Guest Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Can't be RIFTs, not enough skull-shaped robots with skull heads and skull guns. You kidding? 40k has a plethora of skull-shaped robots and guns.... Also, that would CS that does the skulls in the RIFTS setting. The Glitterboy is actually American, and pre-RIFTS at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 God damn it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Blanche is involved with GW again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanaur Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Who? John "I have no idea what scale is" Blanche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skkipper Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Scale is for mortals!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 And his Chaos artwork is in fact pretty awesome. But when he tries to do things that are supposed to be following the laws of physics, it kind of starts to fall apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanaur Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Lol. Gamers will whine about anything. I love it. We went from Fethin huge riptides to criticism of art. What a country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Huh? My god dammit and John Blanche comments are unrelated, and also like 12 15 hours apart or something. I love Blanche's art work, I didn't realize GW got him back involved. I was damming them for the beautiful Gundam's they're releasing next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Maybe you should expand a bit on your commentary then. Just sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanaur Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 How can anyone not be in love with that epicness. I love Riptides. Aesthetically, they please me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 If only it wasn't a broken link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yeah, it was a pic of the existing riptide kit. I was fooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 MongooseMatt wrote:Just sent to retailers: A multipart plastic boxed set that makes one KV128 Stormsurge Ballistic Suit. This walking vehicle stands as tall as a Riptide Battlesuit and is a magnificent centerpiece miniature for any Tau collection. The Stormsurge wields new weaponry, designed to destroy the Imperial Knights, super heavy vehicles and Titans along with huge missile pods, and large array of secondary weapons. Listed at RRP £90. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Justjokin Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Still doesn't compare to that Khorne Bull[big bad swear word] that I faced at OFCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skkipper Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Still doesn't compare to that Khorne Bull[big bad swear word] that I faced at OFCC. Was it the lord of skulls or the greater brass scorpion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbusePuppy Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 A Gargantuan Creature you can take in squads? O_o The Pulse Blastcannon is kinda awkwardly-short range, but it's a pretty vicious weapon against anything it can hit. Getting two shots with it is infinitely superior to one shot with the Pulse Driver. Being able to fire twice when not moving is huge. That's a f***in' truckload of shots right there, directed at any targets you want because you're a GC. As the rules currently stand, the two different main guns are both Pulse weapons and benefit from an Ethereal's "Storm of Fire" rule. Also possibly temporary, but the Stormsurge can purchase the Early Warning Override (for Interceptor), Shield Generator (for a 4++ save), and Vectored Retrothrusters (for Hit and Run.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spagunk Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lots of points but having a squad of 3 of these would be a pain the rear to try and get off the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanaur Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Stabilizing Anchors give you a round to close in on the things before they really let loose. It basically has a Conversion Beamer, a less reliable Punisher Cannon and a Vindicator Cannon with actual range on it. The Hunter Killer type Destroyer Missiles are AP 1 and i suppose that does not suck for going after vehicles. I have no book in front of me. If it fires an Ordinance weapon, I assume that has the usual effect on other ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lol....So funny. Okay, so it's a T6 GC....with 3+ armor and no invulnerable save. It has I2 and 2 attacks. Then, as if it wasn't weak enough, you can lose the ability to move or make stomp attacks.....and, as a GC, it still can't overwatch...and then you can take them in squadrons, thus making it easier to lock all of them in melee. Ah, TAU, you finally got a GC that makes sense with your "all shooting, no melee" philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'll get one in 6 months on the cheap just because it is so pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbusePuppy Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Okay, so it's a T6 GC....with 3+ armor and no invulnerable save. It can buy a 4++ for 25pts, which is the only time you would ever bother to take a Shield Generator. I have no book in front of me. If it fires an Ordinance weapon, I assume that has the usual effect on other ones? GCs, like superheavy vehicles, are not affected by firing Ordnance weapons- all their other weapons can still fire normally, and they can fire Ordnance while moving. (Incidentally, "ordinance" means a law, rule, or statute, whereas "ordnance" means a cannon or weapon. Vocabulary!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 It can buy a 4++ for 25pts, which is the only time you would ever bother to take a Shield Generator. Incidentally, "ordinance" means a law, rule, or statute, whereas "ordnance" means a cannon or weapon Yeah, it can. Or a shy shield landing pad, or just cover saves. It's just one of many that make it true to the TAU player's philosophy of forfeiting when you make assault... EDIT: Oh and thanks for that spelling thing. I've been wondering why spellcheck allows two spellings. I'm pretty sure I've seen both spellings in the 40k books to describe the ordnance weapons.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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