Ok I really need some advice here. I thought I was done with this thread but I still have some distance to go I guess.
So... when I started out as you might remember I was going to cap my armies at 700 points. Then it went to 1000. I am pretty much still set on 1000, although some armies I might have more for. Mostly because some had models I liked. I decided on using 6th and Ravening Hordes for my lists, and using the minimum unit size for my regiments.
I started out on the Starter sets, expanded from there, but then went back and bought all of the Battalion sets. I thought I would just stick with my plan on using the RH unit minimums, but now I am not so sure. Most of these sets come with a unit or two of 20 guys, but I am not sure how balanced everything is.
But lets say I re-build my armies around the Battalion sets, as they come, so starting with the Empire:
Except that I have 5 Knights instead of 8 (More on that later), and I add in some other 10-man units, like Greatswords, or a Mortar, a General, Battle Standard Bearer, and Wizard. I intend for all my armies to have those three heroes.
So would that work, against something like these:
Assuming of course, I add some other units - minimum sized (that's all I have for extras).
The question is, would the block of 20 be overwhelming if I had a few for some armies where I don't for others? Like the Skaven have 3, and I have 20 Stormvermin to add.
The reason all this is a big deal, as when I thought I would do the minimum of 10 man units, I went out to make sure I had the parts to make a Champion, Standard, and Musician for each for a 10-man unit from a 20-man unit (as in the case of the State Troops shown above). And if I go the route of some units being 20, I will use up the figures I set aside for those three and make them regular troops, like the State Troops. If I ever wanted to break these guys up into two smaller units, I wouldn't have those command models. Not to mention the movement trays...
And, splitting them up into two 10-man, I can make some as Swordsmen, and others as Halberds, something that really interests me. I am afraid I will get bored of these big blocks and all being the same. However, the more I look at these big blocks, the more I think they do look cool, and they are the way the game intended.
I do want to make all of my armies balanced, and also make sense in the WFB world. I don't mind having some large units, but I don't want to buy anymore so if I am short for some armies, which would make them difficult to be competitive with, I am not sure I want to do it.
Also, on the 5 Knights... most of the Battalion sets do come with 8 horse riders of some sort, but some only have 5, like the Dark Elves. I would prefer all my cavalry to be the same in count, so its going to have to be 5. In some cases those extra models I can use for other projects. Well, in the case of the Orcs and Goblins, I have 5 Boar Riders, but 10 Spider Riders... I guess the Goblins always have large units?
For those that have been following this thread, I am working on painting my 'burner' armies, so those are using the minimum unit size, so I guess when I get to play I will use those first and maybe get them out of my system. I guess I just wanted to be sure that the Battalion sets were reasonably balanced and a good anchor to work off of.
Please let me know what you think.
BTW - I picked up the hard to find Empire Huntsmen.