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Not far off from some of the more recent stuff, and a whole lot more entertaining to read

Truly a story of legend Ouze, lmao.
NecronLord3 i'd also bet my 10'000+ army on them releasing this year aswell, they just have too.

If they, in fact DONT release this year....could i have both your armies?

The guy at my local GW yesterday wouldn't confirm or deny anything but went quiet when i mentioned necron release in November.

Also stated he didn't know who was writing the codex.....has this been established yet or not?

Praxiss wrote:Also stated he didn't know who was writing the codex.....has this been established yet or not?

Yes. A number of people have stated that it's being written by Mat Ward, including a Black Library author in an official Q&A session.

Thought so, couldn't remember if it had been "officially" confirmed or not.

'we're doomed , doooooomed' - in fake scottish accent

I'll not bet my army, but i will start blowing dust off of some of the models in the hope they'll cease to suck and actually see some play

Ascalam wrote:'we're doomed , doooooomed' - in fake scottish accent

I'll not bet my army, but i will start blowing dust off of some of the models in the hope they'll cease to suck and actually see some play

More than likely you'll just have to go out and buy a new Necron Monstrous Creature that has a "Gauss Silencer" and a "Phase Hammer" that just happens to have an Immortal on a papoose and a special character Necron Lord that makes them scouting, scoring troops units (with an optional orbital bombardment for 10 points) if you take them in units of 3 that don't phase out.

What's sad is i'd probably buy it anyway, just to have new Necron model.

You know, novelty value

They'll probably bring a new C'tan on the table, apparently they have around 6 total C'tan gods left

SoulBellow wrote:They'll probably bring a new C'tan on the table, apparently they have around 6 total C'tan gods left

There have been 4 mentioned, 2 of which are at large and 2 are imprisoned. To use the outsider would be alright, but void dragon would require GW advancing plot, and I think we can agree that ain't gonna happen in a month of blue moons.

SoulBellow wrote:They'll probably bring a new C'tan on the table, apparently they have around 6 total C'tan gods left

Actually the rumour has been that C'tan will be removed from the codex as an option altogether, and become Apocalypse only.

Like with every rumour nobody knows for sure though.

'but void dragon would require GW advancing plot'

Or just retconning it like usual They're very very fond of that, which is annoying when you're fond of the older fluff :(

Ascalam wrote:'but void dragon would require GW advancing plot'

Or just retconning it like usual They're very very fond of that, which is annoying when you're fond of the older fluff :(

I highly doubt they will, Matt Ward will cry in a corner and sob for his beloved Marines if the Void Dragon is now on Mars, awake, and hungry. Unless they say "OH BTW HE WAS NEVER THERE HAHAHA LOL", at which point GW will lose a customer.

Like they care about losing customers that aren't Power-Armoured. I'm not fond of GW bashing, but you have to admit, they have some coming at times.

Ask any long time Nid player about how thrilled they were by the new codex and FAQ. A lot of the guys on Warpshadow quit Nids for other armies.

How much love have Necrons had in a decade? It's only us diehards who don't mind being repeatedly beaten and new folk who have the same stubborn streak left :

It's not as if they couldn't say that the Void Dragon (tabletop version) is some sort of ghost or manifestation of the dreaming Void Dragon. Fits the overall Lovecraftian vibe they've said is an influence on Necron lore, and would even deal with the whole "Wahhh! Why do they get gods on the table when we only get Avatars, Greater Daemons, or Something Else That's Cool?!?" complaints: It's not a 'God' just a tiny portion of the C'Tan.

Balance wrote:It's not as if they couldn't say that the Void Dragon (tabletop version) is some sort of ghost or manifestation of the dreaming Void Dragon. Fits the overall Lovecraftian vibe they've said is an influence on Necron lore, and would even deal with the whole "Wahhh! Why do they get gods on the table when we only get Avatars, Greater Daemons, or Something Else That's Cool?!?" complaints: It's not a 'God' just a tiny portion of the C'Tan.

