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uberjoras wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:
The part of the rumour that makes me instantly dubious is saying there will be a Ravener plastic kit with Venomthrope parts. Not because the Venomthrope doesn't match the Ravener body wise at all, but because Raveners got a plastic kit in 5th edition.

GW aren't going to cut a new plastic mold for Raveners after one edition.

Probably because whoever wrote this rumor knows nothing about 'nid fluff. If the kit was made, it would be a multipart Warrior/Shrike/Lictor/Ravener, and a venom/zoan box, then likely they'll keep their separate finecast hive guard, tyrant guard, pyro- and biovore boxes

It would actually make more sense to do dual kits for Zoanthropes/Venomthropes, Hive Guard/Tyrant Guard and Boivores/Pyrovores. All of them could be done with a slightly modified main body. Tyrant/Hive Guard would need variant front arms, but could use the same middle arms (large and reinforced), legs and heads (they both have no eyes). The Zoanthrope/Venomthrope would have variant back carapace, varant arms (though the vestigle third set of arms would be the same) and variant heads. The Pryovore/Biovore kit would have variant back gun, variant front arms and head, but the same legs. The Pyrovore would need a slight design change from having the front arms take up both arm slots to just one, and the gun seat on the carapace would have vesigle arms attached to the gun like the Biovore.

Easy enough to do, then decide which will be 3 per box and which will be singles per box (likely the Guard box as three per box and the others as singles). It would get 6 blisters off the rack and put 3 boxes on the shelf.

Can I resolve to keep my 4th edition codex if Ward's writing this next one? Because the Imperium already kicked some 'nid butt in that one.

I hope this is true. I love the bugs and vowed to go back to them. Matt Ward hate aside, I really would like to see them be good enough to tackle the top tier armies.

Wards a fine second choice. I'd far prefer Kelly, since he 'gets' the fluff and the army. However, I'd much prefer Ward over a second Cruddace book. I can deal with bad fluff - Cruddace gave us plenty. I just want my bugs to be back on the table kicking ass, and that's what Wards army lists do.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 pretre wrote:
They were inquisition, however, so no loss.

And for those of us who only play Inquisition?

Wait, wait - lemme guess: "Just use 'counts as'!".

Codex GK.

I didn't say that Codex: SOB in white dwarf was good for inquisition though. In fact, I will say that it was horrible for inquisition since it had absolutely no inquisition in it. That was moved to Codex: GK months prior.

I would break my "no new models till everything is painted" rule for plastic Hive Guard, especially if they could magnetize to tyrant guard.

One of these days I'll restart my bugs. But in the current edition I do not find them fun.

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of these days I'll restart my bugs. But in the current edition I do not find them fun.

I don't blame you. They're not bad at the moment like they were in 5th, but they're definitely lacking that spark that makes an army fun.

EW on warriors would really make them unstoppable murder machines. Hope its true...

I'm always glad my DE friend hasn't realized how fragile Warriors are. I rarely have any die, let alone the whole squad. He uses his Raiders dark lances to chip away at MC's rather than obliterate Warriors.

 -Loki- wrote:
I'm always glad my DE friend hasn't realized how fragile Warriors are. I rarely have any die, let alone the whole squad. He uses his Raiders dark lances to chip away at MC's rather than obliterate Warriors.

...don't let him know. Ever.

 Marrak wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:
I'm always glad my DE friend hasn't realized how fragile Warriors are. I rarely have any die, let alone the whole squad. He uses his Raiders dark lances to chip away at MC's rather than obliterate Warriors.

...don't let him know. Ever.

I actually have. Time and again. 'You know, that dark lance would probably be better instagibbing a Warrior than taking a single wound off my Carnifex'. 'Okay, so, dark lance at the Carnifex...'.

I should be grateful, they're great objective campers with a venom cannon and deathspitters when they don't have significant firepower directed at them.

 -Loki- wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of these days I'll restart my bugs. But in the current edition I do not find them fun.

I don't blame you. They're not bad at the moment like they were in 5th, but they're definitely lacking that spark that makes an army fun.

I love Hormagaunts and Warriors and the Carnifex. And, when the 5th edition codex came out I was pumped. I played with it for half a year, and really I'm just not happy with that codex. I feel that I'm forced to play the army a certain way and I hate that. Then, 6th ed came out and Genestealers took a hit it just made me sad. While they are far from bad, and you can get rolled by a good Tyranid player I just find the army boring as of now.

One of the biggest problems with Tyranids (for my feels anyways) is how epicly diverse the creatures are. When your power armored marine sucks compared to your other power armor marine, you just take the good one (example: Blood claws compared to Grey Hunters). You don't really feel too big of a loss because, who cares, it's PA dudes. With bugs, each creature is unique and most have really cool and incredible sculpts/looks, so it REALLY sucks when a model you love is absolute tarter sauce on the table (Pyrovore). While every codex has some choices that seem cool but aren't, I just FEEL it more with my Tyranids.

That's not entirely true. I always stare wistfully at my captain with two power fists, Captain Fistos Manosclees, before I put him back in the box to grab the same counts-as Pedro model I use as an HQ every time. Also, I sigh whenever I compare how awesome looking psilencers are compared to psycannons, but we all know which one is going to see the table.

