8e - All 12 New Detachments Leaked! (also shooting rules)

And there isn´t any objective secured in the detachements, anybody notice that?

Granted, in the mission rules, there could be something like "troops count more".

CptMetal wrote:

Anybody notice that fight and charge are two different phases and this means that witches don't get to dodge against overwatch?

So either charge with the transport first or die!

We have yet to see how Dodge is worded for 8th at this time (or did I miss it somewhere, lots going on at the moment). While I doubt they will throw us a bone and allow us to dodge overwatch and allow us to also dodge pistol shots while "locked" in combat we can always hope for the best (while expecting the worst).

CurstAlchemist wrote:

We have yet to see how Dodge is worded for 8th at this time (or did I miss it somewhere, lots going on at the moment).

From the preview:

"They get the 4+ invulnerable save in the Fight phase, just like before"


In other news, Flamers are looking pretty brutal in this edition. I only wish we had some.

The Shredder wrote:

From the preview:

"They get the 4+ invulnerable save in the Fight phase, just like before"


In other news, Flamers are looking pretty brutal in this edition. I only wish we had some.

The problem is that is the writer of the article telling us how it works not what the rule actually says. It could be that he did a poor job writing the explanation on it. I haven't really been impressed with the writing of these faction foci to tell you the truth and I think it is possible that their choice of wording might be doing an injustice to actually describing how it works. I will hold off full judgment until I see the datasheet with the actual wording on it.

I doubt it will be the case by the way and fully expect them to believe that a 6+ save will be great because hey you get it with most basic weapons and a 6+ PfP (reference Ork Faction Focus).

You know what? If the remaining girls can do their work I'd gladly sacrify one to overwatch.

The Shredder wrote:

CurstAlchemist wrote:

We have yet to see how Dodge is worded for 8th at this time (or did I miss it somewhere, lots going on at the moment).

From the preview:

"They get the 4+ invulnerable save in the Fight phase, just like before"


In other news, Flamers are looking pretty brutal in this edition. I only wish we had some.

We have liquifiers and eye bursts! Im hoping theyre really good as well as ossefactors.

Do we know what the shredder will do?

organicpesticide wrote:

We have liquifiers and eye bursts!

That's true, though it would be nice if our regular troops had access to flamer weapons.

organicpesticide wrote:

Im hoping theyre really good as well as ossefactors.

Yeah, I'll be interested to see what Ossefactors do now.

CptMetal wrote:

Do we know what the shredder will do?

I've seen it speculated that Small Blasts will become d3 shots (since large blast appear to be d6 shots), but AFAIK that hasn't been confirmed yet. No idea if the shredder will have Multiple Wounds or anything like that.

A simple guess suggests the Shredder will be R12", S6, AP 0, Assault D3, re-rolls To Wound.

Maybe but personally I hope they turn it into our flamer weapon.

CptMetal wrote:

Maybe but personally I hope they turn it into our flamer weapon.

We have a Flamer tho

Shredder has pros and cones vs flamers, 12" vs 8" but needs to hit vs auto hits, S6 but only D3 wounds.

I agree with him that it will just be S6/D3 wounds.

The Shredder wrote:

CurstAlchemist wrote:

We have yet to see how Dodge is worded for 8th at this time (or did I miss it somewhere, lots going on at the moment).

From the preview:

"They get the 4+ invulnerable save in the Fight phase, just like before"


In other news, Flamers are looking pretty brutal in this edition. I only wish we had some.

Yeah I think dodge will work like it did before, but having the raider to be able to charge first to eat the overwatch for the wych squad seems like it could be a big deal.

And we can deep Strike and attack with Hellions too!

Not to mention reavers. If they are just as fast as raiders, they can charge with them and keep enemy from wrapping around, assuring wyches a charge next turn.

Yeah, I'm thinking that our best melee units in 8th will be the ones that are fast without transports.

CptMetal wrote:

Maybe but personally I hope they turn it into our flamer weapon.

I think that's been a collective hope for a few editions now.

amishprn86 wrote:

Shredder has pros and cones vs flamers, 12" vs 8" but needs to hit vs auto hits, S6 but only D3 wounds.

Personally, I'd much rather have the Flamer. I don't think that 4" of range is worth losing half your shots *and* not having them auto-hit.

What's more, any time the Flamer fires it fires at full effect. Meanwhile, the Shredder suffers all the penalties of to-hit modifiers and snapshotting.

Creeping Darkness wrote:

Troops are optional, but provide easier access to command points. 2 HQ and 2 Troops = 3 command points, 1 HQ + 2 non-Troops = 1 command point.

So having a core of Troops can help anchor your army around being able to do what it does better, via command points.

Your analysis is still correct and helpful but just so you know it's 2 HQ and 3 Troops. I know, I was caught off guard by the change at first too. That said I like it because it means more troops.