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Hi there,
on there FB page ( https://www.facebook.com/Warhammer-40000-1575682476085719/?fref=nf ) the GW team is asking player to tell them what they want to be answered by a FAQ, they PROMISE it.
So, let's go !

Wow. Huge step in the right direction.

Here's hoping the community doesn't clusterfeth this out of existence, and we get some decent input/output from the situation.

Question 1: do "confer" and "benefit from" mean the same thing in the context of the rules?

Question 2: does Psychic Shriek require a roll-to-hit?


There. We've covered 80% of the threads currently popping up on YMDC.

Well, looks like sanity is starting to return to GW.

Let's hope it truly goes somewhere and not just words into thin air.

Do you think I should ask about tank shock ?
Or maybe the rule about GMC, "each of their weapon", etc

Psychic shriek has been asked^^

EDIT: whouaou ! I just discovered that if you click on your own post you can edit it without clicking on the "edit" button !

The list is so long.

 godardc wrote:
Do you think I should ask about tank shock ?
Or maybe the rule about GMC, "each of their weapon", etc

Psychic shriek has been asked^^

EDIT: whouaou ! I just discovered that if you click on your own post you can edit it without clicking on the "edit" button !

Yeah, Tank shock should be at least half as cool as it sounds.

And in classic fashion, half the community on Facebook is taking the opportunity to ask questions that are NOT rules questions! So many "please change the Dreadnaught to have 4 attacks". While I agree that this is odd, it's definitely not a RULES question.

I don't have a Facebook account and refuse to get one. Please more people ask them to clarify the host of witchfire powers that don't have weapon profiles (Psychic Shriek, Laugh of Sorrows, Mind War, etc.), and whether a to-hit roll is required or not.

Someone else ask whether Gargantuan Creatures can fire only 2 weapons, or all their weapons?

Someone else ask whether your "best" save is the number defined as best (lowest number, so a Ravenwing Biker uses a 3+ save) or whichever you feel is your best (4+ rerollable is "better" than a 3+ at saving wounds, so the Ravenwing Biker uses that by Jinking).

God, I have so many...

Does a Solitaire make a single Kiss of Death attack with his Kiss in addition to gaining the benefits of Harlequin's Caress, or must he choose just one or the other?

If something says "in the shooting phase", does this mean any time the model shoots, or just in the shooting phase? This affects Overwatch for Monstrous Creatures and for models like Maugan Ra that fire twice "in the shooting phase".

Does a summoned Bloodthirster with KDK arrive already landed, or does it arrive "Swooping" and is forced to then land the next turn, and only be assault the turn of THAT?

Can the Hunter Cadre all share the benefits of a single Tau Commander if fired "as a single squad"? Or does his benefits still only apply to the unit he's with before joining them all up?

Can I charge someone if I can't place a model next to them because of clever abuse of terrain?

Do you assign the direction of hits caused by dropping a Bomb or Vector Strike from the model's initial position, final position, or from any point chosen to be the point that you "passed over" the unit?

I'm sure there's so, so many more. Please someone help gets these up!

Well I squeezed the Skyhammer + ICs question in there, someone get onto the other questions

From scrolling through I think most, if not all questions I knew from the top of my head are asked. Now it's up to GW to deliver.

This one may have been answered already but the TO at the tourney I was at recently said it was still unclear.

Do templates/blast hit multiple floors in ruins or do you still have to declare which level you are targeting?

Are units falling back allowed to fire Overwatch if an assault is declared at them?

Yes, multiples floors and templates has been asked.

The preferred enemy Blast debate PLEASE.

I think I'm going to ask if the old "operational" rule means "objective secure" now, or if it does nothing.
Could be useful for old codex / Imperial Armour

I can just imagine some GW intern who got the job of managing their FB page, and thought it would be fun. Now they get to deal with every legitimate question that has been unanswered in the last 2 years.

Moreover, they have to sort the legitimate questions from the wishlists and people who can't be bothered to read the rules themselves and ask things like 'how far can infantry move?"

It's a nice thought, but I feel like asking the gamerbase for FAQs on a FB page is an easy way to go insane.

Someone needs to ask about Dual Weapon profiles (melee and range) and then how the Obelisk works against FMC's.

Interesting...

Well its a start I guess. Hopefully they reply to more then just one question. I mean, when you are silent with your customer base for a decade its no surprise that they may have questions. If they are overwhelmed well I guess that speaks volumes about the current state of the game. We'll see if GW keeps its promise.

I saw something about the obelisk, but I can't say if it is about FMC.
However, the Dual Weapons Profiles has been asked.

wait, wait wait...

You mean to tell me that GW is actually communicating with their playerbase, and making an effort to improve the game?

I think the End of Days might be nearing.

Guys.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure to be very civil and make others do the same, this is a huge step in the right direction and we cannot afford for them to say 'feth them' and leave us alone like the past while.

I bet your not allowed to ask when they intend to balance the game.

Or when prices will drop.

Those are the most frequently asked questions people want to know about.

A lot of people are speaking about the ITC, showing links etc...
Explaining GW it is the way to do...
The others are asking to up the number of their dreadnought's attack to 4.
And some even gave "suggestions"...

For Politeness and civility, I guess we can forget.

My question is more a suggestion and not rules-based. "When will you require your rules writers to have a more than passing familiarity with the English language?"

hobojebus wrote:
I bet your not allowed to ask when they intend to balance the game.

Or when prices will drop.

Those are the most frequently asked questions people want to know about.

But they aren't rules questions.

Thunderwolves w/ Power Fists, S9 or S10.

Praetorians and Nightscythes.

1+ Spyders in a Canoptek Harvest

Multiple IC Psykers with the same power in the same unit.

Hunter Contingent and sharing rules/split fire, etc.

These are just a few of the things that come to mind to me. Some are clear RAW, but need an FAQ so that people don't ask on YMDC

Over 500 questions in an hour, so probably not all will get answered. But a great step for GW, let's hope they clarify as many as possible.

Admittedly around half of the comments aren't even what was asked, instead wishlisting and other unrelated things. Too bad.

I'm sure they knew what they were getting into when they opened this can of worms. And I'm really glad they've done it, it's certainly a step in the right direction.

Tesla Sphere firing arcs too! That's a piece of knowledge that's stopping me from purchasing the model.

Wow, this is an interesting development from GW. I hope it's a sign of more good things to come.

Gosh, off the top of my I head, I would ask...
Is the Green Tide still a legal formation?
What happens when you roll 7-8 on the Orks Mob Rule table?
Do you have to pay 1pt for a shoota upgrade on a Nob in a Boyz squad if the rest of the unit upgrades to Shootas?
... scratch that, never mind, those aren't questions about Space Marines.

The great GW FB FAQ algorithm:

Roll a D6:
1-2 - Discuss with your opponent.
3-4 - Roll a D6 for it.
5-6 - Narrative something.

Seriously, a fairly positive move by GW. hopefully they can take it a step further and erase the basic mistakes that cause a lot of the current issues. (By current I obviously mean the rate of flow of electric charge)...........

 Mr. Burning wrote:
Seriously, a fairly positive move by GW. hopefully they can take it a step further and erase the basic mistakes that cause a lot of the current issues. (By current I obviously mean the rate of flow of electric charge)...........

If players can keep the questions grounded in reality, it might help overcome GW's resistance to making changes like that.