FW Imperial Armour Apocalypse II and Sneak Peek

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**sirisaacnuton**

So does anyone know if this IAA2 (or the IA8 that I've heard is coming soon) will have the Daemon Lord rules for the new Lord of Change? I've read a rumor thread somewhere where a guy claims to have seen an early copy of the rules, but I have no idea where it was allegedly seen.

I'd love to be able to figure out which book that might show up in, so as to know when its rules may be released.

**Scottywan82**

When is that Dreadnought Droppod coming out? That thing looks sweet!

**BrookM**

Scottywan82 wrote:When is that Dreadnought Droppod coming out? That thing looks sweet!

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/dreaddrop.htm

**Cosmic**

Scottywan82 wrote:When is that Dreadnought Droppod coming out? That thing looks sweet!

Think about what BrookM wrote... That exact one already exists! Here's what I wrote on BoLS...

I wrote:Did anyone notice the "Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod?"

Let's think about this. Firstly, as soon as the new plastic Baneblade came out, the old resin FW one became a "Lucius Pattern" Baneblade. Does this mean that we could see a plastic Dreadnought-sized drop pod released by GW?

*Checking to see whether the "Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod" looks any different from the existing FW Dreadnought Drop Pod...*

...And I have checked - It's the same thing that FW already has!

**Ozymandias**

It might be just to differentiate it from the regular GW drop pod and give it different rules. You may be completely right though I just think it's not likely.

**BrookM**

Cosmic wrote:Let's think about this. Firstly, as soon as the new plastic Baneblade came out, the old resin FW one became a "Lucius Pattern" Baneblade. Does this mean that we could see a plastic Dreadnought-sized drop pod released by GW?

The Mars and Lucius pattern Baneblades existed long before the plastic variant was released.

**Shep**

Yeah it already exists, and it already has different rules than a regular drop pod.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/pdf/IA2Update28Aug.pdf

50 points buys you a drop pod with an assault ramp! (assault the turn it arrives)

best 15 points you can spend in an imperial armor allowed game.

**Ozymandias**

I didn't know the rules but that's pretty awesome, borderline too awesome.

**Savnock**

Shep wrote:Yeah it already exists, and it already has different rules than a regular drop pod.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/pdf/IA2Update28Aug.pdf

50 points buys you a drop pod with an assault ramp! (assault the turn it arrives)

best 15 points you can spend in an imperial armor allowed game.

Think that might have an effect on Adepticon Ironclad lists?

I guess 'Nids with MCs out the yinyang might make dread drop a bad idea for a tourney, but for all other opponents that could be baaaaaad news.

**Scottywan82**

Cosmic wrote:
Scottywan82 wrote:When is that Dreadnought Droppod coming out? That thing looks sweet!

Think about what BrookM wrote... That exact one already exists! Here's what I wrote on BoLS...

I wrote:Did anyone notice the "Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod?"

Let's think about this. Firstly, as soon as the new plastic Baneblade came out, the old resin FW one became a "Lucius Pattern" Baneblade. Does this mean that we could see a plastic Dreadnought-sized drop pod released by GW?

*Checking to see whether the "Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod" looks any different from the existing FW Dreadnought Drop Pod...*

...And I have checked - It's the same thing that FW already has!

Actually, I just didn't realize the existing one had three doors. I've only ever seen it with one down. Cool.

**Warlord Imp**

No sign of Tau since the Taros Campaign.

**Platuan4th**

Warlord Imp wrote:No sign of Tau since the Taros Campaign.

Except that one suit they released a month, two months ago...

**Kanluwen**

Warlord Imp wrote:No sign of Tau since the Taros Campaign.

Other than the Remora Drones and the Hazard suit?

Sheesh. Whiners.

**Ozymandias**

Still no love for Dark Eldar since... wait...

**Kanluwen**

*shakes fist at Ozy*

Don't make me hurl a Raven at you!

**reds8n**

Ozymandias wrote:Still no love for Dark Eldar since... wait...

With regards to the Xenos races they don't generally do things for them until their codex has been updated....

