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Kilkrazy wrote:It was in the original Tau codex. Kroot do not poop. Instead they exude metabolic waste products in the form of a heavy, slimey sweat all over their body.

Tau think everyone can get along and Orks want to fight all the time without thinking it through. But then ya got yer Kroot, Chuck. And all the Kroot want is to s#!t all over everything.

So, Tau may get mad at Orks once in a while, because Tau get killed by Orks. But Orks also kill Kroot, Chuck. And if they didn't kill the Kroot, you know what you'd get? You'd get your Ork and your Tau all covered in Kroot!

Team Greater Good, yeah!

Abadabadoobaddon wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:It was in the original Tau codex. Kroot do not poop. Instead they exude metabolic waste products in the form of a heavy, slimey sweat all over their body.

Tau think everyone can get along and Orks want to fight all the time without thinking it through. But then ya got yer Kroot, Chuck. And all the Kroot want is to s#!t all over everything.

So, Tau may get mad at Orks once in a while, because Tau get killed by Orks. But Orks also kill Kroot, Chuck. And if they didn't kill the Kroot, you know what you'd get? You'd get your Ork and your Tau all covered in Kroot!

Let me tell you about the kind of man Abba is. He knows that when you put another man's plasma pistol in your mouth, you make a pact. A bond that cannot be broken.

uh... WOW?

Heh heh heh... plasma pistol. Wait, what was this thread about? Lemme go look...

[Edit] Ah yes, rumors. On-topic-ness = I dislike area terrain not blocking line of site. It makes me feel liek I got shot in the face with a plasma pistol or something, gross![/Edit]

wow.

Could Fallen 668 Please update the OP for us lazy people? It would be good to have all of the rumours on the front page.
Thanks.

And Back Off topic - Dakka Dakka Emperor Glory!

I agree that only troops that are scoring units would rock ( considering I play guard) WOO HOO CONSCRIPTS!!!!!

This effectively makes Ravenwing armies useless for the better part. Does this mean MC's can still capture? If not, there goes Nidzilla too.

Any further rumors on:

*MC's able to shoot one or two weapons?
*vehicles being assaulted-is the hit the rear armor note completely out at this point?
*blast templates- direction + sum of 2d6-BS?

I know this is back to the tank between a landraider and a predator thing but stay with me.

in irl terms I can understand why they would give the SM a new tank. they sell the most and it would be a good place to test it out and see if it works on the board. as the other imperial codex's come into line they get their "revised" version or variant to suit the army.

in fluff terms I read that the reason that their not to the technological level of the tau is because their very carefull of what will cause heresy and Xeno's weapons can't be trusted.

If somewhere in the imperium they found old plans of a middle tank that hasn't been used since the horus heresy they would be skeptical of it and would naturally give it to the holiest of their soldiers. after it has seen battle it would be trusted slowly to other armies.

just a thought.

The latest round of 5th edition on the BoLS is interesting...

ONLY troops count as scoring BUT... ANY model can contest an objective.

Huh?

And, looks like we're back to the Marine models having the Ultramarine symbol molded onto them.

Why?

By the way, nothing to do with the latest messages but...

Montrous Creatures can fire two weapons per turn!

I learnt that from some staff in GW in my town... they even seen the new book and read it!!

Gd news to Carnifex heavy 'nid armies, but Imperial Guard still rule the roost!

Alpharius wrote:The latest round of 5th edition on the BoLS is interesting...

ONLY troops count as scoring BUT... ANY model can contest an objective.


Why?

Only Troops get you points out of objectives, but enemy models on the objective can contest it and prevent you getting the points. At least thats how I understand it. So 1 Guardian within 3" and a unit of Terminators within 3" will mean a contested objective, ie no points, as opposed to Eldar scoring it and the Termies being immaterial.

Which will mean, more often than not, that an objective based game will end in a tie?

Will victory points be the tie-breaker?

A guy on Warseer has it that Kill points will be the tie breaker. This is Kill points as in one point per unit destroyed (no matter if it's HQ troops, or whatever).

Also objectives are apparently 'Cleanse', markers, and annihilation. So perhaps no PDF take and hold?

However, he does say he will have to read the section again as he was too busy staring at the plastic Drop Pod picture

I can easily see KPs being the tiebreaker, although, I like the proposed 1 KP Troops, 3 KP HQ, 2 KP everything else.

Rending works as in the pdf apparently, and in assault you hit the rear armour of vehicles except walkers.

Run/fleet is an extra d6", with the possibility of assault if you have FoF.

Discalimer ; haven't seen the book myself (yet) but this is from people who say they have.

piccie of the forthcoing "lasgun" too.

Isn't it easier just to buy a laser pointer? I think they come in twelve packs now at Sams. (slight exageration)

I guess you could, but this is, allegedly, a great promotional tool to help the launch...

Of course, it would have been a better promotional tool if it looked a lot more like something in the 40K universe, like, maybe a lasgun?

Or better yet, a lascannon?

Would look wierd though, and if too big people would probably look at you wierd.

Alpharius wrote:Of course, it would have been a better promotional tool if it looked a lot more like something in the 40K universe, like, maybe a lasgun?

What are you talking about? It *IS* a Lasgun.

[rimshot!]

Alpharius wrote:The latest round of 5th edition on the BoLS is interesting...

ONLY troops count as scoring BUT... ANY model can contest an objective.

Huh?

And, looks like we're back to the Marine models having the Ultramarine symbol molded onto them.

Why?

I think it means that if you only have one model left in a unit, such as one tactical marine from a squad left standing, it still counts as able to contest an objective.

Rather than having to be equal to or above half-strength, you have one tactical marine left there, you still contest (or hold) an objective.

That's how I read it anyway.

Take it easy.

-RT-

Alpharius wrote:I guess you could, but this is, allegedly, a great promotional tool to help the launch...

Of course, it would have been a better promotional tool if it looked a lot more like something in the 40K universe, like, maybe a lasgun?

Or better yet, a lascannon?

Actually thats a bolter scope.

Yeah a bolter scope would look got, but why?
Its only to get line of sight, you can do that with your eyes!
I wonder how much it would cost though? $10-$15?