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I just went to my local store, they have the Tau codex at $49.50 US and the Tau limited edition codex as a GW-only direct order at $100. Does anyone know what the heck is in the limited edition codex that makes it cost twice as much?

 Oaka wrote:
I just went to my local store, they have the Tau codex at $49.50 US and the Tau limited edition codex as a GW-only direct order at $100. Does anyone know what the heck is in the limited edition codex that makes it cost twice as much?

It has a different cover and some kind of thank you note in it. It's a scam.

I was hoping for a felt bookmark, oh well.

 Oaka wrote:
I just went to my local store, they have the Tau codex at $49.50 US and the Tau limited edition codex as a GW-only direct order at $100. Does anyone know what the heck is in the limited edition codex that makes it cost twice as much?

It has whatever magic makes them sell out of limited edition Codexes, and GW is pricing them to what the market will bear. I expect that limited edition Codexes will continue getting more and more expensive until GW stops selling out within 2 weeks or so of release.

Its to make you feel special because they literally only made so many. Doubt it could possibly be worth it unless it would make you feel all warm and fuzzy

 Oaka wrote:
I just went to my local store, they have the Tau codex at $49.50 US and the Tau limited edition codex as a GW-only direct order at $100. Does anyone know what the heck is in the limited edition codex that makes it cost twice as much?

Two re-rolls per game and extra crisis weapon sprues.

FW are expensive at 10 but would be OK at 9 with a few decent built-in upgrades. But that isn't what GW will write.

I await a pleasant surprise at my mistaken apprehension.

 Kroothawk wrote:

Proof that Kroot/Vespids are in the Codex:

I'm glad to see visual proof that Kroots will continue to exist in the new codex.

Huzzah! My 101 Kroots and 50 hounds won't be sitting on my shelf and collecting dust!

Either some of the prices listed in this thread are wrong, or the White Dwarf has a typo. White Dwarf lists crisis suits at $75US and the battleforce as $130US.

So I've sketched a little redesign for the Riptide that I will personally try to scratchbuild. (since I don't particularly like the GW design and it's too expansive for my taste.)
Maybe some of you can get some inspiration out of this as well.

Ravenous D wrote:All stores GW or otherwise get their shipments on the wednesday (If the FLGs put their order in on monday this applies).

This simply isn't true. I do the ordering for my store and always place my orders as early as possible Monday morning. In recent memory we've gotten our shipment by Wednesday once. Usually restocks show up on Thursday, and orders that include new releases show up on Friday. We're a two-day ship from GW, but they don't always ship the day the order's placed, and they ship orders later on new release weeks, likely as some combination of trying not to tempt stores to break street dates and having a higher volume of orders to pack than normal.

 Kingsley wrote:

 AtoMaki wrote:

 Lysenis wrote:
So it will have to RAW in the book OR a FAQ but if they dont then it is a way for them to make FW's better for what you get since Tau Troop choices are not so spectacular. Now on a side note, most people will cry Haxs! and they will ignore the weak troop choices regardless if Tau can multi Overwatch with units not being charged.

Word is that FWs will be 7 points/model. A guy on 4chan did some crazy math from the WD battle report and he concluded that FWs will be 8 ppm at maximum, but 7 is more likely. And at 7 ppm, they ain't that bad at all!

This does not seem at all likely to me. 7 point Fire Warriors would be extremely good-- perhaps one of the best Troops choices in the game. I currently believe that Fire Warriors are fine at 10 points, perhaps slightly weak, and it sounds like they are getting better. If they go below 9 points, expect to see lots and lots of Fire Warriors on the battlefield.

7 or 8 point Fire Warriors will result in my Eldar army suddenly fielding two 12-man-strong units of "Guardians with Light Scatter Lasers" and "Heavy Wraithlords with Rail Lances". Hell, even at 9 points they'd be significantly better than Guardians and quite possibly better than Dire Avengers in terms of consistent amounts of Dakka per Point.

With free Photon Grenades, I'm thinking about 9 points each is about right.

I'm just really curious about what other options we'll get for them... additional drones, more markerlight options, maybe different types of FW squads that are higher priced but can take other things (i.e. IG veterans vs. infantry squads)?

So according to the White Dwarf, Darkstrider's name in Tau is El'Myamoto. Maybe it's just me but that feels awfully blatant.

 IPS wrote:
So I've sketched a little redesign for the Riptide that I will personally try to scratchbuild. (since I don't particularly like the GW design and it's too expansive for my taste.)
Maybe some of you can get some inspiration out of this as well.

That. Look. Pretty freakin awesome. Diamonds for sure.

 SabrX wrote:
I'm glad to see visual proof that Kroots will continue to exist in the new codex.

Huzzah! My 101 Kroots and 50 hounds won't be sitting on my shelf and collecting dust!

That's a lot of FALSEs that I'll be handing out.

Can't wait to get a copy of the codex.

