The vast majority of psykers in the game are Level 1. Which you have absolutely no chance to plan for, because you will at best only get the power you want 50% of the time! Disciplines that have a good Primaris Power (the only really good one is for Divination) are clearly favored over the others Many are great, but only in specific situations. Some powers are great nearly all the time. SW can layer 3 different types of defenses, if you read the rules liberally! Great rules writing again, GW!) Necrons have a small defense you’re unlikely to see. Multiple points of failure: First you have to roll to cast it, then often to hit, there’s a deny the witch roll, and often additional defenses beyond that (Grey Knights, Eldar, Space Wolves, and Tyranids. Games Workshop, as a company, clearly does not appreciate how un-fun randomness is for many players. Additionally, fantasy wizards get to choose whenever they roll the same power twice - 40k psykers just have to roll again. Most 40K psykers only have 1 or 2 powers, while fantasy wizards can have anywhere from 1-4. Randomness, far more random than for spell lores in Warhammer Fantasy. We”ll go into this in more detail later, but to start the conversation off, the main problems with the powers are: I’m going to start with some facts, some stats, some major points of discussion, and then go into more depth from there. They A) mostly aren’t very good (with the exception Divination) B) aren’t even vaguely balanced (as illustrated by everyone talking about Divination). The real problem is that from a competitive standpoint, they suck. If you’re the kind of player who plays orks because you get to roll on lots of tables, roll big handfuls of dice, and shout “waagh!!!!!!!!” at least once a game, then the basic rulebook powers are exactly what you’re looking for. This is a game, and we play it for fun, so if that’s your only concern, this in’t really the article for you. So everybody having fun with your new psychic powers out of the main 6th ed rulebook? They’re fun, right? You got them basically for free, and they’re shiny, new, interesting, and fun to try out.
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