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 BaconCatBug wrote:
Except in 7th having 2 wounds was a benefit. In 8th having 2 wounds actually makes you MORE fragile.

I am but a spring flower who did not play 7th, please explain. How are two wounds worse than one?

Since new CSM models who share pretty much the same stat line as normal marines came out this year, there is a chance that once the primaris marines are finally made into a full army then normal marines will get the height boost CSM got and continue to stay around for years to come. Maybe at some point (when the primaris line gets re-released for example) normal marines and primaris marines will be merged into 2W, 2A marines who can take special weapons and have AP-1 bolters.