Signals from the Frontline #551: New Space Marines

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Show Notes

Date: 7-24-17

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News

  • And here, we, go. New Space Marine codex and units inbound! The 8th edition train has left the station. Get your order in, today! Supplies are limited.

  • The LVO continues to blow the doors off! We’re up 127% over last year during this period of time last year, WOW! Do not hesitate to grab tickets, events are selling out.

  • GW releases new FAQs! These do take effect immediately, so be prepared for them at the BAO.
    • Reecius misspoke saying flyers don’t score objectives which was a mistake. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

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Someguy
Someguy
4 years ago

Did something happen with the ITC scores? It seems like a lot of events were booted off BCP.

Panzer1944
Panzer1944
4 years ago
Reply to  Someguy

A bunch of factions where combined back with their parent factions you could say. Cult Mechanicus, Tempestus, Inquisitions, I think Khorne Daemonnkin will be folded into Demons shortly as well. So if you were in one of those types of factions you need to check the parent faction now to find your scores. I’ve gone from 1st of my faction to being now just top in the top 10.

Someguy
Someguy
4 years ago
Reply to  Panzer1944

Sorry I mean that the scores in the top now are a lot lower.

10th place a week ago was roughly 520 points, now thats 3rd.

It looks like a bunch of events or scores were removed from the database.

Gigasnail
Gigasnail
4 years ago

There seem to be issues getting the podcast up on itunes? Friday’s episode is still not up.

Duz_
Duz_
4 years ago
Reply to  Gigasnail

Is episode #550 going to be posted up for download?

CNitram
CNitram
4 years ago

Just an FYI, the mic is picking up a pounding sound, possibly hands hitting the table? (listening, not watching the YT video) It was happening on the last episode of the 9th realm as well. Great show otherwise!

Don Tomaso
Don Tomaso
4 years ago

Eagerly awaiting future releases of other units that do different things.

The entire primaris range doesnt follow its own fluff and is shoehorned into basically only bolterspam.
Every single unit except the one with plasmaguns does one thing and one thing only, spam bolter shots. Even the super dreadnought is a low S mass shooter that needs to stand still.

So what´s with all those super metal muscles when they are not used? You dont need metal muscles to shoot bolters, you need some dedicated primaris melee units other then light harass scouts with knifes or else that primaris chaplain is pretty wasted unless he beefs up borrowed normal marine vanguards or terminators.

The whole range is so weird and so shoehorned lacking heavy shooting and melee that I strongly suspect future releases of new units, what is even stranger is their absence in the new codex so maybe we wont get anything new along the line but no matter if we get or not we certainly DO NOT need yet *sigh* anoooother low S spamming shooty primaris unit.

The models aesthetics is freaking awesome so it would be nice to see pure primaris armies that actually differ from bolter spam.

Duz_
Duz_
4 years ago
Reply to  Don Tomaso

It does follow the fluff though? There is literally a line in Dark Imperium where [Primaris] Cpt. Felix wishes that he had the flexibility of load out on his squads as the older generation marines.

Also as the designers have said its about creating new roles for units. Not replacing existing.

TrexPushups
TrexPushups
4 years ago
Reply to  Duz_

With the new kits the flying marines(inceptors) get access t their own plasma weapons.

The dreadnought has an amazing plasma cannon that is anything but low strength.

The aggressors have a pure flamer option and all have powerfists.

Yes I would like more but primaris armies have more than just bolt rifle varients.

I would love some missile launcher or lascannon support on infantry though.

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