EC Rumours

[DeadFingers]

I don't have a lot of time to really look at all of this before I leave for work, but I'd just like to say the following:

Holy   I am SO HAPPY

 

May come back later in the day and go into detail. May just look at the pictures and video for twelve hours straight, who knows

[Fire Golem]

2 minutes ago, DeadFingers said:

I don't have a lot of time to really look at all of this before I leave for work, but I'd just like to say the following:

Holy   I am SO HAPPY

 

May come back later in the day and go into detail. May just look at the pictures and video for twelve hours straight, who knows

I dunno, that sounds a little excessive ;)

[GenerationTerrorist]

I'm going to be so poor after pre-order dates!

[01RTB01]

11 minutes ago, Matcap86 said:

Great models overall. The only (minor) nitpick I have is that everything is in Mk6 armour. Would've liked some more variation to show their Veterans of the Long War status. (Also I don't like that Mk6 has become the default HH mark).

It's not the default mark but the fluff "recently" had it that EC had a preference for mkvi. Considering how bland mkvi is there's plenty ornamentation here and evidence of 10,000 years of party and excess. 

 

Thousand sons are in mkiv, death guard mkiii and unsure on world eaters. However, it does mean each god legion as a different mk of armour for preference.

 

The base marines honestly I love. Two army boxes to start and then add the CP and fulgrim later. I've got enough heresy vehicles they can borrow if I want to play 40k but failing that, heresy they'll be in.

[Jukkiz]

Don´t know what bothers me on lucius really, maybe it´s the lack of tormented souls on his armor. Now he looks more like excited night lord more then lore lucius. Old one atleast had couple faces on its armor

Edit, added pic

Edited 20 hours ago by Jukkiz

[firestorm40k]

1 hour ago, Chapter Master Valrak said:

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Literally just popped by this thread for this 

 

 

Anyway, the range looks great, all the designs are spot on - in fact, you might say, perfect  - and I like that there's a solid mix of ranged and melee stuff  I look forward to seeing people painting these new miniatures! 

Edited 21 hours ago by firestorm40k

[TheArtilleryman]

Not into EC but this is a very good set. Unlike some other sets, most notably Krieg, if you pick this up you get a proper useable force with quite a lot of models actually and seems very good value. There’s something off when an imperial guard army set has less models than a space marine one.

 

On the models themselves, they are well done I think. Only thing that seems a bit odd to me is how skinny they are. They seem to be modelled with the HH MkVI guys as a base, but for 40K they seem a bit thin compared to other newer marines. Maybe they want them to look very different to DG which I get but I’d still have bulked them out a little.

 

Lucius is excellent.

 

Not enough to change my mind about them or Slaanesh in general as a faction but I’m really pleased for those of you who have been waiting for this. One of the most solid launches of any in 10th I’d say.

Edited 21 hours ago by TheArtilleryman

[INKS]

Gosh dang it.

I really need to resist.

So Angron took a beating every single time vs Fulgrim, that is concerning rules wise. I fear he'll be over powered. then nerfed. hope not

the models look awesome

you have new scouts like the votann but better?

noise marines are good vs?

new 8 bound? ish.

Tormentor kit? new battle line? was that right?

between army and cp that is 30 of them seems like a lot.

maybe not

 

 

[ZeroWolf]

Looks like EC fans were eating well at the reveals  happy that you got a refresh worth waiting for!

 

Now...let wave 2 rumours commence 

[Indy Techwisp]

18 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said:

It's not the default mark but the fluff "recently" had it that EC had a preference for mkvi. Considering how bland mkvi is there's plenty ornamentation here and evidence of 10,000 years of party and excess. 

 

Thousand sons are in mkiv, death guard mkiii and unsure on world eaters. However, it does mean each god legion as a different mk of armour for preference.

 

The base marines honestly I love. Two army boxes to start and then add the CP and fulgrim later. I've got enough heresy vehicles they can borrow if I want to play 40k but failing that, heresy they'll be in.

 

World Eaters are MK V a.k.a "Heresy Pattern" Power Armour.

 

Basically just a cobbled together mix of whatever the Marine could get their mits on.

[Mogger351]

Oddly my concerns over release schedule have slackened via them opting to exterminatus imperial knights. March EC it is I guess?

Edited 21 hours ago by Mogger351

[Wispy]

because I'm juvenile 

 

i'll spot my opponent a free attack re-roll for each freehand of boss babe, slay, etc he puts on his Flawless Babes Blades top.

