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@idioticsynergy 4th edition's mix/match doctrines was perfect for building Guard to meet certain flavours and I lament it's loss.

Looking at the old rules and man do I miss what warhammer 40k used to be like

@idioticsynergy It's a weirdly messed up image in ways AI would do it (super inconsistent armour shapes, flag tops), but also in ways AI would never (wtf is up with the wall artifacts?).

@actualwindows98 @NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie Some of the models they nuked were only a couple of years old too.

@NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie Like what happened to Stormcast in 4th edition when they nuked like half the roster

GW after releasing a million kits for space marines despite them being one of the rarest forces in the Imperium:

@khuryaggoth @GLURAK20XX @st0rmeris @HashionDiscord Chaos Knights have 2 kits, yes. I was thinking of Votann also but it's no longer the case with their more recent additions.

@GLURAK20XX @ambershee @st0rmeris @HashionDiscord Chaos knights, technically.

If this makes you mad, and you think armageddon and krieg need to be distinct troops kits. I hope you are ready for the upcoming ultramarines intercessor sprue which has to be distinct from any other marine intercessors

@GLURAK20XX @khuryaggoth @st0rmeris @HashionDiscord I was careful with the phrasing; "character models" versus "kits". Ultramarines have 11 named characters in 40k, 7 of which are in the Wardens box. They also have two more named characters and two generic characters in 30k. Some factions have fewer than 11/15 kits.

@ambershee @khuryaggoth @st0rmeris @HashionDiscord Are there armies with only 4 models?

@LnkMxwl @idioticsynergy @HashionDiscord Cadians were the default plastic kit for 18 years, no other regiment made it to plastic until the DKK Kill Team kit arrived in 2021. Then there's the legacy Catachan kits which are impressively still around of course.

@idioticsynergy @HashionDiscord Because Cadians sold models and Steel Legion didn't.

Cadia blew up yet there is still billions of the dull bastards roaming around but I guess Steel Legion doesn't get that pass. Imagine streamlining the guard of all factions?

@Dynabroth The only way this would be possible is if one of these two games is reading from, or writing to memory that it shouldn't be.

One of the strangest Roblox bugs of all time in my opinion is this one recorded by Hackerhunter100, in November 2009. "whenever you play roblox and spore at the same time the files mix and everything glitches"

@heavenly_otter @NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie The books on my shelf beg to differ. Catachans had their own Codex, Steel Legion had their own list in the Armageddon book. Death Korps and Elysians had their own lists too. The next edition let you build custom regiments with a doctrine based system.

@ambershee @NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie They do now. I don't know if it is part of how they justify having separate kits to their shareholders or something (or it's just part of the whole "the only options are what is in the box" thing). But in the past they did not.

@heavenly_otter @NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie The fact there are five loyalist *Terminator* kits, let alone 'basic marines with bolter or bolt pistol/combat weapon' kits is just an ample demonstration of the problem. There are currently 28 total types of Space Marine Terminator on sale.

@heavenly_otter @NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie There's no reason different plastic guard infantrymen couldn't also have different rules and be different units. In fact, they did in the past, and they currently still do. Catachan, Cadians, and Krieg are unique datasheets. Krieg Riders and Attilans also have unique datasheets.

@khuryaggoth @st0rmeris @HashionDiscord Ultramarines have more character models now than some armies have kits.

@st0rmeris @HashionDiscord Pretty sure ultras unironically have more bespoke units than blood angels at this point. At least in terms of plastic kits (painting assault intercessors black for death company doesn’t count)

@NornQueenKya @Aeldarellie 28 Terminator kits currently on sale, but GW also taking 30 years to finally refresh the Eldar line, Dark Eldar with a third of the line just missing, Guard regiments boiled down from umpteen lines into just three (including one legacy one still alive from the 90s).

This is really where the focus of the discussion needs to be. Gw isnt lazy or forgetful, or whatever nonsense people are claiming. But they totally are allocating too many of their dev resources into SM, which will be fun in 11th when an insanely large chunk goes into legends because theres way... way too many datasheets atm

@HowlingBunghole @AaronBastani @martyrmade @grok You mean like the US sinking an unarmed ship full of off-duty servicemen?

@AaronBastani @martyrmade Hey @grok, does the Iranians have a history of using terrorism against off duty military personnel?

The response to this is rather strange. Did anyone sensible seriously think that Israel and the US could assassinate a literal head of state, and that this wouldn’t normalise…political assassinations?

@MarcusCVance They do. The Mechanicum makes extensive use of them. Bionics on the other hand are inferior to the Space Marine; but Space Marine cyborgs do exist (they become interned in Dreadnoughts).

If you can make cyborg arms that are capable of doing everything A SPACE MARINE ARM IN POWERED ARMOR can do, why not just make more cyborgs?

We're diving back into Subnautica! This time it's a challenge run using a randomiser and crowd control, with every penny spent screwing me over going directly to Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Grab a cuppa, get cosy, and make my life difficult? twitch.tv/ambershee

@10DowningStreet How dare Iran adopt the exact same strategies we promote in Ukraine. Absolute farce of a government.

Together with our allies, we condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces.

@elisnotonfiree There's also a Greggs in the airport!

ive been in the uk for 5 minutes and they’re already everywhere

@BBCNews Ofcom is continuously pursuing sites that have already blocked the UK, still demanding that they conform to UK laws. Sites are responding in kind; they don't do business in the UK, don't operate in the UK, and don't serve UK visitors. They'll also ignore UK fines.

US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches bbc.in/4lyLyNK

@The__Unyielding Not kidding btw, there are 28 different types of Space Marine Terminators currently on sale. Does not include Custodians.

@The__Unyielding Space Marines need a 29th Terminator set (not an exagerrated number) before Guard can have a new basic alternative regiment.

"When you ask for the guard regiment synonymous with the planet and character to at least be in a trailer about them."