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Thanks, AoV. That'll probably be in the Codex. I can wait.

 SarisKhan wrote:

Ulcis wrote:
Anyone else wondering if Vect will be removed from the rules & relegated to a background-only overseer, with Urien taking top spot, rules-wise?

Urien's mentioned in WD & has an existing model, would save them having to release a new Ravager-sized Vect model. Hard to tell as it's only been one week of releases, but they may make the Covens the focus of the codex, etc. Logan's been the only special character to have been moved to plastic so far, not exactly precedent-worthy...

We need a Lord of War unit, and Vect would be a nice candidate.

Prefer Lady Malys

Going by the Grey Knights update, these 2 are the only model releases I think the Dark Eldar will see. I guess Plastic Grotesques will be 2017.

 Quarterdime wrote:
Going by the Grey Knights update, these 2 are the only model releases I think the Dark Eldar will see. I guess Plastic Grotesques will be 2017.

Going by every other major codex release in 6th and 7th, besides Grey Knights, I'm going to say you are wrong.

We even got the tease "From the Void" for the Voidraven.

 Quarterdime wrote:
Going by the Grey Knights update, these 2 are the only model releases I think the Dark Eldar will see. I guess Plastic Grotesques will be 2017.

Going by the GK release? They didn't even get any new models, so this release is nothing like it already.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Or a new kit entirely, with the Dais becoming something besides a better armored but undergunned ravager. Loan got an entire new sleigh which wasn't inb the fluff before. Making the Dais a chariot type thing for Vect would not be out of line.

Just as long as it isn't pulled by Chimeras...

Ulcis wrote:

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Or a new kit entirely, with the Dais becoming something besides a better armored but undergunned ravager. Loan got an entire new sleigh which wasn't inb the fluff before. Making the Dais a chariot type thing for Vect would not be out of line.

Just as long as it isn't pulled by Chimeras...

Don't worry, it will be pulled by Razorwing Flocks....

 Quarterdime wrote:
Going by the Grey Knights update, these 2 are the only model releases I think the Dark Eldar will see. I guess Plastic Grotesques will be 2017.

This would be really sad.
More models/units released in plastic instead of finecast would be good.

Comparing this release to the GKs is... uhm... inaccurate? We've already got 2 new plastic kits and are very likely to get even more later.

Pretty cool how there's bits in there to make Venoms and Raiders crewed by Wracks!

yeah,

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Pretty cool how there's bits in there to make Venoms and Raiders crewed by Wracks!

I'd have prefered more wracks being that it's £22 a box...

Panic...

Well, the models look great and the Wracks operating a Raider is a great idea. How about the Ravager?
However, I'd wait for the codex to see if Wracks are playable.
They could be elite and not be made troops by a Haemi.

 wuestenfux wrote:
Well, the models look great and the Wracks operating a Raider is a great idea. How about the Ravager?
However, I'd wait for the codex to see if Wracks are playable.
They could be elite and not be made troops by a Haemi.

Yes.
The parts there could be used to convert a Ravager to Wrack Pilots and Gunners.
You might need a couple of boxes worth, or to sacrifice some models out of the box to do it, but you could do it.

Isn't the Venom pilot exactly the same as the Voidraven pilot? Pretty sure the two cockpit sections are identical, resulting in some fun Coven-flyer potential.

Just noticed from the GW site that they named a new weapon carried by the wracks, the ossefactor.

I'm just hoping for a balanced codex, capable of running numerous builds and usable characters. We all should know by the next week or so. Remaining hopeful

 conker249 wrote:
Just noticed from the GW site that they named a new weapon carried by the wracks, the ossefactor.

Which weapon is this?

The one in the center I guess is a Hexrifle. The one on the right is the ossefactor.

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
The one in the center I guess is a Hexrifle. The one on the right is the ossefactor.

The description at the GW page says that Wracks can have 1 liquifier gun and 1 ossefactor.

 wuestenfux wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
The one in the center I guess is a Hexrifle. The one on the right is the ossefactor.

The description at the GW page says that Wracks can have 1 liquifier gun and 1 ossefactor.

The liquidfier is the one that's actually got the tubes running into the Wrack, on the right.

I imagine the Ossefactor is the middle one.

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/920x950/99120112021_DarkEldarWracks06.jpg

The gun used by the center Wrack here is the Liquifier. I believe the White Dwarf details the names of the different guns let me check. But there are definitely 3 special weapons on the sprue.

The middle Wrack has a hexrifle, no doubt about that. Easily recognisable.

So it appears that a 5 men Wrack unit can have more than one special weapon?
This could make them an Elite choice.

I think it'll be an Acolyst upgrade like the existing Codex.

The new gun is called an Ossefactor- ie the one with the little arm above the gun pressing buttons on a control panel .


@Voodoo Chile- I think it'll be a special weapon like the liquifier gun is currently.

**Edit- the power weapon in question is actually a Venom blade. My bad.

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
I think it'll be an Acolyst upgrade like the existing Codex.

Makes sense.
The Acolyst may be able to choose from an armory section.
When can we expect the new codex to be released?

 wuestenfux wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
I think it'll be an Acolyst upgrade like the existing Codex.

Makes sense.
The Acolyst may be able to choose from an armory section.
When can we expect the new codex to be released?

Probably in the 2nd/3rd week of the Dark Eldar releases

i would like to point out a correction that needs to be made that might give hope for Vect. Logan was not the only SC to go to plastic with the SW release, Bjorn also went to plastic with the SW Ven Dread/ Murderfang/ Bjorn box. So it could entirely be possible for Vect and Dias upgrades to be an extra sprue that gets added to a repackaged Ravager.

Via felweather on warseer:

Hi Folks,

I can confirm more Dark Eldar releases for this week.

Codex & Datacards

Voidraven Bomber €62

Kabalite Skysplinter (combo box) €45

Wych Cult Swiftshard (combo box) €45

Painting Guide

Rebirth (novel)

No pics unfortunately

 angelofvengeance wrote:
The new gun is called an Ossefactor- ie the one with the little arm above the gun pressing buttons on a control panel .


@Voodoo Chile- I think it'll be a special weapon like the liquifier gun is currently.

**Edit- the power weapon in question is actually a Venom blade. My bad.

Correct. The gun causes instant and painful growth of additional bones in the target. It was developed from the weaponisation of a Haemonculus surgical tools. An extra, smaller, arm is grown on the user to manipulate the fine controls of direction and force of growth. it sounds bad ass in WD (going on back ground only - no indication of rules that I can tell) as the bone growths that shoot out of the target are capable of hitting neighbouring models, or at least they are in the new mini game they've released, which itself is pretty meh. Still, I'm not one to turn down freebies that I otherwise wouldn't have thought up myself.