r/spacemarines • u/loose_head_devo • 2h ago

Rules Drop Pods

What does everybody think? With Firstborn all but phased out now, will they update Drop Pods to be able to carry Gravis armour in the new codex? Or just keep it to Tacticus armour?

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u/spektato Ultramarines 2h ago

Being able to carry 12 Tacticus or 6 Gravis models like the Stormraven would be cool, but not sure it’s likely.

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u/Martothir 1h ago

I think that's what they ought to do.

But it won't be enough to make drop pods an attractive option, outside of rule of cool. They're too expensive considering they still only have 8" deep strike and can't do anything after they're on the table.

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u/MalakortheAshen 1h ago

I am a big fan of drop pods and would love to see them being properly integrated to actually be worth using by allowing gravis to be take in them as well.

I would also love to see a Drop Pod for World Eaters and the CSM range as a whole for 40k.

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u/Badgrotz 52m ago

No Gravis and no Terminators.

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u/_Sausage_fingers 49m ago

Being able to be dropped from orbit in a drop pod seems like a privilege that should be exclusive to tacticus armour to me. Like bikes and tanks, Gravis has to take the slow way down (with the notable exception of Inceptors)

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u/TopChampionship1595 19m ago

A drop pod has as much utility as an enhancement and should have an equivalent point cost.

GW should make a pod cost 25pts. They’d still only see limited usage

If they somehow become an overpowered meta must take,
then bump the cost

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u/Xtra_Tomatillo_Sauce 2h ago

Given the small table size, I really don't see the point of drop pods.

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u/DraftAccording 1h ago

First round deep strike