A new type of weapon for the dark eldar?

John M wrote:

I sniper available to characters and warriors would be good. Considering the tactics of DE armies never understood why one wasn't included.

But we do have one!

Surely you haven't forgotten about the glorious Hexrifle?  

John M wrote:

Perhaps a lighter dark energy weapon.

 

I just want splinter weapons to get a str value (hoping 3). Reroll failed to wound against guard, tau, etc would be SOOOO helpful.

callofdoobie wrote:

I just want splinter weapons to get a str value (hoping 3).  Reroll failed to wound against guard, tau, etc would be SOOOO helpful.  

It would indeed be nice if our weapons actually had an advantage against them, instead of poison giving us a disadvantage.  

Seriously? S3 poison weapons would be broken and you know it.

Wounding T3 on a 4+ is a small price to pay for being able to wound T5,6,7,8,9,10 on a 4+.

Broken? I think giving them rending or something would be broken, reroll failed to wound against T3 doesn't seem too bad all things considered. They still won't be able to do jack crap against vehicles.

callofdoobie wrote:

Broken?  I think giving them rending or something would be broken, reroll failed to wound against T3 doesn't seem too bad all things considered.  They still won't be able to do jack crap against vehicles.

Did I say rending wouldn't be broken?

Splinter weapons are fantastic as is they really don't need a buff.

Honestly I would trade being able to glance AV10 vehicles for being able to wound anything on a 4+. I mean let's be realistic. Bolters for all intents and purposes are useless against vehicles they can't damage anything that's AV11+ and even against AV10 it takes 9 bolter shots to inflict one glancing hit without taking into account cover! Our army doesn't struggle against AV10, we struggle against AV12.

Never in all the time I have played Dark Eldar have I ever thought: damn I wish my splinter rifles had a small chance of damaging AV10! I mean what has AV10 front armour? Landspeeders, vypers, raiders, venoms, truks, ork buggies, and scout sentinels. Three out of those seven AV10 models have jink saves (meaning it takes 13.5 S4 shots at BS4 to on average take off a single hull point)!

So how is it a downside to trade something that almost never comes into play for the ability to shut down anything that relies on toughness for protection?

Splinter weapons are one of the best "basic" weapons in the game! If not the best.

You wound both of these things on a 4+:

You want more?!
If you can't win games with that, you're doing something wrong.

Here is an idea. For say five points for Scourges they get Talon Spurs.

Talon Spurs:
Str User
AP -
+1 Attack

Maybe a chance to be taken by Wyches but unsure at the moment.

The Shredder wrote:

John M wrote:

I sniper available to characters and warriors would be good. Considering the tactics of DE armies never understood why one wasn't included.

But we do have one!

Surely you haven't forgotten about the glorious Hexrifle?  

John M wrote:

Perhaps a lighter dark energy weapon.

 

good point well made
I like the hexrifle, but I want 1) to let my Archon have a sniper type weapon
2) to let the actually sneaky units have one

Evil Space Elves wrote:

You wound both of these things on a 4+:

You want more?!
If you can't win games with that, you're doing something wrong.

 

lolz

Mushkilla wrote:

Did I say rending wouldn't be broken?

I'm not saying you did bro, I was just giving an example of something that would be broken lol

I didn't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers here; i'm just wishlisting on a wishlist topic haha, if you don't agree with me fine but can't a guy dream?    I wasn't attacking splinter weapons or saying you can't win with them, OBVIOUSLY they are good, I'm just throwing an idea out there. I'm farrrr from a codex writer or anything


Topic Note- A few other things I would LOVE to see is Wych's gain their 4++ against overwatch, Talos and Cronos start with a pain token and therefore FNP (would probably cost more points but it makes no sense they don't have one stock), and WS 9 succubus's (this may be a stretch lol).

Funny thing is a splinter rifle on a kabalite is just as effective against a space marine as a pulse rifle on a fire warrior.

callofdoobie wrote:

but can't a guy dream?

This new generation of Archons, Bah! Weak I tell you! DREAMS?... Pathetic...

