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I know this might be leaping to huge conclusions, but is it just me or does the whole Necron 'formations within formations' seem like it might be testing the waters for what could be a template for Ork Klan supplementation? A lot of what they are doing in the Necron book for different Dynasties or whatever seems like it would work well with the Ork Klans. Kult of Speed for example would require you to bring perhaps a certain amount of bikes, trukks, and buggies, and grant them unique benefits for doing so. Etc etc.

Anyone else think this could be a good sign? Or am I just a wishful Grot who put too much thought into it?

The Decurion thing has more of an Imperial Guard feel to me. Its a very structured way of organizing things while giving special rules to some, but not all of the units in the force. So, one formation specializes is anti- infantry, another specializes in anti- tank/ MC another specializes in being a distraction Carnifex etc. Being so organized where every unit belongs to one formation and all those formations belong to a bigger, super formation isn't Orky.

I could see a Kult organization method where if you take one formation you get all of its USRs, but if you take another, you get the USRs for both formations, and then some. This way, you are encouraged to have a force with variety, and are rewarded for playing a horde style army by taking lots of things. But there would be no crazy Force Org Chart made up of formations in my mind.

A grot can dream ^_^

Edit: I'd love a Klan formation that would give our Walkers a much needed boost up. Or something to make Deffkopters even more appealing. Or Stormboyz...oh Orks. I love thee.

I miss the klans =(

If you can give "chapter tactics" to make various marine chapters it wouldn't take much to do the same thing for ork klans. Or even like a chaos mark be neat.

They talk about the klans in all the codex being different yet no in game rules to represent that. Sad face =(

There will never be a 'klan' supplement, because southern american white supremacists do not exist in 40k.

I wish the orks could get clans. I feel like that is the direction they will head with all the codexes, with ultra-formations. They are probably testing it out with Necrons first. I feel like orks could have clans, space marines could have chapters, chaos space marines and chaos can have cults, Tau can have formations working together, and etcetera for all the other armies.

That would be pretty awesome! If that is how they build the Harlequin detachment, then you could be sure that's the way it will go for everyone

 Furyou Miko wrote:
There will never be a 'klan' supplement, because southern american white supremacists do not exist in 40k.

Not sure if I should laugh just to make you feel better or roll my eyes.

 Furyou Miko wrote:
There will never be a 'klan' supplement, because southern american white supremacists do not exist in 40k.

Yeah, that's kind of an unfortunate choice of naming conventions on GW's part...

 DarkLink wrote:

 Furyou Miko wrote:
There will never be a 'klan' supplement, because southern american white supremacists do not exist in 40k.

Yeah, that's kind of an unfortunate choice of naming conventions on GW's part...

If anyone really gets all that riled up over it, they're being a bit too sensitive and/or looking WAY too far into a game about toy soldiers. Considering Ork (C)Klans have no 'racist' back tones to it really, trying to, jokingly or otherwise, tie them to the actual gaks (The KKK) need to take a step back.

*Sigh*

My point is, Games Workshop have never called them Klans.

They have always been the Goff Clan, the Evil Sunz Clan, the Deathskull Clan.

The idea of Ork Klans is nothing but the byproduct of internet stupity.

 Furyou Miko wrote:
*Sigh*

My point is, Games Workshop have never called them Klans.

They have always been the Goff Clan, the Evil Sunz Clan, the Deathskull Clan.

The idea of Ork Klans is nothing but the byproduct of internet stupity.

Too true, it's always been Clanz with a "C".
It's probavly the only "C" used in Ork Kultur.

 grendel083 wrote:

 Furyou Miko wrote:
*Sigh*

My point is, Games Workshop have never called them Klans.

They have always been the Goff Clan, the Evil Sunz Clan, the Deathskull Clan.

The idea of Ork Klans is nothing but the byproduct of internet stupity.

Too true, it's always been Clanz with a "C".
It's probavly the only "C" used in Ork Kultur.

And the writers were probably thinking of this when they named Orky 'kultur'.