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by Primarch » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:26 am
With the codex due for release tomorrow, images from people who managed to get their copy earlier are starting to do the rounds on the internet. A large number of responses to these images are very negative, but to balance them out, I've worked up a list of positive points to help people see what they will gain from this new book.
+You will never hear opponents complaining about how broken/cheesey your army is. Never.
+You can continue to tell people you liked Nids before they became popular for at least one more edition.
+If you have any unpainted Tervigons or Trygons, you don't need to rush to paint them.
+All funds from the new book will ensure that GW's management get an even better retirement package.
+You will be able to buy minis from ebay at bargain prices as everyone rushes to dump their armies.
+You can laugh at all the people who wasted money on third party minis for Yrmgral Stealers, Parasite of Mortrex, Doom of Malantai and the Spore Pods.
So remember folks, no matter how much doom and gloom there is on the internet, there is a silver lining if you look for it.
Seriously though, the new book isn't all bad, we get points drops on a lot of units which will allow for bigger swarms and some units/wargear actually got better. Sadly though, most of the problem areas Nids had before got worse. Synapse is now cripplingly bad if you fail it. How bad? Imagine a unit of 3 Carnifexes standing around in the open eating each other. That bad! Most assault units still can't take grenades/flesh hooks, which limits their ability to make a decent charge and to make matters worse, Scything Talons took a big nerf. Finally, Nids still lack a decent anti-air unit. The new Crone might be ok, but it is kind of squishy compared to most other flyers.
Will the codex be playable? Probably, but it will be a tough fight against most lists.
Painted Minis in 2014: 510, in 2015: 300, in 2016 :369, in 2019: 417, in 2020: 450