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Okay. So we've seen what detachments and strats we're stuck with until books start dropping. What kind of detachments/benefits/strats are you hoping to see for your armies?

Armoured Company - something that lets you bring 9 standard Russes* (+ a tank commander) so you can do an actual armoured company. Or at the very least makes 'em Battleline.
Mechanised Infantry - Something that expands the allowance on Dedicated Transports so you can do a full Steel Legion-style force.
Spirit Host - Puts Wraith units (not the Wraithknight!) into Battleline, and maybe some enhancements for Farseers/Warlocks to give them more Spiritseer-like abilities.
Forge of the Damned - Daemon Engines front and centre!



*And before anyone says anything, yes I'm aware that you can bring 21 Leman Russes currently without shifting what is Battleline. I'm talking about stock standard I-have-a-Battlecannon Leman Russes.

'Sisters of Battle Crutch Detachment'

All weapons with the 'Melta' USR get +6" range.
All weapons with the 'Torrent' USR get -1 AP
All Units get +1 attack on the charge.

Stratagems:
1CP, Meltas get Anti-Vehicle/Monster 4+
1CP, Any weapons where a dice roll determines how many shots it fires, reroll those dice.
1CP, Dominions Only: Bolter weapons gain devastating wounds.
1CP, +1 to wound in Melee
1CP, Vehicle weapons fired from within half range get -1AP
2CP, After a character dies, all miracle dice generated until the start of your opponents next command phase are automatically 6s. Can only be used once per game.

I'm hoping for drukhari detachments that allow archons and haemies to join incubi and grots. Another that comes with wych weapons. And then expanded wargear, relics, warlord traits sections. And of course the magical 'extra enhancement' stratagem they will preview in codex ultramarines.

I estimate somewhere around 2025 I'm so excited.

ERJAK wrote:
'Sisters of Battle Crutch Detachment'

All weapons with the 'Melta' USR get +6" range.
All weapons with the 'Torrent' USR get -1 AP
All Units get +1 attack on the charge.

Stratagems:
1CP, Meltas get Anti-Vehicle/Monster 4+
1CP, Any weapons where a dice roll determines how many shots it fires, reroll those dice.
1CP, Dominions Only: Bolter weapons gain devastating wounds.
1CP, +1 to wound in Melee
1CP, Vehicle weapons fired from within half range get -1AP
2CP, After a character dies, all miracle dice generated until the start of your opponents next command phase are automatically 6s. Can only be used once per game.

bro....

dominuschao wrote:
I'm hoping for drukhari detachments that allow archons and haemies to join incubi and grots. Another that comes with wych weapons. And then expanded wargear, relics, warlord traits sections. And of course the magical 'extra enhancement' stratagem they will preview in codex ultramarines.

I estimate somewhere around 2025 I'm so excited.

Extra enhancemet? You can already take 3 out of the 4 on offer...


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 VladimirHerzog wrote:

ERJAK wrote:
'Sisters of Battle Crutch Detachment'

All weapons with the 'Melta' USR get +6" range.
All weapons with the 'Torrent' USR get -1 AP
All Units get +1 attack on the charge.

Stratagems:
1CP, Meltas get Anti-Vehicle/Monster 4+
1CP, Any weapons where a dice roll determines how many shots it fires, reroll those dice.
1CP, Dominions Only: Bolter weapons gain devastating wounds.
1CP, +1 to wound in Melee
1CP, Vehicle weapons fired from within half range get -1AP
2CP, After a character dies, all miracle dice generated until the start of your opponents next command phase are automatically 6s. Can only be used once per game.

bro....

Still not as good as marines.

ERJAK wrote:
Extra enhancemet? You can already take 3 out of the 4 on offer...

Which doesn't make sense, as you pay points for them. If they were free, then a limit wouldn't be arbitrary. But they cost points, so surely the limit should be the points limit of your army, and how much you are willing to spend?

I'd like an Imperial Agent detachment or two.

