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Okay, so the Tyranid FAQ establishes that instakill by equal or greater than double strength weapons can be different than instakill by just equal to double strength weapons.  The exact same language is used for multiwound Tyranids within synapse as Necrons for WBB.  If the Tyranid rule which states that wounds from Strength equal to double toughness don't instakill, and that is officially interpereted to mean that it doesn't include wounds from greater than double strength; then shouldn't the identically worded Necron rule be played the same way?  Basically, only wounds that are exactly double in strength to the Necrons' toughness (8 for warriors with Toughness 4) should prevent WBB, and that wounds from any other strength, higher or lower, should not prevent WBB.

I think that technically and officially, that's how Necrons should now be played, but does the arguement hold up, and is it worth getting kicked in the bits for trying to play it that way?

Being debated in a thread already

http://www.dakkadakka.com/Default.aspx?tabid=93&forumid=15&postid=97058&view=topic

Valid point. GW went into that FAQ with "ha we'll show them we didn't screw up" only to end up screwing another army in the process.

I agree that the Necrons should in fact get WBB rolls for lascannons now since it is now official to use the exact wording of the rules shown. The Necron dex states "or any weapons whose strength is twice the toughness of the necron concerned"...

Pretty clear to me. Str 8=no WBB, Str 9 and 10, roll those WBB like they are going out of style.

Ah, sorry, didn't see that one.

-This is not a debate...this is indiviuals acting like fools for what seems to be no gain at all

-Even if the entire necron community accepts the "only no WBB on str8" B.S., good luck finding an opponent

-Short of having every codex torn asunder by thousands of english professors and rules lawyers there will be debatable issues, hence this forum, but sometimes i look at some of the twenty page topics only to find a verbal tennis match between two side only convincing themselves they are right.

-Some rules DO need some common sence applied, dangerous as it may seem.  Ask you opponent, pregame, "Can I roll WBB on only a str8?".  If they suddenly turn around and flip on their gaming console of choice and suggest a game you can't bend the rules in, do be too surprised.

other than that Good gaming to you

I agree with you completely Freefall.

-This is not a debate...this is indiviuals acting like fools for what seems to be no gain at all

Oh really? Then that makes you a fool for replying to the thread. Pot meet kettle *rollseyes*

i agree with freefall to the point of if you are a necron player good luck finding an opponent. However, enter a tournament and get paired up against a player where it is allowed or what about the new necron player who just got introduced to the game. Try explaining it to him how two rules written in this game written the same mean something completely different.

Try explaining it to him how two rules written in this game written the same mean something completely different

Welcome to GW.

I'm not sure why this thread is still going...

I will play the way the codex states till the release a Necron FAQ

Posted By killerdbz on 08/19/2006 8:54 PM
I will play the way the codex states till the release a Necron FAQ

Don't hold your breath....

Man, is this an intent vs. RAW for the ages. Thank you GW for careless writing and then go with the careless writing as canon, despite it making absolutely no sense.

I don't think I'd call it intent vs. RAW, since they've made it clear that from now on the intent is the RAW.

So now that they've retracted the latest Tyranid FAQ where does that leave WBB?

I think the point of this thread is now moot since the revision in the FAQ's about the RAW.