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yeah, Dark eldar aren't Dark if there are Craftworld eldar units in its codex.

Harlequins aren't craftworld or dark. They are like mercenaries.

GG

Harlequins follow their own agenda, and as such are NOT limited to the "good" Eldar.

"Good", of course, being relative.

well I do hope the harlequins are the only odd unit they going to include in the new codex.

1) Gongrats on 11k Posts Alphy. Maybe one day you will have as many as me.

2) Harlequins are one of the five "main" branches of the Eldar (Craftworld, "Dark", Exodites and Crone being the other 4). They reside within the webway like the Dark Eldar and guard the Black Library of Chaos. They serve Cegorach, The Laughing God, and travel from Craftworld to Maiden World and even to Commorragh as mercenaries and to perform The Dance Without End, which details the Fall of the Eldar Race.

3) Dark Eldar were my first ever army and I am so happy to see them updated. We should be seeing peeks in WD if the rumours are to be belived.

I can't wait. This fall will be awesome. I'm looking forward to pwning people with DE again.

back when I played them, (half a year ago) i used to pwn others with my dark eldar. 3 games and 3 wins baby!

Any ideas on any new special rules?

When I started 40k less than a year ago, I really wanted DE, but I assumed they were going to die out and started SM instead. Now I'm re-excited for DE. I'm looking forward to some pictures. I like all the poisoned weapons. Is it too soon to start a second army?

people might want to buy some boxes of the old dark eldar warriors. Before GW raises they're prices just like they did with imperial guardsmen. before,You could buy 20 cadians in a box. Now you only get ten, it halved, but the price did not halve. Thus Imperial guard have gotten more expensive.

gremmie0 wrote:Must.... See.... Models....

Indeed.

Where are pics?

Can't wait to see some more news.
DE and BT were my first armies. I fought so many battles with them.
I promise to take them from the shelve.
After all, I own 10 Hellions.

Scottywan82 wrote:

Scrazza wrote:what's the solitar?

Solitaire - the member of a Harlequin Troupe who plays the part of Slaanesh, or she Who Thirsts. The only one not wearing a soul stone, and whose soul must be tricked out of Slaanesh's hands by the Laughing God or suffer eternal torment.

Mostly right; technically no Harlequins wear Soulstones, since they believe so strongly that Cegorach will save their souls at death. Everything else is correct.

Scrazza wrote:people might want to buy some boxes of the old dark eldar warriors. Before GW raises they're prices just like they did with imperial guardsmen. before,You could buy 20 cadians in a box. Now you only get ten, it halved, but the price did not halve. Thus Imperial guard have gotten more expensive.

Yeah, but the old Dark Eldar warriors were hideous and I don't wish their sculpts upon any mortal.

Awesome! I have no desire to start a DE army but it's nice for DE players everywhere that they're finally getting an upgrade! Just necrons left now....

What's the 'special item'?

Is it like a book? Or a new slave set? We need more slaves in 40k

It's probably a S&M styled mask to let you really "get into the spirit" of playing Dark Eldar.

Or an army box/Apocalypse styled deal. Those usually come out around November/December.

BTW, an official announcement is expected this weekend.

That's what I hear from my 'contacts' lol
However they could as easily have been reading this..

Definitely thinking that I'm going to be looking forward to book for the fluff, if only to see if Dark Eldar are going from wanton, psychotic killers to being more the "Dark Elves" to the Eldar's "High Elves" feel in 40k.

Meaning:
The "darker majesty" against the whole "shining beacon" feel going on for both races.

Alpharius wrote:The last thread was closed for a reason, and that reason is OFF TOPIC rambling.

So, you know...

WAS THAT REALLY NOT CLEAR ENOUGH?

Really?

OT posts deleted, warnings sent.

Next time, it is suspensions.

Labor day weekend? Makes sense, I guess, but I won't hold my breath.

inb4 troll person is wrong?

Uh, we know exactly who the sculptor is.

