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Celestine missing and on last chance to buy pretty much confirms a new codex with a plastic Celestine kit in my mind... we'll see.

Chikout wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:
So I haven't really been following this epically fast growing thread, does this mean we think we won't be getting plastic Sisters given they've just reboxed the existing metals and released a resin character model?

They haven't rebound them. They will probably ship in simple white boxes like before. This whole situation is very strange. It is possible that that first hint was a poorly judged joke, but they really need to come out and clarify things. This feels like old, money grubbing GW. If they do come out with plastic sisters in a few weeks, everyone who spent money on metal will be justifiably pissed.

It's odd if they're just packing them in white boxes that they'd bother putting them up for "preorder".

The new mini has box art shown. None of the others do. If I was anything more than passingly interested in sisters I would be pretty annoyed right now.

I think that anyone who wants to jump into Sisters can afford to wait a couple weeks (up to about 2 months) to see if the plastic stuff hits.

Bare minimum the new Canoness, Exorcists, and Immolators can be a safe pick-up.

Where dem leaks at?

Thanks for the review, VeteranNoob! Codex: Imperial Agents is as advertised. That's okay.

The SoB re-releases, the Canoness and the large SoB section in Codex: IA make me feel the next SoB products may come in the first half of 2017 - but not in January. Anyway...

Are there any new rumors about an upcoming boardgame featuring plastic Inquisitor 40k models? Sad Panda, have you heard about it?

This whole situation is incredibly frustrating and aggravating.

Bin video says plastic Sisters of Battle are coming, is it a joke?
We get plastic Sisters of Silence, could bin video have been referring to these?
We get CIA which essentially has the entire Sisters codex in it
We get a limited release Canoness
We get all the metal sisters back on pre-order despite being gone for months

The hell does all this mean? If plastics are coming at the end of Jan why would they put up metal models for order? Is the limited edition Canoness suppose to be a bandaid or something? Why would they essentially put the whole Sisters codex in CIA and then release the same thing just 2 months later?
Why would the release the metal models again if we are getting plastic in 2 months? That's a really good way to make people really angry.

Will the rules and points cost be the same as in the Digital One?
This is my biggest worry right now, if they are the same then GW did nothing and the army is basically worthless still :(

Here's to hoping the Inquisition list got updated.....I'd like a Troops choice (preferably Storm Troopers) so i can run a somewhat viable and fluffy kill team (as opposed to super overpriced or extremely gimmicky). Heck, even getting some Storm Troopers as part of the retinue would let me use my modeled up ones.

Some new henchmen types would be cool as well (some of the types we are missing from the old Witch Hunter and Daemon Hunter book), though I have a feeling it's going to be a straight copy and paste from the digital codex. If that's the case, I'll probably pass, box up my 40k stuff and wait to see what 8th does with the game.


Also, I'll second Warhams on any info about the potential Inquisition boxed game Atia hinted at the other day.

The only questions that matter atm are if the Acts of Faith are the same useless ones we have atm

I find the ignore Cover and Rending ones very useful myself.

Is it just my anti-Baby Carrier bias, or is it right to be really annoyed that the Dreadknight is in this book over something more fitting (like an HQ or a Transport).

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Is it just my anti-Baby Carrier bias, or is it right to be really annoyed that the Dreadknight is in this book over something more fitting (like an HQ or a Transport).

You are certainly not alone on that my friend. You'd think a power armor Grey Knight squad or a librarian would be a better fit.

 Mr Morden wrote:

The only questions that matter atm are if the Acts of Faith are the same useless ones we have atm

I find the ignore Cover and Rending ones very useful myself.

Yes, because Ignore Cover is really good with Storm Bolters and Flamers.... Giving Storm Bolters assault 10 or flamers Torrent, now that would make that AoF interesting.

Rending for one phase once per game... wow? Eldar pretty much get that with all their weapons and it works every phase all game long.
Shooting 4 Heavy Bolters or Heavy Flamers with rending once per game isn't going to change anything. Why not take an Exorcist instead? Does the same thing and does it better. It's quite sad this is the best act of faith in the codex and it's still not particularly good.

 MadCowCrazy wrote:
This whole situation is incredibly frustrating and aggravating.

Bin video says plastic Sisters of Battle are coming, is it a joke?
We get plastic Sisters of Silence, could bin video have been referring to these?
We get CIA which essentially has the entire Sisters codex in it
We get a limited release Canoness
We get all the metal sisters back on pre-order despite being gone for months

The hell does all this mean? If plastics are coming at the end of Jan why would they put up metal models for order? Is the limited edition Canoness suppose to be a bandaid or something? Why would they essentially put the whole Sisters codex in CIA and then release the same thing just 2 months later?
Why would the release the metal models again if we are getting plastic in 2 months? That's a really good way to make people really angry.

Will the rules and points cost be the same as in the Digital One?
This is my biggest worry right now, if they are the same then GW did nothing and the army is basically worthless still :(

They're coming, we just don't know when. I agree with Warhams that it suggests it will be after January. It specifically said SoB, so it's not the SoS.

