Grown Men Playing with Toys

17 - The Nerfing Eye of Sauron

Season 1 Episode 17

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Join Erik and Steve from the "Grown Men Playing With Toys" podcast as they dive into how they define "overpowered" (or OP) units in Warhammer 40K. The guys will establish rough criteria for how they differentiate OP vs powerful /splashy but not OP vs "The Highway to the Danger Zone" units in the game. They will then analyze the December 2025 Balance Dataslate updates and test their definition against multiple units from the armies they play to see if they correctly predicted what would attract the "Nerfing Eye of Sauron". Lastly, their discussion also covers the potential fixes for overpowered combos, the importance of maintaining faction identity while applying nerfs, and how to be aware of when "those who nerf" may be watching you for the next dataslate. 


Content Mentioned in this Episode:

Art of War 40K Dataslate Review

Vanguard Tactics Dataslate Review 

Stat Check Dataslate Review

Poorhammer Dataslate Review


Erik's Battle Reports  


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