It's Jes Goodwin. He confirmed that years ago. So that's not news.

Eldar Own wrote:Awesome! I have no desire to start a DE army but it's nice for DE players everywhere that they're finally getting an upgrade! Just necrons left now....

necrons and inquisition are left from 3rd edition, chaos, dark angels and black templar are left from 4th. either way i hope we still get those tasty 2+ invulnerable saves and maybe a new vehicle

Kroothawk wrote:
Another tidbit by Frgt/10, who is usually well informed:

the 6th kit is jetbikes from what i know and have heard
Incubi and mandrakes are almost certainly the METAL boxes (both are 100% metal models) with the HQs and special characters filling in the blister slots

While I like the Jetbikes in plastic I'm surprised that Incubi are staying metal (instead of getting a fancy kits like Nobz, DC etc). Perhaps I'm mistaken but aren't they one of the most iconic units in the range?

Not sure if I'd call them iconic, but they were one of the very few models that didn't suck in the DE range.

Casper wrote:

Kroothawk wrote:
Another tidbit by Frgt/10, who is usually well informed:

the 6th kit is jetbikes from what i know and have heard
Incubi and mandrakes are almost certainly the METAL boxes (both are 100% metal models) with the HQs and special characters filling in the blister slots

While I like the Jetbikes in plastic I'm surprised that Incubi are staying metal (instead of getting a fancy kits like Nobz, DC etc). Perhaps I'm mistaken but aren't they one of the most iconic units in the range?

It is odd that Incubi are staying metal rather than becoming plastic.

Although I guess it's possible that they'll be something fielded only in small numbers, or maybe fielded as a one or two model "attachment" to standard Dark Eldar units?

Samus_aran115 wrote:

phantommaster wrote:My GW store guy, says he knows a sculpture (not saying who) who is working on the models, he says they look great after the sculptures wife showed them to him. (unbeknown to the sculpture!!! And not even the other scultures are APPARENTLY allowed a peek). This guy is reliable and loves DE after blurting out all this saying he can't wait.

Wonderful, not a single fact in your post! Troll somewhere else.

Not true. We learned that sculptures can have wives.

Anyways, I'm pleased to hear about the Hellions, and hope they don't bother with jet bikes (but allowing players with the models to sub them for Hellions). Anything that differentiates the DE from their less-spikey kin is good.

i cant wait! im hoping that this codex will actually HAVE some fluff in it

A DE revamp would really help me out because I could finally dust off my brothers unused models and work on a DE force. These are some things I would like to see

-A plastic lord kit with options.
-plastic talos with different gun options
-better looking wyches (no more trans-gender hermaphrodite looking things)
- a better hamonculus model
-Incubi as an elites choice.
-warp beasts as fast attack
-wyches as troops
-redone heroes.
-a reason to field hellions

I actually mentioned this in the previous thread shortly before it was closed. I was on miniaturemarket's website yesterday. You have to download their price sheet. In the Dark Eldar section it says, "GW Is currently Out-of-Stock on most of it's Dark Eldar range. Check back regularly for upcoming preorders!". I, being a DE player, automatically assume that it could only mean "new" stuff, since they wouldn't pre-order old models.... maybe? I don't know if it means anything or not.

Harlequins are the Guardians of the Black Library (stroing the Eldar's knowledge on Chaos) and therefore a neutral Eldar fraction. They are known to perform their "shows" on Craftworlds AND before Dark Eldar. The Solitaire was maybe the best single close combat monster in 2nd edition, when you could field a legal Harlequin army of maybe 20 models ... and win

I added the Talos rumours to the first post.

necrongod wrote:i cant wait! im hoping that this codex will actually HAVE some fluff in it

Seconded, so seconded
And non-rushed miniatures by Jes Goodwin!

Samus_aran115 wrote:What's the 'special item'?

Is it like a book? Or a new slave set? We need more slaves in 40k

Nobody knows, can be anything. Was only deduced by the number code. Only known 40 special item is the Ork resin barricade set.