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So rereading the Datasheet for the Hive Mind Brood it came it attention that this is one of the few that specifies that the formation is also a "unit".
Does this mean that the Zoanthropes need to mintain coherency?
Their own rules say they always operate independently, but this is not the same brood. . .

I do not think it would matter if they did not, as they would need to have or be covered by synapse (many people I play with seem to forget that they do not have brood telepathy), so the "link" synapse would convey should cover any range issues.

But I have only seen it played twice and both times the player using the brood insisted that the zoanthropes needed to stay within 2" of the rest of the models.

I understand that newer rules (datasheet) overrides older rules (codex) in this regard, but I do not see the rules as overlapping. One says they are a unit, the other says the models operate independently of their unit.

On a side note,
Can the Tyrant in that same datasheet have wings?
It would only be a waste of points until the rest of the unit dies. . .
You cannot attach more than 3 gaurd to a Tyrant by the codex with or without wings, let alone zoanthropes to THAT, so it isn't really a "but the unit isnt allowed to" issue, specifically.

/shrug

Even in the basic rules zoanthropes always form a "unit" of 1-3 taken as a single heavy support choice. but thier special rules allow them to operate independant of each other. does the data sheet have a specific rule that overides this? if not then they do indeed operate seperately.

mughi3 wrote:Even in the basic rules zoanthropes always form a "unit" of 1-3 taken as a single heavy support choice. but thier special rules allow them to operate independant of each other. does the data sheet have a specific rule that overides this? if not then they do indeed operate seperately.

Sweet!

After reading the datasheet, I had assumed they'd have to maintain coherency too. That would really detract from the utility of Zoanthropes as as mobile synapse/warp blasty goodness. With independent Zoeys, the special pinning power of the formation becomes a bit more flexible in where you apply it. Probably still mostly pointless without multiple Psychic Screams though.

Didn't the datasheet section state that any "unit" data sheet had to maintain coherency?

Foda_Bett wrote:Didn't the datasheet section state that any "unit" data sheet had to maintain coherency?

Thank you.

You are exactly wrong. That, however, helps me just as much as anything else as it is conclusive.
"but then move and fight independently"

the part about wings still gets odd then, and if you can add wings how far can it fly?