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This could go bad in sooo many ways

Great White wrote:I want to see a race of fish people.

Tau already exist.

Why not Rogue Trader? You can either be part of Imperial or heretic sides. Some Rogue Traders don't mind to hire kroots or orks to be part of their army. Some very lucky Rogue Traders may have some space marines thank to their Warrant of Trade.

Seriously thought.... I don't expect for any new army yet because most of the army need updates and GW don't want to risk adding new army yet because of the unstable world economy. I could see that they will add new races to Tau codex.

The Mechanicus needs a Codex.

The Deathwatch operate in small squad based missions in all their engagements. They are dispatched to infiltrate Xenos forces to deliver crippling blows or aquire some piece of technology.

They don't fight in large scale battles like other Marine forces and as such don't deserve a codex(but maybe as an Elite choice for the IG)

Pan Fo.

I think the races at the moment are ideal. I would not create new ones, but rather expand on the others.

I wouldn't mind a small standalone Kroot codex though.

I honestly can't think of any race or playstyle or anything else that would add to the game.

Just need to combine the SM codexes and update the xenos

Joey wrote:Let's see:
Tau - anime in space
Necron - robot/undead things
Dark Eldar - S&M in space

I think we need fewer races, not more

So we will be left with generic super soldiers, evil super soldiers, elves in space, orks in space, and crappy humans? Honestly the only really serious races are Imperial Guard and Tyranids and even then it varies from army to army, God knows the Praetorians and Mordians aren't very fitting for a scifi setting. If you only want armies that don't fulfill a stereotype you get Guard and that is about it, even Tyranids are just xenomorphs with various psychic powers.

Grey Templar wrote:
The Deathwatch operate in small squad based missions in all their engagements. They are dispatched to infiltrate Xenos forces to deliver crippling blows or aquire some piece of technology.

They don't fight in large scale battles like other Marine forces and as such don't deserve a codex(but maybe as an Elite choice for the IG)

Doesn't mean that an Ordo Xenos codex couldn't be cool, regular humans using various degrees of xenos and modified xenos tech supported by small squads of elite deathwatch teams. Besides Grey Knights rarely deploy in large forces yet they are the only troop choices in their codex unless you take Coteaz.

It's all 'in space' so it's going to copy something - romans in space, greeks in space, egyptians in space or whatever.

Personally re-do SoBs with plastics, full releases, fratiris malitia, arbites, judges, confessors, some new units. Use of Valkerie or lightning jet. Make penetant engine into a MC..

In order of preference:

Hrud (preferably the 2nd Edition Skaven kind. Yeah it's 'Fantasy In Space' but so are alot of armies, including the most recent one- Daemons)

AdMech

Lost And The Damned

Rather than release a new codex and a new line of miniatures that would further burden the already congested conveyor belt of armies, how about Codex: Heresy (insert preferred name at will)

Similar to the Codex: Armageddon they released a couple of editions ago this could be a codex that covers all the most influential bits of the Horus Heresy. With a selection of choice new units (rather than an entire new army) and details for scenarios and campaigns and the like. Istvaan, entire systems turning traitor, the Ad Mech torn in two. Plenty of new ground to cover that wouldn't just limit it to C:SM v CSM, although obviously the majority of existing models could be used.

Great scope for something like this and it is anniversary year.

Unfortunately would be pretty much giving the finger to Xenos players (insert appropriate comment here) although there would be scope for Eldar to involved on a certain level.

There are already enough human based armies. I'd like to see another xenos army that provides an expanded opportunity for conversions and paint schemes. Tyranids and Daemons are the only xenos armies that aren't based on the idea of having 2 arms and 2 legs. It would be nice if there was another race like that to choose from.

Bring back the sensei and star child. So the emperor can be reborn like originally planned

Machanicum


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Jim wrote:There are already enough human based armies. I'd like to see another xenos army that provides an expanded opportunity for conversions and paint schemes. Tyranids and Daemons are the only xenos armies that aren't based on the idea of having 2 arms and 2 legs. It would be nice if there was another race like that to choose from.

Awesome idea Jorgall codex ftw

Genestealer cult!

Or better yet, as others have said... fix the stuff you have out now before expanding. Tau, Dark Angels, Chaos, Sisters of Battle, and Eldar are pretty outdated. And I think Tyranids need a new Codex, more so than other recently updated Codexs. Plus you consider all the models who are still using terrible molds (like the 2nd edition Eldar Jetbike), are in metal only (Almost every codex has a this problem), or just units that don't have models.

Buttons wrote:Dark Eldar and Daemon Hunters came out in 3rd edition, Black Templars in 4th, and nothing new came out in 5th.

Fix:
More space marines came out in 3rd edition, even more space marines in 4th, and a unique codex that wasn't ATSKNF in power armor became space mariens in 5th.

