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2011/02/16 21:22:48
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Screamin' Stormboy
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They should do a brand new never-before-seen army vs marines - that would sell in ridiculous quantitates to pre existing players, and new players have the space marines that they recognize to draw them in as per...
coincide "codex:new army" with the launch or whatever and enjoy your sales figures!
blue sky thinking! it will never happen!
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 - 25pts (yes twenty five)
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2011/02/16 21:28:52
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Powerful Chaos Warrior
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arkapello wrote:They should do a brand new never-before-seen army vs marines - that would sell in ridiculous quantitates to pre existing players, and new players have the space marines that they recognize to draw them in as per...
coincide "codex:new army" with the launch or whatever and enjoy your sales figures!
blue sky thinking! it will never happen!
for some reason space- lizardmen poped into my head if not beastmen xD
dam fantasy gettting muddled in with 40k
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2011/02/17 01:00:33
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Screamin' Stormboy
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Im up for space lizards!
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2011/02/17 08:55:51
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Powerful Chaos Warrior
Northampton United Kingdom
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arkapello wrote:Im up for space lizards!
GW quick some 1 start work on that codex xD
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2011/02/17 09:32:57
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Raging Ravener
Norwich
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SM vs LatD......
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Codex Infestation, my Hrud Fandex, can be found here
Advice and constructive criticism is always appreciated. |
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2011/02/17 09:47:00
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Space Marines really limit the options thematically for who else you can put in the box. Sometimes, it's something visual like two high tech looking races making it not optimal (so Space Marines vs. Eldar or Tau won't work well).
If we did mix and match, we could do (with different looking 'themes'):
Eldar vs. Nids, battle in Iyanden
IG vs. CSM, battle at Cadia maybe?
Space Marines vs. Orks, Rynn's World!
Tau vs. Dark Eldar (pushing it a bit though, with 2x high tech)
Necrons vs. Squats
etc. Automatically Appended Next Post: arkapello wrote:They should do a brand new never-before-seen army vs marines - that would sell in ridiculous quantitates to pre existing players, and new players have the space marines that they recognize to draw them in as per...
coincide "codex:new army" with the launch or whatever and enjoy your sales figures!
blue sky thinking! it will never happen!
Last time that happened, it was Dark Eldar in 3rd edition, and we know how that turned out...
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2011/02/17 09:50:09
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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SM versus mushroom people
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What would Yeenoghu do? |
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2011/02/17 12:00:37
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Screamin' Stormboy
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im not a great scholar of GW history - how did 3rd edition turn out???
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Im guessing bad?
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- 1000pts
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2011/02/17 12:10:43
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Ferocious Black Templar Castellan
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arkapello wrote:Im up for space lizards!
Well, there are the Slanns, the favoured servants of the Old Ones...
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For thirteen years I had a dog with fur the darkest black. For thirteen years he was my friend, oh how I want him back. |
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2011/02/17 14:47:38
Subject: Re:What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
On an Express Elevator to Hell!!
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Another constant we can always go with is that a 40k starter has always been 'Good' vs. 'Evil'. Yes, there wasn't a starter pack for it, but really even the two main armies in the original RT and which featured predominantly were orcs and space marines.
So, on that basis I would tend to discount Tau or Eldar going alongside Normal Marines. I just can't imagine a massive John Blanche painting of blue armoured marines going hammer and tongs against Tau or Alatoic Craftworld Eldar, and especially the former as for me the Tau just don't epitomise what is the 'core concept' of 40k.
Is there any possibility that the Necron codex could wait that long? It might not have to - remember the existing Orc codex was released prior to 5th (although in many ways it is a 5th edition codex) - grim looking terminators up against the boys in blue (and there have already been some fantastic paintings of this) might well be the ideal poster boys. My only misgivings of this is that it would highlight the inherent problems of 40k (i.e. 2 basic troopers with practically identical stats) and might put off new players, unless there was some various other Necron troops used.
Sorry I can't see Chaos happening, remember the target demographic here..
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2011/02/18 03:13:04
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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target demographic? hmm... kiddies with parents who may be offended? Don't let them read too much about the methods of the "good guys" or see any dark eldar or slaanesh models either then. Maybe it should be generic americanised space soldiers versus terrorist looking islamic orks (or necron nazis?). It works for video games that don't want to offend parents.
