Beiträge von Mäxico

Mäxico · 23. Juni 2012

Ich glaube doch nicht möglich.

Danke für den Link.

Mäxico · 23. Juni 2012

thorgas. Und wo gibt es diese Tabelle?

Mäxico · 23. Juni 2012

Hat jemand mal die Alliiertentabelle am start? Finde die gerade nicht.

Mäxico · 6. April 2012

Von Warseer:

"...there may not be much focus on newer Chaos
Space Marine chapters, keeping things squarely on the original 9
Traitor Legions and their splinter factions. This means it's likely
there won't be much or any love for Huron.

Chaos may get a form of Preferred Enemy, but was unsure which units.

On Daemons, Daemon Princes could wind up being
the only "Marked" Daemonic creatures. What this means is unclear.
Could be he means there are no God-specicif Daemons, or that they are
there, just that they don't use "Marks".

Whilst on the subject of Daemon Princes, they will move more in line
with the ones in the Daemon Codex but "with a more Chaos Space Marine
feel", gong on to say they may gain specific benefits for different
Legions.

Terminators were a big topic, Chosen may not
have access to Terminator Armour (contradicting his previous rumour),
but that Cult Terminators would return in some form. He went on to say
he believed there would only be two Terminator units, claiming one
was some sort of "generic cult" unit that was given special rules
according to the Legion being played. He made sure to reinforce that
this was an early playtest, so things could have changed.

From Stickmonkey (Another reliable regular rumor poster)

...a plastic Chaos drop pod could be in the works, but tempered that
by saying we probably wouldn't see it any time soon. Whether the kit
is released soon or not, there could be a chance of the rules appearing
in the Codex though."

Mäxico · 27. März 2012

Mal wieder was hierzu von Belloflostsouls:

"

At the risk of getting the cr@p kicked out of me ..... (after the whole "summer of fliers" thing)

I have heard scraps that suggest there may well be something going on with 'fliers'.

I have heard some snippets about :

a) A kit for a SM flier called a "Storm Hawk"

b) An Ork fighter kit (might have been a fighter/bomber?)

and

c) A 'fliers' supplement. (...as the first supplement to 6th Edition).

Now you have to remember I don't know so much about 40K OR follow 40K rumorz.

So .... I don't know:

a) If you have heard this already?

b) What I am talking about!

When I hear 40K stuff it really doesn't mean that much to me?

So I tried the google 'Storm Hawk' and found this:

(No idea of the original source ... I am sure someone hear will know if it was in a GW publication originally)

"The Storm Hawk is a smaller, more agile transport from the same design
lineage as the Storm Bird. Used extensively for small operations, as the
Heresy progressed much of the STC data to build the Storm Hawk was lost
although the Mechanicum have kept copies so that if it were to fall
completely out of service a variant could be reintroduced at a later
date."

PLEASE REMEMBER THESE IS JUST RUMORZ

I have based this on the smallest scraps of information, from different places.

It is possible I have been mislead or I have put two and two together and come up with complete bobbins. :)"

Mäxico · 23. März 2012

Von bello:

"The book should allow players to field
Legion-specific armies that have a uniqueness similar to older Dex's
whilst simultaneously allowing flexible mixed force builds.

HQ selections may change:

- what units
"count as" (possibly FOC slots, or scoring status)

- wargear upgrades for squads and vehicles

- access to Daemons

- unit sizes (maybe)

Many more flying options
in this book such as:

- Chosen with Jump Packs (expensive)

- Possessed
with Wings (kinda expensive)

- Chaos Assault Marines (average)

-
Raptors

Cult troops could possibly get access to Jump
Packs changing their FOC slot (maybe) but most most units are unable to move FOC slots.

Chosen and Possessed could get the
most significant overhaul in the codex. HQ characters
may be able to take a unit of Chosen as a squad upgrade, thereby not
taking up an Elites slot.

