the superheavy targets to fire at with the reaver, probably would've been better to ignore the hellhammer and should've gone after the shadowsword to neuter it before it's boomstick melted blew that big hole into the dying of the light. But as soon as it went down it was pretty much over. Also Having orks outflank while flavourful was bit Blaggy. Without the fire they put into things at practically point blank range the imperium just didn't have much of a chance.
Really enjoyable game and really capturing the imagination aswell. Can see a deeper plot unfolding that would be great to see. Perhaps a certain 'secretive' force being responsible for turning the Cadian 18th traitor, maybe using them as pawns to serve some higher purpose? Who knows? Merry Christmas SS82 and James, (who I still believe to be a devout servant of the emperor, a psychic mind trick making him turn traitor temporarily 😂) Glad I Subscribed this year, keep up the great work 👍.
Yes definitely scope to expand the story! We planning to:)
Merry Christmas Luke, James, and Winters... Be well!
thanks. Same to you!:)
Great report but I feel like it has one clear winner. So many leman russ tanks here firing twice.
Von Strab with his Orks, nice.
Yeah that was our thinking:)
When Leman Russes unleash similar amounts of shots that Infantry blobs with FRFSRF do...
That line of Battlecannons should have opened up on the Orks in the last turn. :D
Awesome video ! What is the name of the soundtrack used in the beginning of the video ?
All music credits at the end of the video:)
Thanks for sharing!
Love the narrative.
Shadowsword should be first target for reaver.
Well worth The wait
Really great batrep. I'd love to start doing some on my channel, any tips?
Thanks a lot:) Stick at it if it is what you really want to do:)
You said that you can re roll the seize the initiative roll as per chapter approved but the way I read the Limits of Command paragraph you can't as you can't re roll anything before the battle begins (I guess they mean first turn). So that would include the seize roll right?
edit: with the wording of the missions I would say that you actually CAN re roll the seize the initiative xD
Love the heavy armour in this battle report. More please 👍
thanks. Yes planning more:)
Great game there, thank you :)
Was just wondering, how the table was made that you all played on?
thanks. It is club terrain custom made at SSWG Club:)
Awesome!!! more more more :)
but the volcano cannon should have done 28 damage when it got the 14 because the macro rule doubles its damage output against Titans right?
As far as I know the Shadowsword volcano cannon is heavy, not macro. They also should have been rerolling WOUND rolls, not the damage rolls.
Joel Augustin I read that it has macro ill double check. Im just saying because I remember watching à miniwargamming épisode and only one round went through did 12 damage and then it was doubled for the macro rule to one shot a brass scorpion
Not to knock miniwargaming but they seem to get rules wrong pretty often.
yeah your right its heavy, not macro, hmmm I swear I read it somewhere, oh well
That 1500 pt twist!!
Is it just me, or does StrikingScorpion82 sound a little bit like David Bekham ...?
I think the Orks deserve to turn that Reaver wreckage into a Stompa!
lol:)
Couldn't James have taken some armed fortifications to make up for the deficit in points? Can we say Macro-Cannon Aquila Strongpoint? :)
The Orks evened it up:)
Haha! Looks like he didn't need the 'help' in the end. I still think a gun battery emplacement would have been more fluffy. :) An inspiring batrep video. Wish I had the money, space and time to have so have such a collection of tanks and titans! :D
hey @StrikingScorpion82 saw ur space wolf grey hunter video and wanted to ask what would be a good load out for them? like yours? im going to magnetize them too
I went double plasma on mine:)
so 5 man team double plasma?
Love the purple shirt winters!!
When are we gonna get a proper Ork Apocalypse Waaagh?
Great video! for titan battles like this I think the game for the Imperium was lost on the first roll (the roll for turn). Stagger deployment of super heavies otherwise first turn will determine victory.
why oh why oh why was cawl not parked next to the reaver for repairs?
The tank destroyer laser is just a D3 shot lascannon
Those Renegades must have stole a lot of tanks. xD
Instructions unclear. Fell to chaos.
I guess I DO have plans for the evening after all...
