Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130706042929/@comment-203.134.114.27-20130713060122

I also forgot to mention, Covie small arms while not on par with a Imperial Plasma gun, is often compensated by a larger firing rate (Like storm bolter type firing rate) and its homing special abilties. As the old saying goes, whats worse then a typical bolter? A plasma version that could auto-track for you.

This means that Covie small arms, while lacking the AP abilities of a Bolter, is traded in by sheer fire-power. Meaning that it is more of a anti-light infantry weapon, and that weapons such as Concussion Rifles, Needle Rifles and Plasma Repeaters are only fielded when it comes with heavier infantry, such as a Space Marine or Necrons.

Fluff wise, Covie weaponary fit quite well in a WH40K landscape, and their abilities would actually be alot fairer as compared to Necrons or Grey Knights. This means the Covenant have weaker baseline units and vehicles, but are traded by the fact that they hit fast (Very fast) and hard, and they come in numbers far greater then Tau or Eldar, which means you could field more units at the cost of their vulnerabilities. Furthermore their meele units are pretty strong, only bested by the likes of Orks or Space-marines.

So all in all how much would you guys like to see custom-made miniatures for the Covenant in WH40K Tabletop?