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MrMerlin and I were bouncing ideas around in another thread and it go me thinking.
When 6th Ed. drops, we should expect some power shifts in the units to drive sales of models you currently don't have.
So, what are the units you expect to get a huge buff and thus be "required" purchases?

For Orks, I'd say, TankBustas are my #1 choice. No one has any, nor fields them, the models are in finecast now and more expensive than ever.

It's impossible to tell. The Leaked rulebook is old, and was a amalgamation of every rule they could think of.

So honestly, anyone could say anything and we'd all be wrong or right.

And on that note, Necron Paraiahs will be huge in 6th edition, along with Zoats. The PF/Flamer combo they bring to the table is amazing!

Hopefully a game style based around 'elite' units may arise from the 6th edition, like the use of specialized troops and characters.

blood reaper wrote:Hopefully a game style based around 'elite' units may arise from the 6th edition, like the use of specialized troops and characters.

How's that honestly any different from 2nd through 5th editions?


Unless you're meaning things more like FW's Siege Assault list, Armored Companies, and the like.

The whole point is that we won't know; if we had any idea we'd stock up on stuff while it was cheap.

Who says no one uses TankBustas? There are at least 10 in every one of my Ork lists.

Hopefully a game style based around 'elite' units may arise from the 6th edition, like the use of specialized troops and characters.

That would be a bad move IMO but has happened now. You don't need to wait for 6th ed for that. Take a look at SW and TWC/Longfang spam. You'll find few to no lists without them. What they need to bring back is "troops should make up the bulk of every army". If anything there should be a formula requiring X troop slots be filled for Y slots combined of other force org slots.

I live in hope that Devastators will get a points cut sufficient to make them worth using.

I'm just asking for speculation!
Speaking in terms of what some of the least used "Worst" models in the game are.

Platuan4th wrote:

blood reaper wrote:Hopefully a game style based around 'elite' units may arise from the 6th edition, like the use of specialized troops and characters.

How's that honestly any different from 2nd through 5th editions?


Unless you're meaning things more like FW's Siege Assault list, Armored Companies, and the like.

Yes, that's what I mean.

Vespids >.>

I have five painted Mandrakes in my cabinet with their fingers crossed!

My Flash Gitz, Stormboyz, and Weirdboyz would like to say hello.

My Archons court gives them a high-five

Zapp guns could use a review, as could the fething Looted Wagon

I actually like all the Orky wackiness in the Ork codex - it makes the game funny.

I can just tell Chaos Spawn will be epic, they will even bring back the box set of 10!!!!!

I love the Chaos Spawn plastic kit.
They would also be prime candidates for a model selling buff.

Tau Gun Drone squads...

Chesh wrote:I actually like all the Orky wackiness in the Ork codex - it makes the game funny.

I like it too, and would like more of it if anything.

Doesn't stop the Looted wagon from being massively overpriced as an artillery piece, and pathetic as a Heavy support option if you don't take the boomgun.

ZZapp Guns are cool and fun to use, but they were better when they autohit

Eldar Guardians will be the new Paladins in next edition IMO

Swooping Hawks

Warp Spiders

Ethereals

Ascalam wrote:Swooping Hawks

Warp Spiders

Ethereals

Fail to see how a change to the main rules would make swooping hawks any better... assault 2, S3, AP5. Gonna take something spectacular to make them good...
Shame because the models look pretty badass.

40k needs some good Xenos codexes

Vindicator.

I've always wanted an excuse to run 3.

Possessed CSM. They're so bad now that people will assume they're still bad and not even look at the entries, leading to a massive trolling by GW.

Still having hopes for the Stormtroopers to be worth their points as something else than a suicide team.

TedNugent wrote:40k needs some good Xenos codexes

What's wrong with

eldar: Fast, hard to hit.

Dark Eldar: Faster, Harder to hit.

Tau: Punishing amounts of strong firepower, or quick battlesuits lists.

Orks: So many ways to krump things.

Necrons: DUnno, not faced/used newcrons

Sisters are the ones I would like to see suudenly become awseome.


Though like everyone has said we can't tell so most likely the armies/units that are gonna become godlike are kroot mercs, genestealer cults, Squats, zoats, fish people and most importantly Catachan devils.

Nom

More cheese, but more importantly more options

Tankbustas, Stormboyz, Looted Wagons, Weirdboyz, etc...needs more viable, fun stuff.

"So many ways to Krump stuff" shouldn't mean "Lootas, Kan Wall, Battlewagon spam; what, are you kidding me? What more could you want!"

Maybe Ogryns will be great in 6th. Not by rules, but, the new guard codex might make them playable. Only if GW would make the models affordable.

Green Tide, BIke list??? etc



NOm

nomsheep wrote:Green Tide, BIke list??? etc



NOm

Are they any good?