I say, relic should come out with a blood ravens codex. Their army is amazing and worth a unique codex.
Up to 4 special or heavy weapons in a tactical squad? Apothecary HQ with FNP radius? Tech marine HQ that can deploy TURRETS? Apothecaries also as elites that can join any squad? Chaplains that give FNP on a 3+? 2 handed thunderhammers? BS5 marines? A 1 handed MELTAGUN, not pistol, for the FC? DREADNOUGHTS WITH FNP?

Dawg, we need blood ravens codex.

Space Skaven!

I think that fan support for an Ad Mech army would be pretty high.

Personally, I don't want it, but that's just me. I'd prefer a completely new, never heard of army.

But even more than that, I would like a 'Heroes of the Imperium' supplement, with Special Characters to represent the dozens and dozens of un-represented groups including Guard worlds, Marine Chapters, and Inquisition groups.

dæl wrote:In order of preference...

Ad Mech
Exodites
Demiurg/Squats

Didn't Daemons come out in 5th?

As an army 4th. On table top...always.

We desperately need a Chaos codex equivalent to the Space Marine Codex. Something that is totally customizable and "pimp my ride" style like that book would make the game all kinds of fun.

sfshilo wrote:We desperately need a Chaos codex equivalent to the Space Marine Codex. Something that is totally customizable and "pimp my ride" style like that book would make the game all kinds of fun.

Chaos is customizable? 4th ed. Chaos is no such thing. 3.5 was, but that was a monstrosity to begin with.
More on topic, SM really have good options already via the various chapters. You like CC? go with BA or SW. You like slow moving heavily armed troops, look to DA Deathwing or GK. SM already has what chaos has, but in a different manner of achieving the same variety.

How about sisters of battle? I mean witch hunters were torn in two by the damned grey knights (probably in the fluff as well) and I'd like to see the sisters get a proper codex centered on them. They have enough black library books with decent fluff, it can't be that hard to make an actual codex for them.

Otherwise ad mech would be nice or some other aliens. I would prefer aliens...or a proper traitor codex. Make it include both cultists and non-chaos traitors maybe. Or just make it chaos spawned. Either way would be good to me. Just make sure they get some damn models.

insaniak wrote:Rather than a single, stand-alone codex, I'd like to see a 'Codex: Xenos' ... Something akin to the Eye of Terror or Armageddon codexes, with a bunch of mini-lists for various different alien races. They don't have to be particularly comprehensive... just a small fluff blurb describing each race and its goals, and a list with half a dozen units ala the original Necron release.

Allows a whole bunch of variety into the game for campaigns and scenario games and, and would give GW the chance to see what will float out there in gaming land before committing to a full release, as they did with Necrons.

I like this idea, I like it a lot.

Eye of terror and armageddon were great codex's in their day

LatD need to come back. I hope the new Chaos Codex has Traitor Guard in it.

A new Xenos race would be nice. Maybe a water species that has adapted itself to land or that fights in enclosed environment suits and uses machines to fight mostly.


Maybe a hyper intelligent Octopusses that exist out of the water in giant environment suits(in game they are walkers) but the bulk of their armies are autonomous battle droids that are roughly man-sized.

So HQs would be Walkers.

Troops choices would be Battle Droids, maybe in open topped transport carriers.

Elites might be some fire support/melee walkers/bigger droids.

Fast Attack would be some skimmers.

Heavy Support would be heavy duty assault droids/really big walkers.


Basically a Walker focused army thats also very Mech feeling(while still being dramatically different in the fluff)

Admech

and if Chaos cultists and renegade guard don't get a place in another codex, I'd like to see rules for them too.

I really hope allies are brought back. Chaos and Imperium should be allowed to put guardsmen in with PA.

Codex Renegades: Cultists, Mutants, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogue AI etc. A nice mix codex that can be used to represent anything from machine cult to genestealer cult to pirate warband.

Codex Xenos: A list of combinations of a variety of subxenos with generic stats that could be used to represent dozens of different species, with some cool unique tech and useful special abilities.

Great White wrote:I want to see a race of fish people.

Then you are looking for the Saharduin. Or however it's spelled.

Give us Blud Ravens!

Buttons wrote:

Raxmei wrote:Marines currently come in Blue, Red, Grey, Silver, Green, Black, and White. We don't have a yellow marines codex yet. Next up, Codex: Imperial Fists.

Unfortunately IFs are very codex adherent. Perhaps a codex Lamenters, Emperor knows they have had enough gak thrown at them to deserve it.

Unfortunately Lamenters are already in Blood Angels. Adhering to codex isn't necessarily a showstopper. Blood Angels and Dark Angels are both codex chapters. Imperial Fists would be an excellent way to demonstrate how to make a distinct codex out an a force that is nearly indistinguishable from several that already exist.

I like the idea of cult lists.


Or, bring back the bloody kroot mercs army so i can run mine again :(
Was an amusing army to run until they killed it off.