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if its the same base than the riptide its f**** huge !

same error: big torso small arms and head, shied ...

   
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Bad quality, however.....

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 happygolucky wrote:
Are there any more pics of other stuff coming? that waithknight makes me want to see more...


I'm still waiting on the Wraithguard and Jetbikes.

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With this WD leak, why always just one or 2 pages one wonders..

If they're snapping pictures with their bad cellphone cameras, go all the way I say!

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 Shandara wrote:
With this WD leak, why always just one or 2 pages one wonders..

If they're snapping pictures with their bad cellphone cameras, go all the way I say!


Film it for all we care!!

Imperial guard: Because quantity has a quality of it's own.

Sisters of Battle can be used in any game, with the exception of chess, Monopoly and of course, Warhammer 40,000.

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Tampa, Florida

Spreading the pictures means more hits for the sites I am sure. That or their source only gave them 2.

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 His Master's Voice wrote:
UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
I found about a dozen that have been scaled and re-surfaced that's why I commented but thanks for asking x


Found a dozen, named none. As expected.


You didn't ask and I don't intend feeding you ;-)

   
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West Michigan, deep in Whitebread, USA

On the previous page, you just said that the Dreadknight made no sense (which I agree with). And yet, I could argue that it makes just as much sense as the link between the Dreadnought and Imperial Titans as the Wraithknight does between the Wraithlord and the Eldar Titans.

In other words, the Dreadknight makes just as much sense as the Wraithknight (actually more, since a Wraithknight should logically be smaller than a Wraithlord).


Except that beyond the fact that the Dreadknight doesn't match the design or warfare aesthetics of the Space Marines in any way whatsoever (even a fringe group like the Grey Knights), there is no link between Dreadnoughts and Imperial Titans to have something like the Dreadknight show up in the "Knight" slot for any reason at all.

Of all the Monstrous Constructs that have been released so far, the ones for the Tyranids and now the Wraithknight are the only ones that even fit for that army, because each have always had something like that from the very early days. The Imperial Army has Knight households, Orks have Stompas, Eldar have Wraithbone-grown Knights, and Tyranids have bio-constructs.

Tau I can allow as they are the army that is actively making new developments, but when Space marines need something like a Knight, they simply call in a Knight Household.

I swear, lately Dakka has gotten even more nitpicky and bitter than usual, (and that's saying something!).

I'm pretty sure they could release a Knight for the Imperials that is directly made from the Epic versions, and people would be denouncing it for being stupid and somehow being a rip-off.

As a long-time Eldar player, can't find one single problem with this model other than what the idiotically high price is going to be. Now that I see it's possible size, I can;t think that it will be less than $100US.

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*looks at picture of Wraithknight*

*falls asleep due to sheer boredom*



Man they're in a rut when it comes to big releases. I guess the oval base release is now just short hand for "take existing model and make it bigger". How disappointing.

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 AegisGrimm wrote:


Except that beyond the fact that the Dreadknight doesn't match the design or warfare aesthetics of the Space Marines in any way whatsoever (even a fringe group like the Grey Knights), there is no link between Dreadnoughts and Imperial Titans to have something like the Dreadknight show up in the "Knight" slot for any reason at all.


Actually, the Dreadknight with the slightly more rounded armour plates on arms and legs is pretty much the only Space Marine Walker that lines up well aesthetically with the Space Marines themselves. It's the only Space Marine Walker that fits. It's the Washing-Machine-On-Legs Dreadnoughts that are off (mainly due to 1980s metal-sculpting-limitations).

   
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 His Master's Voice wrote:
I can't believe people are actually saying this looks like a Riptide. It's almost as bad as Blizzard fans saying 40k is a Starcraft rip-off.


Guilty as charged, and I am ashamed of myself.

But the truth is, one is definitely inspired by the other. For counter example: the Wraithlord has its own style. You would never draw comparisons between it and a Riptide. The thing, long, sleek limbs and the huge featureless head gave an otherworldly vibe. Something that is not a run of the mill reasonably proportioned mecha. It looks like itself.

This Knight, in my opinion, looks very standardized. It's reasonably proportioned, wears a Guardian armour... nothing exiting at all. Compare this to a Riptide, which is just a scaled-up Battlesuit. Boring. As. Hell. Both of these units were made because "Hey, people like huge mecha robot suits! Let's make one for every army (and bathe in money)!"

But really, I don't know. Maybe I just feel slighted because WK feels really uninspired and is released just after another giant mecha.
   
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I think all the sulking neckbeards whining about every little detail are making me like the new Eldar stuff even more. Their tears will power my Wraithknight.

(That said, there IS a small part of me that's disappointed this isn't a Bright Stallion. I was already working out a Rarity-based color scheme in my head.)

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 Hermetic wrote:
I think all the sulking neckbeards whining about every little detail are making me like the new Eldar stuff even more. Their tears will power my Wraithknight.


So, you don't choose what you buy because of qualities you actually like, you choose it by what people (whose personalities you've imagined over the internet) don't like? Wow. I hope that works out for you.

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This picture makes the chest look too big and the waist too small. I think it would be near perfect with a slightly bulked-out waist, which someone more talented than me with green stuff could very easily do. That said, I'm almost definitely going to fall in love with this once I see it in person.

