Are skaven considered a meme faction to play?

[BooQueefius]

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

[Jarges]

They are just rats. Thats it, thats the joke. Other then that, they are fairly balanced if you got army composition right

[Panfilo]

Skaven play differently than many other races. They have a lot of chaff units that are meant to be thrown at the enemy. Early on this can feel difficult; your rats have garbage leadership and other stats, and seldom seem to be able to leverage their numbers to their advantage. However, mid-late game you really shine, as you have the tech and the income to really play on their strengths.

Dwellers Below is a huge force multiplier. You'll almost always count on being able to have an enemy artillery or ranged unit tied up when you most need it. Your magic is good, your artillery is good, and you have both Underway AND excellent ambush chance which gives an enormous amount of strategic edge if you play it right.

[Toaster Maximus]

They are not easy to play and why its a joke about them being rats, and rats are skittish typically unless in swarms and so on they can always pack a punch. Skaven more or less are rats highly intelligent, a bit skittish and with the right things watch out!

But early on they are tough and hard to play but once you get their war beasts, tech, range units and ambus people not much can stand in your way.

The joke is they are rats and pretty close to the animals they are based on

[wikkyd]

Originally posted by Lagging Like Larry:

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

If playing campaign, around late game you can suffer about 80% troops unit losses and recover them in about a turn or 2, its insane

[Zoie Shales]

Originally posted by Lagging Like Larry:

Are skaven considered a meme faction to play?

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

Skaven are a bit of a comic faction, they can die in hilarious ways, sabatage eatchother, seems most of their plans to create something that cause mass destruction go instantly wrong, but they are also a serious threat when you look past that and see the swarm of 10,000 ratmen about to charge you.

The main joke people have about them is that "they don't exist", which is what the Empire of man keeps telling themselves to keep their population calm, funny how they are are accepting of the Orcs, Beastmen, and Chaos trying to destroy them but when Skaven are mentioned "Silence Heritic, they don't exist!". Months back if you can remember, after the announcement trailer for II, people used this joke alot when the trailer only showed the rat at the end and not the Skaven themselves. Anyone who didn't use Total War Access and the Tablet thought the Skaven where unconfirmed, and some thought the 4th race was something else like Tomb Kings (that did become a dlc but wasn't the 4th race). That joke lasted about 4 months up till the Skaven trailer, and personally it drove me crazy.

Ingame, Skaven have low health, morale, and armor compaired to other races, but they make up for it in numbers, and haveing the neatest toys, they are by no means weak when used right, but might be harder to play if you are unfamiliar.

[Uugly]

Skaven is probably one of the hardest faction to play.

[Darth Wadewilson]

Skaven aside from being a bit challenging to play, is a fun faction.

To be simple.. They are ratmen who talk funny and schemes and backstabs their way through the life. They also have some cool mad scientists with them inventing war machines and stuff. They would've probably taken over the world if it wasnt for their constant infighting.

[Meow | Boeschner]

It's not really that related to this game. Skaven are basically a meme in the Warhammer franchise. Not because they suck, but because they are ridiculous technologically advanced ratmen living underground. In short: they're amusing.

[†Diablo†]

Originally posted by wikkyd:

Originally posted by Lagging Like Larry:

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

If playing campaign, around late game you can suffer about 80% troops unit losses and recover them in about a turn or 2, its insane

you confuse this with the vampires

[Kelset]

Originally posted by Lagging Like Larry:

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

Skavens are one of the real reasons the old world got destroyed. They played a huge role on it. They brought extinction to the lizardmen and infected all human lands with such numbers they were an extinction level event, and that helped Archaon quite a lot in destroying the world. They act funny in the game but they're a plague not to underestimate.

[Zoie Shales]

Originally posted by Kelset Dong:

Originally posted by Lagging Like Larry:

im new to the game and it seems like skaven are a joke to most ppl or a meme faction, why is this i started the game 4 hrs in as clan mor skaven and idk why ppl make fun of them, are they hard 2 play? are they weak, op? i dont understand

Skavens are one of the real reasons the old world got destroyed. They played a huge role on it. They brought extinction to the lizardmen and infected all human lands with such numbers they were an extinction level event, and that helped Archaon quite a lot in destroying the world.

This is also true, they did alot of irreversible damage, as comical as they appear they are one of the greatest dangers in the Warhammer Fantasy world.