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I quite like GK Terminators, but don't plan on buying any. Mainly, I'm just glad we're one step closer to Codex: SoB

bhsman wrote:Posters on Dakka seem to have an odd fixation with nipples on their models.

It's not our fault, they put them on the BAs and not on the Daemonettes.

AlexHolker wrote:It's not our fault, they put them on the BAs and not on the Daemonettes.

So...just like I said?

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Grey Templar wrote:SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I can't wait for more info. I just hope that Grey Knights remain Grey Knights and don't become another SM Codex that just has more crap and no real differences. As long as Grey Knights stay unique and awesome, I'll be happy to spend my money.

niallkissick wrote:I don't know much about Grey Knights but i had heard from my FLGS that they may or may not be getting a reboot.

What?

The whole point of this thread is that Grey Knights ARE getting a new Codex - in fact, this has just been officially confirmed by GW.

Your FLGS needs an update!

Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

Tim the Biovore wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

The Games Workshop Department of Overzealous, Unnecessary and Ultimately Pointless Secrecy (GW-DOUUPS) wrote:Although details are being kept firmly under wraps for now...

... for no readily apparent reason.

That's exactly what I thought.

It allows us to start saving now - at least for dedicated players. Thats just my 2c.

Also, I think they have been feeding the slow drip policy for a while now - feed out information slowly, as even bad reactions still generate commentary (as it has done here) and get other people who don't care so much about precisely what is coming out (instead enjoying the fact that GK are being redone at all) to start counting pennies etc.

Plus it would be embarrassing to say 'we are releasing these things' before everything is off the production line, I'm guessing - that way if some dork drops the mould or there are manufacturing/shipping issues then they don't have to say 'whoops, I guess that's not happening for a while'.

Either way - I haven't played them for a while, but I'm looking forward to what they bring out.



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Melissia wrote:Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

They will. And they have already built hype - all those who were unsure before or who were not forum fanatics out there in everyday land will see this as the first news. Plus this announcement has generated 7 pages in a day - not bad for hype either.

This way they can slowly preview stuff over the next 2 -3 months - keeping people's interests up and getting them saving dollars to splash all over the first releases.




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Manchu wrote:I wonder how buying into each army with a "standard" -- if there is such a thing -- build would cost and how they'd compare. I wonder if GW has numbers on that. We always talk about them like they're the freakin illuminati but I'm not sure that GW is really all that sophisticated.

One thing I'll say about GW, is that some things are under or over priced for their value on the battlefield, but very few things outside of the steamtank are charged more than their equivalent size brothers etc. So it comes down to fluff/codex costs to how much an army will set you back - and what your build is. Base cost for a horde army or a cheap points/expensive dollars tank list can be a hell of a lot. So can all metals.

But at least we are not fantasy players.

Everybody's talking about plastic GK and GK terminators - but is there any chance of plastic stormtroopers as troops like in the DH codex?

There's always a chance...

And it this case, probably a pretty good one!

I hope so! Great for IG, and to give variety to GK armies - everybody wins! (Except those selling metal stormies at mark-up on ebay... but everybody else, anyway!)

Catiline wrote:Everybody's talking about plastic GK and GK terminators - but is there any chance of plastic stormtroopers as troops like in the DH codex?

The most promising line in that whole "Incoming" announcement was "Although details are being kept firmly under wraps for now, you can expect an exciting selection of plastic kits to enable you to build your own Grey Knights army." I particularly like the emphasis on "exciting selection of plastic kits" in that advert.

Melissia wrote:Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

7 pages and counting in this thread - I'd say that counts as hype. Even the complaining about the lack of substance the the announcement keeps it all going. Maybe GW knows its audience better than some of you think...

Tailgunner wrote:

Melissia wrote:Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

7 pages and counting in this thread - I'd say that counts as hype. Even the complaining about the lack of substance the the announcement keeps it all going. Maybe GW knows its audience better than some of you think...

No, it doesn't. You don't honestly think the majority of 40k players actually pay attention to Dakka Dakka?

Melissia wrote:No, it doesn't. You don't honestly think the majority of 40k players actually pay attention to Dakka Dakka?

...yes it does? I'm not saying Dakka is a bellweather for this kind of stuff, but I wouldn't discount it, either. Even then, go to FTW and Ctrl+F for "Grey Knights" and every other blog has a post about the announcement. I'd say this is already well-hyped just with a name drop of what the next army will be.

Yeah, GW just has to drop the Codex's name and people get exited.

well, isn't dropping a teaser after rumors have flown before you release the first trailer then the second and so on.

Isn't GW basically employing a strategy that has worked for many years (in the film and video game industries anyways). So I really don't understand all this Hateraide Sippin'

Anyway I'll say I got a little tingley... down there.... when I saw the incoming 666 daemon hammer in my inbox.

puma713 wrote:

Grey Templar wrote:SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I was going to post a similar pic when I saw the annoucement, but was @ work and couldnt do it.

