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Very happy they seem to have sacked off the ITC crowd from play testing, absolutely the right decision when it was basically a different game.

Things to do today:
Assemble plastic Thunderhawk
Write rules for angron
Confirm dark angels are actual the best

Damn it. Ninja'ed

Crusade does sound cool.

The "all sizes" is an odd statement. What about Apoc?

I'm intrigued by crusade. Upgrading a SM character to a dread over time sounds great!

Also, using CP to 'unlock' other codex's to use sounds like a pretty interesting way to fix having to take the loyal 32.

Kdash wrote:
Oooh, sounds like ITC etc formats are going to disappear and be replaced by 1 overarching format.

And a new 40k app ready for the new edition... Thank finally!

Both excellent news!

Sounds like they listened about the command points, which is great.

'We discovered that the problem with Command Points was the blatantly obvious problem which any dolt could have predicted. We're professional game developers!'

So now you'll have X CP based in the points you are playing and you pay CP to have more detachments. If I understood correctly.

An hour in, and we have 5 Necron warriors, 1 assault intercessor, a nice new 9th trailer, and one book cover.

BIIIIG changes for CP and Soup.

Start with X CP based on game size.
Spend CP to gain access to 2nd/3rd etc Codex
Spend CP to gain additional detachments.

Initially I liked the new Primaris bikers but upon further thought I would have preferred if they had differentiated them from the originals by keeping the grav propulsion systems of the primaris tanks on them like this amateur 3d model kitbash did.

Cautiously optimistic on command point changes.

Not really liking other suggestions - although have to see how it works in practice. Sounds like lots of soft nerfs for horde armies - although there may be mitigation and points changes etc.

The Command Point changes actually sound good. I was fearing that.

They admit they "overstepped" with the 8th Terrain rules. No gak! The changes better be good.

 Sasori wrote:
Sounds like they listened about the command points, which is great.

Not really, they need to scrap the while thing along with strategems. Because that is what I think they should do... take the game back to being about what choices a player makes are important, and not 'I built this list to abuse these 2-3 strategems'.

It seems that they have addressed my two biggest issues with the 8th edition, CP generation and terrain. I am optimistic.

 dienekes96 wrote:
An hour in, and we have 5 Necron warriors, 1 assault intercessor, a nice new 9th trailer, and one book cover.

If you look at it as a model reveal stream sure.

But informations wise, for 40k, which is what it is.
I kinda expected that as soon as we knew it’d be a 9th reveal.

Really hope Crusade turns out as good as it sounds, think that's exactly what I'm looking for from 40K.

You can play smaller games of 40K now.

That has never been a thing in the past.

40K in 40 Minutes, Combat Patrol? NEVER HEARD OF THEM!

 dienekes96 wrote:
An hour in, and we have 5 Necron warriors, 1 assault intercessor, a nice new 9th trailer, and one book cover.

Plus the leaks, that show a ton of new necron and most likely new space marines

I like the new necron warriors, but I'm annoyed because I already have more necron warriors than I need so I don't think I'll be getting them.
Good job anyway, GW.

Edit : Warriors seem to get a new weapon though, looks like a gauss blaster but probably not as that would be strange, so now I'm conflicted.



Also, I spy a big new thing on the left. I don't know what it is, but it looks great and I want it.
New destroyer on the bottom too. I could use some more destroyers.

Kdash wrote:
THAT CINEMATIC!!!

Yeah, that cinematic was pretty amazing. Screw everything else, I want that as a video game.


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That said, on the topic of everything else:

New Newcrons look pretty great. A hopefully-faster melee unit, and an upscaled dread-style one. Definitely more the kind of thing I like than necron piloted vehicles.
Good warrior, not overwhelmed, but won't miss the plastic rod. Unsure about weapon options- hopefully its a unit weapon swap, not a special/heavy weapon. Don't like the idea of that in necrons.

Curious about the creatively fuzzy photo. I assume that is a new C'tan- the winged thing between the new monolith and the Mortis Engine looking thing.


The assault primaris... honestly whatever. Foot-only assault units are always underwhelming. Same goes for the Primaris Lychguard.
The bikes are pretty nice though

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New edition, not surprised. We'll have to see how many real fixes they can make while keeping books compatible. (Though incompatibility wasn't an option with another far-too-fast edition swap)

The 'Crusade' blah blah narratively interacts with your collections blah blah boilerplate has me rolling my eyes, but whatever.

Danny76 wrote:

 dienekes96 wrote:
An hour in, and we have 5 Necron warriors, 1 assault intercessor, a nice new 9th trailer, and one book cover.

If you look at it as a model reveal stream sure.

But informations wise, for 40k, which is what it is.
I kinda expected that as soon as we knew it’d be a 9th reveal.

The digital+print thing is by far the biggest and best news for me so far. Finally having them packaged together is awesome.

 godswildcard wrote:
I'm intrigued by crusade. Upgrading a SM character to a dread over time sounds great!

Also, using CP to 'unlock' other codex's to use sounds like a pretty interesting way to fix having to take the loyal 32.

And det"s. Hell that sounds a lot like what i have been hoping for 3 years. Got to get lucky once and get what you wish eh

GaroRobe wrote:

 dienekes96 wrote:
An hour in, and we have 5 Necron warriors, 1 assault intercessor, a nice new 9th trailer, and one book cover.

Plus the leaks, that show a ton of new necron and most likely new space marines

But he’s talking about the preview.
We could have had every leak yesterday, but you wouldn’t count it in the reveals on this.

However, the new edition, rules bits and huge info dump.
There’s a huge amount in this reveal, as I said it’s not just about models in this one clearly..

ERJAK wrote:



The digital+print thing is by far the biggest and best news for me so far. Finally having them packaged together is awesome.

Oh, I must have missed that - that is indeed great news.

recaf wrote:

ERJAK wrote:



The digital+print thing is by far the biggest and best news for me so far. Finally having them packaged together is awesome.

Oh, I must have missed that - that is indeed great news.

Yeah I didn’t catch that either. Very good though!

2 model kits so far?

Surely it can't be just those before they inevitably preview the next limited edition model?

Disappointing preview so far, 6 models and telling horde players they cant wrap or cc stop vehicles and by the way they'll max out shots automatically should you try to get there

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
I like the new necron warriors, but I'm annoyed because I already have more necron warriors than I need so I don't think I'll be getting them.
Good job anyway, GW.

Edit : Warriors seem to get a new weapon though, looks like a gauss blaster but probably not as that would be strange, so now I'm conflicted.



Also, I spy a big new thing on the left. I don't know what it is, but it looks great and I want it.
New destroyer on the bottom too. I could use some more destroyers.

Yeah so walker thing on left.
Flyer thing to right of monolith? What is that?
Silent king after that.
New warriors, new 4 leg things, destroyers. Maybe something else in the middle, and monolith perhaps?