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A basic analysis I did based on the Dark Angel leaks so far (from: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/351833-chapter-approved-and-vigilus-defiant-pre-order-next-week/?p=5208873 )

 

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Unit Price Before CA 2.0 Price Change (Red  = increase)

 

ASM jump

16 15 1.00

 

Company Vet

16 14 2.00

 

Contemp Dread

98 88 10.00

 

DW Cataphract

30 26 4.00

 

DW Knights

45 35 10.00

 

DW Tartaros

26 23 3.00

 

DW Term

26 23 3.00

 

Dreadnought

70 60 10.00

 

Drop Pod

83 63 20.00

 

Hunter

90 80 10.00

 

Intercessor

18 17 1.00

 

Interrogator-Chap

85 80 5.00

 

Int Chap Term

125 100 25.00

 

Inter Chap Jump

103 95 8.00

 

Land Raider

239 200 39.00

 

Land Raider Crusader

244 200 44.00

 

LR Redeemer

244 180 64.00

 

Libby Term

120 102 18.00

 

Master (Capt) Cataphractii

126 95 31.00

 

Master Gravis

102 90 12.00

 

Master Term

105 95 10.00

 

Primaris Chap

85 77 8.00

 

Primaris Master 

87 78 9.00

 

RW Attack Bike

35 25 10.00

 

RW Bike

25 21 4.00

 

RWBK

46 38 8.00

 

RW Dark Talon

140 180 (40.00)

 

RW Land Speeder

70 50 20.00

 

Redempt Dread

140 105 35.00

 

Repulsor

210 185 25.00

 

Scout Bike

23 21 2.00

 

Servitors

2 5 (3.00)

 

Venerable Dread

90 80 10.00

 

 

Sorry for formatting; best I can do at the given moment.

I was hoping Sableclaw, Talonmaster and the Dark Talon would get cheaper.  Oh well.

 

The big winner for me is the Typhoon with Heavy Bolter.  Used to be 130 and is now 98, 32 points per model.  That means that a 5 speeders unit is now less than a 4 speeder unit used to be.   My 2000 point speeder list now is 1680.

 

I can now add 2-3 more models to my speeder list.

Typhoon, MM Speeders are down 35ish, nice.

 

TDA is still too slow to have any worth.

TDA always has worth by virtue of looking awesome in a display cabinet! You can also make some good dioramas with them.

 

...

 

I guess in game I've also had then be useful, but not in any setting that I would label "tournament competitive."

Also note that the Powerfist went down from 12 to 9 points. that means that a DWT is now 34 points instead of 40 points. Factor in the TML dropped to 38 points from 50 this means that a 10 man DWT squad with 2 TML  went down 72 points. I had hoped for more than a point reduction tho but it is what it is ..

 

The DWK point reduction tho! Also the Librarian in terminator armor dropped 18 points ! I might just have to try DWT with librarian with master of maneuver now!

 

Sniperriffles down to 2 points from 4! Thats 10 points reduction on a 5 man squad!! woot woot! (i love my sniper squad and now even more!)

 

The redempter dread price drop is also very exiting :)

I kinda like the terminator now.

I always compare them to Inceptor heavy bolter, in the role of coming down, hitting chaff on an objective and forcing a reaction, taking attention away from the frontline.

 

Where they use to be terribly inneficient at that job (even shooting twice) they can now compete. 

In this scenario, you are trading some speed and hitting power for better armor and melee. 

All heavy weapon are wasted on them, since you should never stay put with terminator you never make good use of them.

 

On another subject, the point cut on Black Knight has me impressed! they look very good now, so does the biker with chainsword. Ravenwing looks like the real winner this december!

I'm glad my Deathwing (Terminators, Ven Dreads and Land Raider) got cheaper (in total my list will now cost 200+ points less) but the lack of point adjustment on our characters when both BA and SM got some is puzzling to me.

It’s disappointing but I’m not surprised. Azrael and Sammael for their points out perform regularly for me. Sammael in sableclaw might well be the best alround unit in the imperium.

I'm surprised that the deathwing ancient / apothecary / champion didn't get a points reduction (same with their ravenwing equivalents)

remember that the ravenwing elite have plasma talon... they are the best bike specialist around.

The RW champion especially with is S+3 AP-3 Dd3 sword will take enemy by surprise. 

 

I feel the DW equivalent did need a bit of help though.

 

I'm glad my Deathwing (Terminators, Ven Dreads and Land Raider) got cheaper (in total my list will now cost 200+ points less) but the lack of point adjustment on our characters when both BA and SM got some is puzzling to me.

It’s disappointing but I’m not surprised. Azrael and Sammael for their points out perform regularly for me. Sammael in sableclaw might well be the best alround unit in the imperium.

 

 

Yeah, I'm unfortunately inclined to agree.  Those two are great, Belial is probably about to show up a lot more often.  I think we may only have a case for Asmodai, and his issues are as much about his rules as they are about points.  

 

I do, however, think it's weird that so many BA characters and Codex characters changed without any changes in the DA, SW, or DW codices.  I'm not even sure that it's the wrong choice, I just can't quite make sense of what the discrepancy is about.*

 

*Okay, it's actually a pretty indefensible choice for Deathwatch.  They only have one named character, and he's so glaringly overcosted for what he brings that I don't why GW expected people to ever field the guy before, let alone now.  

 

I'm surprised that the deathwing ancient / apothecary / champion didn't get a points reduction (same with their ravenwing equivalents)

remember that the ravenwing elite have plasma talon... they are the best bike specialist around.

The RW champion especially with is S+3 AP-3 Dd3 sword will take enemy by surprise. 

 

I feel the DW equivalent did need a bit of help though.

 

 

I agree.  While I am surprised that all three DW elites  didn't see the same minor drops that all Terminators got, the champion is the only one who really confuses me.  With the drop pod decrease, it's actually now 9 points cheaper to just put a solo company champion in a drop pod.  The DW Champ will still have some bonuses with +1 W, a 2+ save, the D3 attacks against squads of 5+,  Deathwing keyword, and an extra -1 AP, which are a little better in close combat than the Company Champion's bolt pistol and grenades.  But, well, he's 9 points cheaper even with his own personal drop pod, and I could still put 9 more models in there.  

 

One thing that luxurious, personal drop pod doesn't have, of course, is a sweet looking halberd.

Fair point regarding the Ravenwing folks - I do take the apothecary pretty regularly.  I do think, though, that it seems odd since the points decrease is I think tied to the use of the bike, so presumably all bike models would get a discount.

 

 

Same deal re: TDA models, since the HQ in TDA all got decreases, so a little bizarre that the elite choices didn't get a similar price decrease.

 

Oh well, still lots of good stuff coming out of it.  I'm going to be bringing my deathwing knights around more. :) 

Anyone else see that Servo arms went from 12 pts to 0?  Even with the servitor pts increase that's 40 pts to bring 2x BS 4 Heavy bolters in supports of your Full Servo-harness Techmarine, who went from 92 pts down to a svelt 63...not bad for a single model there!  

Tacticals and scouts not down in points

Intercessors down in points

The squatting is beginning :D

 

I am happy about the points reduction but unhappy that tacticals are still useless

Intercessors are a bit better now but scouts are still the only good troop choice

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