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2020/10/19 10:48:26
Subject: Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
Why is there a big fuss made over Primaris Lieutenants? Even GW keeps banging on about them as if they were the Space Marine equivalent to Real Madrid players.
Don't get me wrong; I got one in the Recruit starter set and admittedly he does look rather swanky, but he just seems to be the budget HQ choice for Marine players...what am I missing here?
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2020/10/19 10:54:47
Subject: Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
You have a UK flag next to your name. Surely you get sarcasm and satire, right?
"Nu GW" is like this self aware thing that likes to make memes out of its own... blunders. GW have released more Primaris Lieutenants than entire armies have entries in their books and have been rightly criticised and mocked for it by the fanbase.
GW make a self aware meme out of it (see the Abaddon model reveal video) and here we are. Same goes for the "Open another chamber!" thing with Stormcast from AOS, though that one has died down a bit, but it has its same origins as the Primaris Lieutenants.
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2020/10/19 11:08:50
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units." Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?" Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?" GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!" Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.
2020/10/19 11:13:23
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units." Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?" Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?" GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!" Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.
2020/10/19 11:29:09
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
Blackie wrote: First one in the list, number 20, is definitely the best Lt.
abbadon lowers his pts though...
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units." Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?" Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?" GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!" Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.
2020/10/19 11:47:00
Subject: Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
GW make a self aware meme out of it (see the Abaddon model reveal video) and here we are. Same goes for the "Open another chamber!" thing with Stormcast from AOS, though that one has died down a bit, but it has its same origins as the Primaris Lieutenants.
"Cawl! You can't solve all our problems by just making more Primaris marines!"
Edit: I just googled ablutions and apparently it does not including dropping a duece. I should have looked it up early sorry for any confusion. - Baldsmug
Psiensis on the "good old days":
"Kids these days...
... I invented the 6th Ed meta back in 3rd ed.
Wait, what were we talking about again? Did I ever tell you about the time I gave you five bees for a quarter? That's what you'd say in those days, "give me five bees for a quarter", is what you'd say in those days. And you'd go down to the D&D shop, with an onion in your belt, 'cause that was the style of the time. So there I was in the D&D shop..."
2020/10/19 21:41:08
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
GW make a self aware meme out of it (see the Abaddon model reveal video) and here we are. Same goes for the "Open another chamber!" thing with Stormcast from AOS, though that one has died down a bit, but it has its same origins as the Primaris Lieutenants.
"Cawl! You can't solve all our problems by just making more Primaris marines!"
Cawl: "Hold my lubricant-beer..."
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2020/10/19 21:55:59
Subject: Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
Grimtuff wrote: You have a UK flag next to your name. Surely you get sarcasm and satire, right?
"Nu GW" is like this self aware thing that likes to make memes out of its own... blunders. GW have released more Primaris Lieutenants than entire armies have entries in their books and have been rightly criticised and mocked for it by the fanbase.
GW make a self aware meme out of it (see the Abaddon model reveal video) and here we are. Same goes for the "Open another chamber!" thing with Stormcast from AOS, though that one has died down a bit, but it has its same origins as the Primaris Lieutenants.
Aye this. They did a training exercise where a whole bunch of sculptors did a Lieutenant to get a feel for sculpting Primaris, the decided they liked them all and gradually released them over time. There were many needless salty nerd tears and a meme was born.
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2020/10/19 22:25:09
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
GW make a self aware meme out of it (see the Abaddon model reveal video) and here we are. Same goes for the "Open another chamber!" thing with Stormcast from AOS, though that one has died down a bit, but it has its same origins as the Primaris Lieutenants.
"Cawl! You can't solve all our problems by just making more Primaris marines!"
Cawl: "Hold my lubricant-beer..."
If I recall his actual answer was "Like [censored] I can't!" If I'd seen it out of context I would have taken it for a bit from If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device.
kingheff wrote: Isn't there a pretty comparable number of Primaris captains too by now? That's not even including chapter specific captains like Adrax Agatone.
Ironically this is both true, and they're missing Lieutenants. They need a Gravis Lieutenant. A Terminator Lieutenant. Possibly more. A bike Lieutenant for White Scars and Ravenwing Successors.
My WHFB armies were Bretonians and Tomb Kings.
2020/10/21 12:15:15
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
If I recall his actual answer was "Like [censored] I can't!" If I'd seen it out of context I would have taken it for a bit from If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device.
Yeah - and then he hit the big red "Primaris" button
Salty as I've been about marine releases, even I got a pretty good laugh out of that!
Edit: I just googled ablutions and apparently it does not including dropping a duece. I should have looked it up early sorry for any confusion. - Baldsmug
Psiensis on the "good old days":
"Kids these days...
... I invented the 6th Ed meta back in 3rd ed.
Wait, what were we talking about again? Did I ever tell you about the time I gave you five bees for a quarter? That's what you'd say in those days, "give me five bees for a quarter", is what you'd say in those days. And you'd go down to the D&D shop, with an onion in your belt, 'cause that was the style of the time. So there I was in the D&D shop..."
2020/10/21 15:32:14
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
I'd say a focus on Primaris Lieutenants is also a bid by GW to influence the American market and educate them on proper pronunciation of English
Context
Spoiler:
This came out at the very start of the year. So when Sisters of Battle were mostly just out; Pointy Aelves (Lumineth) were teased and previewed; Sons was a "myth/rumour/hint".
SamusDrake wrote: Why is there a big fuss made over Primaris Lieutenants? Even GW keeps banging on about them as if they were the Space Marine equivalent to Real Madrid players.
Don't get me wrong; I got one in the Recruit starter set and admittedly he does look rather swanky, but he just seems to be the budget HQ choice for Marine players...what am I missing here?
Cheers.
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2020/10/22 09:40:49
Subject: Re:Why the excitement for Primaris Lieutenants?
Togusa, I now have this image in my mind of James Workshop hosting a self-help youtube channel. His message being that we should all come to terms with our inner Primaris Lieutenant, and visit our nearest Warhammer Store today and liberate him from the shelves.