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I was hoping TS would at least get rules for the nine cults but more as a Army wide rule not just sorcerers. Hopefully they can be applied to rubrics and scarab occult terminators.

He seems really bland, like a normal random captain. His power sword is basically the same as any random lieutenant.

In the grim darkness of the dark future, there is only...

primarines!


Just as expected, a grand total of 1 miniature for (yaaay) primaris again... but nonetheless still manages to dissapoint... Or not even that, I think it is just super boring

I think I know the shittist "story" of the book as well, TS do bad things, they are almost fulfilling their goal, when suddenly then GK and DA arrives and slaughter every one except Magnus and Ahriman, so the ritual fails, DA and GK suffer "heavy" casualties (of the handful they were sent in), TS lose thousands and thousands of rubrics, auxiliaries and sorcerers, but somehow in the end it is all again a stalemate just as it were before beginning...

So yet more money I can save... They could have released a proper DA supplement/codex/whatever and save us the trolling hype.

I could not care less about rules, but as I said, I suspect it will be a full DA supplement except for the name... so yay!

We whine for days in here.

Look, sadly it's one of those things we should expect by now. It might contain fun rules (hopefully it does) but a PA release just doesn't mean all that much. I was super excited when they announced PA because I assumed it'd be a book every 3-4 months and they'd always be accompanied by a boxset containing some new stuff, like Phoenix Rising (but not hella overpriced).

What we ended up getting isn't that and until they reveal a boxset alongside a PA release there just isn't all that much to get hyped about beforehand.

Not enthused by the model.

But looking forward to the book all the same.

Hopefully he has an alternate build like Mephiston. Don't like the helmet in hand. That helmet would look really good on his head. Otherwise, not really seeing anything terrible with him.

I usually like primaris but find the Liutenants kind of plain. This DA guy though, really looks the part. Great feel of aristocratic nobility of the first mixed with the new style.

Darn it, I Always fall for the Dark Angels (no pun intended), despite my go to marines being SW.

 Warpspy wrote:
In the grim darkness of the dark future, there is only...

primarines!


Just as expected, a grand total of 1 miniature for (yaaay) primaris again... but nonetheless still manages to dissapoint... Or not even that, I think it is just super boring

I think I know the shittist "story" of the book as well, TS do bad things, they are almost fulfilling their goal, when suddenly then GK and DA arrives and slaughter every one except Magnus and Ahriman, so the ritual fails, DA and GK suffer "heavy" casualties (of the handful they were sent in), TS lose thousands and thousands of rubrics, auxiliaries and sorcerers, but somehow in the end it is all again a stalemate just as it were before beginning...

So yet more money I can save... They could have released a proper DA supplement/codex/whatever and save us the trolling hype.

I could not care less about rules, but as I said, I suspect it will be a full DA supplement except for the name... so yay!

I'm not sure anyone expected anything less tbh, only 2 more marine amendment books to go and we're home free. Until then just roll with it, not worth being negative or disappointed.

The big crimbo reveal is a SM captain? Loltroll.

So, right for Christmas, GW offers me a new cool mini of a DA Captain named after me ?! Awesome !

 Fayric wrote:
I usually like primaris but find the Liutenants kind of plain. This DA guy though, really looks the part. Great feel of aristocratic nobility of the first mixed with the new style.

Complete opposite for me. They make their minis ludicrously busy these days, have done for years. The Primaris lieutenants are, for the most part, refreshingly understated and utilitarian.

I suppose the official paintjob show the DA captain had his eye brows burned off by a "gets hot" -forging the narrative.

WhiteDog wrote:
We whine for days in here.

no matter what the model people'll claim it's wrong. wrong faction, wrong unit, it looks dumb etc. can't please everyone and those not pleased are always gonna be the loudest

Well lets face it, while that might not be a primarised Azrael, if you make a Watcher holding a combi-plasma, he could pass as a primarised Azrael without any trouble.

He's a nice model. Detailed but not overly busy. And more fancy DA power swords/winged helms are always welcome, even if they are crap primaris ones. Although I guess it could be passed off as a MkIV helmet.

*snickers, then bursts out laughing*

someone, get us the total primaris captain and lieutenant count!

anyway, i do wonder what TS and GK are getting out of this book. come on something decent at least.

...sooner this comes out sooner we can see what marine release is in the tau book.

 Warpspy wrote:
In the grim darkness of the dark future, there is only...

primarines!


Just as expected, a grand total of 1 miniature for (yaaay) primaris again... but nonetheless still manages to dissapoint... Or not even that, I think it is just super boring

I think I know the shittist "story" of the book as well, TS do bad things, they are almost fulfilling their goal, when suddenly then GK and DA arrives and slaughter every one except Magnus and Ahriman, so the ritual fails, DA and GK suffer "heavy" casualties (of the handful they were sent in), TS lose thousands and thousands of rubrics, auxiliaries and sorcerers, but somehow in the end it is all again a stalemate just as it were before beginning...

So yet more money I can save... They could have released a proper DA supplement/codex/whatever and save us the trolling hype.

I could not care less about rules, but as I said, I suspect it will be a full DA supplement except for the name... so yay!

This. It'll feel exceptionally bad to buy a book entirely for DA, with a DA on the cover even, for a few pages of rules and a name generator

I'm ready to make a bet : I believe the book will come with a few hints about a possible primrization or Azrael, Sammael and/or Belial.
I would have loved if GW had released a primaris interrogator chaplain that would have killed Asmodai in a single combat or something like that, and not just another new captain that does not change anything in the lore of the DA.

Yes, another Space Marine, but at least it's a Dark Angel, so not another case of only loyalist Marines getting all the love...

