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kenshin620 wrote:

Phototoxin wrote:not to derail but - DoW SS = dark eldar and SoB ... co-incidence... drum up popularity?

Didnt that game come out in 2008?

and that game wasnt too well liked anyways

Yes, which is probably why DE were pushed to Late 2010 instead of back in 2008 when they filed for all the patents/copywrights for them.

It was decently-successful, and the modding community has still been keeping up with it (I'm working with a huge mod team as a VA for units in their "DoW 1.5" mod for the Soulstorm expansion). However, compared to Dark Crusade, it was very weak in terms of sales, however, most of the "negative" feedback was due to lack of innovation (adding flying units was weak, and the new mechanics for DE were interesting, but gimmicky at best, Soul-Spells are not necessarily game-breaking, as they are STRONGLY balanced towards other units, which means other races do BETTER then the DE when spells arent being used, and JUST AS GOOD when they are... make DE a harder race to play without much benefit) and the obvious "Sisters bug" that plagued the online META for quite some time (Sisters has an "Unlimited resources" bug that consisted of queing and cancelling their "Icon" upgrade for a listening post, so basically, if you had a post, you could alternate between two keys and have 10000+ of each resource in about 2 minutes, if not less) as well as the fact that literally weeks (about a month or two) after Soulstorm's Launch E3 08 had info about DOW 2, so people decided it might be best to save their money for the new game with Nids in it... and look what codex came out shortly afterwards...

I am quite pleased that GW has finally confirmed Dark Eldar however! I was kinda hoping for an october release date (Maybe some sort of "holloween" tie in) but I am fine to wait until November! I'm hoping the new model range is good, but not required, as I already own a good 20 Raiders, 4 Ravs, Vect, and 3000+ points of other stuff, I'd hate for all that to be a waste due to some new Super-Troop or some crap...

Anywho, I'm looking forward to more info on these guys! "Pray they don't take you alive"-its good to see that they seem to be sticking with the whole torture motif (as opposed to the rumors of GW making them more, "tween-friendly"!)

@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

And cuz i don't wanna paint little toy soldiers in thongs... *shrug*

New Codex, new models. Now sensibly, I'm not dropping more than what it takes to buy the new codex and maybe 1 new squad which will likely be Wyches. That's a nice benefit for us Vet DE players. I have more than enough models to find the strengths and weakness' that will come with new rules. I still have a modified Raider I have to finish yet and 60 warriors on sprue.

juraigamer wrote:Dark eldar are no longer safe from updates... update your relevant images!



Need time with photoshop...

Heehee, I made that.

As well as this one:

Note that the article reads that he told Rob to look at the back page. This suggests the it is the back page of white dwarf.
The back page of white dwarf is always a teaser for next month.
That would mean models to be seen in Novembers edition not Octobers (if that pic remains as the back page).

So : Pics November, release December.

Possible Advance Orders late November.

ceorron wrote:Note that the article reads that he told Rob to look at the back page. This suggests the it is the back page of white dwarf.
The back page of white dwarf is always a teaser for next month.
That would mean models to be seen in Novembers edition not Octobers (if that pic remains as the back page).

So : Pics November, release December.

Possible Advance Orders late November.

I don't really keep up with White dwarf (its bad) but I don't think this months white dwarf is out yet. Or it is white dwarf for October so it is still November I dont see where your getting December from.

ceorron wrote:Note that the article reads that he told Rob to look at the back page. This suggests the it is the back page of white dwarf.
The back page of white dwarf is always a teaser for next month.
That would mean models to be seen in Novembers edition not Octobers (if that pic remains as the back page).

So : Pics November, release December.

Possible Advance Orders late November.

Only December is hardly ever a release month, instead they toss out painting sets and other deals.

the dark eldar need redoing like, only having about 5 good figures in a range damages greatly.

BrookM wrote:

ceorron wrote:Note that the article reads that he told Rob to look at the back page. This suggests the it is the back page of white dwarf.
The back page of white dwarf is always a teaser for next month.
That would mean models to be seen in Novembers edition not Octobers (if that pic remains as the back page).

So : Pics November, release December.

Possible Advance Orders late November.

Only December is hardly ever a release month, instead they toss out painting sets and other deals.

I've crossed my fingers for more Realm of Battle panels. That would be cool!

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

So? There's a unit called Howling Banshees which consists of both male and female members despite 'banshee' being more closely associated with women than men.

bhsman wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

So? There's a unit called Howling Banshees which consists of both male and female members despite 'banshee' being more closely associated with women than men.

Which is also dumb. Good catch!

Minies confirmed for UK Games Day - In only a weeks time.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?aId=11500009a

bhsman wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

So? There's a unit called Howling Banshees which consists of both male and female members despite 'banshee' being more closely associated with women than men.

There are men Howling Banshees? Where, in the lore? Because there are no models to support that.

