Bring Back Vic, He Doesnt Deserve What He Got

Bring back Vic, he doesn’t deserve what he got

Qrow’s new voice actor announced

Kerry just wrote a journal talking a bit about how Volume 7 is going (apparently very well) and some stuff about panel questions at RTX and how you now need to write it in on the app before you can ask it (which to me seems like them trying to cut off people who were gonna ask about the RT Glassdoor scandal or Vic stans), and also assured fans that the panel would be recorded and put up on a later date and that he’d be doing a text summary after the panel wrapped.

However, surprising news was that he actually confirmed Qrow’s replacement voice actor after Vic Mignogna was removed from the role following sexual misconduct accusations, and the new actor is Jason Liebretch, a VA veteran who’s been working for over a decade. 

Jason is best known for his roles as Hei in Darker Than Black, Yato from Noragami, Mars from Black Clover, Mordecai from Borderlands 2 and most recognizable, Dabi from My Hero Academia. 

I’m very happy with the casting- Dabi proves he’s got a deep enough voice to bring Qrow to life, and I wish him the best in the role.

Fuck if that dosent sum it up, only reason I still play Marines is because I’m a heresy player and I’ve got more marine bits than I’ll probably ever be able to use. Hopefully GW is able to turn this shit storm around, but I doubt it.

Primaris Space Marines are a Botched Concept.

No wait, hear me out, this is advocating FOR Space Marine players, not being sour at their new release.

So there are no Primaris Bike equivalents being released this time around; if there are then they’re a glaring omission from the White Scars article this morning.

This truely highlights the issue with Primaris as a whole; GeeDubs were so afraid of alienating Space Marine players and hurting their profit margins that they damaged Space Marines as an army irreparabley.

Back at the dawn of 8th edition we got Primaris Marines; these guys were not replacements for Tactical, Assault and Devastator marines, but a new thing, with new statlines and fluff. They were also bigger than Space Marines. What we didn’t know back then was that they were not bigger, they were True Scale.

Compare a Primaris Captain to a Custodes, a mini-marine and and a Guardsman and you’ll see. Regular Space Marines are supposed to be as tall as a Custodes; they’re written as such in the Horrus Heresy novels. Plus or minus a few inches for individual heights and body sizes.

Primaris models are the scale that Space Marines are supposed to be. The new Chaos Space Marines are  Primaris scale as well (more or less).

But how does that make them a botched release?

Now that we’re getting more Primaris Space Marines questions are being asked. Questions like “where are Primaris bikes to go with my White Scars?”

The answer is you’re not getting Primaris bikes yet. The Vanguard Primaris and the Impulsor are the releases this time around and if those units don’t suit your chapter’s fluff then you’re out of luck.

This means that all White Scars are getting is a Primaris character and some Shoulder Pads.

So where are the bikes then? I’ll tell you where they should have been; on the molding machine that was used to churn out the Redemptor Dread and the Repulsor 2 years ago.

Back when we transitioned from 2nd Edition to 3rd Edition of 40k, we got replacement models for pretty much all of the Space Marine range. Tactical, Assault and Devastator marines, Landspeeders, Rhinos, Predators, Razorbacks… All replaced within a couple of years. We didn’t have social media back then, so I can’t speak for everyone, but I know my gaming circle were excited. We eagerly bought the new kits and built our new marines armies, leaving our old marine models in the dust.

This was repeated with most armies as Tyranids, Eldar, Imperial Guard and Chaos were all eventually updated and their models were replaced. It was kinda sucky replacing things we spent money on, but we did it again because “oh! New Shiny!!”

Fast forward to the Dawn of 8th edition and suddenly we have a problem. Primaris are not replacements. They’re new. Different units with different wargear and new things that weren’t in the range before. They’re continuing to support the old stuff as well. Except they’re not going to make new stuff for the old range, they’re just going to keep supporting them.

They took a simple concept of updating the old range with new sculpts and turned it into something convoluted and ambiguous.

Instead of having Tactical, Assault, Devastators, Terminators and Bikes you have Intercessors, Reivers, Hellblasters, Aggressors and Inceptors.

Intercessors don’t have the flexibility of Tactical Marines.

Reivers don’t have Jump Packs like Assault Marines.

Hellblasters don’t have the flexibility or range of Devastator Marines.

Aggressors can’t deep-strike and don’t have the flexibility of Terminators.

And Inceptors are bike replacements but no one realises it… Not even GeeDubs.

All of these units, except maybe Inceptors, try to do what their mini-marine equivalent do but don’t do it as well. Why is that?

At the Dawn of 8th GeeDubs’ rep was in the toilet. Even though social media had been a great way to talk to their customers for years, they ignored us. They put out one codex every 6 months and didn’t release new stuff unless they had to and they ignored whole armies for years.

What would happen if they suddenly announced that the whole Space Marine range was obsolete? They spent decades only supporting Space Marines regularly and building it up as their best seller but what if those sales suddenly stopped?

This is why we got Primaris. They knew it was time to update the range but didn’t want to just replace the existing range for fear people would just walk away instead of buying new things to replace their old minis. That’s why Primaris Marines don’t do the same thing as the old Marines. That’s why Primaris Marines can’t ride in the old transports. That’s why Mini-Marines are still in the game.