I am just utterly baffled why they don't use the chance to redo one of the more iconic Dark Angel characters so they can stop selling metal/resin ones.

Would have also preferred something a little more dynamic. I think he is probably the worst of the new Primaris marine characters so far. he is growing on me a little, but I will definitely need a different head. It;s just a shame that BA get a spectacular Mephiston model, and this is the best they can do for DA....basically a copy of a Primaris Lt they have already made....in robes.

 Eldarsif wrote:
I am just utterly baffled why they don't use the chance to redo one of the more iconic Dark Angel characters so they can stop selling metal/resin ones.

A new Ezekiel would have been such a good idea ... but I guess this will give them a lot of opportunity for future DA miniatures.

 grouchoben wrote:
The big crimbo reveal is a SM captain? Loltroll.

No, the big crimbo reveal is 2 army books for Age of Sigmar and a throwaway mini for 40k so you lot don't chainsaw your tits off for not getting a release for 1 month.

Was anyone actually surprised by the release of a Primaris Dark Angels character for Ritual of the Damned? I mean… this has been a 100% consistent pattern ever since September…

SPOILERS: Saga of The Beast will have a Space Wolves one, too.

Also, I personally don't mind that the DA guy is less dynamic than other Primaris characters have been. DA are the really stoic, grim, resolute, reserved ones after all, and this dude does look stoic, grim, resolute and reserved.

And as others said, the Big News here is Aether War, not the 40k stuff.

mortar_crew wrote:

 dan2026 wrote:
Goddamn another space marine.
I thought there was going to be an interesting reveal.
I only have myself to blame.

Oh my...

Whatever.

Same here.

To be fair, it was always going to be a space marine. Maybe not a primaris one, but it's a book of gk/da vs ts

 Apple Peel wrote:
So presumably, the new Dark Angel content is what BA got and updated data sheets/new Primaris unit datasheets (not really new content, just revisions). I could only wonder what depth Grey Knights and Thousand Sons will get. The depth level of Thousands Sons could be an indicator for what the Death Guard get in whatever book they are in.

When both armies released, Death guard got (and still have) way, waaaay more than thousand sons, both in terms of units and new models. What TS get is in no way, shape or form an indicator for what DG will get because I fully believe they will continue the trend

nataliereed1984 wrote:
Was anyone actually surprised by the release of a Primaris Dark Angels character for Ritual of the Damned? I mean… this has been a 100% consistent pattern ever since September…

SPOILERS: Saga of The Beast will have a Space Wolves one, too.

Also, I personally don't mind that the DA guy is less dynamic than other Primaris characters have been. DA are the really stoic, grim, resolute, reserved ones after all, and this dude does look stoic, grim, resolute and reserved.

And as others said, the Big News here is Aether War, not the 40k stuff.

And Marines have still had fewer new models during PA than Eldar. GW need to cool it with all the Xenos releases.

JSG wrote:

nataliereed1984 wrote:
Was anyone actually surprised by the release of a Primaris Dark Angels character for Ritual of the Damned? I mean… this has been a 100% consistent pattern ever since September…

SPOILERS: Saga of The Beast will have a Space Wolves one, too.

Also, I personally don't mind that the DA guy is less dynamic than other Primaris characters have been. DA are the really stoic, grim, resolute, reserved ones after all, and this dude does look stoic, grim, resolute and reserved.

And as others said, the Big News here is Aether War, not the 40k stuff.

And Marines have still had fewer new models during PA than Eldar. GW need to cool it with all the Xenos releases.

I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic, cos "Space Marines are getting too little support, Eldar are getting too much" is… quite a take.

nataliereed1984 wrote:

JSG wrote:

nataliereed1984 wrote:
Was anyone actually surprised by the release of a Primaris Dark Angels character for Ritual of the Damned? I mean… this has been a 100% consistent pattern ever since September…

SPOILERS: Saga of The Beast will have a Space Wolves one, too.

Also, I personally don't mind that the DA guy is less dynamic than other Primaris characters have been. DA are the really stoic, grim, resolute, reserved ones after all, and this dude does look stoic, grim, resolute and reserved.

And as others said, the Big News here is Aether War, not the 40k stuff.

And Marines have still had fewer new models during PA than Eldar. GW need to cool it with all the Xenos releases.

I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic, cos "Space Marines are getting too little support, Eldar are getting too much" is… quite a take.

Yet factually true.

Space Elves: Two special characters, two units.

Space Marines: Mephiston and a literal who? BT got nothing.

JSG wrote:

nataliereed1984 wrote:

JSG wrote:

nataliereed1984 wrote:
Was anyone actually surprised by the release of a Primaris Dark Angels character for Ritual of the Damned? I mean… this has been a 100% consistent pattern ever since September…

SPOILERS: Saga of The Beast will have a Space Wolves one, too.

Also, I personally don't mind that the DA guy is less dynamic than other Primaris characters have been. DA are the really stoic, grim, resolute, reserved ones after all, and this dude does look stoic, grim, resolute and reserved.

And as others said, the Big News here is Aether War, not the 40k stuff.

And Marines have still had fewer new models during PA than Eldar. GW need to cool it with all the Xenos releases.

I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic, cos "Space Marines are getting too little support, Eldar are getting too much" is… quite a take.

Yet factually true.

Space Elves: Two special characters, two units.

Space Marines: Mephiston and a literal who? BT got nothing.

"So far, in these four books, over the last couple months, alone, with no consideration to anything else, or anything before that, or the wider patterns of GW releases, Eldar have gotten more new stuff than Space Marines, therefore Space Marines are unsupported and Xenos are getting too much" is not a very good argument.