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Post by Nick P on Jul 15, 2016 9:44:26 GMT -6
Well whats cool is that GW has more or less said they want to move the story forward, but not destroy it like they did for fantasy.
For 30 years it has been 15 minutes to midnight in terms of waiting for the 13th crusade; they want to move the storyline to 11:59 basically.
I don't think its outside the realm of possibility to have rules for the primarchs that we know are alive, but I doubt GW will make them. With FW making all 18 primarchs, it seems silly to encroach on that market with plastics, especially when FW does such a balls out amazing job!
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Post by Asyrean on Jul 15, 2016 10:25:38 GMT -6
Well whats cool is that GW has more or less said they want to move the story forward, but not destroy it like they did for fantasy. For 30 years it has been 15 minutes to midnight in terms of waiting for the 13th crusade; they want to move the storyline to 11:59 basically. I don't think its outside the realm of possibility to have rules for the primarchs that we know are alive, but I doubt GW will make them. With FW making all 18 primarchs, it seems silly to encroach on that market with plastics, especially when FW does such a balls out amazing job! I agree with all that. Well, from a rules point of view, if they just ported the Primarch's rules over so they could be used in 40k, but use the FW models... well I guarantee FW would sell a hell of a lot more Primarch models. |
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Post by Nick P on Jul 16, 2016 10:21:25 GMT -6
Just downloaded the rules - LOTS of changes to points and rules for individual units, mainly infantry. Veteran tacticals got crazy good - not only cheaper, but can now ALL take combi weapons and they get outflank AND sniper, not either/or.
Breachers are more expensive, specialist tacticals can take volkite chargers for free, and tacticals and assault marines are much cheaper.
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Post by Andy on Jul 19, 2016 10:12:42 GMT -6
Dammit. Now I have to buy everything again!
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Post by Luke GR on Jul 28, 2016 8:35:51 GMT -6
Sad Panda (rumor monger on Dakka Dakka with a near 100% accuracy rating) has chimed in on the next HH box set again. He mentioned plastic Custodes and Sisters of Silence with various Mk3 Marines. Sounds like a Prospero box for sure and plastic Custodes! Still a rumor but Sad Panda is a really good source.
Also, in the new book, I was looking at the Orbital Assault Rite of War and Terminqtors can be taken and all Deep Strike now. Is that new or did I just miss that in the old book? I thought it was drop pods only.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 28, 2016 9:12:19 GMT -6
I saw that Sad Panda update - very interesting, not sure how a Sisters of Silence/Custodes plastic kit would coincide with BaC; seems oddly specific in terms of design when the last boxed set was very much a generic "this can be used for any legion" type of box. Though plastic MKIII marines will be very welcome! And if it is indeed Prospero themed, might be some cool stuff to add to my 1k Sons.
As for orbital assault - 99% sure the old version also allowed Termies to deep strike. In fact I think that was the only way to get deep striking terminators in 30k.
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Post by Luke GR on Jul 28, 2016 9:58:33 GMT -6
I must have just glossed over the Terminator part. I knew it was hard to get 30k Terminators to deep strike, I must have just missed that part of the rite of war.
I might have to play around with a drop pod list, I've got three right now and lots of Terminators.
I'm sure the box set would still sell well as long as the Marines are generic and don't have Thousand Sons or Space Wolves bits molded on. I'd think there wouldn't be more than a squad or two of the Custodes and Sisters so there can still be a lot of Marines in there. Especially as the Thousand Sons side would be only Marines.
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