I'd like the Sisters Bloody Rose and Sacred Rose equivalent detachments.

Emperor's Children, Daemons of Slaanesh.

I'd like a "First Brood" detachment for GSC, representing the early stages of a Cult rather than the latter.

I'd like to see an Eldar Outcast detachment, or an Aspect Warrior Detachment.

I'd like to see a pure Wych Cult and a pure Coven.

For Guard, I want an Abhuman Auxiliary.

For T'au I want Kroot or Alien Auxiliary.

I'd like to see Armies of Faith (Guard + Sisters + Marines) and Torchbearers (Custodes + Admech + Marines) revisted, but probably just as Crusade forces.

Keep in mind, Stu Black of the dev studio has already talked about detachments a bit.

They're going for archetypes, not army color stuff.

So a 'wind rider' detachment rather than Sam Hain. Maybe bikers rather than White Scars.

For tyranids, 'Monster mash' and 'Vanguard organisms' were dropped into interviews.

Yeah, I'm under no illusions.

I doubt that I'll get what I need out of this edition- it was a longshot from the beginning. As soon as subfactions died for everyone but marines, I should have packed it in.

Anything that stops Astra Militarum from having lethal wounds, preferably OP in comparison so nobody sticks with lethal wounds.

It'd be nice if there was a Detachment that gave Canoptek Scarabs some OC and removed their ability to blow up.

A Detachment centred around C'tan could be pretty unique.

A mind control/terror Detachment for Necrons would be neat.

A Detachment that lets Necrons shoot out of Ghost Arks.

A Superheavy detachment for IG so that you don't need a member of the High Lords of Terra to field superheavy tank crews capable of following orders.

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
A Superheavy detachment for IG so that you don't need a member of the High Lords of Terra to field superheavy tank crews capable of following orders.

Would it be safe to say that, given your recent post history, Mr. Horseyman has really got your gears in a grind?

Not that I disagree, mind, but it seems that that particular unit has garnered your ire quite considerably of late.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
A Superheavy detachment for IG so that you don't need a member of the High Lords of Terra to field superheavy tank crews capable of following orders.

Would it be safe to say that, given your recent post history, Mr. Horseyman has really got your gears in a grind?

Not that I disagree, mind, but it seems that that particular unit has garnered your ire quite considerably of late.

I wouldn't say ire, he's fine.

I just have had a single commander for my Superheavy Regiment for a long time in my fluff, and she has a customized model with a heavily customized command tank and whatnot.

Lord Solar Leontus is a fine gentleman I am sure, but horseback man can't ride in a transport, meaning my heavily customized command tank etc. isn't really very exciting; I have witten fluff about Lord Marshal Katerina Malinenko here before I am sure, and she isn't a horseback woman, haha.

For Orks;

Dreadwaaagh for dreads, kans, nauts, etc
Speedwaaagh for bikes and buggies
Dakkawaaagh for lootas, flash gits, etc

Voss wrote:
Keep in mind, Stu Black of the dev studio has already talked about detachments a bit.

They're going for archetypes, not army color stuff.

So a 'wind rider' detachment rather than Sam Hain. Maybe bikers rather than White Scars.

For tyranids, 'Monster mash' and 'Vanguard organisms' were dropped into interviews.

My understanding is that the archetypes are the intention for the codex detachments, while more specialized detachments will come from campaign and WD materials.

Some kind of Shock Assault/Breakthrough Detachment for AM that gives +3" Movement to Regiment units if there are no enemy units within 6" of them and +1 Strength to Regiment unit ranged weapons if there are enemy units within 6" of them. I just want to make a meaty infantry assault and not feel stupid for doing it.

I would like a Grey Knight detachment that had psychic powers.

Death Guard- I expect 7 detachments,

1 for Typhus/ Zombies
1 for daemon engines
1 for tanks
1 for psykers
1 for flamers and Blightspawn
1 for Terminators
1 for Mortarion

Call me lazy but it's what we had since psychic awakening