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No more all special weapon squads. GRRRRR!!!!!!

Thanks, had to complain.

check the faq.

You may now continue your special weapon squad plans.

YES!!!!!!!!


Thanks, did not see that, just the servo arm stuff.

This changes everything!

No, it doesn't. It just changes the Command Squads ability to take Special Weapons.

So Command Squads can no longer have meltaguns or plasmaguns? At all? On any model?

 Deadshot wrote:
So Command Squads can no longer have meltaguns or plasmaguns? At all? On any model?

Check the FAQ, they can all take special weapons.

Oops, didn't see that. That's good

Oh, the lack of special weapon options would make the Command Squad half-useless.
...And kitting your Command Squad exclusively to melee is like giving youself a handicap.
I loved to use 'em as "surprise tank-popper meatshields" for the Captain in 5th Ed - in a Drop Pod. Get in the opponent's deployment zone on the first turn, hope to roll well in order to render some vehicles useless, and endure the incoming enemy melee, then unleash the angry melee-Captain to an objective.

My only problem was I have 1 guy with Plasmagun with a bayonet, and a guy with a Meltagun (with bayonet) and Powerfist. Which would've been illegal if they couldn't take Special Weapons. The Meltagun/PF guy would've been illegal everywhere else too.

Idk why an FAQ was even needed: the very beginning of the "ranged weapons" page has a blurb about "profiles for the following ranged weapons are listed...blah blah blah". This list includes flamers, melta guns and plasma guns. They're special, yes. But they're also ranged, and the book itself even refers to them as ranged. Tan side note on page 120 of the codex. It's right there for ya.

Edit-balls, ignore this. The wargear list page contradicts this. FAQ was needed. Really GW???

Hey- at least this FAQ isn't as extensive or as needed as the one for the DA Codex when it dropped. LOL

There will be a bigger FAQ later. They just needed to get the errata out ASAP or it might've hurt sale