Werkrobotwerk Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 ah. nurgle. Well that's a little more than half the box I want no part of. also are the jump pack guys in 3 man squads? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Dilvish the Deliverer said: I'd prefer Eldar or Orks. But I figure they know what is most popular. the longer this pre-release hype goes on, the more tempted I am to dip a toe back in. They've actually done really well in building up the excitement for this release in my opinion. I've been seeing lots of ex-players voicing the desire to come back to the game, myself included, and that's pretty impressive in itself. I would be willing to bet that they'll release more cool boxed sets later on that focus on different factions and warzones, like they did with Death Masque or whatever the Deathwatch vs Harlequins box was called. 22 minutes ago, Werkrobotwerk said: ah. nurgle. Well that's a little more than half the box I want no part of. also are the jump pack guys in 3 man squads? Looks like. Fits with Primaris Marines being elite units, I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Maybe I'm just looking at it oddly but do you think the shape of the space marines is slightly "trimmed" compared to the previous models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzylobo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Arc 724 said: Maybe I'm just looking at it oddly but do you think the shape of the space marines is slightly "trimmed" compared to the previous models? The Primaris-Founding marines are (closer to) True scale (that is, in comparison to an Imperial Guardsman) - Space Marines are supposed to tower over normal humans (but really kind of don't, and never have until these guys). So the Primaris are longer limbed, and have different torsos - that could account for them looking a little more buff/slender than a normal Space Marine in armor does. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, izzylobo said: The Primaris-Founding marines are (closer to) True scale (that is, in comparison to an Imperial Guardsman) - Space Marines are supposed to tower over normal humans (but really kind of don't, and never have until these guys). So the Primaris are longer limbed, and have different torsos - that could account for them looking a little more buff/slender than a normal Space Marine in armor does. Very good point! I like the idea of them being more True Scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Arc 724 said: Very good point! I like the idea of them being more True Scale. stretched as opposed to trimmed. the head and shoulder plates are supposedly the same size as current marine kits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: ah. nurgle. Well that's a little more than half the box I want no part of. also are the jump pack guys in 3 man squads? The more I look at them I think they are on something more akin to some kind of flight rig rather than jump packs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehman Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Right then, ladies and gents, I'm done. I haven't had internet for a few days now as we're in a new house but that got sorted. Anyway, no internet and then BOOM! GW drops the goodness on us. I can't handle the awesome ! It looks like I'll be ordering the rulebook and all five Indexes (I was sure there was a Latin plural for that word...) from my now-local-again FLGS. I swore off paper books long ago but having hardcopies of everything seems great if I run out of computer-ness. The most exciting things to me at launch are the books. I don't need traitorous Death Guard (I'll keep my Loyalist XIVth Legion, thank you) and the Primaris Marines... eh, so there goes the starter box. I'll be ordering wound counters and tokens from Litko so I don't need GW's cool dice wound counters. So, yeah, books here I come ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The plural of index is indices, just as the plural of codex is codices. Just for funsies, the plural of sphinx is sphinges. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 In English, "indexes" and "indices" are both correct. "Indices" is a bit more common overall, but it looks like "indexes" is more common in AmE. "Codices" is still far more common than "codexes", probably because it's much less commonly used. "Sphynges" and "Octopodes" are ... less common. In other linguistic pedantry, "data", while originally only the plural of "datum" is now treated as either a mass noun (taking singular partners) or a plural (taking plural partners). Uses of "data" where it seems likely that the writer intended a true singular are becoming more common, but are still rather looked down upon. Google's NGram viewer is a brilliant tool for language usage statistics, btw. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I didn't say nothin' about no octopodes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehman Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Pingo said: The plural of index is indices, just as the plural of codex is codices. Just for funsies, the plural of sphinx is sphinges. 1 hour ago, Doug Sundseth said: In English, "indexes" and "indices" are both correct. "Indices" is a bit more common overall, but it looks like "indexes" is more common in AmE. "Codices" is still far more common than "codexes", probably because it's much less commonly used. "Sphynges" and "Octopodes" are ... less common. In other linguistic pedantry, "data", while originally only the plural of "datum" is now treated as either a mass noun (taking singular partners) or a plural (taking plural partners). Uses of "data" where it seems likely that the writer intended a true singular are becoming more common, but are still rather looked down upon. Google's NGram viewer is a brilliant tool for language usage statistics, btw. 49 minutes ago, Pingo said: I didn't say nothin' about no octopodes. I don't know about anyone else, but I got a kick just reading all of this. I am truly amongst my people. Ready your red pens for we ride tonight ! Anyway, on the topic of 40k, my FLGS is kicking off the new edition with an Escalation League. For those not in the know, you start out with a small force of models that total up to a certain number of points; eg, say, 500 points. Each week, month, or other predetermined time, you add a set number of points to your force. If playing a campaign like we'll be doing, winning or losing a previous game may affect the points you get for the next game. You always gain points but how many are earned is the question. We're doing our League in 12 weeks which should allow for some shenanigans to take place. Here's the good news: I'll be participating in the Escalation League. Huzzah ! Since we've moved closer to the shop, I figured I should try to get over there and play. It'll be nice to be around old friends and also come out of wargaming retirement. It seems I'll be fielding the Dark Eldar for the League even though I've got a whole army of Space Marines I could build that are already bought. The aesthetics of the lithe warriors entices me at the moment. Their paint schemes are already picked out but I'll need to work on their backstory some more. Maybe getting the old Codex would be good for that. Plus, I hear they play fast and, with the changes to the game, their units can really get in and kill stuff in close combat. The bad news: I don't know if I'll be able to game for the duration of the League. The new edition allows for smaller games to be played but, as with all things that escalate, the sessions will get longer until the massive battle at the end of the 12 weeks that takes at least two days to play. I'll ask the organizer what to do. My opponents usually end up moving my models by the 3rd round in normal-sized games. I mean, they're told where to put them, but I lose all focus and have to feign interest. Oh well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacefrog Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 15 hours ago, Sergeant_Crunch said: The more I look at them I think they are on something more akin to some kind of flight rig rather than jump packs. That is a improvement on the old design, the jump pack have always been described as a modular upgrade to the standard power armor. That said I still find the Inceptors (I know it is meant as, the ones who begin, but the one who introduces are funnier "say hello to my little friend") to look rather wonky. The poses does not look like jump packs but more akin to the guys hanging from balloons from Age of Sigmar. I was very surprised to see the how to get started poster being draw by Kaiser from the Eagle Ordinary webcomic. (I'm a big fan) Combined with the coloring book he made for them at Adepticon It really shows a new attitude from GW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-Mongar Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Spacefrog said: That is a improvement on the old design, the jump pack have always been described as a modular upgrade to the standard power armor. That said I still find the Inceptors (I know it is meant as, the ones who begin, but the one who introduces are funnier "say hello to my little friend") to look rather wonky. No, they had those kind of Space Marines ages ago. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahz Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 5/23/2017 at 7:34 AM, aku-chan said: I quite like the look of the Nurgley dudes (except the Plaguecaster, he's funky looking but not in a good way), but that little voice in the back of my head that's telling me I have 2 mostly unpainted GW starter sets already and I don't really need a third makes a good point. My main problem with the poxwalkers is that they are all smiling strangely... I get that they are one cough/sneeze away from a happy plague-ridden death, but... put me off them. And of course you need another GW starter set! Who doesn't?! That voice doesn't know what it's talking about... listen to the minis... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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