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Re: 40K : Dreaming of Commorragh

BittenByDesign — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:49:24 -0000

better models for some of the unit selections would of helped them in improving sales. Do we all remember the crap that was the last metal box of possessed for chaos marines? They were pretty rubbish and were replaced fairly quickly with some very awesome plastics.

A good looking set of miniatures is going to be a good start to the new army.

Then it would need to be a better selection of transports and support. We all expect something heavier in armies, and I could see some sort of heavy assault or heavy armor being a big help.

Rules wise, I found the DE fairly good. But this was for third, and we aren't seeing them on the same level as more recent editions of codex armies.

Hell, if the miniatures are as good as the eldar, (thanks to JG) we might see people buying them to use as eldar models if the rules stink.

Re: 40k Pic of the Day 10-13-09

BittenByDesign — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:43:44 -0000

McDonald Marines. Awesome.

Nice to have a bit of themed terrain to bring life to a table!

Re: WFB: Skaven Doomwheel and Clanrat Sprues

BittenByDesign — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:02:10 -0000

I am surprised as well they went for the solid body, legs and head. I would of preferred a true multipart kit. But we may see that through other sets.

Re: 40K RUMORS: Blood Angels and More

BittenByDesign — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:00:08 -0000

He may have meant that the Blood angels are only half the story as the other half is the nids. Referencing the Space Hulk game. I don't see it as a notification of the Dark Angels return.

Re: 40K NEWS: Gamesday-UK 2009

BittenByDesign — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:43:36 -0000

Lets hope the Ultramovie doesn't end the same way as the bloodquest CGI movie...

That one just got to a certain point and died.

Re: 40K Tactics: Jaws of the World Wolf

BittenByDesign — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:08:10 -0000

The remove from play is just one psychic ability, do we forget some of the old psychic powers like vortex in earlier editions of the game? Everyone was taking an Inquisitor to get it. Same with assassins for a while. Don't stress so much, it will probably turn out to be a fairly simple solution to fix. Like, killing the rune priest as soon as possible. And I haven't seen any rules giving the Wolves Orbital bombardment, so it looks like you get this instead. Much like a trade off.

But there are bigger and better things coming for nids, so best hold off the cries of nerf bearded cheese till we see what is in store for the other armies.

Re: 40K Ridiculous Assault Stories

BittenByDesign — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:01:56 -0000

A squad of super gretchin (back when you could have them) figthing off a howling banshee squad in close combat, then running them down as the eldar broke against the superior numbers of the gretchin.

And then there is one where a Space Hulk (1st edition) genestealer hybrid uses lightning arc to kill every marine apart from two on the board on turn two. Then the hybrid shoots one of the remaining with a las pistol and kills the marine. Leaving the librarian to complete the mission by himself. Which he does, and the kill counter for him went into the hundreds before we ran out of paper to record them. Somehow the librarian closed off all the access points and won the game.
But really, the hybrid almost won the game single handed for the stealers. If only he rolled better and got the librarian with the lightning arc!

Re: 40K NEWS: Forgeworld IA Updates

BittenByDesign — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:51:57 -0000

nice, this is great for those of us who don't have the books and need reference points, or just want to try the rules out without spending the cost of the book in advance. ;-)

Re: 40K/WFB RUMORS: Latest Whispers

BittenByDesign — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:07:33 -0000

the lack of horrors and flamers is a pain, but a lot of people are using the wood elf dryads? to count as them for now.

It could be just that they are a difficult design prospect. Keeping the variable dynamic style might be a bit hard in multipart.

I would LOVE to be able to add a few units into my thousand sons army, but for now, I await the plastic horrors (which were promised ages ago) and the new Legions book along with all the plastic goodies that it brings for my thousand sons.

Re: DEEP THOUGHT: To Proxy or Not to Proxy?

BittenByDesign — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:59:21 -0000

I have minis from years ago where some weapons were allowed and are now no longer supported or allowed. Space Marine with shuriken catapult? Yep. Chaos Marine with conversion beamer? Yep. These were all official gear and allowed in the lists. Rogue trader allowed you to buy random rolls on charts for your weapons, so you could have all sorts of gear from game to game. Which meant you would not really be able to show all the possible combinations on your commander. A stand in, or roughly similar one always did the business.

And for those times when you just had to test a new vehicle, (like a forgeworld one) before buying it, then a similar sized non 40k vehicle was always best. (so the third landraider wasn't actually a vindicator causing the chance for a mistake in game)

I do it on occasion to try out new units/vehicles or so I can run a whole army as a counts as something else. (my squats counting as IG for instance)

Re: 40k Pic of the Day 8-17-09

BittenByDesign — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:26:10 -0000

the 'adeptus arbites' can now be referred to as the walking 'ablative armour' squad.

After seeing those vehicles, I am tempted to start collecting some arbites for myself...

