Craftworld Eldar in the rumormill

[ShadowcatX]

I love the WD article about how they throw the Wraithknight up against a bunch of other different big baddies, and how it totally wastes them, and this is supposed to be a good thing. The only thing it struggled against a little was the Imperial Knight.

It's like, c'mon GW, that's not a sign of a good thing, that's a sign of an OVERPOWERED thing.

No, it isn't. It isn't a sign of anything to be honest, because we don't have enough information for it to be a sign of anything and because it is anecdotal. Let's at least see its full rules before we start throwing out OVERPOWERED (in all caps, no less).

[40kGamer]

No, it isn't. It isn't a sign of anything to be honest, because we don't have enough information for it to be a sign of anything and because it is anecdotal. Let's at least see its full rules before we start throwing out OVERPOWERED (in all caps, no less).

Absolutely... a high PV and LOW status would almost guarantee it doesn't reach OP status.

[Mr Mystery]

I'm thinking one week release...

Local manager has not been able to book annual leave for next weekend (24th April) nor weekend after (1st May). And nice as Eldars is, they're not 'no holiday, we need all hands on deck' nice.

I'm betting Warhammer the week after.

[40kGamer]

I'm thinking one week release...

Local manager has not been able to book annual leave for next weekend (24th April) nor weekend after (1st May). And nice as Eldars is, they're not 'no holiday, we need all hands on deck' nice.

I'm betting Warhammer the week after.

I hope it's WFB the week after. I need a long lead time for a 2016 event I would like to attend and I do not want to touch a model until I see what 9th offers up. Eldar are a solids seller but not a no time off type of release so maybe it does herald something really big.

[Subs]

I don't think we've seen anywhere near all the Core or Auxiliary formations that are going to be available or that we have all the information on those we have seen. Also they've got to explain how the Forge World models fit into that structure.

[Mr Mystery]

Then again.....there's apparently a redirect for Age of Darkness on the GW main site....so that could be what's blocking the hols.

Interested to finds out anyways!

[Erik Setzer]

Are Wraithknights not still fairly easy to knack though? To get the Invulnerable save, they would lose SD, leaving them relatively easy prey for lascannon and missile launcher?

Local GW manager was relaying some thoughts and comments from reading the WD (since he can...), and it sounds like it's not really "easy prey." You can get an inv. save and a SD close combat weapon, might cut the range, but heck, you're talking a 12" move and all, it can get into combat pretty quickly. As opposed to a Knight, you can't take off more than one wound at a time, unless you can do Instant Death (possibly the AdMech weapons work as well). Sniper and Poison only wound on a 6. Also gives it Feel No Pain. So the bugger is a lot tougher to kill now, as you can't just take it down with snipers and stuff like that. Even if it didn't have an inv. save against something like a lascannon, it'll have the FNP roll.

[Mr Mystery]

It gets feel no pain?

Is that a new thing? It sounds new?

[Erik Setzer]

Or how about Gargoyles with poison? DE warriors? How would those work out?

Not as well as you'd hope. Have to roll 6 to wound.* Sure, you get a lot of shots, but it's no better than Necron Warriors firing gauss weapons. And then it has at least a 3+ armor save, plus FNP save.

*Gargantuan Monstrous Creature rule, in case you're wondering.

[Mr Mystery]

Ah! I see.

Reckon it's Defo going to be a Lord of War.