*retreats to his Spire to continue being a grumpy Dark Eldar*

Uh oh Mush is grumpy. What happens when archons become grumpy? :p

I would enjoy horrorfexes and terrorfexes making a comeback. I would also like to see the shredder get the "monofilament" rule from codex eldar. For 5 points I don't think its bad, but that would see me take it in a lot more lists, I think. Wouldn't help the 12" range, though.

agosyb wrote:

I would enjoy horrorfexes and terrorfexes making a comeback.

+1

That is a really good point. Dark Eldar are suppose to be the ones causing fear and applying leadership modifiers. Currently our cousins are far better at it. The psi plane is awesome.

We need the h&t-fexes back. Give them a base -3 modifier, combine it with the raider upgrade and you would be at -4, that's pretty solid and you want solid if you are within 6" of the enemy.

Axel115 wrote:

The Shredder wrote:

- I'd like to see a flamer option of some kind for warrior squads.

I like this idea

I'ld be happy if shredder becomes template instead.

Mushkilla wrote:

Funny thing is a splinter rifle on a kabalite is just as effective against a space marine as a pulse rifle on a fire warrior.

Ok, this has me baffled.

How exactly is a 1/2 chance to wound as good as a 2/3 chance to wound?  

facelessabsalom wrote:

I'ld be happy if shredder becomes template instead.

That would make me happy.

The Shredder wrote:

Mushkilla wrote:

Funny thing is a splinter rifle on a kabalite is just as effective against a space marine as a pulse rifle on a fire warrior.

Ok, this has me baffled.

How exactly is a 1/2 chance to wound as good as a 2/3 chance to wound?  

I suspect he's taken into account the BS of the firers. Although that doesn't make any allowance for markerlights.

Count Adhemar wrote:

I suspect he's taken into account the BS of the firers. Although that doesn't make any allowance for markerlights.

As always you suspect right Count Adhemar.

Forgive my inexperience but horror and terror flexes do what exactly?

RetroGamer1224 wrote:

Forgive my inexperience but horror and terror flexes do what exactly?

seconded

Balisong wrote:

Free Introductory Lelith Hesperax Fanclub Membership: 18" Target immediately becomes obsessed with Lelith Hesperax and is "indisposed" for the enemy's player's next turn. If Lelith is also on the Battlefield she must spend the next turn filing a restraining order...

+1

RetroGamer1224 wrote:

Here is an idea.  For say five points for Scourges they get Talon Spurs.

Talon Spurs:
Str User
AP -
+1 Attack

Now, this would be interesting. Maybe give them the ability to bladevane with those spurs now eh?

I think that would be a tad much. My aim with the spurs is a little close combat survivability for the scourges because sometimes an enemy can get close to the unit. If anything maybe on a 6 the enemy unit is blinded due to their eyes/visors/optics being ripped up.

RetroGamer1224 wrote:

Forgive my inexperience but horror and terror flexes do what exactly?

The horrorfex/terrorfex was a grenade launcher from the previous codex that shot some kind of hallucinogen at enemy units. Basically it was a small blast template that did nothing but force a pinning check on the target with a -1 Leadership modifier for every individual model under the template. They were pretty neat, not that expensive and could be wrist-mounted on characters like sybarites, haemonculi, archons etc. or mounted on vehicles, iirc.

They're more or less in the current codex in the form of Torment Grenade launchers, which are still pretty cool with shock prows and an allied wraithfighter hanging around.

I agree on the shredder, if it was a template that would be awesome.

But we already have liquifier guns (one of the best template weapons in the game)!

facelessabsalom wrote:

Balisong wrote:

Free Introductory Lelith Hesperax Fanclub Membership: 18" Target immediately becomes obsessed with Lelith Hesperax and is "indisposed" for the enemy's player's next turn. If Lelith is also on the Battlefield she must spend the next turn filing a restraining order...

+1

RetroGamer1224 wrote:

Here is an idea.  For say five points for Scourges they get Talon Spurs.

Talon Spurs:
Str User
AP -
+1 Attack

Now, this would be interesting. Maybe give them the ability to bladevane with those spurs now eh?

lolz

but those spurs sound like a really good idea