Why are Tau hated?

There is a select group of people who dislike the Tau because unlike every other faction in Warhammer 40k, they were written with a completely different flavor. To put it most simply, the Imperium of Man, the Dark Eldar, the Orks, are all in the same tonal vein as say.

Are the tau good guys?

The Tau are often seen as being a ‘good’ race, but they are not. They definately do not fit the conception of ‘good’, for not only do they percieve other races as vermin, but they also treat them like vermin too, & have some very unpleasant (if very efficient) ways of disposing with them.

Can the tau win?

Lore wise, the Tau has no chance at winning.

Is Tau technology better?

The Tau have a much lower highest level of technology compared to the Imperium, but a much higher average level of technology. The Imperium has stronger weapons from the Dark Age of Technology, and the Adeptus Mechanicus occassionally built stronger, one off, weapons of mass destruction.

How did Tau advance so quickly?

Only the Tyranids have anything near the Tau’s advancement rate, and that’s due to “evolution” via bio-augmentation. In 6,000 years the Tau went from primitives to something near the level of the Imperium (and maybe even higher?).

How powerful are Tau weapons?

Tau are roughly “strong enough to win war against 1 big threat at a time” strong. They can defeat single Imperiual Crusade, or single Waagh!, or single Hive Fleet.

Are the tau better than the Imperium?

Life is unquestionably better for most Tau compared to most Imperials. If you’re an outlier though, it’s still not pretty. The worst of the tau pales in comparison with the Imperium. The Imperium can be way WAY worse.

What do the Tau think of the Imperium?

Disregard for life: The Tau see that the Imperium holds little care for their people. From the Tau perspective the people are the engines that move the empire. To care nothing for their people would be like never performing maintenance on your car, it will break down.

Are the Tau a threat to the Imperium?

No, they are not a big threat.

Can you play Tau in Dawn of War?

-Tau have a high range-you can harass enemy units without them firing back at you. -Very good at Melee. -Kroot and Fire Warriors form a very good tandem in Tier 1 Battles….Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade.

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What are the tau based on?

Whereas most of the races in Warhammer 40,000 are based on Tolkien fantasy races (e.g. the Eldar are based on High Elves), the culture and technology of the Tau were heavily inspired by Japanese science-fiction.

Can you play Tau in Dawn of War 2?

The Tau appear as a full faction in Dawn of War: Dark Crusade and Dawn of War: Soulstorm, and as a hero choice in The Last Stand (Dawn of War II: Retribution and The Last Standalone). …

What does Tau stand for?

TAU

Acronym	Definition
TAU	Treatment-As-Usual
TAU	Tuning and Analysis Utilities
TAU	The Alternate Universe (forum)
TAU	Temporal Access for Users

What Colour is tau blood?

Tau blood is blue to purple depending on the oxidation of their Cobalt based blood, hence the term “Blueies” being referenced to the Tau.

Is tau blood blue?

According to Gav Thorpes Kill Team (book 2 of his Last Chancers series), tau blood is a bluish-purple, using a copper-based haemoglobin analogue rather than the iron-based compound used by (many) terrestrial cratures (I am aware that there are insects and arachnids that don’t use iron as part of their oxygen-transport …

Are all tau blue?

In simple terms, they tan blue. But it’s your models and you can paint them whatever you want.