Does anyone have the pictures from that cover link a couple pages back? I kept getting a domain error or something when I tried to open it, I'd like to see a picture of the flier besides the really blurry one on this page.

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 Hermetic wrote:
I think all the sulking neckbeards whining about every little detail are making me like the new Eldar stuff even more. Their tears will power my Wraithknight.

(That said, there IS a small part of me that's disappointed this isn't a Bright Stallion. I was already working out a Rarity-based color scheme in my head.)



It's why I'm building a GK army with three Dreadknights.




General idea when I am running them. Better known as "Meet the Heavy (weapons slot)"

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It makes you wonder whether Wraithlords will still be heavy support too, since they'll just compete with the Wraithknight (and the WK is going to be much better, I just know it).

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 Shandara wrote:
It makes you wonder whether Wraithlords will still be heavy support too, since they'll just compete with the Wraithknight (and the WK is going to be much better, I just know it).


Or the Wraithknight will be Elite.

   
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 Shandara wrote:
It makes you wonder whether Wraithlords will still be heavy support too, since they'll just compete with the Wraithknight (and the WK is going to be much better, I just know it).

If Tau are anything to go by, one of them will probably end up in Elites.

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 AegisGrimm wrote:
How many people would be talking differently if the Riptide didn't exist, to remove the "it's just an Eldar Riptide!" argument.

Put the Sword option on the model, and I think it looks like a giant Spiritseer. Or a giant Dire Avenger Exarch. I think the Riptide actually copied THOSE.


Some of it is just bad timing. If there had been a few releases between the Tau and Eldar codexes, it might not have stood out so much. But they are both giant walker things with a big gun on one arm, shield looking thing on the other, and shoulder weapon mounts.

The riptide I can see working with the tau army. It filled a role (both mechanical and fluff) that was empty, and seemed a natural extension of their battle suit technology. I like them, for what it's worth.

The wraithknight is something that didn't need to exist. Eldar already have a giant walking MC, bristling with guns and CC weapons. Why the new guy? Right now all we have is the picture, so the rules might vindicate it. Eldar are a race of hyper-specialists. You have a unit that is the perfect tool for the job, and use it to do that. The fact that it has a sword option kinda bugs me. If it was just a gun platform, I could see it as a warwalker++. But flexible multi-role support monster is the wraithlord's job, so this guy is stepping on his toes.

This is not a new thing either. I felt the same way about the nemesis dreadknight. And that didn't even have the benefit of a cool mini.

   
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UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
You didn't ask and I don't intend feeding you ;-)


You make a statement that is patently untrue, then you backtrack on it, and then you tell me you're not going to feed me, as if I was some some sort of a troll for asking you to come up with anything to back up your own words.

Yeah.
   
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Here's the Wraithknight - just turned up on my FB page:



Edit: Apologies - really should look up the thread shouldnt I?


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So anyone got pics of the supplement or flyer since 3++ is down?

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The Battle Barge Buffet Line

I'm ok with the Wraithknight (not a fan particularly so I won't buy it in any case.. I'll likely sell my painted eldar army). What bothers me is that they've already got a separate subcodex planned for another craftworld. If that'll be the case, I'm curious to see how much coverage the individual craftworlds get in the codex. They raised the page count and price but we'll get the same amount of rules?? And have to pay likely an additional $30 for a subcodex for each craftworld? I'm curious if the subcodex supplements will be digital only or if they'll come out as hardcovers as well.

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So Iyanden will be a separate supplement? Wonder if that will be GW direct only?

More interested to see what they've done with the Aspects as my Eldar Army is pretty much COTYK.
   
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Portugal

 TheKbob wrote:
 Hermetic wrote:
I think all the sulking neckbeards whining about every little detail are making me like the new Eldar stuff even more. Their tears will power my Wraithknight.

(That said, there IS a small part of me that's disappointed this isn't a Bright Stallion. I was already working out a Rarity-based color scheme in my head.)



It's why I'm building a GK army with three Dreadknights.




General idea when I am running them. Better known as "Meet the Heavy (weapons slot)"


You sir, win Internets. I must store this MP3 clip in my cellphone so I can shut up everyone who whines about my Necrons.

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Well, I would have nothing against a mighty HS unit like this. Hello Dreadknight and Riptide.

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 JOHIRA wrote:
 Hermetic wrote:
I think all the sulking neckbeards whining about every little detail are making me like the new Eldar stuff even more. Their tears will power my Wraithknight.


So, you don't choose what you buy because of qualities you actually like, you choose it by what people (whose personalities you've imagined over the internet) don't like? Wow. I hope that works out for you.


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The Battle Barge Buffet Line

 Shandara wrote:
It makes you wonder whether Wraithlords will still be heavy support too, since they'll just compete with the Wraithknight (and the WK is going to be much better, I just know it).


The WK is probably going to be alot better than the eventual wraithlord but it'll hopefully cost an apporpriate amount of points. Pure conjecture but I can see the wraithlord dropping to T7 and getting the open to be fielded in units of up to 3 per slot whereas the WK is T8 and one per slot.

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