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2014/05/30 12:41:56
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Jidmah wrote: Actually, fluff states that if enough orks gather, those high-tech designs come possible again (stompas, gargants, kruisas). Makes it more likely that their former master's collective knowledge is fully coded into the ork race, it's just too dispersed, so you need a lot of orks to regain access to it.
Huh. Maybe that's why Thrakka started the war on Armageddon?
Yes, probably the knowledge is 'genetic' and somewhat random, so only some gits become Meks, and within the Mek caste there are always those who are obsessed with things like flight, buggies, etc.. - I'd suppose that when the Orks were created, each ork did belong to a certain class, and the knowledge was appropriate for each. After the loss of the masters, the genetics became random and now each ork might exhibit one or more traits at various levels. This also goes for other classes, and explains why successful Warbosses are so rare - you need to be both highly cunning and highly brutal to make it to the top and stay there.
When it comes to building huge machines, in general I think you need plenty of resources to build big stuff anyways, and Meks tend to be scattered amongst the orks, each working for a small Warboss. An 'organized' Waaaagh is required, with a Boss with enuff vision as to what he needs, and enough sense to order the Meks to build stuff in groups. When it comes to psychics, it might be possible that if you gather enuff Meks to the vicinity of each other, the ideas start to psychically bleed to the others, and you start to get a bit more coherency out of the group. So yes, it makes sense, in orky kind of way
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2014/05/30 12:53:07
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 29th May
SJM wrote: It will be an anti flier gun I'm guessing.
Yes please
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2014/05/30 13:01:05
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 29th May
A Bubble Launcha or Squig Catapult would be great too! I'd heard somewhere that there were new Squigs in the pipeline, but if Squidbot didn't see them....
"Orkses never lost a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fighting so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!"
I dig how in a setting where giant, muscled fungus men ride Mad Max cars and use their own teeth as currency, the concept of little engineering dudes with beards was considered a step too far down the aisle of silliness.
ADB
2014/05/30 13:07:01
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
SJM wrote: It will be an anti flier gun I'm guessing.
Yes please
They're actually much more similar to that in style now, but not quad.
Explain please, You've seen it.????
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2014/05/30 13:13:42
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Squidbot wrote: Just because I didn't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
I would love a reason to buy the FW Squig Gobba.
Once again thanks for all your insight. I think I asked a question 20 pages back that you answered immediately (something about the flashgit). I didn't get back to the thread till 10 pages later and I forgot to thank you for that. So anyways, thank you for all the information you have shared with us.
2014/05/30 13:28:07
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
"Orkses never lost a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fighting so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!"
I dig how in a setting where giant, muscled fungus men ride Mad Max cars and use their own teeth as currency, the concept of little engineering dudes with beards was considered a step too far down the aisle of silliness.
ADB
2014/05/30 13:41:51
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
As usual with Ork stuff it's overpriced, woefully undergunned and slower than a cyboar with one leg.
I see some potential in it, but it should be half the points, or mount something a bit uglier for weapons.
The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
2014/05/30 13:46:59
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Squidbot wrote: They're actually much more similar to that in style now, but not quad.
Something like an ork version of the eldar support battery weapons?
I'm guessing they still have wheels.
Going by GW's recent design choices, I'm guessing that the weapons will be a horizontal shell-thrower (kannon), a vertical shell-thrower (lobba), a horizontal energy weapon (zzapp gun) and a vertical energy weapon (anti-aircraft option) with barrels looking very similar to the ones in the battlewagon kit.
Ratius wrote: Not overly impressed with the G(M)orkanaut. The front armor piece looks off angle-wise imo. The cannon/weapons are cool but for €85 I think I'll pass./quote]
As always I think we should wait for the 360. Every single time models look way better after official pics are released. Every single time.
2014/05/30 14:30:34
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
I'm hoping the energy weapons look more interesting than lascannons with wires wrapped around. Can you comment on how "piratey" the flashgitz are and are thy nob sized or smaller?
Thanks for what you've shared so far!
2014/05/30 14:43:54
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Squidbot wrote: They're actually much more similar to that in style now, but not quad.
Something like an ork version of the eldar support battery weapons?
I'm guessing they still have wheels.
Going by GW's recent design choices, I'm guessing that the weapons will be a horizontal shell-thrower (kannon), a vertical shell-thrower (lobba), a horizontal energy weapon (zzapp gun) and a vertical energy weapon (anti-aircraft option) with barrels looking very similar to the ones in the battlewagon kit.
Kinda, and yes on the wheels.
2014/05/30 15:40:10
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Squidbot, I just wanted to thank you for coming out of the woodwork and hooking us up with some information with a little meat on it's bones. It's nice to have something to chew on while we wait for pictures and rules.
So, Thank you very much!
2014/05/30 15:43:39
Subject: Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
matphat wrote: Squidbot, I just wanted to thank you for coming out of the woodwork and hooking us up with some information with a little meat on it's bones. It's nice to have something to chew on while we wait for pictures and rules.
So, Thank you very much!
Indeed! Thanks very much Squidbot!
2014/05/30 15:55:50
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
2014/05/30 16:42:54
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
what's happening to me? by browsing this ork rumors day and night, i'm thinking of sending my money (yes, all of it) to the guys from chromleg and GW. I desperately need to trade some hard earned cash for worthless plastic. I want to buy big gunz (alot), commandos , stompa, g/morkanaut and plundering the chromleg site for the ork walls, the juggernauts (erec...ion!! ), and the german helmet mg42 squads...
must have all of this.. at once..
voice in head: don't buy it now, wait for the codex to arrive, and select only the good units.
but mooooooom, i want it so badly! oh, and maybe the goliath remote mine from chromleg too.
Dakka is the ork word for shooting, but the ork concept of shooting is saturation fire. Just as there is no such thing as a "miss" in a target-rich environment, there is no such thing as a "dodge" in a bullet rich one
2014/05/30 16:54:10
Subject: Re:Ork rumours - First post updated 30th May
what's happening to me? by browsing this ork rumors day and night, i'm thinking of sending my money (yes, all of it) to the guys from chromleg and GW. I desperately need to trade some hard earned cash for worthless plastic. I want to buy big gunz (alot), commandos , stompa, g/morkanaut and plundering the chromleg site for the ork walls, the juggernauts (erec...ion!! ), and the german helmet mg42 squads...
must have all of this.. at once..
voice in head: don't buy it now, wait for the codex to arrive, and select only the good units.
but mooooooom, i want it so badly! oh, and maybe the goliath remote mine from chromleg too.
please help!
I know the feeling. I hear voices too.
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
what's happening to me? by browsing this ork rumors day and night, i'm thinking of sending my money (yes, all of it) to the guys from chromleg and 
oh, and maybe the goliath remote mine from chromleg too.
8000 points fully painted
hive fleet belphegor 3500 points
1k sons killteam