So much prefer this no Infantry apocalypse 👌🏻 makes the game so much more intesting and flowing ✌🏻
It lets the big units be the main focus:)
You forgot dakka dakka dakka with the tank busters
this makes me TITANICUS
I dont play 40k board game, maybe one day i will but for now i just watch the battle reports. So i have a question, can i make a custom army of different Imperial armies?
For example, i want an army of Marines, Custodes, Gaurds, Knights, Automata. Is that possible/allowed?
Yes, you can, the rule is that all your units need to have one keyword in common. For example, all imperium of man forces have the imperium keyword. But also their own keywords.
excellent thank you, i will begin planning my army :)
Your welcome, good luck and one tip (from another beginner) do not buy too much in one go. But go for a small force that you can build out. Don't be like me and buy 3000+ points of units. You will have no time to paint them all in the near future.
Spoiler Alert
James is a filthy TRAITOR and shall be purged as such. How dare he ally with the Orks over the T'au who would have welcomed him with open arms? I know Gutrippa is charismatic and such, but come on! The nerve of some people.
Not running Scout Titan with double Inferno Gun is retarded. You can literally solo everything in the game then assault; Tstride, then continue on wrecking all next turn.
TLDR: 8D6 S7, -3 AP, 4 Dmg, AutoHits.
Enemy toughness does not matter, due to number of shots / auto hits / dmg.
Side Note: Did you forget Macro.
Sad to see 4000 points just bought some time but dished out no damage at all.
Wild Orks appear oh my.
epic game gents, some whiffs but also some great dice rolls!
thanks:)
The only time James can win an apoc game he is a traitor, I think that says something lol =P
Sick!
Thx for the very sirs
i was gonna go to bed... right then.
lol:)
I play steel legion so Von Straub must die! Those Leman Russ lines are so beautiful! And those orks: SO MUCH LOOT
It was quite a line up!:)
By the God-Emperor
Turn 2 the shadowsword should have hit 4 times not 2, as shadowswords have a +1 to hit against titanic units
Von Strab! You can't play Von Strab with at least 5 Ork nob body guards.
so why are you playing with a handicap?
🔥🔥🔥
It makes me cringe every time you roll dice on the table.. other than that, nice report :)
pls more titanicus
we hope to do more:)
I’m not convinced the Orks were really a necessary addition, but a great matchup anyway. James just needs to paint more units for next time. . .
to be honest all TITANS are ducks compared to a few shadow swords XD
James instead of bringing that warhoudn titan for 2k points... bring a few more shadows swords... if u had them ofc ^^
Absolutely. It was an impressive game but it was obvious how it was going to play out especially when the IG got first turn. Those 4 saves on the WH put it beyond doubt.
Winters > SS82
in the guard codex (astra militarum) it says eacht time you use a stratagem on a 5+ u get it back for ur warlord trait STRATAGEMS NOT COMMAND POINTS...? and with the relic the same story u gain a command point on a 5+ when ur enemy uses a STRATEGEM NOT COMMAND POINTS...?
or isn't that what they mean? cuase above the cards that u use for diffrent tricks... it says: STRATAGEMS... soooo... just saying.
BEAUTIFUL AMRY AS ALWASY JAMES... wish there were more guardsmen tho... cause not only its cool... they have 3 nice purposses... take objectives... cannon faughtern... annnnd u gain a lot more COMMAND POINTS when using detachments with infantery ^^
jan bos the warlord trait is per command point. The relic is per stratagem, so can only get 1 back. That's how they read to me.
but they both literly say: STRATAGEM... NOT... COMMAND POINT... sooo...
Grand Strategist- Whilst your Warlord is alive, you can re-roll a single hit roll, wound roll or saving throw per battle. In addition, if your army is Battle-forged and this Warlord is on the battlefield, roll a dice for each Command Point spent when using Stratagems. On a 5+ that Command Point is immediately refunded.
The warlord trait is per command point used. Not per stratagem.
Kurov's Aquila- OFFICERS only. Each time your opponent uses a Stratagem, roll a D6. On a 5+ you gain 1 Command Point. This one is Stratagems and not command points, so you only get a point. I run a 2 battalion detachment guard army. Start off with 9 CP and most of the time I still have points remaining at the end of the game...
Reading is fundamental.