Possessed will lose their current "game costing randomness". Example given was Ogre
Kingdoms Maneaters, who pick abilities from a list before the game.
A particular character may allow one or more
units of Possessed to be taken as Troops.

Berserkers Rage rule to return
to a Ld test, suffering the Rage USR on a failure. He also said that 2
ideas for Chain Axes have been suggested: Rending, or +1S.

Alpha Legion may be able to grant Infiltration to their transports.

Lash of Submission nerfed to be inline with the version in Codex Chaos Daemons.

Sonic weapon options were tested for Dreadnoughts and Predators - including some heavier new sonic tankbusters.

Apocalypse sized releases for Chaos in the near future , an Autocannon-toting flyer was mentioned.

Finally word of the Havoc Launcher upgraded to two shots."

Mäxico · 18. März 2012

Von bello:

"Codex is finished and should be leaving the printers shortly for warehousing ahead of distribution in the next couple of months.

- Four waves of miniature releases planned.

- Mark-specific vehicle upgrades reminiscent of the 3.5 Chaos Marines Codex may appear, such as Poisoned flamers for Nurgle, higher strength/lower AP weapons for Tzeentch, Sonic weaponry for Slaanesh and "brutal blades" for Khorne.

- New specific differences between Raptors and "Chaos Assault Marines". Raptors now a new cult for Night Lords Legion and "Chaos Assault Marines" being available to all Legions and markable.

- HQ choicess will effect the types of units and marks available to your Army. Also noted that "IF 6th Edition returns to Percentages, the Codex will make more sense"

- Finally, word of Daemons being redone for 40K and Fantasy in 2013, with new Greater Daemon models."

Mäxico · 15. März 2012

...ok, dann könnte es klappen.

Mäxico · 15. März 2012

Aber die Flügel der Gargoyles geben doch auch keine Deckung. Mir scheint da auch zu wenig Masse geboten zu werden um nen Schwarmi zu 50% zu verdecken.

Mäxico · 8. März 2012

Von Warseer:

"Apparently Chaos will still struggle with enemy Psychers, though Khorne
will ne able to nullify psychic abilities that target HQs and some unit
champs that can take a specific wargear upgrade, most likely Collars
of Khorne or something very similar.

However Thousand Sons will have more basic unit upgrades available to
them, especially the unit champ/sgt. A curious comment was made by one
of my buddies..."what do you suppose Tzeentch daemon engine would look
like?"

If Alpha Legion does gain the "spies net work" ability, enemy units may be forced to take Ld tests to move or shoot."

Mäxico · 29. Februar 2012

Von Bols:

"

On top of this, I'm hearing there will be a few blister releases for
other armies between now and summer. Even with WFB likely to take the
spotlight in April, I'm being told to expect 2-3 blisters for 40k.

Likely candidates include missing characters for Nids, Necrons, DE. All of which have sculpts ready."

Mäxico · 29. Februar 2012

Von BOLS:

"Up next for 40k sounds like may timeframe for a chaos codex. Rumored to expand upon 4 major legions.

-New plastics

-Chaos dread.

-New plastic raptors

-New plastic plague bearers

-New character sculpts, not sure if abaddon is included..."

Von Warseer:

"*Obliterators: Get more then just "energized" weapons, which may include hvy auto-cannon and missle launcher.

*Special Characters: Several get varying levels of Eternal Warrior
(1-3), which includes Abaddon, Kharn and Typhus and 2 others.

*Characters/HQs: A few more options for mid-level characters which
according to Legion, can be taken as HQ slots (two for one) or as a
separate Elite or Fast or Troop choice that can be split off? Maybe like
a unit of Dark Apostles that can then split off as squad leaders? Not
sure on this exactly. My buddy often talks to quickly!

"

Mäxico · 24. Februar 2012

Ein paar neue Gerüchte via 40kings, von Warseer, DakkaDakka, Bols etc.:

"
von “the Dude”

Darnok recently brought some rumors to the table regarding Chaos,
saying the codex is “done and almost at the printers” whatever that
means.