/sigh Captain Fistos Manosclees never gets any love. It probably has to do a lot with the fact that every time he tries to hug someone, they explode in an AP2 blast of gore.

Fistos, forever alone.

 pretre wrote:
/sigh Captain Fistos Manosclees never gets any love. It probably has to do a lot with the fact that every time he tries to hug someone, they explode in an AP2 blast of gore.

Fistos, forever alone.

And yet the Catachan model I use for my Inquisitor always sees the table. Because the Grey Knights cannot win without Inquisitor Max Flexipecs.

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
And yet the Catachan model I use for my Inquisitor always sees the table. Because the Grey Knights cannot win without Inquisitor Max Flexipecs.

Well yeah... Inquisitor Max Flexipecs is dreamy.

 pretre wrote:
/sigh Captain Fistos Manosclees never gets any love. It probably has to do a lot with the fact that every time he tries to hug someone, they explode in an AP2 blast of gore.

Fistos, forever alone.

This made my day. Thank you, sir.

kestral wrote:
I would break my "no new models till everything is painted" rule for plastic Hive Guard, especially if they could magnetize to tyrant guard.

I have magnetized my tyrant guard - I will see if I can put together a few pics on how I did it and post them in the modeling forum in the next two weeks.

I honestly don't need new kits - I need stats that don't stink for the models I have. Then again, playing sub par armies makes me a better player....but it would be nice if that were not the case.

Natfka wrote:
Next White Dwarf will feature aerial battle using campaign of fire rules and NEW flyers

Tau receive a flyer and data sheet for it. Fast attack choice. Armor 11 all around. Non tau pilot. Looks like a manta ray flying backwards. Bs 4 super sonic. S6 ap4 missiles. Off center gun heavy 6 str 5 ap 4 twin linked or single small blast Str 8 ap 2.

Eldar flyer and data sheet for it. Very similar stats to dark eldar flyer has missile lock, has distortion missiles.smaller fighter looks like elongated vyper.

The harpy for tyranids. Nothing to note. Not a dual kit.
The final surprise. A fourth flyer. The long awaited dark eldar bomber.

Tau flyer! Yay! I can't wai... wait. What? Dem guns.... Those missiles.

Think I'll pass.

via a well connected anonymous source in response to the earlier rumor linked below wrote:
All of those are accurate, but it's an air caste pilot who is tau, not an alien.

There are some expanded vespid options being explored and the Tau empire is really being fleshed out as a commerce driven "all are welcome if they serve the common good" attitude.

the current schedule calls for Daemons in feb and flyers in march.

A fantasy update in April and then it's 40k and a little bit of hobbit from May to August with a new supplement and then a big launch in September for 40k, then a fantasy fall and shares Christmas.

Anything more than 2-3 months away though is subject to change except that this summer is getting a really awesome 40k supplement.

EW if it can be passed onto Doom would be amazing.

EW on warriors will make them eat even more fire power, I love it!

Harpy model? I hope they have a new set of rules with it, otherwise it'll still be a weaker model.

I don't think Nids are weak in 6th, but you do have to decide how to run them to their full potential. Turn 2 with 36 STR 6 Twinlinked shots and 60 STR 4 shots should put so large a hole in your enemies that you can dictate the game from there.

Give the Harpy some kind of gun that can actually hit flyers (not all blasts) and I'll include one in every army. I'd be 100% happy with dual twin linked Devo's.

 redbristles wrote:
I don't care about a new Codex, just give me a damned official Harpy and Mycetic Spore model at least!

Yeah, seriously, we've been waiting way too long for those... The kids who started playing 40K back in the day, are now too old to be playing 40K, lol.

--Chris
www.chrisvalera.com

 ShatteredBlade wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of these days I'll restart my bugs. But in the current edition I do not find them fun.

I don't blame you. They're not bad at the moment like they were in 5th, but they're definitely lacking that spark that makes an army fun.

I love Hormagaunts and Warriors and the Carnifex. And, when the 5th edition codex came out I was pumped.

Heh, same with me. I use them in spite of their effectiveness. Again, it comes down to my usual opponents either not knowing how to fight Tyranids or not playing super competitively, both of which I'm thankful for.

 Savageconvoy wrote:
Tau flyer! Yay! I can't wai... wait. What? Dem guns.... Those missiles.

Think I'll pass.

The majority of the other flyer kits have allowed you to make 2 different units, or at least two different weapon loadouts. This will probably be the same, so wait for it to come out before you pass.

New information re: Tyranids:

an anonymous source (that must remain so for obvious reasons) from the Faeit 212 inbox wrote:
*Tyranids are coming. Probably after Orks sometime next year.
*Carnifexes are getting a big boost
*Deepstriking emplacements for shooting and increasing synapse ranges
*A new Spider-like Pysker Monstrous Creature
*Background being expanded with some sort of connection between the old ones and C'tan being worked on.

I call shenanigans on the new info. But I'll be like a girl at a beiber (sp?) concert if it's true. Nids have been one of my favorite armies since 3rd edition. There an army I come back to for at least a year of each edition and changes would make me jump back almost for certain.

It's one of Natfka's anonymous sources, of course it is shenanigans.

I just carry it over since I figure people want to see it.