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 Shadenuat wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:
that is damn optimistic

Well I'm giving some cred to new GW management here, as they are seem to be more eager at supporting everything than dumping into oblivion FB-style.

NuGW has dumped large portions of Sigmar armies (Elves of all stripes, Free People, Dwarves) and doubled down on "no model, no rules" (except when not...) Unironically, this is one of the worst aspects of "the New GW". I'll be pleasantly surprised if GW makes plastic kits for all the aspect warriors; I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them do plastic kits for half or less and then dump the others into Legends in a couple years.

Apple fox wrote:
I would actuly prefer the Avatar to not be much bigger than it is now. Its a good size for what it is. Give it some weapons options to make it cool, But i would rather it be big in comparison to a human or marine, but not really huge.

Hard disagree. I'm tired of Marines devaluing Xenos. The Avatar is a construct summoned to protect the Craftworld in times of absolute peril, and requires the sacrifice of an Exarch. The Avatar should be able to go toe to toe with a Primarch, and I want a model and rules that reflect that. I'd pay 300 points for an Avatar that truly did the business in CC, threw out wicked buffs, and had a 4++ or something. I don't want it to be OP but I want it to be SCARY.

Bharring wrote:

 Gene St. Ealer wrote:

Apple fox wrote:
I would actuly prefer the Avatar to not be much bigger than it is now. Its a good size for what it is. Give it some weapons options to make it cool, But i would rather it be big in comparison to a human or marine, but not really huge.

Hard disagree. I'm tired of Marines devaluing Xenos. The Avatar is a construct summoned to protect the Craftworld in times of absolute peril, and requires the sacrifice of an Exarch. The Avatar should be able to go toe to toe with a Primarch, and I want a model and rules that reflect that. I'd pay 300 points for an Avatar that truly did the business in CC, threw out wicked buffs, and had a 4++ or something. I don't want it to be OP but I want it to be SCARY.

Source on the Young King needing to be (or even possibly being) an Exarch?

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Phoenix_Court_of_Khaine

Lexicanum was the first thing I found, but it's mentioned in several places, one of which being the Path of the Eldar series.