Bring back SQUATS

EdBanger · 04-03-2003 12:28pm #1

Any one else miss those tirking beardy Fellows??

come on form a petition.

Pugsley · 04-03-2003 12:45pm

Id love to see the wee buggers back in action, they were great craic to laugh at, their bikes were just so damn cool!

Also, we need an army of short fellows in 40k, grots just dont cut it

Sarky · 04-03-2003 1:11pm

You've obviously never felt the thrill of seeing a mob of grots take down a squad of twice their value...

I kinda think they'd be a cool addition to the universe again, but only if the models were seriously updated...

WAN TEH SQUATS.

Pugsley · 04-03-2003 2:48pm

Originally posted by Sarky
You've obviously never felt the thrill of seeing a mob of grots take down a squad of twice their value...

Ive seen a grot squad kill Marneus Calgar, and I think he is worth about 50 grots....

Their just totally useless 90% of the time.

EdBanger · 05-03-2003 12:09pm

Go on the Die hard Gretchin.

Seen one of the little green fellas take on a squad of terminators and win. He must have has a swiss army penknife or somthing.

Sarky · 05-03-2003 2:54pm

My warboss' attack squig managed to hold up an assault squad of Dark Angels for two turns. Didn't kill any, but it seriously annoyed the DA player...

Steve_o · 05-03-2003 8:44pm

Bring back d little fat men their to funny not to have!!

Pugsley · 05-03-2003 9:16pm

Originally posted by Sarky
My warboss' attack squig managed to hold up an assault squad of Dark Angels for two turns. Didn't kill any, but it seriously annoyed the DA player...

Did he throw that squig at you after he got him down?? should have!! well played!

Sarky · 07-03-2003 10:49am

Nah, by then my Dread had finished with his devastator squad and had joined the fight...

/Me s******s evilly remembering the slaughter

de5p0i1er · 19-03-2003 2:15pm

we need a few new armies in the 40k universe it will make the game more interisting and I'd love to see those land trains in 40k scale.

Sarky · 19-03-2003 2:25pm

I suppose Squats could count as a new army at this stage...
We have the Necrons and the Tau as the newest.

GW seem to be concentrating more on defining subgroups of armies already out there like daemonhunters, the various chaos marine chapters, and Imperial guard armies (makes sense, a lot of the work's already done...)

Thing is, how do you come up with an army that's really new at this point? Just about every aspect of war has been covered, there probably aren't all that many unique blends of gameplay to choose from, I mean the orks/Tyranids for close combat, the Tau/Imperial guard for brute firepower, Eldar for fast-but-weak, Marines/necrons for all-rounders... What can they do that really adds something new to the game?

Pugsley · 19-03-2003 7:53pm

Theres no team which truely relies on small numbers of big, BIG meanies, Id like to see a team where the base troop costs near to 50points, for the sheerbruteness of it, an army totally above scale with all units having multiple wounds. Would be an interesting twist fighting an army who you out number 3 or 4 to 1 but yet still fear your going to get wiped.

EdBanger · 20-03-2003 12:32pm

I can see it now an Orgyn Army. ouch

Pugsley · 20-03-2003 4:42pm

That would rock......... but ouch.

Sarky · 20-03-2003 4:47pm

Interesting.:)

Yes, that would be a really interesting scenario, a bit like the Iyanden Ghost army but even fewer numbers, yes?

Funky · 22-03-2003 6:28pm

the squat models with exo skeleton armour on (or whatever) were my favourite models ever

Kold · 17-04-2003 12:41am

wouldnt make any damn sense. evolutionary benefits of being a little short fatteh with a beard? exactly HOW does a dwarf get pusseh? the only reason the imperium doesnt get rid of ogryns is cos theyre big n scary but little shorty mutants... exterminatus. Although if they do make em, get sum in leather gimp suits, midgets in leather....amusing

Sarky · 17-04-2003 1:17pm

By that logic, why do they bother with dwarves in Warhammer fantasy? Evolutionary advantages include being tough as a boot sandwich, impressively strong, and technologically advanced. And having a near godlike tolerance of alcohol...

Perhaps they should count as an Imperial Guard sub-regiment or something? The 3rd edition 40K seems a lot more xenophobic than previous ones...

Pugsley · 18-04-2003 6:47pm

Originally posted by Sarky
Perhaps they should count as an Imperial Guard sub-regiment or something?

No way, a drunken and furious dwarf in a pub would rip through platoons of them nancies bare handed, with or without their lasguns, their useless either way

regi · 18-04-2003 7:22pm

I won't hear a bad word said about Imperial Guardsmen, nor their 10 candlepower flashlights.

Sarky · 19-04-2003 2:17pm

Or their really, really big tanks...

de5p0i1er · 21-04-2003 1:54pm

No way, a drunken and furious dwarf in a pub would rip through platoons of them nancies bare handed, with or without their lasguns, their useless either way

You never faced a fleet of tanks blowing the crap into your army while the infintary pic off the left overs.

Pugsley · 21-04-2003 4:43pm

Originally posted by de5p0i1er
You never faced a fleet of tanks blowing the crap into your army while the infintary pic off the left overs.

Who the hell brings a Lemus Russ to the pub? :rolleyes:

de5p0i1er · 23-04-2003 9:05am

Who the hell brings a Lemus Russ to the pub?

They gotta get there somehow why not drive there tank it beats geting the bus.

Sigard · 14-05-2003 10:01am

As regards the actual topic of this post:D , I'm sorta of a mixed opinion about the squats. It was a pretty sad effort on GW's part the way they got rid of them, (Mmm, tasty) but the whole space dwarfs evolved from humans idea was a bit weak to begin with. Although the Demiurg are apparently the real space dwarfs now, so who knows, in a few years maybe they will become a full army. I saw the concept sketch by jes Goodwyn that has been floating arount the internet for a while, and I have to say, it looked cool.

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