Edited 20 hours ago by Wispy

[Xanthous]

I think that Champions of Slaanesh box is a great compromise on the Noise Marines v. Legionaries debate. Noise Marines are present and plentiful but they aren't all there is.

[Brother Paint]

I don’t think that’s their own face….. nice 

[Maschinenpriester]

Hmm so no Terminators to be seen. Is the phoenix guard unemployed now?

So I am wondering in general what will be usable from my current CSM collection.

Land Raiders and rhinos are visible. Which means probably Vindicators and Predators are available too.

Possesd could be used as proxys for the EC possed, and legionaries could be proxies for the EC legionaries. Noise marines remain noise marines at least.

The new range looks awesome, and I think they really nailed it! I just don't see me buying a whole new army after owning and collecting CSM EC since a long time. 

Any more thoughts on this?

[Minuros]

I really loved these, they are everything I hoped for my EC. I hope my old noise marines don't look silly next to them.

I am a bit worried if I can get the Champions of Slaanesh set, it looks like it will sell out in minutes...  

[Hathor42]

So ruleswise I think it's caught most of it.

Fulgrim can give out always strikes first?

Kakophonist giving noise marines sustained hits.

Tormentors (ranged) have OC2 sticky objectives and infiltrators.

Infractors (close combat) have move7, scout and precision on their swords.

Noisemarines get 2 blastmasters in a unit now. 

 

 

[Marshal Loss]

5 minutes ago, Maschinenpriester said:

Hmm so no Terminators to be seen. Is the phoenix guard unemployed now?

 

 

There are Terminators visible.

 

 

As for the Phoenix Guard, the late(r) Heresy Legiones Hereticus rules have this to say, so yeah they're basically unemployed after Fulgrim ascends

 

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With Fulgrim assuming his immortal form, many of his personal retinue found their role redundant Many relinquished some or all of their ceremonial wargear, instead taking up other roles within the Legion, while the remainder instead sought to prove their worth anew in the eyes of their brethren and their beloved Primarch.

Edited 20 hours ago by Marshal Loss

[Maschinenpriester]

2 minutes ago, Marshal Loss said:

 

There are Terminators visible.

 

 

As for the Phoenix Guard, the late(r) Heresy Legiones Hereticus rules have this to say, so yeah they're basically unemployed after Fulgrim ascends

 

Awesome. They slipped my attention after I've been drooling all over lucius and Noise marines now. :D

Edited 20 hours ago by Maschinenpriester

[INKS]

Yes they have terminators, they just don't appear to be special or a special unit of them.

bit of a shame, but you have a 8 bound, blade guard type unit i guess.

[Marshal Loss]

Just now, INKS said:

Yes they have terminators, they just don't appear to be special or a special unit of them.

bit of a shame, but you have a 8 bound, blade guard type unit i guess.

 

No reason why we can't get special terminators at some point down the road along with things like sonic dreadnoughts etc, so there's still hope! It is a pity, but we were never going to get all of the possible goodies in a release this size, and I'm just glad they've smashed it out of the park

[Fire Golem]

I think I pretty much love everything except the Noise Marines. They’re not bad models, but I thought they’d be the unit you’d look at and think ‘man, the EC are really messed up, huh?’ But they look more ‘normal’ than even the HH Kakophani. Just Marines with big guns and backpacks. They’re not far off the Havocs, looks wise. 

[darkseren1ty]

So.. there’s 2 generic characters, Lucius, fulgrim

Noisey bois, (not) palatine blades, wannabe palatine blades and wannabe noisey bois.

 

1 monster

3 characters

2 elite troops

2 troops

 

decent selection. I wonder what holdovers from the CSM dex will make the transition to slaanesh

[Hathor42]

I wonder what rules difference if any the other CSM stuff will get. Would be funny if they make the EC heldrake actually good.

[Redcomet]

Flawlessly executed minis.

 

A perfect blend of new while still keeping an eye on Jes Goodwins timeless designs.

11 minutes ago, darkseren1ty said:

So.. there’s 2 generic characters, Lucius, fulgrim

Noisey bois, (not) palatine blades, wannabe palatine blades and wannabe noisey bois.

 

1 monster

3 characters

2 elite troops

2 troops

 

decent selection. I wonder what holdovers from the CSM dex will make the transition to slaanesh

All the vehicles and demon engines. The Hellbrute. The sorceror guy. And then of course all the Slaanesh demons.