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How about a changing the companymaster so he can use a bike.
And let him chose something else then a powersword and relics for a melee weapon when he equips a terminator armour.

Also, I would like to see a 5man bike command squad.

1: totally agree

2: he has some cool options already, can't say I noticed he can only take a power weapon.. You sure about that?

3: while it is odd that we only get 3 bikes, they can be made very
survivable, but I do agree a 5 man unit would be better.

For myself I would like an anti air option for the nephilims missiles, when I.saw the target lock special rule I assumed it meant the missiles were twin linked, then I read the rule book and was surprised, I still think the missiles should be str 7

1. I understand why they did it the way they did it....but sure why not.

2. Definitely need to beef up the Terminator melee weapon options. (Possibly even extend this to DW Sergeants, TH/Storm Bolter or whatnot)

3. I would like to see the command squad have the option to buy 3 more (bringining it up to 6)

4. Whirlwind 2 tiered upgrade
1. Gains S7 AP4 Heavy 2 Skyfire missile to its repetoire of missiles
2. Replaces all missiles with S8 AP1 Heavy 1, TL, Skyfire, Interceptor missile (essentially making it a Hyperios)

There is only one company master who is in command of bike units. That guy is Sammael.

Yeah, I don't see the need, in the Dark Angels codex, to give the Captain a bike. I agree it should be an option when the SM codex gets updated.

1. I don't see the need
2. He can take all the options he wants
3. Should've been 5
4. Nephilim
Avenger bolt cannon s6 ap 3 heavy 5
Blacksword missiles s 8 ap 4 heavy 1

 captain collius wrote:
1. I don't see the need
2. He can take all the options he wants
3. Should've been 5
4. Nephilim
Avenger bolt cannon s6 ap 3 heavy 5
Blacksword missiles s 8 ap 4 heavy 1

The companymaster loses the ability to take melee upgrades if he got terminator armour. But the armour itself includes a sword.
So you cant have an axe, mace, lightning claw, fist and a hammer. But you can have the relics. Still no access to AP2 weapons.

I feel alittle sorry for the normal captains. They are left behind. And because the terminator armour limits their weapons. A bike could be an option.

Two more things I'd like to add:
5. Give combatsquads to DW terminators.
6. Remove the boltpistols from the RW bikers, they dont really need it. Give the srg. a sword.

 DarknessEternal wrote:
There is only one company master who is in command of bike units. That guy is Sammael.

And there is only one company master in command of terminator units, what's your points, ours is that company masters are supposed to have full access to the armoury.

Master Bob: What do you mean I can't take a bike?
Techmarine: Sorry m'lord but you aren't master of the second company.
Master Bob: But I'm not master of the first either and yet you will allow me terminator armour.
Techamarine: Uhhhhh.....*runs away*

Don't you see how silly that is?

 Krellnus wrote:

 DarknessEternal wrote:
There is only one company master who is in command of bike units. That guy is Sammael.

And there is only one company master in command of terminator units, what's your points, ours is that company masters are supposed to have full access to the armoury.

Master Bob: What do you mean I can't take a bike?
Techmarine: Sorry m'lord but you aren't master of the second company.
Master Bob: But I'm not master of the first either and yet you will allow me terminator armour.
Techamarine: Uhhhhh.....*runs away*

Don't you see how silly that is?

But all Captains are members of the Inner Circle, and hence are members of the Deathwing. The first company, the Deathwing, are veterans, and you do not get to be a captain unless you are clearly a veteran.

Upon thinking about it, the lack of bike captains is a fluff thing, by the time that the company master achieves its rank, its no longer in the doctrine of the dark angels to allow him a bike, if he had shown skill in that area he would have been in the ravenwing and thus promoted along that line of advancement, the other side of that however is the deathwing, anyone can attain this rank.

Things I would like to see in DA codex Errata:

Remove the Blade of Caliban altogether and replace with Relic Blade (like all other SM). As is, the SoC is basically worthless with the Unwieldy special rule.

The Nephilim / Dark talon needs to be changed a lot:
Should be able to upgrade the twin linked bolter to an additional twin linked lascannon (obviously at + point cost)
Blacksword Missiles (which unless I am miskaken are intended for dogfighting?) should be S8 (at least) and AP 2. They should not be usable against non-flyers. They should also have a much longer range.

Most of the other suggestions I would have are more generic and would apply to either the Core Rulebook, or to SM codices in general, so I will not list them in this thread

I would also like to say that GW or FW need to make some models and bits to fit some of the new options (many razorback kits need to be made such as twin linked assault cannons and lascannon/plasma gun).