He also spoke of a few miniatures we can expect to see, including an
Iron Warriors character with servo harness, possible new Obliterators,
and plastic Plaguebearers on round bases. What with 75hastings69′s
recent denial of Plaguebearers in the starter set, it is possible these
are a full plastic kit.

Darnok also said that painted versions of all four Cult Terminators
have been sighted, but said they could have been conversions. These
could have been made with the sprues other rumours have mentioned.

theDarkGeneral told us new Chaos Bikes and the New Dread have been
spotted by GW Memphis staff, who claim these plastic kits have lots of
bits.

They also apparently have a pdf of some sort and say it “screams death and carnage”

The bikes were confirmed as being new, not recut, and the Dread was described as a “crazy spikey combat dread”

theDarkGeneral also implied that there may be an additional heavy
weapon upgrade for Chaos units, but was supposedly told it’s not a
Plasma Cannon

ant1clock told us his local GW told his that the Thousand Sons kit is
no longer available because they are moving to Finecast. It is unclear
if this means a new, all Finecast kit, or if the metal components will
move to FC

von “the Dark General”

Without giving too much hope and taking this with some salt…

I do know they originally talked about and sketched up some Legion
specific “daemonic riders”, which would count as Elite choices. Thousand
Sons atop Discs of Tzeentch (3-9), Noise Marines speeding along riding
Seekers (3-6), Plague Marines sludging it mounted on Beasts of Nurgle
(3-7) and the already mentioned Brazen Knights. Where this all went I
don’t know, but the talks did mention “what would the other Traitor
Legions get?”…

One last tidbit, again shake the salt shaker, but “the boyz” did say
Chaos would get newish upgrades for our Predators, expanding their
weapons upgards, similar to Razorbacks, but without the troop capacity
and instead having side mounted weapons. An example would be twin-linked
plasma gun turret and single plasma gun side sponsons. NOW THIS HAS ME
EXCITED!!! I do hope they’re not pullin’ my leg! (i’ll kick ‘em if so!)

auch von “the Dark General”

Yes, I did earlier mention that Chaos Legions was to be 3 separate
Codexes but as with many things GW they take twists and turns as time
marches on. I’m sure with 6th Edition near completion, the thought of
having to revamp so many other Codexes was a daunting task, and adding 3
Chaos Legions and a Daemons Codex was just a bit much for their plate.

Yeah, it was new bikes, not the old molds they saw, along with a
“crazy spikey combat dread”. As for Raptors, well I guess they’re
becoming more accessible for Night Lords, while the rest of the Legions
get jump pack upgrades or “assault marines”.

Cult upgrades are for sure, though i’m still not clear as to how
they’re doing this. Last I heard it was separate sprues that may be
direct only for Cult Terminators, etc. Funny, with all the Havocs I own
you’d think i’d ask about them? LOL! Unfortunately (or fortunately) we
may get one more heavy weapons upgrade for our choices, but i’m told
it’s not a Plasma Cannon…?"

Mäxico · 24. Februar 2012

Also ich weiß gar nicht was ihr habt, ich finde den Tyrannofex voll geil! Ist von der Pose her halt nah am Biotitanen. Aber auch da gefällt es mir.
Den Tervigon finde ich auch recht gut, gerade die Hornplatte des Schädels ist cool.

Den Flügeltyranten hätte ich lieber als Harpye gesehen. So finde ich den Oldschooltyranten (3te Edi) mit Flügeln immer noch stylischer.
Die anderen Tyrantenvarianten sind ok, wobei mich hier der Größenunterschied zur aktuellen Version interessieren würde.

Neue Waffensets sind natürlich super und längst überfällig, aber der Preis ist happig.

