Eldar are here.

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Re: Eldar are here.

Post by me_in_japan » Fri May 24, 2013 12:51 pm

Stats wise it's just a wraith lord with 6 wounds. A wraithlord was only 100 points, too. 4 weapons is where it'll be problematic. Wouldn't surprise me if they nerfed the wraith lord so this lad looks better by comparison.
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Post by me_in_japan » Fri May 24, 2013 1:07 pm

Yay! I finally saw the ranger. Pretty nice - might get him, actually. On the down side - no new jetbikes!!!! Wtf? Eeeeeh? And other exclamations of disbelief...

http://www.3plusplus.net/2013/05/eldar-pictures-rules/
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Post by jus » Sat May 25, 2013 12:22 am

After bringing the june white dwarf under close scrutiny, my final verdict on the wraithknight model is that it looks awesometacular. Given the size of the thing and how it compares to forgeworld titans, i think the pricing is reasonable. Consider it phantom titan lite.

I will however cry out in chorus with moderati swoosh's comment " NO NEW JETBIKES WTF!!"
I really would have liked new aspect warriors too. Hmmmm

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Post by kojibear » Sat May 25, 2013 12:26 am

me_in_japan wrote:Yay! I finally saw the ranger. Pretty nice - might get him, actually. On the down side - no new jetbikes!!!! Wtf? Eeeeeh? And other exclamations of disbelief...

http://www.3plusplus.net/2013/05/eldar-pictures-rules/
One of the pictures in the WD, showed a jetbike squad (black and yellow) converted with what I think is Guardian heads. I find that very odd. I didn't think they usually had converted minis in army pics. :?:

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Post by Spevna » Sat May 25, 2013 12:54 am

Did anyone else notice that the pilot if that ugly chibi-jet is a new Aspect Warrior?
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Post by Mike the Pike » Sat May 25, 2013 1:08 am

Spevna stance wavering.....Help!

I just had a look at the GWJ site to see if the new Eldar stuff was up for pre-order. It is, but the strange thing is, some of the items are priced at almost exactly the exchange rate :shock:

The Wraithknight is GBP 70 but on GWJ it's JPY 11,000. Almost right on the money. (153 = 1)

Likewise the new fighter, GBP 40 but JPY 6500 on the site.

Some things are still outrageous i.e. The New Ranger character is JPY 2300 compared to UKP 11.00, an exchange rate of over 200 yen to the pound.

Free shipping of course.

Hmmm, what to do?
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Post by kojibear » Sat May 25, 2013 1:28 am

I wonder why they switched the war walker for the vyper in the new box set? Perhaps they have a big excess of vypers on the warehouse?

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Post by job » Sat May 25, 2013 4:16 am

Isn't there a jet bike faction? Just a thought. Otherwise I always thought players tended to malign Eldar walkers and IG sentinels. I wouldn't be surprised if the vipers sell well.
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Re: Eldar are here.

Post by Primarch » Sat May 25, 2013 5:42 am

Eldar warwalkers are one of the best choices in the current codex. Vipers are generally viewed as a poor choice. That might change in the next edition, but the repack leads me to think that vipers will remain the unpopular choice.
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Post by me_in_japan » Sat May 25, 2013 10:48 am

darn it - I wrote a response to some posts there and then didnt sent it on my iphone. it is now lost forever :(

anyhoo - Jetbike faction is Saim Hann (the red chaps). Wraith faction is Iyanden (the yellow ones who get their own fancy shmancy fluff book, and a pirate cap'n). War Walkers are (old codex) 30pts, AV10 all round and can get 2 guns, not TL. Vypers are 55pts, AV10 all round and get 1 gun and a shuricannon. War Walkers were oodles better before. Hopefully they still will be, cos I have my 2 vypers earmarked for my pirates and a bit o choppy chop to get em serviceable as Venoms.

I've been doing some price comparison (ebay, Firestorm, GWJ and GWUK). It's all a much of a muchness, with the exception of GWJ's prices for Reaver Jetbikes (9400yen as opposed to 6300yen on the bay, for 2 boxes, new) and illic, who is 9.90 on Firestorm Games (but won't ship to Japan) or 2300 from GWJ.

Where are you fine folks thinking to get your pointy eared fix from? Anybody got any better options?

Also, anybody know any nice Jetbike proxies I can use? I had been so sure GW would be sufficiently non-stupid to release a new jetbike mini, but clearly they either don't care or plan on releasing em as part of wave 2. If they do release em as wave 2, there are gonna be a LOT of people (including me) very pissed off at them for having wasted their cash on alternatives. Of course, clearly pissing off customers is where GW excel, so I fully anticipate some shiny new JBs come wave 2. I shall not be buying them, I might add.

PS - out of interest, I was looking at the eldar dex on itunes. If you scroll along you can actually see the army list entry for Fire Dragons. 110 pts for 5, but they now have a 3+ save and some special rules. You can add 1 dragon for 22pts apiece. That's a fair increase from the previous 16pts, but still very reasonable for what they are.
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