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Gobsmakked Rumour Scourge

Posts : 3274 Join date : 2011-05-14 Location : Vancouver, BC
 | Subject: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Thu May 23 2013, 23:24 | |
| So, following on the flyers-for-all trend, are we now seeing the giant-walker/MC-for-all trend? First the Dreadknight and Riptide, and now the Wraith Knight. Surely Orks will get the Stompa into 40K or a plastic mega-Deff Dread, and you just know there's an über-smurf in someone else's 6th edition future.
So what might we get with a new 6th edition 'dex, if anything? This is complete conjecture at this point in time, but could be fun. A giant Grot, or is that not shooty enough? A giant fiend for the Beastmasters amongst us?
Or a massive pain engine construct? That would be awesome! | |
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Count Adhemar Dark Lord of Granbretan

Posts : 7333 Join date : 2012-04-26 Location : London
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Thu May 23 2013, 23:39 | |
| - @Gobsmakked wrote:
- Or a massive pain engine construct?
This. Definitely this! _________________ You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. In what world could you possibly beat me? | |
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average joe Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 157 Join date : 2012-11-22 Location : Bristol, TN
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 03:34 | |
| Nah... We'll get a large skimmer that deep strikes in the first turn, has a built in WWP, can be used to modify our reserve rolls, has torment grenade launchers, grisly trophies, splinter racks, and a spirit vortex built in. They'll call it the Terror Gate, the Doorway of Doom, or some such. Ok, the names are a bit of a joke, but I really would like a large skimmer with a built in WWP that deep strikes first turn. The spirit vortex would be nice too. | |
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Evil Space Elves Haemonculus Ancient

Posts : 3717 Join date : 2011-07-13 Location : Santa Cruz, ca
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 04:39 | |
| I'd be happy to finally just get a freaking Void Raven already I honestly asked myself this yesterday and came to the conclusion that big-mega-holy-cow units wouldn't really fit with our whole modus operandi. How would you shove a Wraithknight-sized thing out of a WWP? | |
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SebastionSynn Hellion

Posts : 91 Join date : 2013-04-04 Location : In the darkest corners of your mind.
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 04:56 | |
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KnightSeerValkia Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 223 Join date : 2011-08-24 Location : Liverpool, England
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 04:57 | |
| Had this discussion with my boyfriend yesterday ironically  He's of mind that we have 'ours' already via either the 'Tantulus' or the 'Dias of Destruction'.... I for one would just like our Voidraven and the damned Characters* done for every religious icon under the sun =/ * Bonus if we get any Bloodbride/Trueborn/(Ancient) Haemonculi models Though if we did, I would say Coven Engine just seems like a seriously wonderful idea! Something that must house Multiple Liquifier's and have more combat weapon arms then an entire Cult ;O _________________ Commorragh makes lots of little glass vials~ And the little glass vials go into the blast pistols like a battery~ And the blast pistols get pointed somewhere against your anatomy~ And when the pistol goes off it sparks and you're ready for surgery..Surgery~ - @Cavash wrote:
- I wouldn't send anybody to kill you, I'm not that sort of DEldar... if I wanted you dead I'd do it myself!
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shadowseercB Wych

Posts : 550 Join date : 2012-10-21
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 05:16 | |
| To give us a form of deep strike in turn 1 would make too much sense. GW will never do it. _________________ 15,000 Dark Eldar 20,000 Eldar 7,000 Mechanicum 3,500 Harlequin
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The_Burning_Eye Trueborn

Posts : 2501 Join date : 2012-01-16 Location : Rutland - UK
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 07:26 | |
| I went to a seminar with Phil Kelly and Jes Goodwin last year and when asked what else they'd do for dark eldar given the chance, PK said bigger coven creatures, JG decided on a double decked raider (hopefully with void lances!). Personally I'd prefer the raider option. | |
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tlronin Wych

Posts : 818 Join date : 2011-06-23 Location : The Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 07:37 | |
| Personally I'd love to see a bigger pain engine. Suits the fluff just fine, as Path of the Incubus describes smaller pain engines Cho en Vhi. So, why not larger engines? _________________ Archon of the kabal of The Bleeding Hand. Member of local Dutch community: http://www.sweetlakesentinels.nl
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wanderingblade Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 225 Join date : 2013-01-15
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 08:18 | |
| While a big pain engine makes sense, I would cheerfully skip it for an air superiority fighter, or any other number of possible things (Dominion-esque Kabalites, Land Speeder-esque gunboats with Disintegrators, Darklight snipers, Kabalite jetbikes for those who like shooty) which would seem more likely to aid maneuverability. | |
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tlronin Wych

Posts : 818 Join date : 2011-06-23 Location : The Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 08:38 | |
| Maybe they can give the giant pain engine Intercept and Skyfire. Now that would be a most welcome addition!  _________________ Archon of the kabal of The Bleeding Hand. Member of local Dutch community: http://www.sweetlakesentinels.nl
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Mngwa Wych

Posts : 955 Join date : 2013-01-26 Location : Stadi
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 12:20 | |
| A big pain engine sounds nasty, but different kinds of vehicles could be good. Maybe those voidlances in a fast skimmer would be nice? ...or, something very drastic. A vehicle that IS NOT A SKIMMER, OR A FLYER. | |
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DominicJ Wych