Robal: Ich hab`noch keine Minen! Wenn du also welche verschenken möchtest nehm`ich die gerne

Mäxico · 13. Februar 2012

Das hier ist wohl die Basis für die neuen Gerüchte. Ob was dran ist ist stark zu bewzeifeln...

" Please forgive any odd formatting, etc, here, as this was copied over
from a HTML file that was exported from another program, so there's some
weirdness going on.)

Stealth'o: hey

AbusePuppy: Hey yourself. What's up?

Stealth'o: just saw you talking in the chatbox

Stealth'o: wanted to say hi

AbusePuppy: It turns out I hang out there quite a bit. More than I should, really.

Stealth'o: lol yeah ive seen you a lot

Stealth'o: but i mostly dont say anything

Stealth'o: (first time unsing nick)

AbusePuppy: Well, that's most people, really.

Stealth'o: so you play tau?

Stealth'o: ive read the articles youve posted on them

AbusePuppy: Most of those are Kirby's, not mine, but yeah, Tau is one of
my back-burner armies right now. They're neat, but they're just too
luck-dependent for my tastes currently.

Stealth'o: heh that gets fixed soon

AbusePuppy: Yeah, so the rumors say, but they say a lot of stuff, so I
don't really believe much. It's pretty in the air at this point.

Stealth'o: no they actually are

Stealth'o: theyre the next book to get done

AbusePuppy: Where'd you hear that?

Stealth'o: didnt Hear it from anyone

Stealth'o: i just know

AbusePuppy: Like magical space knowledge? No offense, but...

Stealth'o: sigh no ive actually seen the new stuff myself

AbusePuppy: O_o Like... for reals?

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: im part of their playtest group

AbusePuppy: Whoah. That's... that's pretty cool.

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: i laugh whenever i see someone post something like

Stealth'o: gw never playtests anything!

Stealth'o: lol cause i know different

AbusePuppy: It's harder to balance things that most people think.

Stealth'o: YES!!

Stealth'o: thank you

Stealth'o: im so sick of people saying its easy to make everything perfect

Stealth'o: we change every unit ten times trying to fic stuff

Stealth'o: and still its not good enuf

AbusePuppy: Seriously. So, uh, if you don't mind my asking, what's the
new book like? Please tell me that Cruddace isn't writing it, I'm not
sure I can bear to have him kick another one of my codices square in the
junk.

Stealth'o: lol no

Stealth'o: phil kelly is the guy for this book

Stealth'o: some of us think that cruddace is getting pushed away from writing new 40k books

Stealth'o: because of nids and sob

Stealth'o: but Officially we havent heard anything

AbusePuppy: Thank you God, Jesus, Buddha and Allah.

Stealth'o: i like it a lot

Stealth'o: its pretty good but theres still some stuff to fix

Stealth'o: but most of it is done at this point

AbusePuppy: Makes sense, they need like a ~3 month print window, don't they?

Stealth'o: i dont know actually

Stealth'o: but we always finish testing way before

Stealth'o: anything comes out

AbusePuppy: So, um, without sounding too forward... what can you tell me? >.>

Stealth'o: lol

Stealth'o: im not supposed to say anything but...

AbusePuppy: Aww, you tease.

Stealth'o: lol no its okay i dont think the gw police will find me

AbusePuppy: You fool, I'm secretly working for them!

Stealth'o: gasp

Stealth'o: ive been setup, you rat!

AbusePuppy: Now say something about getting away for it if not for us darn kids.

Stealth'o: lol

AbusePuppy: So is any of the current rumor stuff true? :\ Because it kinda sounds like bullshit.

Stealth'o: some of it is real actually

Stealth'o: but i think a lot of it is just good guesses

AbusePuppy: SO the usual?

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: i mean its not hard to figure out something like

Stealth'o: fire warriors get cheaper and ethereals arent bad nemore

AbusePuppy: Herp de derp indeed. What's the deal with HQs and troops and
FoC-swaps? Kelly seems like he's done a lot of that in the past, so
it'd be natural to see more now.

