A stereotype that is not true. There are plenty of examples of the Mechanicus doing research and developing new technologies and weapons.Originally Posted by Mrchilidog
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09-02-2013, 07:56 PM #1491Librarian
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09-02-2013, 09:32 PM #1492Veteran-Sergeant
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Indeed. Mechanicus researches new things all the time, they're just very slow in giving their official stamp of approval. Like centuries slow. Originally Posted by MajorWesJanson
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09-02-2013, 09:35 PM #1493Chapter-Master
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Do you guys want to offer soem examples? What have you got? crusader and redeemer.....in 10000 years. Originally Posted by Galadren
Even questors aren't about "developing new technology" they are about finding what was lost.Morbid Angels:http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?7100-Morbid-angel-WIP
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09-02-2013, 10:02 PM #1494Battle-Brother
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I thought developing new technology is heresy...
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09-02-2013, 10:48 PM #1495First-Captain
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The Vindicator was developed during the Heresy, and later had its thunderer cannon swapped out for a demolisher.
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09-02-2013, 11:29 PM #1496Librarian
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Off the top of my head, Hellfire rounds, designed to deal with larger Tyranid creatures, which puts their development in late M41. Originally Posted by daboarder
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09-02-2013, 11:55 PM #1497Battle-Brother
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I thought developing new technology is heresy...
@Alan
No, only certain types of technology, like robots with AI that lack a biological component. Also little details in the fluff / background always change and from time to time things said in codicies or FW books are contradicted in BL novels for example. So "canon" is kind of fluid in the 40k universe.
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09-03-2013, 12:31 AM #1498Veteran-Sergeant
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And they weren't even the Mechanicum, they were the Templars and Salamanders respectively. I think "new" technology is seen as bad, which is why the age of development is now known as the Dark age of Technology. Rediscovering STC's and some tinkering of existing ones seems to be ok. I imagine Centurions (and Stalkers/Hunters) will have either been there for a long time and we neve heard of them, or will be newly (last 1000 years or so) rediscovered STCs. I do look forward to reading how/where they fit in. Originally Posted by daboarder
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09-03-2013, 12:41 AM #1499Chapter-Master
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And yet, the unfettered hordes of chaos can't figure out how to take the lascannons off a land raider.
Morbid Angels:http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?7100-Morbid-angel-WIP
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09-03-2013, 01:21 AM #1500Battle-Brother
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Yep, I think ur right.
And speaks of Centurions ,and Stalkers and Hunters, it's like...
"Hey Tim, check this model! what? no no no! I didn't buy anything! I found it from my model pile!" lol
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