So TY. :-)

It sums up my feelings on the matter perfectly.

I think that's just the nature of the Grey Knight army itself. By coupling what are arguably the most beautiful miniatures GW has made with some of the worst rules, it set up a challenge. Were you a good enough player to win with pure Grey Knights? And even though you knew, deep down within yourself, that it was foolish to try to be the best with an army that warns you in the codex that you'd be crazy to try to win even using everything in the codex, you tried. And when you won, you rejoiced. When you didn't, you bought something else. There was just enough awesomeness there to know that it would take just one more unit to make this fever dream a reality.

A guy who was winning regularly with GK was an amazing player who usually had a spectactular army that could be used to club you into submission with its weight alone. Even if you had never been one, you'd heard about those brave crusaders who were pure Grey Knights and tried to win with 25pt marines as their cheapest troop.

The GKs are not just an army- they are a legend.

looking forward to plastic mini's.grey knights rock.

Melissia wrote:Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

Yes because 7 pages since Monday afternoon off of the back of an 8 year old picture and a date on an email is not generating hype.


EDIT - ninja'd by only 3 hours dammit!

Must try to read all of thread before commenting, Must try to read all of thread before commenting, Must try to read all of thread before commenting, DAMMIT I'M SOOOO HYPED!

chaplaingrabthar wrote:

Stop picking on Dave. He's still new and gets really excited as the prospect of purging heretics and xenos scum. Give him a few decades of service before the novelty wears off.

Aduro wrote:

chaplaingrabthar wrote:

Stop picking on Dave. He's still new and gets really excited as the prospect of purging heretics and xenos scum. Give him a few decades of service before the novelty wears off.

Sorry...


What? You thought I'd resist the obvious?!

notprop wrote:

Melissia wrote:Good to hear, but the least they could do is build up some fething hype by giving previews.

Yes because 7 pages since Monday afternoon off of the back of an 8 year old picture and a date on an email is not generating hype.

No offense, but if one is to apply the standard that "even people saying you're crap" is good publicity, then the rising star of this past year must definitely be Lindsay Lohan, although she pales in comparison to the king of "hype" generation for 2011, Jared Lee Laughner (he went from almost totally unknown to (inter)national fame in 48 hours; a viral marketing explosion!).

Beyond that, the clear winner for page generation on Dakka is actually this thread; the lesson we can draw from that thread and this, I suppose then, is that if GW wants to generate "hype", release vague and cryptic announcements and sue people. Disturbingly, though I'm putting that idea forward in jest, that actually may be GW's plan for publicity...

I wonder if they are gonna include any new "good" psychic powers for some characters or even Chaplain+Librarians. I would LOL IRL if they make the Gray Knight Uber e.g. noobs can win tounies just to see all the ranting it would cause.

ThatMG wrote:I wonder if they are gonna include any new "good" psychic powers for some characters or even Chaplain+Librarians.

Yes to psychic powers, no to Chaplains, why would they even need Librarians, or Chaplibrarians?

ThatMG wrote:I would LOL IRL if they make the Gray Knight Uber e.g. noobs can win tounies just to see all the ranting it would cause.

Yeah, and everyone would laugh together and hold hands and even Dave would put down his sword and smile.

It's nice to see them finally being released, but I honestly can't be bothered to listen to the pre-pubescant cries of 'OMGOMGGREYKNIGHTSSOOOOKEWL!!!!'. Colour me unexcited about this release.

Wow, I just realised that this contributes nothing to the thread. My apologies.

Not sure if already posted (in that case I'll edit it), but...

stickmonkey wrote:Well more is coming soon and I think the players who have been waiting will be happy.

I'm not breaking NDA to clarify what I've already stated in the past, so:

1. Expect a new codex which expands the fluff greatly.
2. Expect plastic Terminator GKs, in scale and compatiable with current plastic Teminators
3. Expect plastic power armor sized GKs, whether this armor is actually aegis, annointer, artificer, etc is a mute point, they will be in scale and compatible with all other standard sized marines
4. Expect new sculpts of existing metal character minis
5. Expect a few "new" plastic kits and metal blisters (for the specific rumored kits see the numerous other threads, I'm not going to reveal anything specific here)
6. This will be a wave release, not all of the units of the codex will be represented by models in the release or current ranges
7. IMHO, the models are some of the best sculpts I've ever seen out of GW.

Cheers...

PS: To my friends in Brisbane and Toowoomba, (esp: Baz, Lachlan, Wynter), and everyone at Battle Station. Stay safe, stay dry. And my God watch over your families. I wish I was there.

Hrm. Aegis, Anointer, and Artificer Armor?

Intriguing. "Anointer" suggests we'll see some kind of Chaplain to me.