I was under the impression that what's on the table is the actual god. I can't speak for the Deceiver, but the Nightbringer did escape from its prisonment on Pavonis. He fought Uriel Ventris of the Smurfs, and they wouldn't lie about it.

new folk who have the same stubborn streak left

Speaking as a new person with that stubborn streak. Represent!

Scarey Nerd wrote:

Ascalam wrote:'but void dragon would require GW advancing plot'

Or just retconning it like usual They're very very fond of that, which is annoying when you're fond of the older fluff :(

I highly doubt they will, Matt Ward will cry in a corner and sob for his beloved Marines if the Void Dragon is now on Mars, awake, and hungry. Unless they say "OH BTW HE WAS NEVER THERE HAHAHA LOL", at which point GW will lose a customer.

Or Ward gives them Gauss weapons in their next codex.

referece: The Ward Angels and Necron bro-mance.

Balance wrote:It's not as if they couldn't say that the Void Dragon (tabletop version) is some sort of ghost or manifestation of the dreaming Void Dragon. Fits the overall Lovecraftian vibe they've said is an influence on Necron lore, and would even deal with the whole "Wahhh! Why do they get gods on the table when we only get Avatars, Greater Daemons, or Something Else That's Cool?!?" complaints: It's not a 'God' just a tiny portion of the C'Tan.

They could go everquest style and have a model for "Avatar of the Void Dragon", which can possess vehicles. Pimp.

Like Subvert Machine?

I don't know what that is?

Ouze wrote:I don't know what that is?

Lets Lords take control of enemy vehicles in Apocalypse. You get to shoot one of its weapons, and then it takes a random number of auto hits

Never used it but it sounds funky, especially if you can sneak close enough to a titan. Lol.

Dr. Temujin wrote:

Balance wrote:It's not as if they couldn't say that the Void Dragon (tabletop version) is some sort of ghost or manifestation of the dreaming Void Dragon. Fits the overall Lovecraftian vibe they've said is an influence on Necron lore, and would even deal with the whole "Wahhh! Why do they get gods on the table when we only get Avatars, Greater Daemons, or Something Else That's Cool?!?" complaints: It's not a 'God' just a tiny portion of the C'Tan.

I was under the impression that what's on the table is the actual god. I can't speak for the Deceiver, but the Nightbringer did escape from its prisonment on Pavonis. He fought Uriel Ventris of the Smurfs, and they wouldn't lie about it.

It's subjective. I think the Codex uses a lot of verbage about the C'Tans life-force in a necrodermis shell or soemthign, so it could be tweaked and be extremely minor re-imagining.

'God' in the 40k setting is pretty much a title you earn, anyway. The gods of the setting seem to be mostly paragons of various concepts and such... They're not the 'creators' of most real-world religions. In 40k, if you can get a large number of people to worship you, you're a god.

Sir Harry Flashman, VC wrote:

Ouze wrote:I don't know what that is?

Lets Lords take control of enemy vehicles in Apocalypse. You get to shoot one of its weapons, and then it takes a random number of auto hits

Ah so that's where Relic got their idea for destroyer lords possessing vehicles in DoW: Dark Crusade. Always wondered about that.

not sure if it might have been the other way around......when did apoc and DoW come out?

Praxiss wrote:not sure if it might have been the other way around......when did apoc and DoW come out?

Apocalypse was released in October 2007, 5th Edition rules were released the following July 2008. Dawn Of War Dark Crusade was released October 2006.

Really? Didn't realise it was that long ago.

It seems like just yesterday that Dawn of War: Dark Crusade was released\the series peaked.

I LOVED Dark Crusade. It was one of those game you coudl play over and over again and still enjoy.

My fave tactic was to just build up a MASSIVE force of warriors and immortals and roll up the entire map, fortifying each objective with Obilisks as i went round.

Is this a new codex teaser? Blood of kittens drops future necron hints: http://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/03/23/future-tact-adepticon-2012-report/