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 meleti wrote:

 Galas wrote:

 Grimgold wrote:
What the gak, they gave the monolith the titanic keyword, that means macro weapons do double damage to it.

Who has macro weapons that is used semi regularly? Stormlord perhaps? (I don't know)

The Shadowsword rerolls wounds against titanic, but isn't actually a macro weapon itself. Macro weapons aren't really a thing in typical matched play.

Ironically we are actually one of the more common users of the macro keyword, because of pylons.

Aggregated everything we've got so far into one easier to check top post-

Necrons NEW 8th ed. Codex tactica - Pre-release leaks discussion

Big thanks to everyone, especially MoonlightSonata, for harvesting all that info!

 Grimgold wrote:

 meleti wrote:

 Galas wrote:

 Grimgold wrote:
What the gak, they gave the monolith the titanic keyword, that means macro weapons do double damage to it.

Who has macro weapons that is used semi regularly? Stormlord perhaps? (I don't know)

The Shadowsword rerolls wounds against titanic, but isn't actually a macro weapon itself. Macro weapons aren't really a thing in typical matched play.

Ironically we are actually one of the more common users of the macro keyword, because of pylons.

Ah, that's a big one to miss!

 Grimgold wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:

 Grimgold wrote:
Suicide night scythe has less problems than other transports have, if it gets blown up your units don't have the potential to take damage. In fact it's better if it gets blown up since they can move on their turn and charge. This will be one of the ways melle cron armies drag lychguard into CC, along with a veil of darkness. If they decide not to shoot it, it still has guns.

Sorry but this is just too much. Such a terrible strategy. I can still wipe the unit EASILY without much effort. I simply move around the base of that nice little picnic basket you packed for me and then kill the NS. No room to deploy means you still fry. This will not be a thing because your seriously talking about wasting points just to try to get closer, only if the player your facing is a bad player.

As I recall someone did the math, it would take 30+ 32MM bases to completely surround a flying base, because you have a 3" deployment zone, and must be more than 1 inch away from enemy models. Which means circling the base isn't sufficient (because they could just place 2" out), you need a circle one inch out from the base to completely eliminate deployment. This fact is why storm ravens are still popular with marines for dropping units off, because it's almost impossible to pull off. It's one of those urban myths from the early days of 8th ed.

That someones math sucks. A 32mm base is an inch and a quarter wide, so two models at max 2" coherency is 4.5" which is the total length of an oval base. Hold on....

Just used actual bases, it takes exactly 8 32mm bases to cock block a flight base from deploying it's contents. Thats 2" coherency and just over 1" from it's base going fully around it. Literally impossible to deploy anything from that.

Like I said, terrible stratagy. Just Veil the unit up or take wraiths, who are vastly superior to either version of lich guard.

Anyone else notice that the Doomscythes are listed as "Sold out online" instead of "out of stock"!

Whilst I'm sure its a miss-listing its still worthy of note sorta whilst we wait for the codex.

Maybe they're finally putting a cockpit cover over that stupid hole it has

 Overread wrote:
Anyone else notice that the Doomscythes are listed as "Sold out online" instead of "out of stock"!

Whilst I'm sure its a miss-listing its still worthy of note sorta whilst we wait for the codex.

That's nothing new. It just means the model is being reboxed with its 8th edition rules.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/18/they-ruled-once-and-they-shall-rule-again/

New getting started kit!
Immortals, Barge, Warriors and a Cryptek - I'm assuming a second new plastic one as I don't think they'd put finecast in a getting started box?

Looks like a really good starting kit!

 Overread wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/18/they-ruled-once-and-they-shall-rule-again/

New getting started kit!
Immortals, Barge, Warriors and a Cryptek - I'm assuming a second new plastic one as I don't think they'd put finecast in a getting started box?

Looks like a really good starting kit!

What? There's no cryptek in there.

Wait you're right its a lord with an orb! My mistake!

 Overread wrote:
Wait you're right its a lord with an orb! My mistake!

It's just the dude that comes with the barge

torblind wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Wait you're right its a lord with an orb! My mistake!

It's just the dude that comes with the barge

Aye, technically an Overlord.

 Overread wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/18/they-ruled-once-and-they-shall-rule-again/

New getting started kit!
Immortals, Barge, Warriors and a Cryptek - I'm assuming a second new plastic one as I don't think they'd put finecast in a getting started box?

Looks like a really good starting kit!

I wish I had held off on getting the old Start Collecting box and a CCB. Could've saved a few bucks for another DDA