We know Arcanites are coming and Duardin - so perhaps it's those first and then back for the sisters.

 pretre wrote:
According to that thread, VN doesn't plan on posting here or in great detail.

The amount of negativity he's had flung at him from Sisters players (OMG Y U NO LEAK SISTERS) even after he explained it won't happen til after the pre-order hits, I don't blame him.


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 Gamgee wrote:
They are not being squatted. They hyped them in a big video, they release a new not limited resin model, tons of rumors about them coming out, and now this very book says it's just formations to take small compliments of each of the 9 factions in the book with formations from this codex.

Just because the Deathwatch are in here doesn't mean they will get squatted ect. I knew this was going to be so and here it is. It makes it pretty clear this is not a replacement for an actual codex for any factions in here but a codex... supplement for all Imperium armies.

Nothing I've seen has killed the sister mojo except rampant fan speculation and denial that they could actually be happening despite all evidence to the contrary.

TLDR: Calm down everyone. Sisters still on the way until proven otherwise.

If anything I view Imperial Agents as more of a glorified Inquisition Codex.

I mean, you have Inquisition in there...

And a whole bunch of stuff the Inquisition is likely to requisition for their operations.

Sisters players seem very ungrateful. Makes sense that I'm joining you.

This may not be Codex: Adepta Sororitas but it is a codex that contains all of their units. And stop expecting sisters to be better than space marines.

Any word on what the Deathwatch get? At the moment I've only got units from Death Masque and (soon to be) Overkill, and I'm looking at just using them with what will soon be my Imperial Agents force of Inquisition and Assassins. Will I be able to do it with just the IA book, or will I need the Deathwatch codex as well?

Another note, I am aware that I can use the formations for both, but I've built my Death Masque marines differently and I have an extra bike added in

NivlacSupreme wrote:
Sisters players seem very ungrateful. Makes sense that I'm joining you.

This may not be Codex: Adepta Sororitas but it is a codex that contains all of their units. And stop expecting sisters to be better than space marines.

Well except that they apparently don't have the main Special Character of the Army? Imagine removing all the Space Marine SC's and saying - it doesn't matter you can use your normal units?

We do need to see more definite stuff to make judgements however.

They really should have limited those Canoness's. I got to the webstore at 10:00 and began to refresh. By the time I got on to the Canoness they were all gone.

Yep, all sold out in less than 10 minutes...

Well Canoness Veridyan is already temporarily out of stock in the UK. The pre orders were actually up at around 9.55 UK time.

Well, I didn't get a Canoness.. :-(

I was early enough to see the 'Pre-order' tab, but alas it wasn't meant to be...

I'm miserable again. I was as fast as I possibly could have been but the resellers still got their before me.

Just a temporary out of stock rather than sold out, she will be back. Just set up an email notification with the GW website.

I would but my email doesn't go to my phone. I still know later than other people.

She is still available in France. There is such a difference in number of players between UK and France ?
It make sense, 40k is Brit, after all, I guess.

 NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Well, I didn't get a Canoness.. :-(

I was early enough to see the 'Pre-order' tab, but alas it wasn't meant to be...

Welp. Looks like I'm just going to convert my own if her rules are amazing.

 mmzero252 wrote:

 NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Well, I didn't get a Canoness.. :-(

I was early enough to see the 'Pre-order' tab, but alas it wasn't meant to be...

Welp. Looks like I'm just going to convert my own if her rules are amazing.

Just wait for more to come into stock. It's not limited edition or anything.

But then I won't get mine next week. I might take my chances at the store.

 Genestealer Acolyte wrote:

 mmzero252 wrote:

 NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Well, I didn't get a Canoness.. :-(

I was early enough to see the 'Pre-order' tab, but alas it wasn't meant to be...

Welp. Looks like I'm just going to convert my own if her rules are amazing.

Just wait for more to come into stock. It's not limited edition or anything.

I was going to convert my own anyway. I'll put her in the same pose, sure..but that model is super hideous. Looks just like the art, but the art is hideous too.

NivlacSupreme wrote:
Sisters players seem very ungrateful. Makes sense that I'm joining you.
This may not be Codex: Adepta Sororitas but it is a codex that contains all of their units. And stop expecting sisters to be better than space marines.

Don't know if this is bait or just trolling...

Exactly what should we be grateful for? It's also never about being "better than space marines", it's about being on par since SM are the closest comparison. I get the impression you have no idea how sisters players have been treated over the years or how poorly balanced the WD and then Digital are when compared to any other codex. I already compiled some of the problems earlier in the thread. It basically comes down to this, why is a model with 4 on all stats cheaper than one with BS4 and 3 on all other stats?
SM Scout 11pts
Space Marine 14pts
Battle Sisters 12
Retributor 12
Dominion 13
Celestian 14 - Same cost as SM but -1S,T and I
Seraphim 15pts

Celestians cost the same a a Space Marine, but AoF are so powerful!!! Celestians get Furious Charge if they pass a Ld test one phase once per game and have a 6++. I sure am ungrateful for this overpowered unit... Even if the cost of sisters were reduced to 10pts per model for all they would still be bad.
Acts of Faith are what makes the Sisters special and they are some of the worst army abilities in the game.