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The purpose of rules on special characters and units are to override the normal standing rule, thus the benefit of the doubt should follow that over following an army wide general rule. The distinction of having higher stats is not something you would need a special rule for... leaving the only other purpose of the rule as to afford him the ability to join any unit.

I think it does follow from the "different" reference to the unit (as opposed to Abby). Which, of course, doesn't mean it couldn't be worded better or wouldn't benefit from a FAQ

Case 1

Games that Abaddon plays
- Warhammer 40K
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Malifaux
- Warmachine

Games that the unit plays
- Warhammer Fantasy


Does the unit play a different game than Abaddon does? No.

(Does Abaddon play a different game than the unit does? Certainly)

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Case 2

Games that Abaddon plays
- Warhammer 40K
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Malifaux
- Warmachine

Games that the unit plays
- Flames of War

Does the unit play a different game than Abaddon does? Yes


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Case 3

Games that Abaddon plays
- Warhammer 40K
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Malifaux
- Warmachine

Games that the unit plays
- Warhammer Fantasy
- Flames of War

Does the unit play a different game than Abaddon does? Yes.

Rakeeb wrote:
Oh ho ho.

The FAQ updated a points cost, eh?

That is a very, very important precedent.

I do think it's a bit early to FAQ the Warp Talons' points cost. We need to see what the real in-game effectiveness of the Blind effect is before we judge that. I'm aware that folks are down on it, and not without reason, but only consistent play can really answer that.

It sucks, having to deepstrike 6" away is a trick on its own. Not to mention half the armies are I4, making it a fluke tactic at best.

 Ravenous D wrote:

Rakeeb wrote:
Oh ho ho.

The FAQ updated a points cost, eh?

That is a very, very important precedent.

I do think it's a bit early to FAQ the Warp Talons' points cost. We need to see what the real in-game effectiveness of the Blind effect is before we judge that. I'm aware that folks are down on it, and not without reason, but only consistent play can really answer that.

It sucks, having to deepstrike 6" away is a trick on its own. Not to mention half the armies are I4, making it a fluke tactic at best.

Personal peeve here, but I think right now it's far more important to revise older stuff than to try and change the metagame through future codexes. That goes both for useless units (Snikrot, Mandrakes, Ogryns, etc) and unbalanced stuff (Bendettas, Long Fangs, and so on). So the points change for a unit is a big thing, though I do feel they were just correcting a typo and not rebalancing.

So I don't dare hope.

Abaddon is the one guy who brings them all together to launch insanely fluff creating Crusades to shake the foundations of the Imperium.

"...has proven himself beyond any doubt to be the champion of the Chaos Gods, and he has spent many..."(Page 20)

Sorry dude...he gets to joins any unit he wants.