u/pawny_pawn

Obviously, all Sci-Fi writers have a real problem with believable numbers. But people seriously underestimate SW ships.

Above, you have:

- The Executor class SSD surviving 3 ISD's (here described as "cruisers") ramming it out of Hyperspace. It survived without any notable damage.

- The Acclamator-class' turbolasers being cited at having a yield of 200 gigatons (possibly higher, considering turbolasers can be adjusted)

- The Venator-class having a range of over 10 light-minutes on it's main DBY-827 batteries.

And you're telling me a Nova Cannon or Macrocannon would wreck an Executor SSD? Nah, not when that ship can handwave being smacked by 3 ISD's out of FTL.

Same goes for Halo. How strong is the Infinity's Super-Mac again?

Heck, Halo's HAVOK nuke has a yield of only 30 megatons as per Halo: Fall of Reach pg.3 - that's nowhere near a medium turbolaser.

Okay, that's it. Just wanted to get that out there. SW ships are significantly underestimated.

With all the *amazing* content that we got in Year 2 - from Champions like the Blood Angels & Raven Guard, to cosmetics for successor Chapters & the new Techmarine - Saber has certainly raised our expectations.

Year 3 was confirmed, and many have speculated what we'll get, so I just wanted to ask: What do YOU wish for? Name me your top 3 picks.

Mine are pretty simple:

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I. Cosmetics for Successors.

I doubt Saber will revisit every Founding Chapter like they did the Salamanders. Rather, I'm willing to bet we'll see stuff like a Death Watch Champion.

On top of that, I wish for cosmetics for Chapters like the Black Dragons, Blood Ravens, Flesh Tearers...

Cosmetics, but maybe even Champions. Cuz why not?

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II. Weapons...MOAR DAKKA

Obviously everyone and their grandma wants Lightning Claws. I've seen people beg for dual wield (not quite the same as LC's, and unrealistic if you ask me), for Eviscerators...

We are all but assured to get at least one, in form of the Greatsword, if it won't drop in Year 2.

I'd like ranged weapons too though. Exotic ones - Frag Cannons with ricochet rounds, Grav Cannons...

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III. Not a new Class - a new Game Mode!

Something where you play Tyranids?

Or our current Ops but with Terminators?

Honestly, I have no clue and I know this is likely not gonna happen. But Saber has their ways of surprising us.

I don't even mean "No stuff for Founding Chapters at all". I mean "focus on successors, since the 1st Founding Chapters all got a Cosmetic & Champion pack.

Maybe there could be one or two larger packs with some missing stuff for Founding Chapters, like...

- White Scars company markings (completely missing from their pack)

- Some proper Ultramarine cosmetics

- Space Wolves styled round shield & fur cape

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But that's really it. Most of these could arguably be put into the Requisition Store, and wouldn't require much of a Pack.

I instead want to see more Cosmetics for our favorite successors. Lamenters, Minotaurs, Black Dragons... spring to mind.

Why?

Space Wolves aren't exactly starving for cosmetics.

3 weapon skins, a Champion & Cosmetic pack, an upcoming WG helmet... the BA, by comparison have, what, 1 weapon skin?

Plus, many of our unique units have Axes, both on tabletop, and in the lore. It's not like the Axe doesn't fit.

For reference: the Sanguinary Guard has axes (dubbed the Axe Encarmine), Astorath & Dante have axes, and even as far back as the Heresy, Aster Crohne had an axe.

The Heroic Axe is an Encarmine Axe...

Fuck. Yeah.

Finally, my Sanguinary Guard will be complete.

Anyone remember that pic with the Wolf Pauldron from the Vlka Fenryka Champion on Tactical?

The coming community update will be **freaking 12 pages long.**

And Saber did say they were redesigning other Champion pieces too (though no date was given, so maybe we're getting more later).

What I can definetly see happening is them re-making a lot of other pieces too, such as:

- The Salamander Champions legs, breastplate & pauldrons

- The Space Wolves Champion breasttplate

- The ~~Piss Marines~~ Imperial Fists Champion breastplate (for Heavy?)

- The Ultramarine Champion's breastplate & pauldrons

These would add even more cosmetic options, going far beyond what we currently have, and in at least one case (looking at you, Salamanders) it would silence the communities constant complaining about cosmetics. If only for a while.