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Goliath wrote:

Athera wrote:Meh. If that's a Necron, then Necrons need to be Squatted.

Off Topic: It would be nice however if Dakka Management took these "I know something but can't tell you!" posts as what they usually are.

Trolling.

How is this trolling?
He provided a piece of information that backs up previous rumours and news, and then provided a photo.
Obviously the photo isn't that high a quality, but it's still solid information.

Your comment, which stated in an inflammatory manner that this thread was trolling, was more of a troll than this thread is.

Except that it really wasn't information and immediately segwayed into "I know what it is. Trust me" which was what I was talking about. Not the actual blurry picture.

Oh it's Necron alright.....trust me

And did I find out? That's a bit of a mystery isn't it.

Being coy adds nothing to the thread.

Archonate wrote:I'm sure most of us know that the pictured model is obviously Necron. So obvious that it was never up for debate... But there were others to whom, amazingly, this is news despite being told in the first post that this is a Necron model.

I love how many posts like this are happening despite doubters being called out for "attitude"

You want to see attitude, look in the mirror. "This was never up for debate" is attitude. Citing the first post as evidence of the veracity of the very same post is circular logic. If Mr. Mystery is right, then awesome, he gets some clout and we can be a lot more trusting of him in the future, but the first time you post a rumor, people should not just take what you say as fact. This is why you have threads like this, so we can debate the details of the picture and the story we're given. If it was just supposed to be treated as fact, the thread would be locked after 1 post.

On topic, once you're looking for it, that necron gun arm does seem pretty clear and the eyes seem like the tomb spider ones. I'm not totally switching sides yet because somebody has to keep you guys from believing everything a random dude says. There's something to be said for seeing what you want to see, but yeah, the picture where the arm is circled presents a solid case for necron. That said, those backplates still look like nid backplates and the talons look a LITTLE like tomb spider claws and a lot like nid hiveship tentacles.

If it's a catachan devil, it's not really huge news, since it would obviously be a special apoc model and very few of us would play with it, but if it's necron, it confirms a really cool new direction in necron models that I'd be happy to see, meaning that even the regular necron should look more organic in their new release. As for the idea that it would have to be a one off, that MAY be the case, but remember that GW and FW are a LOT closer than they used to be, so I wouldn't be so sure that this isn't the new look.

TL : DR version, don't be mean to doubters and if it's necron, it's much bigger news than if it's tyranid.

No Tyranid head, no Tyranid, quite simple.
FW announced an upcoming Necron model and confirmed that there is no upcoming Tyranid model, what's the problem?
BTW robo-bugs are an old SciFi stereotype with limited possibilities for variation, so all Terminator/Matrix/Transformer/whatever robobugs look similar.

Well this gives me the opportunity to quote some 2 month old Necron rumours by Lotoc_Sabbath over at Warseer:

First and most important of all: Necrons are (note they are, not they maybe are) on the way of being released between January and May 2011: this information is the only one that I have which is certain but you can be sure on this, trust me, Necrons are on the way of coming to us.

Just a few details that I have been able to get from my sources:

*there will be a new vehicle and a MC sized creature
*there will be immortals and flayed ones in plastic
*warriors will return being one of the best, maybe the best, troop in 40k, although their points will be increased.
*we will be able to see some type of special lords or characters
*there will be some type of psychic upgrades to a few units (lords and pariahs in particular)
*we will very probably be able to see different tired lords
*wraiths will be changed enormously

This is what I have for now, my source is quite reliable and he says these are the things that we will be nearly certainly be able to see.

Athera wrote:

Goliath wrote:

Athera wrote:Meh. If that's a Necron, then Necrons need to be Squatted.

Off Topic: It would be nice however if Dakka Management took these "I know something but can't tell you!" posts as what they usually are.

Trolling.

How is this trolling?
He provided a piece of information that backs up previous rumours and news, and then provided a photo.
Obviously the photo isn't that high a quality, but it's still solid information.

Your comment, which stated in an inflammatory manner that this thread was trolling, was more of a troll than this thread is.

Except that it really wasn't information and immediately segwayed into "I know what it is. Trust me" which was what I was talking about. Not the actual blurry picture.

Oh it's Necron alright.....trust me

And did I find out? That's a bit of a mystery isn't it.

Being coy adds nothing to the thread.

The answer is simple and can set the precedent for future rumor threads:

If this turns out to indeed be the Tomb stalker than Athera is banned from Dakka, and if it is not then the OP is banned instead. Simple as pie.

CT GAMER wrote:
The answer is simple and can set the precedent for future rumor threads:

If this turns out to indeed be the Tomb stalker than Athera is banned from Dakka, and if it is not then the OP is banned instead. Simple as pie.

I vouch for this

I don't get why people are so riled up at another user for being skeptical.

Clearly, the image has qualities that are not typical for a Necron model, blurry as it is.

