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2014/11/07 22:16:18
Subject: Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
Davor wrote: Is there any word when the new Venomthropes/Zoanthropes go on sale? Reading so many pages, I am wondering if I missed it somewhere.
Today the pods went on pre-order.
So next week for pre-order, in 2 weeks they go on sale.
My guess anyway.
Thank you.
Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".
2014/11/07 22:24:01
Subject: Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
Well, all of this will sure make it easy on my wife to do Christmas shopping for me. Geez, after so long of feeling completely unloved by GW as a Tyranid player, this is a nice start to rebuilding the bridges (y'know to devour everything on the other side....)
Battlesong wrote: Well, all of this will sure make it easy on my wife to do Christmas shopping for me. Geez, after so long of feeling completely unloved by GW as a Tyranid player, this is a nice start to rebuilding the bridges (y'know to devour everything on the other side....)
You mean, devouring everything on one side of the river/chasm, then using the biomass from said devouring to build a bridge to cross to the other side... and then devour everything on that side.
"Let my brothers practise their swordplay. They can finish off whoever is left."
— Purgator Rocht Kavanar
Chi Rho Brotherhood 2.5k
Hive Fleet Setekh 5k
Deimos Skitarii Maniple 400
2014/11/07 23:54:22
Subject: Re:Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
If that big spore is on a 40mm base, then the model is about 3 1/4" tall to the top of its spikes compared to the FW Meotic spores at 2 3/4" and 2 7/8" depending on which one you measure, so the Meotic Spores will work fine for the new big spores.
Same here.
I'd actually consider putting more money into GW (AKA actually buy models) if I could get the rules in the
box or for free. It'd also be a LOT more helpful than having to bring photocopies of FW or other less known models' rules instead
of lugging around all the different books. Lol.
I can already see assault armies becoming a lot more dangerous and viable if these spores prove popular too!
timd wrote: If that big spore is on a 40mm base, then the model is about 3 1/4" tall to the top of its spikes compared to the FW Meotic spores at 2 3/4" and 2 7/8" depending on which one you measure, so the Meotic Spores will work fine for the new big spores.
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
The box kit for tyranids coming out next weekend is a Venomthrope-Zoanthrope dual kit that will come with 3 models. The exciting part is that there is a new zoanthrope character upgrade called a Neurothrope, which very much sounds like the old Doom of Malanti. it comes with a spirit leech -warp charge 1, that targets an enemy unit within 18". Leadership check on 3d6 or suffer a wound by each point the test was failed with no armour or cover saves. Each wound also adds 1 to your dice pool for Warp Blasts.
Very exciting time to play Tyranids. So many new kits that really expand our book.
supposed psychic ability for the Neurothrope, posted earlier in this thread. Not sure if anything else has been said about it. I'm guessing it'll be an upgrade to a Zoanthrope brood, similar to how Broodlord upgrades work.
2014/11/08 04:28:34
Subject: Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
Biovore, Pyrovore, Lictor, Death Leaper and Broodlord.
These are the only remaining non-plastic minis in the Tyranid range (I don't count the old 2nd Ed Rippers). Do we think they'll get around to replacing these, or will they simply remove certain things (like the Pyrovore) from the game?
On a side note though, the fact that most Tyranid things are plastic now is pretty damned impressive.
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Lictor/Deathleaper, and Biovore/Pyrovore dual kits after the thrope kit next week. If that does happen, maybe we'll see a plastic Broodlord in the rumored Shield of Baal set. Would that make tyranids the first army to be available entirely in plastic?
This would all be icing on the cake though, personally I am already blown away by the quality of the recently released nid kits. I don't know if my poor wallet could handle any more.
2014/11/08 04:54:45
Subject: Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
That would be an unprecedented number of plastic kits in one go wouldn't it?
Although we just had big plastic releases for fantasy Nurgle, and that has to be a smaller market than Tyranids, so who knows.
2014/11/08 04:58:29
Subject: Tyranids get a Drop Pod - Update Nov 7th, and a Neurothrope / Venomthrope / Zoanthrope! Pg 17
H.B.M.C. wrote: On a side note though, the fact that most Tyranid things are plastic now is pretty damned impressive.
It is... however the primary reason I like plastic is because it makes things more affordable than resin/metal for building larger armies. I'm looking at these and seeing that despite being plastic they're still $30AUD each, so it hasn't really reduced the cost of building an army. I bought all my Zoans and Venomthropes for less than $20AUD each anyway
BA 6000; 
1250
Chi Rho Brotherhood 2.5k
Deimos Skitarii Maniple 400 
(building)
