Instead of a genestealer cult codex.

[doomreaper9]

Ok how many of u would rather have a genestealer cult codex or a genestealer type of codex that allows different genestealers strains or both. Me personally it would be cool to have back the imgarl genestealers. Other versions of genestealers would be like maybe give them the chameleonic skin like the lictors have. Have shooty genestealers that spit acid out of their mouths. Bring back implant Attack would be awesome!

[blackrainbow]

I'd be down for a small part of a cult'dex having ymgarl back. Beyond that, GS cults never really fancied my flavor from the fluff, so I'm pretty indifferent. Implants, and sooooo many of our old options need a comeback though.

[nikh]

I love the idea of a GS Cult book. True they're not very close to Nid fluff, but they showcase such an interesting part of the Tryanid cycle that often gets overlooked. Plus, they could totally stand alone as their own army supplement, I bet that'd be really cool. I really hope we're getting one, and I really hope it has Ymgarl stealers in, maybe with a Designer's Note that says any Genestealer with feeder tendrils may be used as a Ymgarl genestealer.

[doomreaper9]

If they bring back implant attack. It would definitely get my genestealers off the shelf. Though GW would change it up any wound roll of a 6 causes two wounds if unsaved or caused instant death that would work out too.
The idea of genestealers having different abilities such as the lictors chameleonic skin, acid maw, implant attack, feeder tendrils, ymarl factor, cause fear, and being able to assault from deep strike would make them a more playable and competitive unit to play. The cult idea will be great to give us better infiltrate options and have access to different units entirely.

[gingerwerewolf]

I want Cults, and to be fair I dont give two figs about the Ymgarl factor - I want the Halfbreeds the Hybrids. I want corrupted imperial army and local militia.

The Genestealer rules need to be appropriate for that

[BattleMetalChris]

I would LOVE a cult army.

Ymgarl stealers would fit the cultist fluff, as it's likely there'll be a number of different stealer types from Purestrain stealers through Hybrids to pure human. Ymgarl stealers are just a hybrid made from whatever the hell used to live on Ymgarl.

I'm also hoping to be able to use looted local milita equipment, converting Imperial Guard units to cultists will be so much fun and nicely different to my usual nids. If they leave out the limos I will cry.

[N.I.B.]

I wasn't around 40K at the time of GS cults, so I have no nostalgic feelings about them. Thus, and because I'm a Tyranid purist, I rather see viable Genestealers in my Tyranid codex. I loathe the idea of vehicles and ugly imperials in my army.

[tylertt]

Agreed. If I wanted to use Imperial stuff I would have played IG and just modeled them as Genestealery.

While cults are cool fluff wise, I personally hate the image of Genestealer cult stuff mixed in with actual Tyranids on the table.

[BattleMetalChris]

Yeah, if you were sticking to the fluff the cultists would just get eaten, hybrid or not.

[Jabberwocky]

I'd be happy with a Cult Detachment that includes the current (but tweaked) stealer formations along with some new cultist unit ones.

The Detachment should pick a host faction and all cultists gain stats accordingly. +1 BS/I for Eldar, +1 T for ork, something (please do not swear) for humans.

If people want to incorporate vehicles let them go unbound or give the cultists a basic 11/11/10 chassis that people can convert for their own fluff.

I'd say it should be allies of convenience with tyranids, not battle brothers.

[phayze]

May 30, 2015 14:33:15 GMT Jabberwocky said:

I'd be happy with a Cult Detachment that includes the current (but tweaked) stealer formations along with some new cultist unit ones.

The Detachment should pick a host faction and all cultists gain stats accordingly. +1 BS/I for Eldar, +1 T for ork, something (please do not swear) for humans.

If people want to incorporate vehicles let them go unbound or give the cultists a basic 11/11/10 chassis that people can convert for their own fluff.

I'd say it should be allies of convenience with tyranids, not battle brothers.

Unfortunately I agree with the allies of convenience idea. Genestealers don't willingly give themselves up to the bio-gruel at the end of a feeding, they try to hitch a ride on any outbound ship they can find. Plus even brainwashed humans might be creeper out by bugs that aren't stealers.

an open-topped chimera is probably what we are getting, maybe a new genestealers box with options for ymgarl/biomorphs, hybrids with many arms for guns and such, a 5-10 man cultist box, a magus, and a primarch. that's probably all we get.

[TheHiveKing]

I could care less if we got a GS cult codex or just a regular GS codex.

[BattleMetalChris]

May 30, 2015 19:35:45 GMT TheHiveKing said:

I could care less

[Anggul]

Cults would be cool, but they should still be come the apocalypse with Tyranids.

I certainly wouldn't want just: 'Codex: Genestealers'. Militarum Tempestus and Skitarii were enough of a joke.

[Deleted]

May 30, 2015 22:22:01 GMT Anggul said:

Cults would be cool, but they should still be come the apocalypse with Tyranids.

I certainly wouldn't want just: 'Codex: Genestealers'. Militarum Tempestus and Skitarii were enough of a joke.

This might be me prodding, but there's no reason they should be CtA allies with tyranids that I can conceive of other than someone wanting all tyranid players to play pure tyranids. 

GS cults are a method of tyranids vanguard-ing out a planet and softening up civilizations, which the tyranids have clearly encountered before imperial space. 


And while I wouldn't want to see my tyranid army become a GS cult army played with tyranid allies, I personally completely welcome a fluffy allied codex that could give tyranids more variety in playstyle outside of CtA allies.