Independence day massacre?

I won't be bringing guard to patriot this year, so you don't have to quiver with anticipation.... Ky or no.

However, when the grey knights drop it only really changes the mystics..... In the past 8 tournaments they were only used once out of the 30 ish games. They aren't what breaks the ig. The chimeras and plasma toting veterans do.

Psykers are pretty good too, but eldar and hoods already shuts them down. And they only work on things aren't fearles....

In a nut shell guards effectiveness won't go down with grey knights. Regardless it won't be what I'm playing. Rest assured what I play will be tourney competitive, but it won't be guard.

Agreed 100% Guard won't take a hit at all. Guards ability to take 800 different things that are all "threats" for half the cost of any army is what makes them good. Guard aren't really fun to play against or with for that matter. When I play my guard I enjoy it a lot less than my old codex marines. My win ratio is probably the same maybe a little higher with guard. But when you can table some one turn 2 and 3 or get them so close to tabled the concied it never made for much of a fun game. At a large tournament where 33% of the lists are the same I'm sure that it would be more fun. That's all just my opinion of course.

My most challenging and fun games to play with them are always mech guard vs mech guard.

I have not shelved my guard completely. I worked too hard on them to do so, but I will play something else for independence and wargamescon.

is the date on this set in stone?

Nor should you shelve them. It's a great painted army. My only real bitch is the rules for 5th ed guard which is a GW fault... Oh well

I've seen Jester's new army: footslogging Necrons.

It's terrifying.

Mark of Khorne tau!

Yes, the tournament date is set, the facility is booked and it has been turned into GW for approval for next years Tournament List.

We have heard the official word, we have been approved for both our 40K tournament in June '11 and our Fantasy tournament in Jan '12 to be included into the 2011-2012 GW Tournament Circuit. This upcoming years tournament will allow the first place finisher an entry ticket into the tournament being held in Memphis, TN. GW has changed their prize support for all tournaments, but rest assured, we will make the best of every thing possible. I look forward to this years tournament and hope to have info up soon on our web page and the forums.