Stealth'o: yeah the hq slot is gonna be way more open than before

Stealth'o: shasels make crisis into troops if you take the right gear

Stealth'o: they have way more options than before

Stealth'o: but also theres some other good hqs

AbusePuppy: Like a Kroot Shaper? :3 I know some folks that are really looking forward to an all-Kroot army.

Stealth'o: lol maybe

Stealth'o: but there is a stealth suit commander

AbusePuppy: Let me guess, you were one of the ones rooting for that?

Stealth'o: yup

Stealth'o: doesnt mak estealth troops

Stealth'o: but si still pretty good

AbusePuppy: Are Crisis gonna get a new box? Because I love those silly
chicken-leg things, but the ankles... dear god, the ankles...

Stealth'o: sorry no

Stealth'o: weve been told there is no new box for them because they have a good kit

Stealth'o: but they are making a sprue for broadsides and commander

AbusePuppy: Huh. Like re-cuts for those kits, or...?

Stealth'o: no like a new upgrade sprue

Stealth'o: in plastic so no more metal/plastic gluing

AbusePuppy: Oh, so there'll be the current Crisis kit and then another kit to turn them into Broadsides/Commanders.

AbusePuppy: That's cool.

Stealth'o: yeah and it has all the Special Issue gear on it

AbusePuppy: Are they adding more of that?

Stealth'o: some more

Stealth'o: some of it is also different

Stealth'o: a lot of stuff changed

AbusePuppy: Well, a lot of it had to, the codex was basically still from 3E.

Stealth'o: lol yeah

Stealth'o: the new book is pretty clearly designed for 6th though

Stealth'o: they do a lot of stuff very differently than before

Stealth'o: dones dont count for morale anymore

AbusePuppy: That's a huge plus. "Oh no, our expendable buddies are dying, run for it!"

Stealth'o: they also added some new drone types

Stealth'o: one with heavier guns and a melee drone

AbusePuppy: Tau melee units? O_o

Stealth'o: well its still not good

Stealth'o: but better than the other stuff

Stealth'o: it has meq stats and a power weapon

Stealth'o: with counterattack

AbusePuppy: I guess that's... okay.

Stealth'o: its kinda like a shield drone in how i use them

AbusePuppy: T4/3+, so yeah. Are Markerlight Drones at all useful now? I converted a bunch up and they're sitting in my case.

Stealth'o: lol markerlights are all different now

Stealth'o: all drones are relentless

Stealth'o: and and the tokens work differently

AbusePuppy: How so?

Stealth'o: theyre assault guns now so you can move and shoot

Stealth'o: and multiple tokens dont help

AbusePuppy: "Don't help" like you can't use more than one token on a unit? Tha kinda sucks.

Stealth'o: no

Stealth'o: its like

Stealth'o: you can have tokens to do different things

Stealth'o: but you cant use more than one to do the same thing

AbusePuppy: On a single shot, you mean?

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: so you can use one to make your gun twin linked

Stealth'o: or make them reroll cover

Stealth'o: or pinning

Stealth'o: but you cant use two to do it again

AbusePuppy: Well, that's just the rules there, but yeah, that's cool.

Stealth'o: yeah mls are good now

AbusePuppy: They were good before, they were just impossible to get anywhere other than Pathfinders or for too high a price.

Stealth'o: prices are similar

Stealth'o: but so much more useful!

Stealth'o: since you can split fire with them

AbusePuppy: Noice, I was hoping they'd keep that ability for the Tau.

Stealth'o: yeah pathfinders can do it

Stealth'o: and theres an upgrade for it

AbusePuppy: What other kinds of new units do we get to see?

Stealth'o: a ton of stuff

Stealth'o: tau get s omany more units now

AbusePuppy: That happens with every codex, though. Look at Necrons.

