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Sisters Of Battle - Nuke 'em, if not for the constant moaning of their fanbase, then for the simple idea of nuns with guns. Stick them in Inquisition at least or with Grey Knights.

Imperial Guard - merge with Astra Militarum

Space Marines - Expand and merge with Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Dark Angels

Grey Knights - Merge with SoB

Blood Angels - Merge with SM or nuke

Dark Angels - Merge with SM or nuke

Space Wolves - Merge with SM or nuke

Orks - Awesome, keep the same

Tau - I hate Tau, but I see they have a point. Keep 'em

Chaos Space Marines - Need some expansion if the Dark Angels, Space Wolves and Blood Angels are allowed to persist as separate codices.

Chaos Daemons - Awesome, keep the same

Imperial Knights - Merge into new Codex: Mechanicum

Necrons - Awesome, Keep them

Eldar - Awesome, Keep them

Dark Eldar - Let's go back to the previous codex and forget this 7th Ed. shortened version, Keep them

Tyranids - I love them, keep and expand

Militarum Tempestus - are these guys still around? Bin them or merge with Astra Militarum

 Wulfmar wrote:

Imperial Guard - merge with Astra Militarum

Derp

I had meant merge with Militarum Tempestus. Stupid similar faux-Latin names!

As someone who despises Tau, I really want to make a distinction here.


The Tau fluff and rules fit in the game. It's a dystopian society who have their flaws and 'evil' side, it's just based on different ethical issues.

What I dislike Tau for are their anime fan aesthetic. The whole Japanese futuristic look just doesn't suit the Gothic theme of 40K. They look like they belong in Infinity.

If the Tau looked more grim and less like an appeal to manga/anime/whatever-it's-called fans then my severe dislike of them would disappear.

I don't think the Tau should vanish, I think the styling of their models is just wrong and should have been different from the outset.

As for those saying 'get used to the aesthetic and grow up', you're assuming it's immature to dislike a certain aesthetic. You could argue that those who like it and support it are Gundam obsessed and need to grow it. It's a ridiculously ignorant comment to make. It's not a case of maturity but rather comparison of aesthetic to setting. It's like putting Hello Kitty pictures in a museum of Fine Art Many people would object

I've added to my previous post.

The Eldar look original in concept and I've not seen the styling elsewhere

The Tau look like a Saturday morning TV inspired race.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Wulfmar wrote:
I've added to my previous post.

The Eldar look original in concept and I've not seen the styling elsewhere

The Tau look like a Saturday morning TV inspired race.

What you've added doesn't adress my point at all...

You're tetchy aren't you?

My comment wasn't specifically to you I had modified my post for anyone who was thinking about, or currently, quoting me. (They could then re-read and edit their posts accordingly

To directly answer your question. Yes, an alien race should look alien. They happen to look like they're Japanese, and unless Japan is alien, then it's just not doing it for me

Inspired by anime only slightly?

The Eldar are based on fantasy Elves as designed and created by Tolkien. They have then been heavily modified for a 40K setting.

Tau are a lazy, direct import from current Japanese cartoons.

http://www.geocities.ws/rpg_pro/palladium/madox01.htm
http://i.gzn.jp/img/2009/05/28/coolest_anime_robot/ingram_m.jpg

And so on,

Amusingly, if you google 'manga battlesuit' 'anime battlesuit' and so on quite a few Tau (including some disturbing fan art) pops up in between other images

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Wulfmar wrote:
Tau are a lazy, direct import from current Japanese cartoons.

This calls for picture comparisons!

This post is a place holder while I compose a response. Please be patient, technically I'm at work and will be updating this piecemeal

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 ImAGeek wrote:

Still not seeing it. Tau are overall more blocky for example. There's elements of similarity, yeah. But like I said, everything in 40k has elements of similarity with something that came before it.

Seriously? You're going to be impatient and not even let me finish what I'm doing?

Stuff it, I can't be bothered continuing if you're just going to continue arguing before I've finished getting the images. I even stated clearly it was in progress as I am at work. If someone is going to the effort for you, at least give them a chance.