All we have is the OP's assertion that it is a Necron model, and the promise that there is a new Necron Apoc thing coming from FW. Why is this particular OP so obviously telling the truth? Plenty of other threads on here with supposedly well-researched leaks/reveals get quite a bit more salt than this one. I don't get it.

I admit the picture seems mechanical enough to be a Necron. I believe it probably is a Necron Tomb Stalker. However, I'm not desperate enough for a Necron Apoc model that I'm completely unwilling to see this as a potential hoax/misunderstanding/trollfest.

I guess the outraged demands for further proof struck me, personally, as being comical given the context.

A blurry picture is more evidence than we often get for this stuff after all.

I also don't see the big design shift if this is a Necron. The only Necron model that's incredibly angular is the Monolith. Everything else has at least partially curved armour. Tyranids hardly have a lock on overlapping armour plates.

Hey, wraiths are going to be changed dramatically? WTH, they are one of my favorite models!

Ouze, we don't know if that means they're changing the model or the rules. Could go either way.

It is funny, isn't it?

"Hey guys, Dark Eldar are really, actually, finally coming out! Some guy on Warseer said so and he's NEVER WRONG!

What do you mean pics? We have proof!"



"Oh bs! That is not a Necron model, Necrons are not getting anything new! We need better pictures, until then I won't believe it!"

So do we get Dark Eldar first or Necrons?

Well obviously neither GW nor FW will be doing any Necron models ever. Word on the wise is the entire DE range is being redone and the codex is due November, even though we haven't seen a single pic or any official word from GW. Not even a blurry one.

What if the blurry pic is a DE Talos lol

Wow. Apparently Internet rumours are serious business! Thank goodness Dakka has a brigade salt-bearers to protect us from believing even for a moment in something that may not happen.

I think it looks Necronish, but I'm not going to cry if it turns out to be something else. It could be weird though if the Necrons were intentionally assimilating Tyranids a la the Pariahs. Because didn't the 'nids assimilate something from the Necrons?

Hey, I got it! The Inquisition should just try and get the Nids and Necrons into a cycle of mutual assimilation until they inbreed both armies into oblivion. And in the mean time GW can make a mint selling 6th toe bits to retrofit all Necron and Tyranid armies to remain tournament legal!

My guess is that it's the first model for a new race.

JOHIRA wrote: It could be weird though if the Necrons were intentionally assimilating Tyranids a la the Pariahs.

I'm glad you posted this, because I keep meaning to ask this and forgetting.

Why do Tyranids avoid Necrons?

Because this thing is their love child, and the emotional scars haven't healed yet.

Ouze wrote:
Why do Tyranids avoid Necrons?

Think about it like this, its a long day, your tired, your hungry and you need a rest. Do you:
A. Fix yourself up some easy comfort food, ensonce yourself on the sofa and bury your mind in meaningless soaps.
OR
B. Rush out to the garage, unscrew the fuel cap, ensert a straw and gulp up some of that deliscious refreshing petrol, then eat the exaust pipe! MMMMMM tasty.

Tyranids dont like to eat Necrons.

Ouze wrote:

JOHIRA wrote: It could be weird though if the Necrons were intentionally assimilating Tyranids a la the Pariahs.

I'm glad you posted this, because I keep meaning to ask this and forgetting.

Why do Tyranids avoid Necrons?

They're capable of generating a psychic null field which disrupts/blocks the Hive Mind.

If we could perhaps calm down a bit when we talk to each other, that's be great.

Now I didnt know that.

Buut Im pretty sure they wouldent find them too palatable either

alexwars1 wrote:My guess is that it's the first model for a new race.

an entirely new race of robotic trygons?

Emporer Penguin wrote:

alexwars1 wrote:My guess is that it's the first model for a new race.

an entirely new race of robotic trygons?

I'd buy it!

Ktulhut wrote:

Emporer Penguin wrote:

alexwars1 wrote:My guess is that it's the first model for a new race.

an entirely new race of robotic trygons?

I'd buy it!

Witness the creation of... THE MECHANO-ZOATS!

Mechano-zoats?! I need one hundred!

I heard that its actually the...
Internet, yep rumor has it the Dark Eldar get to field up to 3 of these "internets" for each heavy choice. Appearently it feeds off the hope and whine that fluxes so easily in threads that it weaves.

Ktulhut wrote:

Emporer Penguin wrote:

alexwars1 wrote:My guess is that it's the first model for a new race.

an entirely new race of robotic trygons?

All would buy it!

Fix'd

Hmm...time to confess.

The picture may or not be a photoshop hoax.

(i.e. it is).

Aplogies, but I do so love to wind up the Interwebs!

Somebody ban him..., I'm angry

Wakkawakkawakka, Dakkadakka!

Mr Mystery wrote:Hmm...time to confess.

The picture may or not be a photoshop hoax.

(i.e. it is).

Aplogies, but I do so love to wind up the Interwebs!

Phew, for a second (week or so) I thought the Necrons would get more stuff to dominate my Tau.