Stealth'o: yeah but theyre adding all the castes

Stealth'o: not just fire

AbusePuppy: Like, as playable units?

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: air = flyers

Stealth'o: water = hq upgrade

Stealth'o: earth = repairer

AbusePuppy: So Tau get a one fo the new "fast skimmers which are secretly airplanes"?

Stealth'o: yup

Stealth'o: theyre copying a lot of fw stuff for the new book

AbusePuppy: That's pretty standard these days.

Stealth'o: yeah just like the maticore and trygon

Stealth'o: theyre making a kit for the barracuda but its smaller

AbusePuppy: Do they give it some extra guns? Because I was always... unimpressed with the Barracuda.

Stealth'o: it gets a bunch more stuff

Stealth'o: and its cheaper

AbusePuppy: It kinda has to be, all FW's stuff is overpriced for the most part.

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: theyr also doing the tetra and hazard

Stealth'o: and maybe one other

Stealth'o: but it had problems

AbusePuppy: "One other"?

Stealth'o: ill just keep that a secret

Stealth'o: grin

AbusePuppy: *glances at FW's page* ...Knarlocs?

Stealth'o: grin

Stealth'o: nope!

AbusePuppy: I don't see what else it could be, given the kits FW has made. One of the named chars...?

Stealth'o: no

Stealth'o: but they are redoing all the named chars in the book

Stealth'o: aunva farsight and shadowsun

Stealth'o: also adding an air character in a tank

Stealth'o: tank = flyer

AbusePuppy: Oh good. :\ Is it less poorly-done than Pask and the Dais and shit like that?

Stealth'o: hes pretty okay

Stealth'o: but they changed the way that named chars work

Stealth'o: in 6th so it makes sense

AbusePuppy: We'll, see, I guess. I mean I will, you've already seen.

Stealth'o: lol yeah

AbusePuppy: Okay, so allies: do we get many more of them, or is it still
just Kroot/Vespid? Because I really, really want to be able to field an
army with tons of allies, it's what I like about them.

Stealth'o: they get some new ones

Stealth'o: demiurg

Stealth'o: hrud

Stealth'o: humans

AbusePuppy: Squats?!?!

AbusePuppy: Seriously?

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: grin

Stealth'o: theyre kinda like in fantasy

Stealth'o: slow but heavy hitters

Stealth'o: with good ap guns and strength

AbusePuppy: Are the Gue'vesa same as the old PDF version?

Stealth'o: no theyre pretty different

Stealth'o: more like the allies from old inquisition

Stealth'o: you can take some ig units as renegades

Stealth'o: and use them

AbusePuppy: Oh shit. That's hardcore.

Stealth'o: yeah but

Stealth'o: theres a lot of good tau stuff that kinda blows ig away

Stealth'o: so its alsmost a waste

Stealth'o: kroot are same cost as an ig trooper now

Stealth'o: and they have +1save and s4 gun

Stealth'o: and two attacks

AbusePuppy: So kinda just better? O_o

Stealth'o: yeah but you need a shaper

Stealth'o: and still no armor

AbusePuppy: Not having armor is the best part about Kroot. :3 Get charged, get eaten, let the Tau shoot 'em!

Stealth'o: lol yeah

Stealth'o: but with stealth they dont need armor

AbusePuppy: Cover saves are basically the Tau army's best friend.

AbusePuppy: Kroot, Gun Drones, every tank they have...

Stealth'o: tanks get stealth now

AbusePuppy: Like, all of them?

Stealth'o: its from disrupton pod

Stealth'o: gives stealth or

Stealth'o: 6+ if you have no cover

Stealth'o: but more expensive

AbusePuppy: Well, it'd have to give you points if it got any cheaper. >.>

AbusePuppy: Are Fire Warriors getting anything, or are they still stuck in the dump?

Stealth'o: fw are not bad

Stealth'o: pulse is s6 now

AbusePuppy: Penetrating Rhinos with basic troops, fuck year!