Hmm... so.. sometime in 2011 we should see a FW book featuring Tau from the models we've been shown....

...hmm....

**Kanluwen**

And not even that anymore, reds8n. It seems they're moving towards incorporating any and all Xenos races at one point or another into an IA campaign and adding in new material that way, while also filling in gaps in the range.

I like that idea far, far more than when it was just random releases.

**reds8n**

...perhaps.

I'd take the hint though if I was you.

**Kanluwen**

About more Tau?

I doubt it

Far as I'm aware, if they do a revised Tau campaign--it'll be a much smaller affair than Taros.

**Platuan4th**

reds8n wrote:...perhaps.

I'd take the hint though if I was you.

Are you hinting Tau codex in 2011?

**BrookM**

I'd prefer the Imperium winning more and losing less in the IA books. Here's hoping that IA 10 - "Kill those fething blue skins" rights the wrong of IA 3 - "bad sentences everywhere".

But oy vey, Tau in 2011? Eh, I guess they have it coming.

**Ozymandias**

I don't know if hinting is the right word. Beating us across the face with it maybe...

2011 seems about right for Tau. 2010 is set with Tyranids, Blood Angels, Necrons/Dark Eldar, and maybe one more so 2011 for Tau seems about right.

**Kirasu**

Maybe this time they'll have respect for their customers and NOT have a typing error every 3 pages and rules that make absolutely no sense in the current or older rulesets :p

**lord_blackfang**

Kirasu wrote:Maybe this time they'll have respect for their customers and NOT have a typing error every 3 pages

Only every 3 pages? You must've missed most of them

**Agamemnon2**

BrookM wrote:I'd prefer the Imperium winning more and losing less in the IA books. Here's hoping that IA 10 - "Kill those fething blue skins" rights the wrong of IA 3 - "bad sentences everywhere".

I'm still surprised Vraks didn't end in Exterminatus, just indefinitely quarantined.

**H.B.M.C.**

BrookM wrote:I'd prefer the Imperium winning more and losing less in the IA books. Here's hoping that IA 10 - "Kill those fething blue skins" rights the wrong of IA 3 - "bad sentences everywhere".

I especially liked the out-of-no-where Deus Ex Machina-Pattern Tigershark that appeared to kill a Titan, and then was never seen again. The plot in that book was a farce. Nothing went well for the Imperium - nothing.

**Kanluwen**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
BrookM wrote:I'd prefer the Imperium winning more and losing less in the IA books. Here's hoping that IA 10 - "Kill those fething blue skins" rights the wrong of IA 3 - "bad sentences everywhere".

I especially liked the out-of-no-where Deus Ex Machina-Pattern Tigershark that appeared to kill a Titan, and then was never seen again. The plot in that book was a farce. Nothing went well for the Imperium - nothing.

Yeah, but the Tau are one of the biggest customers from Deus Ex Machina Inc.

We've had Tau tech developed for fighting Orks(special suit kit), we've had Tau suddenly able to do all kindsa wacky things.

Personally?
It's always seemed that the Tigershark variant for killing Titans is a definite "Tau" item. It's completely useless for anything but killing Titans, but hey. Who cares!

**Alpharius**

Platuan4th wrote:
reds8n wrote:...perhaps.

I'd take the hint though if I was you.

Are you hinting Tau codex in 2011?

If the Codex has to be updated first, maybe this means Tau sometime late in 2010?

BrookM wrote:I'd prefer the Imperium winning more and losing less in the IA books. Here's hoping that IA 10 - "Kill those fething blue skins" rights the wrong of IA 3 - "bad sentences everywhere".

As a serious Tau hater, I'd like this very much...

And the opening salvo in that battle should be the destruction of a certain Tigershark.

Possibly through massed lasgun fire...

**H.B.M.C.**

Alpharius wrote:As a serious Tau hater, I'd like this very much...

So we do have a lot in common.

Damned blue-skinned freaks...

**JohnHwangDD**

If Tau are 2011, does that mean Necrons are also 2011?