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The rumor is that the Tau are going to be updated and the new codex released late this year. The "big news" part of this rumor is that Squats are apparently supposed to be included in the Tau codex as one of the alien auxiliery (joining the Kroot and Vespid). According to Warseer, the Squats are going to be troops and have a HQ choice.

So, what do you guys think?

 
   
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I can't say I'm surprised. Demiurg were put into the Tau BFG list for a reason.
   
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I thought Squat and Demiurg were different. Demiurg being a different race and Squats being genetically altered humans... If any squat-like race makes it into a Tau codex, it'll be demiurg.

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I hope its true, simply to stop people whining about them getting dropped in the first place

That said, anything that gives us a wider selection of non-power armoured models is a win in my opinion!

   
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agnosto wrote:I thought Squat and Demiurg were different. Demiurg being a different race and Squats being genetically altered humans... If any squat-like race makes it into a Tau codex, it'll be demiurg.

They're different, but Demiurg were what they had fleshed the original Squat idea to be from my understanding.
   
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Although I'd love to see a new Tau codex, I think we're in line for a few others (Necrons specifically) before them, and I really hope they don't get squats.

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Shrike325 wrote:Although I'd love to see a new Tau codex, I think we're in line for a few others (Necrons specifically) before them, and I really hope they don't get squats.


Demiurg aren't necessarily "Squats". They are, from everything I've seen/read, what the Squats were to become when fully updated and brought into the revised 40k.

In fact, Demiurg were one of the potential races that they looked at when they were brainstorming a new race which ended up with us getting Tau.

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What O'Shovah rumblings? New, redone battlesuit?

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I would love to see the Tau redone and another race added to their lineup. Vespids were such a huge disappointment to me in terms of both look and game play. The Demiurg or Squats, or Space Dwarves or whatever name would be a great addition, especially if they're given a nice plastic set. I'd also love to see the human auxiliary added though.

Either way, if it's Tau or Necrons, I'd love to see both get an update.

   
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BrookM wrote:Here's hoping the O'Shovah rumblings are true as well.

What O'Shovah rumblings? New, redone battlesuit?

O'Shovah returning to the fold and bringing his elite cadre of Ork fighters?
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Necrons are third edition, Tau fourth. If they do anything before Necrons, they have problems and aren't thinking straight.


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Shenra wrote:Necrons are third edition, Tau fourth. If they do anything before Necrons, they have problems and aren't thinking straight.

Tau are fourth edition, but the book had none of its problems addressed--just things added in.

The Tau Empire book is really more of a bandaid fix than a real progression.
   
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Doesn't matter if squats are modified humans and demiurg aren't, they're still gonna be Spacedwarfs, so everyone's gonna call em squats weather they are or aren't.

 
   
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Breotan wrote:Stolen directly from the forums of Warseer!

The rumor is that the Tau are going to be updated and the new codex released late this year. The "big news" part of this rumor is that Squats are apparently supposed to be included in the Tau codex as one of the alien auxiliery (joining the Kroot and Vespid). According to Warseer, the Squats are going to be troops and have a HQ choice.

So, what do you guys think?


I'd consider it Vapor until it happens. I'd like to think that they (GW Management) are having second thoughts about letting Matt "Ding Dong" Ward stay on the payroll, but I have a feeling that he is part of a grand scheme to allow them to bring Gav Thorpe back and have it accepted as an "improvement" by the community.

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Squats? In the Tau codex? Lies!

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Shenra wrote:Necrons are third edition, Tau fourth. If they do anything before Necrons, they have problems and aren't thinking straight.


By that logic Witch Hunters/Sisters of Battle should be the next codex no matter what. Yes Necrons are the worst off right now and need the update the most but Tau are in terrible shape as well. Both require an update

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Tau are a lot more popular than Necron based on what Ive read of their sales.. Its pretty much a downward cycle for the poor robot men

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I second what Lord McWittyName (yes I get the reference. and avatar) said:

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It wouldn't surprise me if they were, but I'm personally going to want to more solid rumours before I believe it. If they are though, I'm personally betting Cruddance will get the job. It's mere speculation, but it seems more like the kind of race he'd handle IMHO.

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So Tau will get 160 point MCs and devilfish will be reduced to 55pts with 5 fire points

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The Tau codex definately needs some problems fixed, but I doubt they'll get updated before Necrons.

And I don't know how I feel about the Squats joining the fight for the Greater Good....well, if they're better than the lackluster Vespid, I'll be ok with it

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Well the guy that posted it...also posted GK rumors a long time ago that were correct. So there's that.

What's Phil Kelly working on? Ward did Necrons---DE was down awhile ago---so..?

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IFAIK Kelly's supposed to be doing Sisters. Hopefully he'd also be the guy leading the lightly-rumoured 6th edition too.
Cruddance on the other hand hasn't done any armies since 'Nids IIRC and he seems to be given the more 'unique' armies, whilst Ward's given the MeQ's.
As I said, this is just my speculation, but still...

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RandyMcStab wrote:Believe it when I see it


QFT. I don't believe it. Just like I don't believe wulfen will ever come back, or traitors, or good thousand sons, or the 'armoury' (which hasn't been used since third, but I still want it back).

Actually... aren't wulfen an option in SW or something?

..Wait. Why the heck would Tau use squats when they're still 'human'? Would squats be butthurt and try to work against the imperium for eradicating them? I don't get it.

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Classic. Here's hoping for bikers, gyrocopters and airships as seen in Epic Space Marine (joking before people start).

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Haha... GW always said if they fleshed out Demiurge, they'd be different from the squat incarnation. Thus I doubt they'll get that. Though one of the new races is suppose to have an assault craft... and given Demiurge dwarfish demeanor, they'd probably be a slower tougher unit that necessitates such a craft to be effective.

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agnosto wrote:I thought Squat and Demiurg were different. Demiurg being a different race and Squats being genetically altered humans... If any squat-like race makes it into a Tau codex, it'll be demiurg.

They're different, but Demiurg were what they had fleshed the original Squat idea to be from my understanding.
I once heard from someone, who supposedly heard it from one of the design studio, that back in the day they developed 3 concepts as a new codex release. The tau was concept that was ultimately selected, but that elements of the other two were incorporated only in part into the Tau list. Kroot was the first of the other list and Demiurge were the second. The name Demiurge, comes from Platonic teachings as they presented themselves in Gnostic Christianity and was used as a term to describe the creator aspect of god. Notionally this was to draw a parallel to the Demiurge's use of robots... which was borrowed for the Tau in their use of drones and crisis suits.

Alot of the unused concepts for the kroot were used when they made the White Dwarf Kroot mini-dex/pdf. Using the Demiurge now would be an interesting sort of throwback to their original effort.

Rumors previously floating around for the Tau said they'd be getting 3-4 new auxiliary races. Using an old concept like the Demiurge seems like the sort of thing they'd do now.

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