Stealth'o: yah they are very scary

Stealth'o: bust canons also are s6

AbusePuppy: That might actually make them worth using, although it was mostly the range that crippled them before.

Stealth'o: they are longer range now

Stealth'o: a lot of weapons changed profiles

Stealth'o: and have longer ranges

Stealth'o: plasma is s7 like imp stuff now, missiles are the same as autocannon

Stealth'o: the hazards guns all got better, too

Stealth'o: extra shots on melta cascard and ion, some other stuff

AbusePuppy: That's good, all the 12" and 18" bullshit was killing Tau.
We can't fight in melee but we have short-range guns, hurr!

Stealth'o: yeah that is over

Stealth'o: tau are a fast shooty army now

AbusePuppy: They had some long-range guns (Railguns, Seekers), but
mostly it was way, way too short for my tastes and for the army to work
effectively.

Stealth'o: seekers are 72 now

Stealth'o: but theyre damage went up

AbusePuppy: Well, 72" isn't really any different from unlimited at the end of the day.

Stealth'o: yeah

Stealth'o: but they can be fired in two different modes nopw

Stealth'o: and have two upgrades

AbusePuppy: So more like Frag/Krak?

Stealth'o: yeah but better

Stealth'o: s8 ap3 blast

Stealth'o: s6 ap5 large blast

Stealth'o: s5 ap6 large blast no cover

Stealth'o: s9 ap1 2d6

Stealth'o: the last two are the upgrade ones

AbusePuppy: Melta missile! Do the upgrades replace the normal ones, or are they extra fire modes?

Stealth'o: you can only shoot one type each turn

Stealth'o: but it can be any type

AbusePuppy: Heh, I might finally get to use my magnetized hardpoints, then. :3

Stealth'o: skyrays are so good now

Stealth'o: i love mine

AbusePuppy: I might have to pick some up as a prepratory measure, then. Only had one currently.

Stealth'o: i would do it

Stealth'o: you are gonna need them

AbusePuppy: Okay, so the other big question, then: is Tau before or after 6E?

Stealth'o: i dont know

Stealth'o: im not on the test group for 6th

Stealth'o: so i dont know anything about it

AbusePuppy: Awww. Well, I guess I can't be _too_ disappointed with what you've told me. :3

Stealth'o: lol yeah

Stealth'o: the new tau are really cool

AbusePuppy: Do they push the timeline forward any?

Stealth'o: not really

Stealth'o: but they do add more stuff

Stealth'o: they get revenge for urien killing their planet

Stealth'o: and theres more of the big fight with crowe

AbusePuppy: That was one of the best stories in the DE book.

Stealth'o: they basically go ballistic on him

Stealth'o: and theres lots of other cross stuff

Stealth'o: with other xenos and races

Stealth'o: fropm the 4th sphere expansion

AbusePuppy: Sweet. Xenos-on-xenos is always good to see, since like 90% of everything is about the Imperium, one way or another.

Stealth'o: theres that too

Stealth'o: it sorta says that there might be

Stealth'o: some people in the imp working with the tau

Stealth'o: or maybe friends with them

Stealth'o: trading technology for space

Stealth'o: etc

AbusePuppy: So not just 100% "everyone punches everyone all the time"-fest? Gasp!

Stealth'o: lol yeah

Stealth'o: the tau are just like the imp now

Stealth'o: but less stupid

AbusePuppy: Well, stupid in their own, unique way.

Stealth'o: no they are more hardcore now

Stealth'o: not just the nice guys of the galaxy

AbusePuppy: How much of the old book's fluff is getting cut? I really
liked having the Tau alphabet, history, etc, in there. I mean, it's not
like I have to throw my old book away, but...

Stealth'o: the book is a lot longer

Stealth'o: tey add a whole section on tau culture

Stealth'o: and how they live

Stealth'o: or work mostly

Stealth'o: since thats the point of tau culture

AbusePuppy: I am carefully avoiding any kind of "Arbeit Macht Frei" joke right here

Stealth'o: godwin!

