New Tau Technology via a new codex

[Deadlift]

But if you wanted to start a Tau army now, which models would you think would be a safe bet not to be replaced ?

Tau were my 1st army and with regret I sold them. However now my painting has improved as well as my wallet I am thinking of having another go. Not really wanting to wait until their re-vamp to get started though.

[GrenAcid]

Devilfish, IMO one of the bests concept/models in whole 40k range. buy lot of them.

[house_cawdor]

Do you think GW will just mooch off of Forgeworld models/rules like they did for the Piranha and Skyray? I'd love to buy some suits, but I'm sure as hell not getting them from Forgeworld and then they get a plastic treatment!

I love pathfinders, but the mandatory transport is a bit annoying...

[eldargal]

At the GD Chicago FW seminar Mark Bedford said each studio was doing its own thing now, so one presumes there will be less taking resin and making it plastic. However, this may not apply to units which existed in the background/Specialist Games before FW came along and made them resin. But this wouldn't apply to Tau as there aren't any units like that as far as I know. I'm thinking of things like the Eldar Nightwing and Void Dragon.

[Anggul]

markerlights aren't worth jack if they can't hit.

Which is why Pathfinders exist.

Pathfinders should have some kind of rule that lets them deploy in Dawn of War instead of the Fire Warriors, as they're meant to be outriders which pull the army forward.

Battlesuits should get BS4, but I think Fire Warriors should stay the same.

[rickyard]

I hope changes are most of them made via alien races. You need close combat heavy infantry? You want artillery machines? You need drop pods? DEMIURGS!!
Tau don't need to build drop pods as they're fast enough with their fast gravitic vehicles, so an alien race that makes bulky drop pods to get to close combat quickly would be nice. DEMIURGS! I perfectly see them in a caestus assault ramming attack, demiurg version. Your troops are going to be reached in close combat next turn!! what can i do? throw that demiurg drop pod or heavy assault shuttle filled with heavy infantry armoured dwarves with assault and power weapons! the perfect shield while my Tau run for another shooting position!

And that demiurgs have slow and bulky weapons, artillery, great barrages.

About flyers? then yes, leave that to tau, they got great flying tech. Barracuda. Tiger-shark.

And let me forget about parrot-like aliens that wear teary clothes and handle archaic weapons, they don't match my super-tech Tau army. I prefer not to win a match than using a kroot.

[junkmonkey]

Anything that was previously FW would be fantasic. \
Tetras, yes please. Heavy Drones, yes please (although that slot is already a bit full)
New suits..sure.
Pirahna, with flyers...sure.