Assault Wave Serpent with what appears to be a Guardian riding Shotgun!
WOO-HOO!
Assault Wave Serpent with what appears to be a Guardian riding Shotgun!
WOO-HOO!
but but but there is only one shadow weaver mentioned, so where did You get the info regarding spiders ??
I note it doesnt say small blast, just blast on that too- maybe the errata is its a large blast?
I agree, this is the reason why most FD squads you see are small AND an Exarch is only taken for the sole purpose of manning the Aegis gun.
As you said, this is true for tournament gaming. But please remember, 40k is not really a good tournament game as GW stresses again and again it is meant for narrative gaming.
Besides that, I feel people are underestimating the usability of the FD. With the new codex this might change but with the last one they have been my primary shooting unit. Because after they had their go, even Hawks could clean up the leftovers....
This is not completely correct. You could take 2 FGs in a stormguardian squad. Which I have done often. And with the option of up to 20 men in that it worked ok in popping a vehicle and then assaulting the remains.
WARNING!
The German GW site features pictures of the "new" Avengers box, more precisely the sprues in it.
There are only 4 regular DA and one exarch body in this box!
You can not build a full 10 men squad with 2 boxes but will need 3.
Talking about price increase.
And now Fire Dragons die less from the Land Raiders they explode. I think overall it's a good rule update for them which will hopefully internally balance the codex a bit. I think now they'll feel a little bit less like an Ork suicide squad.
My gut tells me Spiders will have a combined fire option similar to Shadow Spectres.
Side note: I have a corsair army. Anyone know how new codex rules and updates to wargear will impact them?
Last edited by cebalrai; 05-25-2013 at 04:46 AM.
Thanks murgel, it's so nice to see a non-dismissive responce for a change
Yes, and BTW Dragon Exarch can't have Tank Hunters or Crack Shot power anymore. Just a small cherry on top of the cake, so to speak )
I do remember that. And I'd actually go as far as to suggest that GW games are not meant for gaming at all They exist mostly because they give GW customers an illusion that the models they buy have some purpose other than their own desire to have them just because they're cool. That, and the fact that a codex works as a sort of "framework" or a "guideline" for a collection, that pushes a person to buy many more models than (s)he'd ever buy if (s)he were just collecting.As you said, this is true for tournament gaming. But please remember, 40k is not really a good tournament game as GW stresses again and again it is meant for narrative gaming.
I bet GW would be totally happy if their customers would've built massive collections, amassed huge armies, and gathered together occasionally to show off those collections & armies, and... didn't play at all, moving straight to final stage of bragging over a pint ))
Right, and to do that you don't need Fire Dragons, do you? And that is precisely my point. With the Fire Dragons now being considerably less cost-effective, people are likely to start switching to other ways of dealing with armour. Especially since with the new dex you (hopefully) won't need a FD exarch to man the quad gun, as there would be other, more elegant ways of dealing with fliers.This is not completely correct. You could take 2 FGs in a stormguardian squad. Which I have done often. And with the option of up to 20 men in that it worked ok in popping a vehicle and then assaulting the remains.
Last edited by SeekingOne; 05-25-2013 at 05:03 AM.