Posts : 662 Join date : 2013-01-23
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 12:47 | |
| A big pain engine is all that makes sense. Fliers arent going to fit the pattern. A plastic tantalus would be nice however, especialy one with target locks and 4 dissie/lance turrets rather two two super dizzies. But remember, DEldar are death from a thousand cuts, not one concentrated megadeath of doom.
A 32 gun frigate might look cool, but I doubt it would work for us. | |
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Cavalier Wych

Posts : 586 Join date : 2013-01-19 Location : North Carolina
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 12:48 | |
| I always thought a large walker, akin the to the War Walker would be really cool. Something that could stalk through terrain with a bunch of dark lances... | |
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craigyy Hellion

Posts : 30 Join date : 2013-04-22 Location : London/Brighton
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 12:56 | |
| I would love to see a bigger grot-style creature, maybe like something out of gears of war. Imagine a huge grot stomping across the field and we could make it shooty with a huge gun/missile launcher stapped on its back, so similar to a squiggoth but better  This huge gun could also be used to SkyFire to deal with anti-air Thats what I would hope for anyway  | |
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Skyboard surfer Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 154 Join date : 2013-02-20 Location : Enfield Webway
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 13:53 | |
| I'd like to see something explicitly for capturing/transporting slaves - imagine the fun of snagging your opponent's favoured troops for the arena. _________________ When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
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Shadows Revenge Hierarch of Tactica

Posts : 2587 Join date : 2011-08-10 Location : Bmore
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 15:10 | |
| an interesting option would be a FMC pain engine thing. Since there are rumors of these "suppliment" books, this will give Coven some AA capacity. It would be interesting to see them get some sort of Helldrake like thing with wounds. _________________ Status:Usurping Kabal leadership for his PatriarchCurrent List:First 2k GSC List | |
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tlronin Wych

Posts : 818 Join date : 2011-06-23 Location : The Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 15:16 | |
| Gosh, Imagine a Coven supplement codex. That would be awesome. _________________ Archon of the kabal of The Bleeding Hand. Member of local Dutch community: http://www.sweetlakesentinels.nl
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Skyboard surfer Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 154 Join date : 2013-02-20 Location : Enfield Webway
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 15:35 | |
| - @tlronin wrote:
- Gosh, Imagine a Coven supplement codex. That would be awesome.
It would at that, and a Harlequin codex (with due acknowledgement to the unofficial ones out there) _________________ When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
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Barking Agatha Wych

Posts : 785 Join date : 2012-07-02
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 15:36 | |
| - @average joe wrote:
- Nah... We'll get a large skimmer that deep strikes in the first turn, has a built in WWP, can be used to modify our reserve rolls, has torment grenade launchers, grisly trophies, splinter racks, and a spirit vortex built in...
... and explodes on a roll of 2+ whenever your opponent, or anyone else in the room, looks at it directly. | |
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tlronin Wych

Posts : 818 Join date : 2011-06-23 Location : The Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 17:08 | |
| I LOLed. _________________ Archon of the kabal of The Bleeding Hand. Member of local Dutch community: http://www.sweetlakesentinels.nl
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average joe Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 157 Join date : 2012-11-22 Location : Bristol, TN
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 20:10 | |
| - @Barking Agatha wrote:
- @average joe wrote:
- Nah... We'll get a large skimmer that deep strikes in the first turn, has a built in WWP, can be used to modify our reserve rolls, has torment grenade launchers, grisly trophies, splinter racks, and a spirit vortex built in...
... and explodes on a roll of 2+ whenever your opponent, or anyone else in the room, looks at it directly. Don't be silly GW will give it AV11. | |
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Mngwa Wych

Posts : 955 Join date : 2013-01-26 Location : Stadi
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 20:19 | |
| - @average joe wrote:
- @Barking Agatha wrote:
- @average joe wrote:
- Nah... We'll get a large skimmer that deep strikes in the first turn, has a built in WWP, can be used to modify our reserve rolls, has torment grenade launchers, grisly trophies, splinter racks, and a spirit vortex built in...
... and explodes on a roll of 2+ whenever your opponent, or anyone else in the room, looks at it directly. Don't be silly GW will give it AV11. ...so it's on a roll of 3+ | |
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average joe Kabalite Warrior

Posts : 157 Join date : 2012-11-22 Location : Bristol, TN
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Fri May 24 2013, 20:24 | |
| - @Mngwa wrote:
- @average joe wrote:
- @Barking Agatha wrote:
- @average joe wrote:
- Nah... We'll get a large skimmer that deep strikes in the first turn, has a built in WWP, can be used to modify our reserve rolls, has torment grenade launchers, grisly trophies, splinter racks, and a spirit vortex built in...
... and explodes on a roll of 2+ whenever your opponent, or anyone else in the room, looks at it directly. Don't be silly GW will give it AV11. ...so it's on a roll of 3+ See there it's much tougher. Practically a big ol' monstrous creature. | |
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Siticus the Ancient Wych

Posts : 936 Join date : 2011-09-10 Location : Riga, Latvia
 | Subject: Re: What sort of giant walker or MC might DE get? Sat May 25 2013, 19:52 | |
| - @SebastionSynn wrote:
so i imagine we'll get this:

YES! Giant gene-spliced carnivorous dinosaur with power armor bolted on it that shoots heat lances from its eyes and dispenses pain tokens everywhere simply bey being so radical! Every heaemonculus' dream pet! _________________ Siticus Empyrean Vision - my Facebook page with various painting projects Siticus' Empyrean Visions log - the project log for my Aeldari works and beyond | |
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