In the same vein, they do want Primaris to sell. That’s why Mini-Marines wont get an update. That’s why Mini-Marines can’t ride in Primaris transports.

Now that they’ve made their bed, they have to lie in it; which why we’re getting Vanguard Primaris. More new units that don’t make the old units obsolete so they can still sell their best sellers. They won’t release Primaris Bikes because they’re not confident that people will buy them and if the new thing replaces the old then no one will buy the old things anymore either.

So now we have a situation.

GeeDubs can continue this trend of adding stuff to Space Marines without replacing the old stuff or bite the bullet and discontinue the old stuff and replace it with things that aren’t as good or as flexible.

Or they can admit that Primaris was a stupid idea and release True Scale updates for Tactical Marines and alienate everyone who invested in Primaris.

Either way, they’ve made a complete horses-arse out of this.

It would have been better if they just released True Scale versions of the old Marines, like they just did with the Chaos Space Marines. They could have even said that the older models could still be used and kept their wargear options in the codex for a few years; like they did with the “las/plas” Razorback from 2nd ed that hung around until 6th.

At least that way, White Scars and Blood Angels would have Bikes and Jump Assault Infantry models that suit their fluff and don’t look dinky when standing next to Primaris units in the same army (or when standing beside the new Chaos Marines. Or custodes).

Raven Guard are the only chapter who got anything meaningful in this release. Vanguard Primaris are all stealthy which suits Raven Guard to a tee… and they painted all their Vanguard Primaris models as Ultramarines… And release Codex White Scars before Codex Raven Guard.

The saddest thing of all; Codex White Scars is being released for the first time ever in the history of Warhammer 40,000; this should be celebrated. But if you build your army with new Primaris models they will all be on foot; including the Master of the Hunt who leads them.

A sad state of affairs indeed.

Edit: at least we know the Sisters of Battle range will be fully replaced when they’re released. None of their current models are best sellers so replacing them with better stuff can only improve profit margins.

“FUCK”

"A soldier's darkest hour should not be spent pleading for miracles of salvation- it should be spent firing their weapon at whatever evil stands before them"

- Tactica Imperium proverb

A new project awaits

Its time for another Warhammer 40k Community art week! Everyone loves a good AU from time to time.

Rules: The only rule is that posts be related to an AU. Art, writing, miniatures, photography, playlists or original music is all welcome! Show us how creative you all are. You don’t even have to follow the prompts- they’re just there to give inspiration and open to interpretation. Feel free to reblog old work too!

Tag your work with #40kartweek or #40kAUWeek or submit it as you wish! I will be tracking both tags and reblogging all entries here.

Themes:

Monday, August 12th - What if… [What if they made a different choice, what if the Emperor hadn’t died, etc]

Tuesday, August 13th - Faction Swap [If an Imperial Character was/joined Xenos, If a Chaos Character hadn’t fallen/found redemption, etc]

Wednesday, August 14th - Universe Swap [If a character was in RWBY, Star Wars, Marvel, etc]

Thursday, August 15th - Modern [Coffee shop, Yoga studio, College/school, etc]

Friday, August 16th - Fantasy [AoS, Lord of the Rings, WoW, generic fantasy, etc]

Saturday, August 17th - Wild Card [Any AU! Wings, Time Period, Genderswap, Arranged Marriage, etc]

Sunday, August 18th - Crack [Everyone gets along, Silly ships, etc]

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It’s almost as if CRWBY doesn’t know how to do a coplex character who going through tons of shit. Like they’d rather focus on making FNDM ships cannon because they think it will make the fans overlook all the other shit that’s gone down that should be talked about but instead it’s “OMG Lesbians yasss Queen you goo slayyy”.

Seriously, out of all the fandoms out there ours has a serious problem with rose tinted glasses, and it shows hard, especially in the big two.

I still want Jaune Arc to be happy

He's suffered more consequences than other characters. Has Suicidal Tendencies. Is the only character from the main two teams to actually lose more than win.

Lost Pyrrha (his partner & mentor) no other character has lost a member of their team yet. That must weigh on Jaune constantly if the V4 Pyrrha scene (which went nowhere cuz CRWBY) is any indication

Lost his chance at avenging Pyrrha (due to Cinder's Plot Armor)

His family never believed in him (which wasn't addressed in V6 when we met one of his sisters of course cuz CRWBY)

His own self loathing only increases with every mistake or failure.

He's convinced that his life doesn't matter as much as Team RWBY or Ren & Nora

The FNDM hates his guts almost as much as they hate Adam Taurus. Actually maybe even more since they're convinced he's just a good-for-nothing harassing creep that deserves to be CUCK'D or Killed

Truth is he probably hates himself more than Miles does writing him or FNDM does by just existing. He'd most likely rather leave the shield he has with Pyrrha's family than keep it cause he doesn't feel deserving of love. He's not invincible like Pyrrha. Quite the opposite, he's vulnerable. Extremely so. Maybe not physically due to his own feats of strength. But emotionally? He's falling apart slowly. He can hide his emotions but eventually they'll either consume him inescapably or drown him permanently.

Hate him all you want. But Remember if he dies, we would lose one of the more consistently developed characters in RWBY (regardless if his arc took to much screen time and has been messed up cuz CRWBY)

What a beautiful train wreck

Hi…he’s chirping.