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I came up with this post awhile ago but there have been a few new codexes and rule books sence this and thought it was time to update.

If for some reason GW were to ask you for advice to change ONE thing in any codex or rule book what would it be and why?
please keep down to earth. I too would like every IG to come equipped with power weapons and melta bombs for a cost of 1 point per model but that wouldnt be reasonable.
Also. no comments about price. We all want it to drop. Full price for finecast? seriously?

Mine would be 40k -- Space marine Sternguard Vets to have a BS 5. If their the best marksmen in the Chapter that would show it.

Fantasy-- Dwarfs slayers should have a 6+ ward save against missle weapons, to represent there determination to die one on one in hand to hand combat.

I would like assault cannons to be available to devastators. It just makes sense.

Probably making scout shotguns str3 assault3 ap6

Remove the Grey Knights from Warhammer 40k entirely.

Chaos terminators able to get FnP, furious charge, etc. like the cult troops have instead of just the marks.

If the Sanguinary Guard had WS 5 and BS 5 because they are supposed to be heroes that can face down entire armies not the same as normal Marines

the sweeping advance rule. change it all into the space marine thing, i think its something like take fearless wounds.

Flash Gitz guns to assault 3 then upgraded to assault 4.

Compile the Loyalist Marine Codexes into a single book. I know there are other varients, they can get a special HQ who changes their chapter tactics...

I would change ...
Pg 2.
'The most important rule then is the rules are'nt all that important!'

To 'The rules are an important part of generating intuitive and elegant game play, the other part is the atitude of the players.'
And then re write the entire rule set to be elegant and intuitive , to inspire better game play in 40k gamers....

For the author of the Grey Knights Codex to be stated as 'Stelek', so people would stop listening to him.

fantastic! wrote:Chaos terminators able to get FnP, furious charge, etc. like the cult troops have instead of just the marks.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Personally, as an Eldar player, there are lots of things I'd like to have looked upon, but that's what happens being a 4th edition codex.
If I had to state one thing that I would really like changed, I'd like the Autarch to at least have access to some Eldar wargear. I know it's not that much of a bother (the Autarch that is), but as it is now, all he is good for is having extra attacks, a power weapon, a higher WS and I and then having an exact duplicate of the gear that your units run around with.
Give him something fun for the love of god: I doubt Direswords are only something Dire Avengers can get hold of (they are after all Force Weapon equivalents). I'm not saying what special wargear. But I mean, they are beaten in every aspect by the Archon as it is now and I believe the Autarch should be attractive, seeing as they are the only non-special character alternative to the Farseer.

akaean wrote:Compile the Loyalist Marine Codexes into a single book. I know there are other varients, they can get a special HQ who changes their chapter tactics...

+1 to that

Flash Gitz to WS3 BS3, fits the fluff more

Make grenades have at least a 6" or 8" throwing range

True Line of sight based on the PHYSICAL model - damn bs!

1 cm straight above the base can see 1 cm above the enemy base for infantry, maybe 2-3 centimetres for monstrous creatures, and all weapon firing ranges on vehicles are measured from the exact center-point of the vehicle, or its flying stand's pole.




Besides, Cult terminators for chaos sound neat^^

I'd get rid of phase out...luckily it looks like that may actually happen

I would give mandrakes rending.

Also compile the SM codexs. Just dedicate a page or two (like the C'tan, or Monoliths) to rules and some fluff, that change the entire army list (if you get my meaning)

release codecies in closer pairings.

akaean wrote:Compile the Loyalist Marine Codexes into a single book. I know there are other varients, they can get a special HQ who changes their chapter tactics...

You, sir, win the thread.

Release all codices with each new edition.

I'd like rules for firing into melee. I want to be able to shove poor IG foot soldiers into combat, then call in artillery strikes.

htj wrote:Release all codices with each new edition.

I agree with this one completely.

Bring back inquisitorial stormtroopers! I liked em... Still doable with witch hunters but I'd like to have an ordo xenos force without grey knights or coteaz (I stopped playing daemonhunters/GK after the new codex came out).

LOWER THE GOD-DAMMED PRICES AAAAHHHH!!!!

In game however i would give IG vets a better shot gun (str 3 AP4 assult 2 maybe)

Give Tau suits BS4. For that price you'd expect them to be able to hit their damn targets, especially considering Tau are supposed to be the shootiest race.

Wooly wrote:Personally, as an Eldar player, there are lots of things I'd like to have looked upon, but that's what happens being a 4th edition codex.
If I had to state one thing that I would really like changed, I'd like the Autarch to at least have access to some Eldar wargear. I know it's not that much of a bother (the Autarch that is), but as it is now, all he is good for is having extra attacks, a power weapon, a higher WS and I and then having an exact duplicate of the gear that your units run around with.
Give him something fun for the love of god: I doubt Direswords are only something Dire Avengers can get hold of (they are after all Force Weapon equivalents). I'm not saying what special wargear. But I mean, they are beaten in every aspect by the Archon as it is now and I believe the Autarch should be attractive, seeing as they are the only non-special character alternative to the Farseer.

QFT, I'd like to see some more Autarch love.

How about remove some of the MEQ codecies? At the minute there are 6 of them, if you include the normal vanilla marines and the Grey Knights.

Warhammer 40k: Increase the number of Loyalist Marine Codex releases to a minimum of two per year.

Warhammer Fantasy: Cause Cannon shots to scatter before rolling for bounce distance.

kill mat ward
S5 defensive weapons.

Anything to make firewarriors work well.