Blacksails wrote:
This already exists as Centurions, in both assault and devastator variants.

 Frozen Ocean wrote:
I get that 40k-ing elements of things you like can be cool (I'm currently trying to think of rules for Riptides patterned after Vayeate and Mercurius from Gundam Wing), this doesn't really work in the same way as the ALDNOAH.ZERO version does since Space Marines aren't mechs.

A better word to use would be "harness". Outside the armour is a rather impractical place to put additional components, but it's your lore. Also that image is tiny and impossible to make out unless you already know what you're looking at.

Assault Marines could gain the same rules as any Mark of Chaos for a slightly higher cost. Tacticals could be the same, but with optional Relentless (which would have to be expensive) so they could make excellent use of all those heavy weapons they have the options for.

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
This already exists as Centurions, in both assault and devastator variants.

While I understand that, this is a much smaller version of that, and hopefully less sucky. If you've seen Elysium, its a bit like the exoskeleton the main character in that wears, but for power armor, rather than being a whole second layer of power armor.

If you look at the image, the black layer would be the Conformal Power Assist System, and the orange would be the regular power armor.

This would be a few points a model as a buff to the squad, a Centurion Warsuit is a whole different weapons system.

 Emperor Pigeon wrote:

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
This already exists as Centurions, in both assault and devastator variants.

While I understand that, this is a much smaller version of that, and hopefully less sucky. If you've seen Elysium, its a bit like the exoskeleton the main character in that wears, but for power armor, rather than being a whole second layer of power armor.

If you look at the image, the black layer would be the Conformal Power Assist System, and the orange would be the regular power armor.

This would be a few points a model as a buff to the squad, a Centurion Warsuit is a whole different weapons system.

Centurions do not suck.

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Emperor Pigeon wrote:

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
This already exists as Centurions, in both assault and devastator variants.

While I understand that, this is a much smaller version of that, and hopefully less sucky. If you've seen Elysium, its a bit like the exoskeleton the main character in that wears, but for power armor, rather than being a whole second layer of power armor.

If you look at the image, the black layer would be the Conformal Power Assist System, and the orange would be the regular power armor.

This would be a few points a model as a buff to the squad, a Centurion Warsuit is a whole different weapons system.

Centurions do not suck.

For more than the cost of a fully pimped out Devastator Squad full of dudes, you're getting a fraction of the firepower on a Centurion squad that you could get on a bare-bones Devastator squad. They're slightly more durable, but Combat Squading the Devs and putting them in Rhinos negates this, giving you a vastly more mobile force that is almost as durable, for a fraction of the cost.

Assault Centurions are too slow to reliably make their cost back without being shot to death.

 Emperor Pigeon wrote:

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Emperor Pigeon wrote:

Heir of the Void wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
This already exists as Centurions, in both assault and devastator variants.

While I understand that, this is a much smaller version of that, and hopefully less sucky. If you've seen Elysium, its a bit like the exoskeleton the main character in that wears, but for power armor, rather than being a whole second layer of power armor.

If you look at the image, the black layer would be the Conformal Power Assist System, and the orange would be the regular power armor.

This would be a few points a model as a buff to the squad, a Centurion Warsuit is a whole different weapons system.

Centurions do not suck.

For more than the cost of a fully pimped out Devastator Squad full of dudes, you're getting a fraction of the firepower on a Centurion squad that you could get on a bare-bones Devastator squad. They're slightly more durable, but Combat Squading the Devs and putting them in Rhinos negates this, giving you a vastly more mobile force that is almost as durable, for a fraction of the cost.

Assault Centurions are too slow to reliably make their cost back without being shot to death.

Just use three stock standard centurions, 9 heavy bolter shots and 18 bolter shots will decimate hordes all of which is twinlinked. Also they work very well in the anti-tank role with Imperial fists chapter tactics. admittedly Assault centurions require to much investment to be viable.

on another note i do particularly like the power assist harness so an idea might be something along the lines of movement buffs, say for 5pts a model they can move an additional 3", and for a more advanced form it grants relentless, perhaps at 8pts a model?