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 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
i imagine part of the issue with ksons is that their range was made right before the new SM scale was implemented, so GW might not want to do new infantry since it would look out of place next to the first wave

Thousand Sons are embiggened.

 Overread wrote:
Hmm

Sound = Sonic Guns
Touch = Close combat weapons
Taste = Feral close combat unit (no weapons just claws and jaws)
Sight = Laser based guns
Smell = elite leader alluring unit (debuff unit)

This would be a really interesting way to approach the design of Slaneeshi units. Although, surely sight would need to involve disco glitter balls?!

 Jadenim wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Hmm

Sound = Sonic Guns
Touch = Close combat weapons
Taste = Feral close combat unit (no weapons just claws and jaws)
Sight = Laser based guns
Smell = elite leader alluring unit (debuff unit)

This would be a really interesting way to approach the design of Slaneeshi units. Although, surely sight would need to involve disco glitter balls?!

Who says they have to be infantry - sight could be a vehicle with a huge disco-ball in the middle. All reflective lenses for the superlaser that fire from the bottom of the vehicle upward and then get redirected onto the enemy!

Or wait even better, a huge mobile hell portal facing upwards with the disco ball hovering above. The ball spins, blasts of hell-energy rise up and get reflected off!

 Overread wrote:

 Jadenim wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Hmm

Sound = Sonic Guns
Touch = Close combat weapons
Taste = Feral close combat unit (no weapons just claws and jaws)
Sight = Laser based guns
Smell = elite leader alluring unit (debuff unit)

This would be a really interesting way to approach the design of Slaneeshi units. Although, surely sight would need to involve disco glitter balls?!

Who says they have to be infantry - sight could be a vehicle with a huge disco-ball in the middle. All reflective lenses for the superlaser that fire from the bottom of the vehicle upward and then get redirected onto the enemy!

Or wait even better, a huge mobile hell portal facing upwards with the disco ball hovering above. The ball spins, blasts of hell-energy rise up and get reflected off!

A 40k version of the prism/spectrum tank from Red Alert would be cool. And a corrupted Slaanesi take on the Fire Prism would be ironically appropriate.

What's the footprint on the VSG? Having missed out on it previously, I'm tempted to get one, but there's nothing on the page to give a sense of scale.

 Dysartes wrote:
What's the footprint on the VSG? Having missed out on it previously, I'm tempted to get one, but there's nothing on the page to give a sense of scale.

From kronk:

After checking eBay, I decided it was worth it to grab the VSG. It was expensive when it first came out (both versions) and is expensive now, but is a fun piece of terrain.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/05/29/hernkyn-yaegirs-kit-focus-seek-and-destroy-with-these-leaner-meaner-pioneers/
new Votann kill team's rules are out

Somewhat interesting rules on the Votann. Hopefully they are around 9 points each. I am wondering what the point of a Theyn is though, as he has the same stats and weapons as the rest of his squad.

I'm hoping that once these guys and the squad of jumppack guys come out that I can build a 2000 point horde army with 130 infantry and 3 Sagitaurs.

the Theyn is there like every other sergeant-type model is there— they held purpose in older editions, but now mean nothing, so it's an artifact, but a harmless one (and it might matter again in future editions)

 cuda1179 wrote:
Somewhat interesting rules on the Votann. Hopefully they are around 9 points each. I am wondering what the point of a Theyn is though, as he has the same stats and weapons as the rest of his squad.

I'm hoping that once these guys and the squad of jumppack guys come out that I can build a 2000 point horde army with 130 infantry and 3 Sagitaurs.

Like Student said, you pay for the squad as a whole.

Ork & Custodes FAQs are out - https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-40000-downloads/

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
the Theyn is there like every other sergeant-type model is there— they held purpose in older editions, but now mean nothing, so it's an artifact, but a harmless one (and it might matter again in future editions)

In most armies thr Sergeant isn't just a decorative title. They at least get access to a couple close combat weapons.

Am I the only one who's rather pleased with how little errata/FAQ has come down?

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:
Am I the only one who's rather pleased with how little errata/FAQ has come down?

I imagine it depends on your outlook on 10th ed. If you were inclined to read that question as "am I the only one who's rather pleased with how many variables GW removed from the game to finally get it mostly right on first try", the absence of questions to fill the FAQ might not look so great.

If this is received well, GW's designers might feel reinforced that their choices for 10th ed were the right ones. That does not bode well for people who liked the wider options and deeper rules of earlier editions as GW isn't incentivized to go back to that if the current rules are successful. GW already learned with AoS just how little they actually have to do to please people. Getting yet more confirmation isn't a great development all around, even if it technically seems like an improvement.