Stealth'o: no you get to see the tau from their perpsective

Stealth'o: they also had some tau Psykers early on

Stealth'o: but they got removed

AbusePuppy: Tau psykers? Isn't that kinda contradictory?

Stealth'o: well they had a lot of complaints

Stealth'o: about de having no psykers and no defense

Stealth'o: so they looked at it

AbusePuppy: That was a fairly significant issue for the DE book, yes.

Stealth'o: but in the end they didnt like it

Stealth'o: so they were dropped

Stealth'o: but theres still some stuff

Stealth'o: that links to them in the new fluff

AbusePuppy: Shit, I gotta go to work here.

Stealth'o: lol

AbusePuppy: Well, really I had to go to work a while ago, but...

Stealth'o: lol its okay

Stealth'o: i should go to

AbusePuppy: Thanks for all the info, mang.

Stealth'o: no problem

Stealth'o: get working on those tau!

AbusePuppy: Ha ha, I basically have to at this point, don't I?

AbusePuppy: Anyways, later.

Stealth'o: later"

Mäxico · 13. Februar 2012

"
-Tau will be the first codex of next year

-Phil Kelly is writing the new book, not Cruddace or Ward as has otherwise been rumored.

-Crisis suits do not get a new kit, but they are getting an upgrade sprue for making special issue weapons and Broadsides.

-A Shas'el Commander unlocks Crisis suits as troops. Other types of commander are implied, including a Stealth Suit commander.

-Drones are changing significantly in how they are bought. Several new types of drones (heavy weapons, melee) are being added.

-Markerlights are Assault 1 weapons now; burning one counter lets you
reroll misses or forces the enemy to reroll either cover or pinning
tests. Pathfinders have the innate ability to split their fire to
multiple targets.

-At least one unit from each of the five castes will be fieldable in the codex.

-There is at least one flyer (the Barracuda) in the book and getting a plastic kit, possibly more.

-Several other Forge World units (Tetras, XV9 Hazard Suits) are getting brought over as well.

-There is at least one new named character "pilot" for a flyer, a la
Pask, but the system to represent them is apparently being reconsidered
as part of 6E.

-Demiurg are added to the book, functioning "like Dwarves in Fantasy,"
with ponderous, low-AP guns and strong melee attacks. Hrud are present
as well.

-Gue'vesa are available, working similarly to Inquisitorial allies drawn from the IG codex.

-Kroot Carnivores will be 5pts to bring them more in line with IG costs.
They keep the same statline (and have Stealth?) but require a Shaper
(unsure if he meant as an HQ or as a mandatory squad member.)

-Disruption Pod gives the Stealth USR and grants a 6+ cover save if you lack one.

-All Pulse weapons are Strength 6 in the new codex, as are Burst Cannons.

-Plasma Rifles and Missile Pods are now the same stats as their Imperial
counterparts (the Plasmagun and Autocannon, respectively.)

-Seeker Missiles are 72" range and can be fired with one of several
different profiles. The basic missile is still S8 AP3, but gains the
Blast property. A second, "frag"-type mode is S6 AP5 Large Blast; these
two fire modes come standard on the missiles (only one type can shoot
each turn.) Two additional upgrade fire modes are available that improve
on them, one that is S5 AP6 Large Blast No Cover Saves, another that is
S9 AP1 and rolls 2d6 for penetration.

-The new codex expands on their fluff significantly, giving them more
interactions with other xenos races, including resolving their grudge
with Urien Rakarth and more on the story between them and Crowe.

-It's also implied that there is a faction friendly to (or at least neutral with) the Tau within the Imperium itself. Heresy!

-We learn a lot more about Tau culture and the kinds of lives their citizens lead.

"

(Advanced Tau Tactica)

Mäxico · 13. Februar 2012

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