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what do people think about the new dedicated transport for necrons. do you think its a good idea ?

is it worth £31 or £20.50 to you?

I'm confused about them. they look good but they seem pointless as necrons dont want to be in close combat?

whilst on the subject do you know what happend to the tomb spyder,wraith, scarabs?

Eternally Cursed Dice wrote:what do people think about the new dedicated transport for necrons. do you think its a good idea ?

is it worth £31 or £20.50 to you?

I'm confused about them. they look good but they seem pointless as necrons dont want to be in close combat?

whilst on the subject do you know what happend to the tomb spyder,wraith, scarabs?

Scarabs are in the warrior box, TS and Wraiths are being remade.

The Transport is fine IMO. It has a nice repair ability, and allows the warriors to quickly take objectives.

I dislike the idea behind it (Teleporting would have been way cooler) but as it is i quite like it...

I dislike the fact that there are transport options for the army, it clashes with the established playstyle of the army and continues the established mechanized meta we've all come to love and hate.

IMO, Necron mobility should have been achieved via the liberal application of Veil of Darkness like abilities and vehicles with portals that allow the units to phase in and out at various points on the table. An actual transport vehicle just seems wrong IMO.

I think it looks cool, but I would have liked it better if it was some kind of mini monolith that teleported them into battle.

Whoever thought that charging 39€ for a dedicared transport is a good idea, must suffer from a quite serious braindamage.
I mean, it is bad enough with the Eldar Waveserpent but asking even more for a mere transport ( the option to build that doomsday canon thingy is nice but if i want a transport then i want a transport and not some oversized gun ) is a bad joke.

KingDeath wrote:Whoever thought that charging 39€ for a dedicared transport is a good idea, must suffer from a quite serious braindamage.
I mean, it is bad enough with the Eldar Waveserpent but asking even more for a mere transport ( the option to build that doomsday canon thingy is nice but if i want a transport then i want a transport and not some oversized gun ) is a bad joke.

They are not charging 39 for the Transport. They are charging 39 for the Gunship that could be made into a transport.

purplefood wrote:I dislike the idea behind it (Teleporting would have been way cooler) but as it is i quite like it...

From what Yak posted the other Dedicated transport option, the Night Scythe, Has a portal on the bottom of it where units come from. Think of the Ghost Ark, more as a Transport/Repair Factory.

Eternally Cursed Dice wrote: whilst on the subject do you know what happend to the tomb spyder,wraith, scarabs?

Nothing happened to them. They just don't have new models.

Hey guys, chill out about the Ghost Ark not teleporting Necrons. It's per fluff not meant to be a combat vehicle.
It's just a mobile reparation centre, complete with stasis fields and constructor scarabs. They are not meant to be used for war. "In times of war, Ghost Arks are often pressed into service as conventional transport vehicles..." Is the exact wording from the WD.

More teleporting shenanigans would have been better but with a less effective WBB and worse armour on the warriors I like the idea of being able to do what most other forces can do and hide my troop choices instead a transport vehicle to afford themextra protection. I still don't really like the model of the Ark yet. Hopefully it will grow on me.

4+ armour is greatr. my Sternguard can get +6" range, and not ruisk their asses with Vengeance Rounds.

I like it, but I'll probably use the gun platform build instead.

purplefood wrote:I dislike the idea behind it (Teleporting would have been way cooler) but as it is i quite like it...

The above. I'm just happy, that necrons can't just be kited around by tau so much anymore