Just a thought.

 Geifer wrote:

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:
Am I the only one who's rather pleased with how little errata/FAQ has come down?

I imagine it depends on your outlook on 10th ed. If you were inclined to read that question as "am I the only one who's rather pleased with how many variables GW removed from the game to finally get it mostly right on first try", the absence of questions to fill the FAQ might not look so great.

If this is received well, GW's designers might feel reinforced that their choices for 10th ed were the right ones. That does not bode well for people who liked the wider options and deeper rules of earlier editions as GW isn't incentivized to go back to that if the current rules are successful. GW already learned with AoS just how little they actually have to do to please people. Getting yet more confirmation isn't a great development all around, even if it technically seems like an improvement.

Just a thought.

Only relevant if the displeased are in the majority - if the changes are well received by the majority or grew their market then they're 100% doing the right thing and learning the right lessons.

Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

Edit* Picture is a link, shows clearer when opened.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

These might be part of the coin stock stolen last year.

The past few years, in general, have just been really, really, really weird when it comes to tie-in stuff. Look at the "Cadia Stands" box, for example, featuring a LE book with Leontus on it while the general release LE had the box art from the set on it.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

It all looks really clear, to me.

Guard, the recently revealed Slaves to Darkness coin, three winds of magic (or Mortal Realms, if you prefer), the Golden Daemon, and a couple of Marines honors.

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

It all looks really clear, to me.

My phone is five years old now. Still takes photos I can read text in.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

It all looks really clear, to me.

My phone is five years old now. Still takes photos I can read text in.

I'm not sure you actually understand what "potatocam" means.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Something guard and odd coming in the nearish future

Potato Cam strikes again.

It all looks really clear, to me.

My phone is five years old now. Still takes photos I can read text in.

Not sure if I need to point this out, but the image in thread is a low-quality preview. If you click on it it links through to the full quality version with legible text in the gallery.

 Haighus wrote:

Not sure if I need to point this out, but the image in thread is a low-quality preview. If you click on it it links through to the full quality version with legible text in the gallery.

Cheers for that. I stand corrected.

Marksman's Honor? Maybe those Ratlings are finally showing up.

Do the coins always correspond to a release? It will be weird to have guard running a full codex for more than half a year.

Marksman's Honor and Iron Halo may be Imperial Agent or Deathwatch related?

PoorGravitasHandling wrote:
Do the coins always correspond to a release? It will be weird to have guard running a full codex for more than half a year.

Marksman's Honor and Iron Halo may be Imperial Agent or Deathwatch related?

Latest rumours are guard being late 2024/early 2025 with an end of year pre-release box with a full release the following Jan.

Deathwatch are possibly being shoved into imperial agents is the speculation.

Scottywan82 wrote:Marksman's Honor? Maybe those Ratlings are finally showing up.

It's an Astartes bit, sadly.

PoorGravitasHandling wrote:Do the coins always correspond to a release? It will be weird to have guard running a full codex for more than half a year.

Coins don't always correspond to a release. They sometimes do, but more often than not it's just a thing.

Marksman's Honor and Iron Halo may be Imperial Agent or Deathwatch related?

We're supposed to be getting the Pariah Nexus Mission Deck "within the next few months", so these might just be filler coins coming out alongside of a new season.

Dudeface wrote:

 Geifer wrote:

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:
Am I the only one who's rather pleased with how little errata/FAQ has come down?

I imagine it depends on your outlook on 10th ed. If you were inclined to read that question as "am I the only one who's rather pleased with how many variables GW removed from the game to finally get it mostly right on first try", the absence of questions to fill the FAQ might not look so great.

If this is received well, GW's designers might feel reinforced that their choices for 10th ed were the right ones. That does not bode well for people who liked the wider options and deeper rules of earlier editions as GW isn't incentivized to go back to that if the current rules are successful. GW already learned with AoS just how little they actually have to do to please people. Getting yet more confirmation isn't a great development all around, even if it technically seems like an improvement.

Just a thought.

Only relevant if the displeased are in the majority - if the changes are well received by the majority or grew their market then they're 100% doing the right thing and learning the right lessons.

Yep. They are company. Profits tell are they doing right or not. Don't like direction, vote with wallet.

As long as profit's go up gw knows they do it right.

Gsc, SoB and the new season going up next week and some random obj markers:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/06/02/sunday-preview-fire-and-faith-light-up-the-new-season-of-warhammer-40000/