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

Once upon a time:



While they have Male Succubi (which is mythologically wrong) they also have female Incubi (same error)

In the grimdark future of the 41st millenium, there is only war (no gender roles, which is why I see "Sisters" of battle becoming the "Holy forces" of the imperium ((Battle-nuns and Battle-monks)) see the 40k MMO classes for details)

YES ! finaly!

I was hoping for the new codec to come out since the day I first bought the old dark eldar codex!

Ren
Your spoiler should read buy the new codex!
Those stats might be obsolete now anyways

bhsman wrote:Why do you want an all-female sprue?

Because I have no use for male Wych models. I wanted to use the female Wych models as the basis for conversions, but I'm not going to do that if they're effectively twice as expensive.

Also, I want GW to finally release an all-female plastic kit, and I want it to be successful so that they'd be willing to do so in the future. The Imperial Guard are supposed to have entire regiments of female soldiers (like the former Valhallan 296th), yet every plastic model is male.

pondering the price of plane tickets to the UK

puma713 wrote:There are men Howling Banshees? Where, in the lore? Because there are no models to support that.

There are Stormravens? Where, in the lore? Because there are no models to support that.

AlexHolker wrote:Because I have no use for male Wych models. I wanted to use the female Wych models as the basis for conversions, but I'm not going to do that if they're effectively twice as expensive.

Also, I want GW to finally release an all-female plastic kit, and I want it to be successful so that they'd be willing to do so in the future. The Imperial Guard are supposed to have entire regiments of female soldiers (like the former Valhallan 296th), yet every plastic model is male.

So what you're saying is that you want an army of half-naked women?

Stormravens are produced and sold to the imperium by Wonderwoman OBVIOUSLY.

You're seriously going to argue gender roles when Slaanesh is remotely involved?

Sarnath666 wrote:Stormravens are produced and sold to the imperium by Wonderwoman OBVIOUSLY.

bhsman wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

So? There's a unit called Howling Banshees which consists of both male and female members despite 'banshee' being more closely associated with women than men.

The Irish/Scottish mythological creature, "Baen-Sidhe", is unequivocally female (Baen for "woman", Sidhe being a term for burial mounds-- representing a fairy woman who keened the death of important persons, and whose cry foretold death). Regardless of the fluff saying both males and females join the Ekdar Banshees, however, both of them take on a female identity and wear female-looking armor.

So male banshees are transvestites.

Regardless, I wouldn't want to paint a male wych's thong myself. Or own the model. Or... see one. Kinda like I'm currently in Inquisitorial queue for mind-scrubbing after seeing a... unique... daemonette on steed conversion. I DO want to see their new walker that's been talked about...

Modquisition on. Lets get this thread back on track AND NOT VIOLATIVE OF DAKKA RULE #1, thank you or it will be closed, and the offenders violated.

ceorron wrote:Minies confirmed for UK Games Day - In only a weeks time.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?aId=11500009a

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeek!!!1!

bhsman wrote:

AlexHolker wrote:

Oshova wrote:What are you looking forward to the most people?

AlexHolker wrote:An all-female Wych sprue, sculpted by Jes Goodwin and/or Juan Diaz, sold at Troops choice prices (15 pounds for 10).

Nothing.

Why do you want an all-female sprue?

Looky here guy, if the idea of painting a bunch of tiny plastic elf boobs doesn't get your engine running then I think you just don't "get" Warhammer.

Melissia wrote:

bhsman wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:@bsman
'Cause they're called 'Wyches', maybe, and are the 40K analogue of Dark Elf Witches, who are all female as well.

So? There's a unit called Howling Banshees which consists of both male and female members despite 'banshee' being more closely associated with women than men.

The Irish/Scottish mythological creature, "Baen-Sidhe", is unequivocally female (Baen for "woman", Sidhe being a term for burial mounds-- representing a fairy woman who keened the death of important persons, and whose cry foretold death).

Minor nit picky correction: Woman is spelt Bean (pronounced Ban) and Sídhe isn't really anything to do with burial mounds, but more a term for fairies and magic. (Draíocht is the actual word for magic, but you get what I mean.)
But yeah, probably everyone knows that anyhow.

If people want an all female kit buy those new terrible deamonettes ; ) ....

I don't have a problem with male Wyches, personally I think it is their name that should change. They are a cult of "space gladiators" I don't know about you guys but I think men whe I think of gladiators, lets just pray for less banana hammocks and better models in general.

@Ren
You do realize that Sphess mharines are monks right?

ceorron wrote:Minies confirmed for UK Games Day - In only a weeks time.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?aId=11500009a

Actually a week and 5 days, or 276 hours from this point.

I'm counting down the hours!!

I just find it funny that both of the runnung jokes of nerd-dom, Dark Eldar and Duke Nukem Forever, have been announced within a month of each other

It's the end of nerd kind as we know it!