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So let's talk about the good and the bad (that I've spotted so far):

The good:
Broadsides are getting double the potential output (2 SMS and 2 HYMP a total of 16 shots).
Stealth suits, ghostkeels and shadowsun appear to be able to deploy just more than 12" away from enemy models.
Advanced tracking adds 1 to the AP of a weapon.
Target lock removes the modification to hit with moving and shoot heavy or move advance shoot assault weapons.
The shield line potentially dished out mortal wounds to an attacker (albeit unlikely).
Drones can lookout sir for most things within 3"
Pathfinders and darkstrider can scout move 7" at the start of the game.

The bad:
Markerlights - these seem a little less relevant to me now.
Riptide can cause itself mortal wounds on both the reactor and standard overcharge ion (i say bad but it's not too bad).
The fortifications can be blown up and can cause mortal wounds to everything in 6".
Ethereals are less useful (IMO)
Less accurate BS overall.
Flyers are still a bit meh.
The firewarrior turret is basically useless (destroyed if you move out of coherency).
Seeker missiles and destroyer missiles only hit on a 6 (but do cause mortal wounds) making them really naff.

That's all I've got so far.
Overall I'd say it's a mixed bag not much in the way of weapon changes making things pretty much as they were before.
I think some changes are fine, the markerlights suck now in my opinion I will probably forego them in exchange for more weapons.

I need some more time to process.

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A limited shot resource that only hits on a 6 that can't be modified. Who would ever choose that weapon, you'll almost never hit with the things.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/727079/9396455.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/727079/9396455.page GMT
Meaning seekers are garbage if you dumbfire them, which is exactly how they should behave.

There's a thread for this in the tactical board, it's just getting started, but you may find some of the discussion there informative. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/727079/9396496.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/727079/9396496.page GMT