Editing Halo Fleet Battles (section)

===Overview===
[[File:Bf-dw-squaredsfd.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Hello there laddie! For just <s>$196.46</s> $122.79 you get six entire battlefleet packages and two commander head busts! Reasonably priced? maybe. A better value than Games Workshop? You bet. Sadly, those glory days are gone and community support is all that's left.]]
The Fleet Battles set also comes with some kickass artwork depicting both factions leaders (Shame they didn't have Halo's answer to [[Creed]] that is [[Awesome|Preston "''I turned a Gas Giant into a fucking star just so I can stroke my massive ego''" Cole]]) sitting on their respective armchairs. Although how they are going to balance the UNSC/Covenant (Since Covenant ships can no-sell their UNSC equivalents) is up to [[Skub|debate.]] 

However since its release, they managed to pull it off: 6 Paris-class Heavy Frigates (RIP UNSC Grafton) cost roughly the same points as 2 SDV-class Covenant Corvettes. Likewise, a Marathon-class Heavy Cruiser is only a little over half the points of a CCS-class Covenant Battlecruiser; the MACs are long-range and dangerous, but the Marathon will fold once the CCS gets in range.  Thankfully, the UNSC gets the advantage of SMAC Platforms which makes them great at holding the line and acting as giant, immobile, floating [[Basilisk Artillery Gun|Basilisks]]. This means that the UNSC specializes in [[Dakka|lots and lots of missile spam]] [[Tyranids|and swarm tactics]] to compensate general shitty defensive capabilities and shorter range whereas the Covenant act as giant line breakers with their fuck huge ships and [[MOAR DAKKA|massive firepower.]] 

Fan support has led to a resurgence of rules and availability of ships in an unofficial capacity.  While Microsoft is very careful with its license, Big M and 343 have been surprisingly supportive of the Halo Fleet Battles and Ground Command communities.  As long as things aren't getting sold commercially, and assets aren't ripped from games (either official or fan-mods like Sins of the Prophets) you can get a hold of a small fleet.  This has mostly meant a painstaking process of re-modeling ships to support 3d printing.