6th Starter Set unit entry disclosed.

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**Commander Cain**

tokugawa wrote:
Cultists(20 men, half with ccw and pistol, the other half have assault rifle)

Assault rifles? No flashlights for the forces of Chaos I see!

**kenshin620**

Commander Cain wrote:
tokugawa wrote:
Cultists(20 men, half with ccw and pistol, the other half have assault rifle)

Assault rifles? No flashlights for the forces of Chaos I see!

Well I guess they want to be in line with FW renegades who use autoguns

**Griever**

I'm excited to see what the Chosen look like, it'll be nice to actually get some new PA CSM.

**Semper**

That dred is forge world. I'm fairly certain, anyway.

Still, i'm looking forward to it. New chaos models, implies there will be a new codex although the addition of allies means that this is no longer certain as the 'cultist's' could just be IG stats for a chaos model until a new codex comes.

**Vampirate of Sartosa**

In regards to "Chaos are missing out on points" - the starter set forces are meant to be balanced against each other without using any special rules.

**Cerebrium**

Chaos better have some amazing special rules in that case, because looking at the differences in models, Chaos is getting the shaft here. I mean, I'm assuming cultists will be meatshields, not actual offensive units.

To compare, DA are getting 2 HQs, 1 elite, 1 troop, 1 FA.

Chaos get 1 HQ, 2 elites and 1 troop (or 2 troops depending how they're divided up). That troop is potentially a meatshield unit. Except...what will they shield? 7 power armour models and dread? Compared to DA's 12 power armoured models, 5 terminators and 3 bikes.

Also, those pictures are pictures of a FW Chaos Dread.

**CT GAMER**

I assume the cultists have "autoguns".

I hope they are not popular, I would love to pick up a couple hundred or so on the cheap (assuming they look cool)...

**BolingbrokeIV**

Are the marines going to have DA icons on them?

**Formosa**

seems likely

**Cerebrium**

CT GAMER wrote:I assume the cultists have "autoguns".

I hope they are not popular, I would love to pick up a couple hundred or so on the cheap (assuming they look cool)...

I hope they look like the DoW2 cultists.

**CT GAMER**

Cerebrium wrote:
CT GAMER wrote:I assume the cultists have "autoguns".

I hope they are not popular, I would love to pick up a couple hundred or so on the cheap (assuming they look cool)...

I hope they look like the DoW2 cultists.

I could work with that...

**lord_blackfang**

I don't care how balanced the forces are, they'll just get added to my existing DA and CSM armies. I'm more interested in getting a bunch of cool models for a good price, and the set will probably deliver just like AoBR and IoB did.

**DPBellathrom**

squeee, cant wait for this ^.^

too bad the dread looks like a word bearer one :/ I was hoping 6 chosen would point to a slaanesh theme but ho-hum :3

**Cerebrium**

It's the word bearer FW dread in those pics.

Compare the FW Chaos Dread Lascannon.

**Ouze**

Uh, where's the content you guys are clearly seeing? I got a link to Chinese Google's search results and I don't see the starter set stuff.

**BolingbrokeIV**

Formosa wrote:
Glorioski wrote:Are the marines going to have DA icons on them?
seems likely

Ugh, way to sell less starter sets GW.

**Phydox**

If this starter content is true, I hope it doesnt mean the designer, who is writing the Chaos Codex, had a giant brain fart and is making Power Armored Chaos Marines only elite or 0-1 squad limit.

"Their 10k years old, therefore there must not many around, therefore there should not be many Space marines in the Chaos Armies!"

**kenshin620**

Phydox wrote:If this starter content is true, I hope it doesnt mean the designer, who is writing the Chaos Codex, had a giant brain fart and is making Power Armored Chaos Marines only elite or 0-1 squad limit.

"Their 10k years old, therefore there must not many around, therefore there should not be many Space marines in the Chaos Armies!"

Are we really gonna be worried about that?

And also it seems that these are going to be CSM Chosen, not normal CSM

**Cerebrium**

kenshin620 wrote:
Phydox wrote:If this starter content is true, I hope it doesnt mean the designer, who is writing the Chaos Codex, had a giant brain fart and is making Power Armored Chaos Marines only elite or 0-1 squad limit.

"Their 10k years old, therefore there must not many around, therefore there should not be many Space marines in the Chaos Armies!"

Are we really gonna be worried about that? And also it seems that these are going to be CSM Chosen, not normal CSM

Yeah, judging by this, Chosen are getting rather huge buff, if they're basically equating 6 of them to a full tactical squad.

**mattyrm**

I cant wait to see the new set. Say what you like about GW, their new stuff always seems to get better and better.

I thought the plastic SM in AOBR were excellent when I first saw them, as was the captain and the Warboss/Deffkoptas. I think cos we see so many of them we get immunised against them, but they ARE great sculpts, and I am sure they will do another great job here.

Im really looking forward to seeing the new DW stuff.. how hoofing were the SH terminators?

Im confident anyway..

**Mannahnin**

lord_blackfang wrote:I don't care how balanced the forces are, they'll just get added to my existing DA and CSM armies. I'm more interested in getting a bunch of cool models for a good price, and the set will probably deliver just like AoBR and IoB did.

This. Especially since I play both.

**Do_I_Not_Like_That**

And with 20% discount at your FLGS (well at mine anyway) who wouldn't be tempted to buy this?

**BolingbrokeIV**

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:And with 20% discount at your FLGS (well at mine anyway) who wouldn't be tempted to buy this?

People who don't play CSm or Dark Angels. I'm sure everything in the box will be great I just think they are missing a trick if they don't make the DA iconography separate fromthe models so the market is opened up to all marine players, which let's face it is the bulk of 40k players.

**DiRTWaL**

When is it rumored to come out.

**Quintinus**

sharkticon wrote:
morgendonner wrote:I'm just curious if the rumors were true about this starter set having a DA and a CSM version instead of being one kit that comes with both forces.

I have a source telling me that there will be three versions:

1) DA+Chaos
2) DA + Terrain
3) Chaos + Terrain

That would actually be really cool if that was true. My friend plays Dark Angels and I play Chaos so I know we'll be getting that Starter set. However if there's also a Chaos force and terrain I can see getting that one too!

**Grimtuff**

DiRTWaL wrote:When is it rumored to come out.

September IIRC.

**Begel Dverl**

Cerebrium wrote:
CT GAMER wrote:I assume the cultists have "autoguns".

I hope they are not popular, I would love to pick up a couple hundred or so on the cheap (assuming they look cool)...

I hope they look like the DoW2 cultists.

Mother of god, I would love it if they were.

**Backfire**

tokugawa wrote:
Chaos part:
Lord(in power armor)
Chaos Dread(with tl-melta and DCCW)
Chosen(6 men, with power maul, power fist and lightning claw)
Cultists(20 men, half with ccw and pistol, the other half have assault rifle)

I'd bet that the HQ is actually Chaos Sorcerer. It would seem bizarre to have a set where Chaos does not have any access to powers, and Loyalists do.

Other than that, looks good, my only complaint is that it's very similar to 5th Edition starter.

**RiTides**

So... this means the chaos dex must be coming out with/before the starter set, right? Since cultists aren't in the current dex?

Meaning... it's coming soon?? That'd be really cool...

**kenshin620**

RiTides wrote:So... this means the chaos dex must be coming out with/before the starter set, right? Since cultists aren't in the current dex?

Meaning... it's coming soon?? That'd be really cool...

Unless they pull a fast one and just include Cultist stats and entries in the booklet

"Chaos Cultists may be taken as a troop choice in a CSM army blah blah blah...."

Although as a lot of the rumors point out, CSM are due very soon anyways