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With the release of the new Apocalypse rules came a wave of new formations, units and fortifications.

 

This topic is to discuss how Sisters play in Apocalypse, how the new rules will change the way we play and how/or any of the new additions help us in anyway.

 

This topic can cover common lists, effective units and strategies and tactics.

 

This topic will also cover Apocalypse in general.

 

So, Apocalypse and us. Do we go hand in hand or are we destined for failure?

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I'm hoping my planned force will still be viable in the new edition -

 

Cannonness and squad, 6 squads of Battle Sisters, Dominians, Seraphim, and Repentia all embarked in a Valkyrie formation with the Holy War strategic asset.

 

The entire force enters as a single formation, zooms into the enemy deployment zone, and then disembarks with Rage and Relentless...

We'll have to adopt a wait and see attitude I think for now. So far it doesn't look promising given a lack of formations or assets designed for us. This is all based on conjecture at the moment, but the listed formations have been added up and there doesn't seem to be any room for us.

It's less "Apocalypse and us" and more "Apocalypse isn't for us" :( I've pre-ordered the rulebook so I'll be devouring it as soon as I get it but as far as I've heard there's nothing for us.

 

As I've mentioned somewhere else my hope is that there will be a Reload style expansion to Apoc that will be done after we've got our new codex and plastics where GW can give us the love they have so cruelly withheld for so long. I'm not holding out much hope, only the big armies seem to get any number of formations of note - not that it's a guarantee of them being any good.

Once again it looks like there's nothing in the book for us. Sigh. So even our Apoc formations are limited to white dwarf, although at least THAT issue is easier to come by (I expect).

 

Where is the love? There is no love. It's depressing...

Black Templar didn't get a formation as far as I know, don't have the book yet to say for sure, but maybe they can use some Space Marine formations.  It's still pretty depressing that the Sisters were once again basically ignored.  I wonder if the Sisters are even mentioned in the new Apocalypse.  It feels like the Sisters' prayers have gone from praying for a new codex each day to thanking the Emperor every night before bed that another day has passed without GW discontinuing them.

Black Templar didn't get a formation as far as I know, don't have the book yet to say for sure, but maybe they can use some Space Marine formations.  It's still pretty depressing that the Sisters were once again basically ignored.  I wonder if the Sisters are even mentioned in the new Apocalypse.  It feels like the Sisters' prayers have gone from praying for a new codex each day to thanking the Emperor every night before bed that another day has passed without GW discontinuing them.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1090032a&prodId=prod2090141a

This doesn't look like it will all be doom and gloom; some of the new fortifications for use in 40k for example...

 

I wonder if those gun emplacements can be manned as usual.  If so, Retributors will have a field day with 52 s5 rending shots.  Even if not, the 8x Icarus Lascannons should spell the end of certain Necron-players fun :p

Once again it looks like there's nothing in the book for us. Sigh. So even our Apoc formations are limited to white dwarf, although at least THAT issue is easier to come by (I expect).

Where is the love? There is no love. It's depressing...

It could just be that acknowledging Sisters in Apoc lets the cat out of the bag that they will get some love eventually. If they haven't gotten near finishing a Sisters range and rule book, then they've prematurely given hope to those who are near their lowest ebb already.

I feel that the Sisters will get their turn in the sun. Let's just not get burnt and blinded trying to look directly at it msn-wink.gif

I'm pretty surprised they didn't get an update of that "Exorcist Concert" formation from one of the Forgeworld books; it's not based around the metal troops, so the price won't be insane, and it'd provide strong, long-range anti-big-stuff firepower, which is pretty key to apoc. I mean, it would've only taken a page :/

Whatever paltry mentions in Apoc are pretty overshadowed by how much we're ignored everywhere else. 3 pages in the BRB, almost no mentions in the big 6th ed launch WD, no formations (are the WD ones still valid?), no bundles, no word on the horizon for the next 9 months and I'm still sore about that giant poster of minis in WD not including a single SoB piece.

 

I'm 1 week away from packing my stuff away and starting Warmachine. That's how butthurt I am.

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