Would like to point out that I tottally called the fighter weapon bays, even if I didn't think they popped out like that. LOL And the fluff writers can shove the grimdark flavor back into the other armies please and thank you. The only way I'll continue to play my Tau is if, and only if, I get to be the good guy. I'm fine with them being down in the muck, slug out, knock down, bad ___ fighters. But the second you tell me I'm just another bad guy in a world of bad guys...I'm out. My old codex is still legible and doesn't cost $50 bucks for no reason, so I'll use that. Getting excited for the models anyway. Now that I've seen more then one model of each I'm seeing how they may be custumoized! KIT BASH TIME!!!!

Tau can get more grimdark if it's done in an elegant way without the sledgehammer subtle writing of the usual 12 year old fluff guys.

Personally, I'd love to see the fan theory about the tau being the descendants of the necrontyr as part of some huge plan moved more into canon.

They can be Grimdark and be good guys at the same time. They just don't need to be shinning white knights of morality. Give them a good dose of "war is hell" and cover them in mud and blood in the fluff.

KnuckleWolf wrote:
Would like to point out that I tottally called the fighter weapon bays, even if I didn't think they popped out like that. LOL And the fluff writers can shove the grimdark flavor back into the other armies please and thank you. The only way I'll continue to play my Tau is if, and only if, I get to be the good guy. I'm fine with them being down in the muck, slug out, knock down, bad ___ fighters. But the second you tell me I'm just another bad guy in a world of bad guys...I'm out. My old codex is still legible and doesn't cost $50 bucks for no reason, so I'll use that. Getting excited for the models anyway. Now that I've seen more then one model of each I'm seeing how they may be custumoized! KIT BASH TIME!!!!

Tau have always been Grimdark, but it's always been in subtle and sinister ways. Sure if all you're used to is "Speyce Mureeens!" then they might seem like a breath of fresh air, but their background has always painted them as militant and expansionist, more than willing to exercise force when things don't go their way and of having a class-based society based on mind-control or enslavement of the masses with everyone who isn't Tau as the bottom-of-the-barrel underclass.

Personally, I'm hoping the Commander is more customisable than it appears. But, with it being fail-cast I think I'll probably end up grabbing a FW XV9, adding some alternate weapons and calling that my commander instead.

 Rented Tritium wrote:
Tau can get more grimdark if it's done in an elegant way without the sledgehammer subtle writing of the usual 12 year old fluff guys.

Personally, I'd love to see the fan theory about the tau being the descendants of the necrontyr as part of some huge plan moved more into canon.

No, that would be a gigantic error. Big problem with Necron fluff is that it is too specific about them (and other younger races like Ork and Eldar), not leaving enough for mystery. Subtle hints that something's amiss with Tau is much more effective.

Similarly, Tyranid origin is deliberately left to imagination, with such suggestions that they might be fleeing some even more terrible alien threat - now that's a hair-raising idea.

Am I reading that right?

Quad Ion Cannon?

Heavy 3D3 Ion Cannon if it's the equivalent of gattling?

Puscifer wrote:
Am I reading that right? Quad Ion Cannon? Heavy 3D3 Ion Cannon if it's the equivalent of gattling?

Probably something along the lines of 4-6 TL S7 AP3 shots, or overcharge for a few S8 small blasts. At least going off of what the rumors for the Riptide and Interceptor Drones / Pathfinders may be carrying.

 pretre wrote:

 SabrX wrote:
I'm glad to see visual proof that Kroots will continue to exist in the new codex.
Huzzah! My 101 Kroots and 50 hounds won't be sitting on my shelf and collecting dust!

That's a lot of FALSEs that I'll be handing out.

Serves them well for not believing in Kroot

 Kroothawk wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 SabrX wrote:
I'm glad to see visual proof that Kroots will continue to exist in the new codex.
Huzzah! My 101 Kroots and 50 hounds won't be sitting on my shelf and collecting dust!

That's a lot of FALSEs that I'll be handing out.

Serves them well for not believing in Kroot

Was there ever any confirmation on the rumored new Kroot plastics?

 MechaBeast wrote:
I recommend that the missile spam broadside be lovingly dubbed as the MMM for macross missile massacre

I think Kotobukiya sells missiles as part of their line of Gundam aftermarket parts. Would love to see a Broadside conversion where all of the missiles are launching using those and some fishing line for contrails.

The more pics I see, the more I think about starting an army.

 Breotan wrote:

 Kroothawk wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 SabrX wrote:
I'm glad to see visual proof that Kroots will continue to exist in the new codex.
Huzzah! My 101 Kroots and 50 hounds won't be sitting on my shelf and collecting dust!

That's a lot of FALSEs that I'll be handing out.

Serves them well for not believing in Kroot

Was there ever any confirmation on the rumored new Kroot plastics?

Yes. It was confirmed to be a lie.

 SonicPara wrote:


Hammerhead/Sky Ray is a loser at $60 with its 20% price increase for no, as of yet discovered, reason. XV-8 team for $65 is surprisingly good and lessens the blow of paying for 12 year old flawed models.

I still think the Pathfinder team is the only quality buy in the bunch at $35 considering how they used to be available and the new importance of drones.

I am really glad I ordered a Skyray Tuesday.

Wait, GW is giving us a good deal on the crisis suits?