Tau force org changes

[ak318]

went on GW site found that both fireblade and gundrone squad have been moved into troops section.

[Iceman]

Well Fireblade is simply an upgrade to Tau firewarriors so no surprise. However the drones used to be fast attack.

[Andrew Thomas]

Objective Secured Drones would be interesting, but it's possible that they're just repacking them separately. It's possible that they're the new Ripper Swarms, and Farsight Enclaves-style lists are losing access to ObSec Crisis Suits, although it's also possible that you might get a role-shift like the Tervigon, although I bet that that's what's happened with the Fireblade.

[Gamgee]

Interesting. So we might have four troops now. FW, the new FW things, Kroot, and Drones. That's cool. Also a lot. I hope they make drones BS3. BS2 is useless.

[Lord Mayhem]

Interesting. So we might have four troops now. FW, the new FW things, Kroot, and Drones. That's cool. Also a lot. I hope they make drones BS3. BS2 is useless.

Hardly; gun drones with BS2 are about 10% more likely to hit than Firewarriors with BS3 (55% vs 50%). Marker drones are not great at BS2, but that's what drone controllers are for.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

Drones as troops would be cool, since I practically only like floaty non-humanoid things lol. love the idea of a fleet of different drones.

[Lord Mayhem]

If we have drone troops, this would call for a large drone conversion for an HQ, (counts as Commander battlesuit); maybe a Pathfinder Drone, or a Riptide shield generator as the base model...

[Chris*ta]

If we have drone troops, this would call for a large drone conversion for an HQ, (counts as Commander battlesuit); maybe a Pathfinder Drone, or a Riptide shield generator as the base model...

I dunno. I kind of like the idea of a bunch of regular drones, a few "specialist" drones with pilots, and a boss type who keeps the pilots in line. This is pretty much wishlisting at this point though ...

[Erik Setzer]

BS2 is useless.

You should try playing Orks some time...

[Charistoph]

I dunno. I kind of like the idea of a bunch of regular drones, a few "specialist" drones with pilots, and a boss type who keeps the pilots in line. This is pretty much wishlisting at this point though ...

It would be a good reason to replicate the best infiltration team in history (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/D-Squad)!

Okay, you can stop laughing now.

[ak318]

Well Fireblade is simply an upgrade to Tau firewarriors so no surprise. However the drones used to be fast attack.

yes but my question is will the fireblade go the way of the brrodlord where it became a sergeant but kept its captain statline and powers cause if so ow pain will be had

[Chris*ta]

It would be a good reason to replicate the best infiltration team in history (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/D-Squad)!

Okay, you can stop laughing now.

Hey! I liked that episode.

[Merellin]

The Cadre -Fireblade has been in the Troops section of the GW website since he was first released, Atleast on the swedish page. So thats nothing new.. I did always wonder why a HQ was in the Troops slot on the webstore but GW is GW... The Gundrones are something new in that slot though..

[Charistoph]

Hey! I liked that episode.

I liked it, too. But that was a mission that succeeded despite some of its members (though far better than if a certain Binks was in there).


The Cadre -Fireblade has been in the Troops section of the GW website since he was first released, Atleast on the swedish page. So thats nothing new.. I did always wonder why a HQ was in the Troops slot on the webstore but GW is GW... The Gundrones are something new in that slot though..

Indeed. How many times has speculation arisen just because the web team screwed up?

Still, I would be disappointed if the Fireblade turned Broodlord. Sure, it would sell more Fireblades, but why not do that with Chaplains, then?

[Andrew Thomas]

Still, I would be disappointed if the Fireblade turned Broodlord. Sure, it would sell more Fireblades, but why not do that with Chaplains, then?

Better Tervigoned than Broodlorded.