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 Absolutionis wrote:
Reused artwork sent through a color filter and sold as a $50 dust jacket? Sounds believable.

A fool and his money, etc. etc. etc.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Absolutionis wrote:
Reused artwork sent through a color filter and sold as a $50 dust jacket? Sounds believable.

A fool and his money, etc. etc. etc.

HEY! That extra £20 for a black and white re-colour dust jacket of the exact same image is totally worth it! Plus, you get a commemorative letter, informing you of how much of a fo-loyal fan you were to buy this.

Though to be honest, the Daemons codex did have some terrible Blanche artwork.

Calling Blanche artwork "terrible" is a bit redundant, no?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Calling Blanche artwork "terrible" is a bit redundant, no?

This was a whole new level of bad. Like a child with a set of Crayola bad!

Eldercaveman wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Calling Blanche artwork "terrible" is a bit redundant, no?

This was a whole new level of bad. Like a child with a set of Crayola bad!

Still being redundant when referring to Blanche.

 -Loki- wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Calling Blanche artwork "terrible" is a bit redundant, no?

This was a whole new level of bad. Like a child with a set of Crayola bad!

Still being redundant when referring to Blanche.

Yeah, you're probably right.



Back on topic, reading through my Imperial Armour: Apoc book as I've just purchased my self a nice new Malonthrope. It's special rules are all listed followed by a * which refers to the *rule found in Codex:Tyranids side note. However the Prey Adaptation rule, even though it is explained in its own entry on the Malanthrope page has a * after it. So could we be seeing the Prey Adaptation rule finding it's way into the Codex?

Could just be a case of Forgeworld not proofreading their stuff and forgetting to take the * off, since as you aid, it's explained in the unit entry.

Wouldn't be surpised to see something like it appear in the codex though, as Lictors get Feeder Tendrils, as do Genestealers since 3rd edition, in some form or another.

Would be a nice added biomorph for something like lictors though.




Yeah could be an added bonus for Genestealers

Lictors need some kind of protection the turn they show up. If the new big guy is gonna have a drag weapon, let the lictor target any character model in a unit. Range 12inch. If it the character is dragged to the lictor and they are now in CC.

Stormbreed wrote:
Lictors need some kind of protection the turn they show up. If the new big guy is gonna have a drag weapon, let the lictor target any character model in a unit. Range 12inch. If it the character is dragged to the lictor and they are now in CC.

Rumour has it they can only be shot at with snap shots, same with outflanking stealers.

Regarding the malenthrope - its an awesome model.

I really really hope it makes it in the new codex....but sadly, I doubt it will.....(alas the trygon was the last...).

For two reasons;
1 - its an awesome model, and I love mine.
2 - the rules in the latest apoc book are so bad, it is stunning.
It is possibly one of the worst rules sets I have ever seen for a model - it even makes vespid and pyrovores look good.

Here is hoping minimally the biomorphs it has get some kind of an upgrade to make it useful.

What have they changed with the Malanthrope to make it so bad?

Do Lictors have the fear rule now? If not what do you think the chances are of them getting it?


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What's the prey adaption rule?

So a new codex is coming out soon too? Damn, I just bought the "new" one :/

Brutal Viking wrote:
Do Lictors have the fear rule now? If not what do you think the chances are of them getting it?

What difference would it make if they did? Most armies in 40K ignore Fear. It's a useless ability.

Brutal Viking wrote:
Do Lictors have the fear rule now? If not what do you think the chances are of them getting it?


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What's the prey adaption rule?

* Prey Adaption:
Once a Malanthrope brood has destroyed an enemy infantri unit (of any type) in an assault, both they and any friendly Tyranid model or unit withing Synapse range of the Malanthrope brood (including the Malanthrope themselves) gain the Preferred Enemy special rule against the enemy type they have slain


Source:http://menteenjambre.foroactivo.com/t1652-malanthrope-tiranido

Destroyed an enemy unit? Wow. That's super-fething-vague. So they've got to destroy the entire unit? What if a single model gets away, they don't get the benfit?

I hope those aren't the feeder tendril rules.

The fundamental flaw is they're Infantry, and while they do have Fleet and MtC, you still have to make it across the table and into combat with something barely more durable than a Space Marine Centurion and no transport options, then win a combat, in order to gain any benefit from the rather wooly SR.

And they're over 100pts each.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Destroyed an enemy unit? Wow. That's super-fething-vague. So they've got to destroy the entire unit? What if a single model gets away, they don't get the benfit?

I hope those aren't the feeder tendril rules.

Oh, HBMC...it gets worse.