Re: 40K NEWS: Space Hulk Arrives!

BittenByDesign — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:23:05 -0000

aside from talisman you mean?

Re: 40K NEWS: Space Hulk Arrives!

BittenByDesign — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:14:11 -0000

But the fact it is a limited edition means they are probably running it out to keep the licenses related to the intellectual property of the game. Much like they did with talisman. Which is a shame, as this game would be a great start into the hobby. I know it got quite a few friends hooked on GW stuff over the years. Especially converting people from Space Hulk to Blood Bowl.

Re: 40K NEWS: Space Hulk Arrives!

BittenByDesign — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:00:53 -0000

they have never done a sand timer before... ;-)

Re: 40K RUMORS: You Can Cut the Tension with a Knife

BittenByDesign — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:43:38 -0000

and give them ideas about what else would sell well to the gamers.... ;-)

Re: 40K RUMORS: You Can Cut the Tension with a Knife

BittenByDesign — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:21:14 -0000

or like when they did the airbrush that looked like a flamer...

if it is something like that, I think a LOT of people will be disappointed!

Re: 40K RUMORS: You Can Cut the Tension with a Knife

BittenByDesign — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:08:51 -0000

After seeing the pic and hearing that the box is not done by GW, it seems more and more likely it might be the stat cards and miniatures for the RPG. Which I don't think they have done before.

I would be bitterly disappointed if the mystery box IS space hulk as that would mean it is a one off, and not to be supported with extra stuff. (and it would see a massive ebay fight to get the few copies that exist)

Personally I see a lot of people trying to get their hands on photocopies of the rules and board sections if it is limited.

Re: 40k Pic of the Day 8-12-09

BittenByDesign — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:14:48 -0000

on your marks, get set.... GO!

I was thinking the same thing when I first saw the pic!

Re: 40K NEWS: Battlescape Sprue Pic

BittenByDesign — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:48:40 -0000

That is exactly what I was thinking. Have it set up as a interceptor weapon or as a counts as bunker. I was planning on leaving the trees off, but also the chance to have it replacing one of my rhinos on the field during planetstrike games is tempting too. As extra cover is always welcome.

Re: The most rare and unique Wordpress themes

BittenByDesign — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:26:44 -0000

vision is quite nice, and I am looking at using comic press for one of my friends illustration sites. And yeah, a lot of these designs were new to me as well. Nice list!

Re: 40K Pic of the Day 7-30-09

BittenByDesign — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:31:23 -0000

stop, its hammer time! dun dun dunnn dun...

sorry couldn't help myself.

Re: 40K HOBBY: Bastion Bash

BittenByDesign — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:31:43 -0000

nice guide, I had wondered how easy it was going to be to achieve it. Looks pretty straight forward.

Now I am just going to have to build a big one for myself and any left over parts can be made into a destroyed/damaged bastion. Thankfully they have released the floor tile sprue, so I can put together something very easily.

Now to just find the time to get everything done!

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Space Wolves Minis

BittenByDesign — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:30:56 -0000

topknot is a bit out of date with where all the other army designs have moved on to.

But, I am liking the skull feature pieces in the backpack. That is certainly a bit I can bring in to my generic space marine chapter.

Hopefully the talk of the sprue having 30+ heads means there was only one or two with silly hair. And its plastic after all, so it wouldn't be too hard to do a bit of chop and carve on it.

Re: Just some quick tournament thoughts.

BittenByDesign — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:11:54 -0000

Honestly, I would like to see more theme based builds, rather than just the 'crusher' armies that seem to be hitting the field.

I have done several eldar lists in the past, and one of them was jetbike or flyer/hover only, which lent itself to a big win / big loss. You either break the enemy in the first two turns, or you are pretty much gone.

Same with the genestealer invasion force (based off the old cult rules) or the more modern version.

But having a theme would interest me more, if its SM, then perhaps one which is an expeditionary force looking for something or scouting for intelligence on an enemies strengths.

Actually, I would love to see an Inquisitor army done up as a Rogue trader who is trying to 'negotiate' some new locations for items to sell. The IG would be done up as mercenaries rather than proper guard models.

Just a thought.

Or maybe even a full arbites army from the BOLS list... I would love to see how that fares against other armies.

Re: NEWS: GW Design Podcast IV: Jes Goodwin

BittenByDesign — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:52:43 -0000

well, it is great to have confirmation that he is halfway through the range.

And 'next' is always subjective, as the IG stuff is either done, or gone down the line from his hands. Same with the SW stuff, that may have been done by one of the other guys, OR is just a few plastic sets (like DA) and some metal stuff done by some other sculptors. Remember Jes is head of plastics now, so unless it is a special project, you wont see him doing anywhere near the amount of metal he once did.

But knowing he is sorting out the range for DE, I am very happy. And I would love to see the revised jetbike set he was working on done up to replace the current one.