Xenith

Maybe more an ork unit called a Leviathan

I picked up a resin one in 2023 and have enjoyed using it, I'm satisfied I got my money's worth of play time with my version so nice to see it out in plastic! It's a lovely model and fun tank - current rules are a bit rough though, you're better off with a Cerberus and something else for that points - hopefully it gets a tweak, or a 3" blast would be perfect

Plot twist: the darker, more gothic models came out the edition after Dark Imperium; Indomitus terms were in the edition after Indomitus; following this pattern there should be a unit called a Leviathan in the 11th ed boxed set.

They could go with one of the hives: HADES is a cool one word name, represents one of the key conflicts of the Armageddon war, and has ties to BA and Yarrick, paving a way for his return.

That and the d6" move for difficult terrain! Your marines could be stuck trudging 1" per turn through a forest that was more dense than expected!

Amazing, thanks for the write up, these snippets were hard to come by back in the day!

Terminators got a 5++ shortly after the release of the 3rd ed Eldar codex (and fire dragons) via chapter approved, and FNP was introduced in the 3rd ed blood angel codex, with the death company I believe being the first unit to have such a rule. Additionally, you had a few unique rules where thousand sons and grotesques were totally immune to S4 and S5 or lower weapons respectively.

I may be biased, but what are you looking for from a thematic point - the legion that fought against the world eaters, and with the imperial fists at the gates of terra, the biggest single canon event that defined the entire setting, taking part in the biggest battle in history, remaining loyal then joining the assault on the vengeful spirit, or the legion whose prejudice allowed them to be duped into destroying a loyal legion, who then disobeyed dorn, fled terra (weakening her defences) failed in the attempt to kill Horus, and were almost annihilated by a splinter fleet of the alpha legion? Of course you could always go Blood Angels with a SW Watch pack, totally fluffy and in line with lore.

Well, SN saying a core part of the game is broken, they dont like it, and promoting their own, alternative ruleset is a pretty big indicator that they aren't just shilling for GW. All the creators I have seen thsat enjoy the game have played 20+ games, and that enjoyment is probably more from having played it more, and gotten used to it. I played my second 3000pt game of 3.0 last week, and can say the game is pretty much the same if you don't go heavy on the statuses, with the key difference being objectives win games now, so tactical marines are a key part of your army, no longer just a tax. The weapons were still poorly implemented in a random way, with the big winners of the edition seemingly being the things that didnt get nerfed, e.g. dread plasma stayed at 5" blast while lots of other stuff got smaller, and actually got a D2 version, which would be an effective S8 last edition, so actually a massive buff. Vehicles got stronger against weak weapons, but weaker against strong weapons - I took a typhon last game and it was an anti tank monster - at S12, with the new blast weapon rules, you effectively auto hit tanks, then all you have e to do is not roll a 1 on the armour pen tests and that tank take 6 damage - enough to one-shot predators or vindicators. Last edition you needed ~8 lascannons to get 5 hits, then 3 glance/pens to strip 3 hull points from a tank/kill a predator. Now you 5 HP = 10 hits = 15 shots. or about 9 if you stand still. I didnt think that would be the case when I started writing this, but it's reassuring to see - lascannons can no longer one shot tanks, but a lascannon standing still is about as effective as a stationary lascanon last edition, while a moving lascannon in 3.0 is lots better than amoving one in 2.0.

More like they have played loads of games and have got used to it...and film the games so take ages. I'm 4 games in now. The feel is the same, just the damn weapons. If you agree with me that the best status is "destroyed" you don't even really have to engage with the new statuses.

Tech priest looks ace, don't care so much for the thralls, the dominus will be an excellent Dominus on abeyant!

When I started the hobby, metal Dante was £8 and a tactical squad was £10. Not saying it's right, just that it's nothing new.

Of course this is in general terms, if a model gets a nerf they don' make it cheaper

Incorrect, GW famously adhere to "the goblin index" where the weaker a model (e.g. goblins) the more you need to buy for the army, and reflect this in a lower price per model. Stronger models like characters that you'll only ever buy one of come with a goblin index price premium. That's why monopose characters are like £24 when they contain as much or less plastic than a £5 model.

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