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I agree. You can always place the terminators.. but they still 'count', so you can't place other units.

HawaiiMatts example is spot on.

As above.

This is the way the rule literally reads. The "even if" does not make the first part ot the sentence contingent on the second.

So in the end, you can go over the 50% limit on reserves, but only if the models going over the limit are in terminator armor or MUST be placed in reserves(Drop Pods, Flyers, etc...)

Absolutely correct.

Reading it any other way requires you to ignore the written rules, which is a bad start to any argument...

As a deathwing player i'd say you can because you are using a (special rule) deepstike ur not choosing to put them into reserves ur choosing to use a special rule which then follows the reserves rules.


deep strike rule page 36: "In order for a unit to be able to Deep Strike, all models in the unit must have the Deep Strike special rule and the unit must start the game in reserve. When placing the unit in reserve, you must tell your opponent that it will be arriving by Deep Strike

At what point in there dose it say i'm choosing to put my unit into reserves ?? none its saying to use that special rule i must start the game in reserves.

You have the order off there.
To DS you must be have the DS rule and must start in reserve.
DS is conditional on those two points, after that it is still a choice to deploy the unit in this way.
I can place terminators on the board but I may always place them in reserve, nowhere there is there a must.
You have to choose to put them in reserves, that is where and when the choice is made.