Eldar Rumour Titbits

[Gwyidion]

well

This is interesting:

Both types will also have weapon options.

This is fascinating, as a wraithwall player. I have to wonder what the weapon options for the ranged build will be. I hope to god they don't nerf my wraithcannon...

And this:

spiritseer and a ranger

And this. With the new wraithguard kit, the wraithknight, the spiritseer could easily be Iyanna. (thats speculation)

and this is strange:

a new Eldar Avatar box

They've now taken a metal model and finecast'd it into a blister pack. Why put it into a new box unless it is part of a new unit or is a resculpt?

[Defenestratus]

Seems like the "new tank" and "assault jump troops" are no bueno.

Sad - those are what I was most interested about.

[Demonus]

Hmm what if the avatar is the new "giant" thing we have been hearing about?

[Ghoulio]

I am kind of bummed after reading the rumors. Phil Kelly is probably my favorite codex author but I was REALLY hoping for someone else to be writing this. Basically Eldar have been the exact same since 2nd ed when I started playing. Its the reason why the current book feels so incredibly tired as its just a small update of the 3rd ed codex, which is just a small update of the 2nd ed codex. The LAST thing I wanted was to see just a tidy up of the 4th ed codex and for this book to be a small update of that one. Like nerfs to psychic powers, very small or no point reductions to vehicles, 7pt guardians, ugh. I know this is early rumors and to take everything with a mega grain of salt so I am still holding out till I actually have the book in my hands.

[bfmusashi]

I disagree. There have been drastic changes since the 2nd ed. codex. Wraithlords aren't vehicles, Warp Spiders aren't death made flesh, Exodites, Pirates, etc. There's some new unit nonsense too, but even the Guardians have changed (no more powerfists).

[eldargal]

I am kind of bummed after reading the rumors. Phil Kelly is probably my favorite codex author but I was REALLY hoping for someone else to be writing this. Basically Eldar have been the exact same since 2nd ed when I started playing. Its the reason why the current book feels so incredibly tired as its just a small update of the 3rd ed codex, which is just a small update of the 2nd ed codex. The LAST thing I wanted was to see just a tidy up of the 4th ed codex and for this book to be a small update of that one. Like nerfs to psychic powers, very small or no point reductions to vehicles, 7pt guardians, ugh. I know this is early rumors and to take everything with a mega grain of salt so I am still holding out till I actually have the book in my hands.

I wouldn't worry just yet, we don't know for sure who has written it and we have next to know rules rumours. Just something about a big gun.

[Eldar_Atog]

I disagree. There have been drastic changes since the 2nd ed. codex. Wraithlords aren't vehicles, Warp Spiders aren't death made flesh, Exodites, Pirates, etc. There's some new unit nonsense too, but even the Guardians have changed (no more powerfists).

Yeah, I agree. There were also major changes from 3rd to 4th edition in the Eldar codexes. Force org changes, new weapons, major changes to the War Walkers. At the time that the 4th edition codex came out, it was a great codex. The only thing that hurt the 4th edition codex was that it was probably the last codex that was written with the 4th edition core rulebook in mind.

I'm willing to give Phil Kelly the benefit of a doubt. I just hope there aren't a lot more rumors about negative changes to the army. I have so much time and money put into this army and it can be very worrying when you are hearing negative rumors. I just want to be able to use some of the other parts of my army without thinking "If my opponent brings a friendly game list, this unit might get to accomplish something besides just dying".

Just so tired of getting kicked in the teeth every time I play a game with my eldar. I have one army list for them that does ok. Every other list just dies.

[Gwyidion]

I just want to be able to use some of the other parts of my army without thinking "If my opponent brings a friendly game list, this unit might get to accomplish something besides just dying".

Just so tired of getting kicked in the teeth every time I play a game with my eldar. I have one army list for them that does ok. Every other list just dies.

So much this.

I basically only play semi-competitive (trying to win, but not being a dick), and it really, really, really sucks, that for 1.5 editions, when i thumb through the eldar codex, I can ignore 2/3 of the unit entries.

[DarkLink]

Yeah, for all the love Phil Kelly gets, his codices (except for maybe DE) all tend to have units that are obviously better than others, sometimes to the point of having one or two obvious power builds while the rest of the army is relatively bad. He's gotten better, but Eldar suffered this exact problem.

Edit: and for all the crap someone like Ward gets, his rules have very good internal balance. You can take pretty much any unit in a competitive list without too much effort in the Grey Knight codex, for example, and even if people complained about how powerful they were in 5th, 6th has done a very good job of balancing them out relative to most other armies.

[Defenestratus]

I wouldn't lose hope..

The big wraithlord thing is apparently officially called the "Wraithknight"

Seems very Ward-ish to me!