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2011/02/19 14:47:01
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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I want Space Marines and Traitor Guard
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   Dark Mechanicus and Renegade Iron Hand Dakka Blog
My Dark Mechanicus P&M Blog. Mostly Modeling as I paint very slowly. Lots of kitbashed conversions of marines and a few guard to make up a renegade Iron Hand chapter and Dark Mechanicus Allies. Bionics++ |
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2011/02/19 14:56:40
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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yeenoghu wrote:target demographic? hmm... kiddies with parents who may be offended? Don't let them read too much about the methods of the "good guys" or see any dark eldar or slaanesh models either then. Maybe it should be generic americanised space soldiers versus terrorist looking islamic orks (or necron nazis?). It works for video games that don't want to offend parents.
Dark Eldar were once of the previous starter kits I think.
That and Necrons might be just as offensive to a parent as Chaos. But with less spikes.
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers" 
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2011/02/19 15:01:23
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Napoleonics Obsesser
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Chaos. I agree that the basic troop is ugly. I have no idea how they could make them better though. Only time will tell.
Here's what I'd like: 10 CSM, daemon prince, dreadnought, x5 terminators
So the blackreach SMs, basically
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If only ZUN!bar were here... |
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2011/02/19 22:53:53
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Stalwart Veteran Guard Sergeant
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My guess is Green Space Marines versus Grey Space Marines.
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"I went into a hobby-shop to play m'self a game,
The 'ouse Guru 'e up an' sez "The Guard is weak and lame!"
The Chaos gits around the shelves they laughed and snickered in my face,
I outs into the street again an' grabbed my figure-case."
Oh it's "Angels this" an' "Space-wolves that", and "Guardsmen, go away!";
But it's "Thank you for the ordnance" when the Guard begins to play,
O it's "LOOK AT ALL THE ORDNANCE!" when the Guard begins to play.."
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2011/02/20 03:18:36
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Winged Kroot Vulture
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Tau and Eldar have very advanced tactics (since the death of the Tau gunline in 3E). As much as I would love to see my fishfaces get a little time in the spotlight, the recent "Arena of Death" that happened to feature Shadowsun, pretty much showed not only major league SM fanwankery, but that GM Devs don't know how to play Tau. (No model included in the arena should have ever been able to catch Shadowsun in assault.)
Long story short, Tau & Eldar tactics are too difficult for new players, and therefore are poor choices for a starter set.
I'd like to see IG + Necrons.
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2011/02/20 03:22:54
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Remember when you used to get a Leman Russ in a Cadian Battleforce? Now you have a worthless idiot piece of crap sentinel
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2011/02/20 03:23:46
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Crazed Troll Slayer
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GW Will probably flesh out some more fluff and co inside that with the starter box. My guess is Chos move in on a SM home world/imperium held place.Just you watch...
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Dwarves-about 2000 points, most unpainted. Kill me now.
kravus master of Horus wrote:Cover all the red in twenty layers of Devlan Mud then it'll be awesome.
Yes, I play Dwarfs. Yes, I have a hoard of treasure and live in a mountain.And yes, I am shorter than nearly all of you, STOP TEASING ME!!! |
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2011/02/20 03:30:09
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Angry Blood Angel Assault marine
Rooted to the Chair
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I think chaos, I've got a feeling...
Anything for the Dark One (heavy nasal tone)
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2011/02/20 04:03:54
Subject: What army is likely to be packed with marines in the 6th edition box?
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Veteran ORC
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jake wrote:Grey Knights Vs Demons just seems incredibly unlikely. Boxing two niche armies together doesn't seem like a winning strategy, especially when neither of them is likely to get an update around 6th edition.
With the fact that the world is supposed to end next year because of the Apocolypse, Daemon Hunters + Daemons would attract a fair few people. Automatically Appended Next Post: Samus_aran115 wrote:Chaos. I agree that the basic troop is ugly. I have no idea how they could make them better though. Only time will tell.
Here's what I'd like: 10 CSM, daemon prince, dreadnought, x5 terminators
So the blackreach SMs, basically
You know, I actually rather like the Basic Chaos Space Marine. Robust, Pointy, and capable of killing at all ranges.
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