The malentrhope also lost its MC status and is ws 3, so its likelyhood of actually killing something in CC is quite limited.
Furthermore its poison is no longer +2, but standard "toxin sacs".

It basically just an giant synapse hormagant with toxin sacs...

Wow.

And people complain about FW being OP... Jesus...

 scadianforlife wrote:

Brutal Viking wrote:
Do Lictors have the fear rule now? If not what do you think the chances are of them getting it?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
What's the prey adaption rule?

* Prey Adaption:
Once a Malanthrope brood has destroyed an enemy infantri unit (of any type) in an assault, both they and any friendly Tyranid model or unit withing Synapse range of the Malanthrope brood (including the Malanthrope themselves) gain the Preferred Enemy special rule against the enemy type they have slain


Source:http://menteenjambre.foroactivo.com/t1652-malanthrope-tiranido

Malanthrope you say? So the nids codex is getting another FW unit?

EDIT: Nope, guess not. Misread everything

Yeah but that Malanthrope rule could be the new 'Nid rule for feeder tendrils. I wish all the Lictors in the world good luck in killing entire units off to get the benefits of a special rule, assuming anyone can find their Lictors under all the dust they've accumulated since the 3rd Ed Codex came out.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Yeah but that Malanthrope rule could be the new 'Nid rule for feeder tendrils. I wish all the Lictors in the world good luck in killing entire units off to get the benefits of a special rule, assuming anyone can find their Lictors under all the dust they've accumulated since the 3rd Ed Codex came out.

That would be interesting. Now ther seems to have been an FAQ for the Malanthrope at some point, but my Google-fu is turning Google-poo. Can anyone clarify that up? It was an FAQ to IA vol2 1st ed.

That FAQ, assuming you're rembering correctly, would be irrelevant now anyway, as we have newer rules for 6th Ed published in IA:Apoc

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Brutal Viking wrote:
Do Lictors have the fear rule now? If not what do you think the chances are of them getting it?

What difference would it make if they did? Most armies in 40K ignore Fear. It's a useless ability.

just think it would be fluffy if they did and I play Tau so it's not a rule I've ever gotten to use plus my usual opponents aren't fearless except crons and a few chaos units

You don't need to be Fearless in order to Know No Fear.

davethepak wrote:
Regarding the malenthrope - its an awesome model.

I really really hope it makes it in the new codex....but sadly, I doubt it will.....(alas the trygon was the last...).

Which is a good thing. Seriously. The Malanthrope is already in the game, albeit with pretty bad rules. GW making a plastic kit for it would do two things:

1. Probably translate just as badly for the codex version of the unit
2. Mean we get one less new unit because they've cannibalised a unit they already sell that you can already use.

The GW studio taking units from the Forgeworld line was always stupid, because it didn't give us a new unit, it just kept the range stagnant. The only notable part about the Trygon is it went from an Apocalypse only Gargantuan to a regular Monstrous Creature.

What makes me happy is this new release at least looks more promising, aesthetically, than previous releases. The only visually odd unit was the new Tyrant Guard, but even they looked better with new shots and other weapons. So far we don't have anything that sticks out as poorly designed like the Heldrake or Dinobots, or the Tau flyers, or the Centurions... Actually, I think this is the first 6th edition book without a turkey of a model.

 -Loki- wrote:
Actually, I think this is the first 6th edition book without a turkey of a model.

Just turkey rules.

Everything except that guard.

 -Loki- wrote:

davethepak wrote:
Regarding the malenthrope - its an awesome model.

I really really hope it makes it in the new codex....but sadly, I doubt it will.....(alas the trygon was the last...).

Which is a good thing. Seriously. The Malanthrope is already in the game, albeit with pretty bad rules. GW making a plastic kit for it would do two things:

1. Probably translate just as badly for the codex version of the unit
2. Mean we get one less new unit because they've cannibalised a unit they already sell that you can already use.

The GW studio taking units from the Forgeworld line was always stupid, because it didn't give us a new unit, it just kept the range stagnant. The only notable part about the Trygon is it went from an Apocalypse only Gargantuan to a regular Monstrous Creature.

What makes me happy is this new release at least looks more promising, aesthetically, than previous releases. The only visually odd unit was the new Tyrant Guard, but even they looked better with new shots and other weapons. So far we don't have anything that sticks out as poorly designed like the Heldrake or Dinobots, or the Tau flyers, or the Centurions... Actually, I think this is the first 6th edition book without a turkey of a model.

No, but we still have the giant play-doh monsters like the Harridan and Hierodules.