Ichiyo1821 wrote:Better question is...
Why
bother?
Is it legal? Yes
Is it in the spirit of the game? No
Is it bound to be popular and accepted? No
Is it viable? No
Does DE have other good options and a good/strong AB aside from this? Yes
I will never use this tactic. Ever. Even if it means I will lose a tournament. If it comes to a point where I would need to use such "tactics" I will probably rethink if I should be even playing Dark Elves or table top gamess at all. Just my opinion.
The spirit of the game is a very nebulous term. I (as a dwarf player) find that people who face my 40x warriors or hammerers complain that hordes are unfair or not in the spirit of the game, yet when I bring 5+ war machines, they complain that gunlines are not in the spirit of the game either. Of course, such people have no answer for how I should build an army list then, when the only two things that dwarves do exceptionally well in eighth is hordes and war machines.
If I bring an unkillable dwarf lord (1+ rerollable, 4++, 2++ vs fire, immune to poison/KB), that's not in the spirit of the game either.
Some people will claim anything that does not favor them or their preferred playing style is not in the spirit of the game. One of the best examples is the players (almost always elves of one form or another) who were exceptionally fond of the MSU style that 7th edition favored. Their opinions, frequently voiced, state that playing with deathstars or hordes is inappropriate or unfair.
Quite honestly, there are a few things in this game that are pretty low, namely the unkillable dreadlord, the slayerpedo (though not the lorpedo), and the old power scroll. However, face it: we play with the rules we are given or we alter them to suit our local group. Play the hand you're dealt by the edition rules and, if you wish to play with a different playing style (an admirable choice, IMO), invent tactics that work.
Sorry if this is perceived as a 'rant', but quite honestly there are way too many people claiming to be the authority on what was intended.