Tau, A summary of Rumours

This is from Brimstone on 40kforums. Thought I'd share, as I'm sure some of you are excited about the Tau updates.

Finally, Ethereals get a bodyguard, instead of being stuck as independant charactors... About f*ing time...

Sounds interesting, but not enough of an update ro justify it coming out before a few others, in my opinion.

THat's....that's absurd...

Another ploy to get more cash? shock horror!

basically a repackaging and update, to try and get tau players to fork out more for it.

It's Games Workshop. You expected an altruistic motive?

*Grins* Griss, you left out the new Markerlight system I've been telling Frans about...

*Evilliest grin, EVER.*

tell him Sephy, make my day

I have to disagree here with the majority I'm afraid. The Tau do need an update. I have played many Tau players of varying experience and have not lost once.

If used right they are a totally nasty army, They dont need an update, and i have seen them used very effectvely, the problem is, 95 percent of tau players are not aggressive enough.

they are a highly mobile shooty army, that has cheap (10 pts is cheap for a 4+ save model) troops, and specialized units capable of doing hideous things.

I know, they can be an EXTREMELY effective army if played aggressively enough, but as a Space Marine player, I have trouble getting over the alleged "weakness" of a 4+ save, magnified by the fact that I fail in inordinate ammount of saves on a 3+. I beleive that I have gotten a lot closer, but I'm far from there.

Yes, but I don't know anything about that yet. Could you enlighten me, Master?

Well I have played my Tau against numerous space marine opponents that are heavy in infantry and they just keep walking all over me so annoying!

I mean yea the pulse rifles are great but the fact that marines get a 3+ save and have BS4 they just dominate!

Hence why they're the Emperor's finest.

Yes, but I don't know anything about that yet. Could you enlighten me, Master?

Ok, for you guys, but I warn you, non-Tau players might wanna sit down for this.

Okay, the old way a Markerlight worked, was if you scored a hit, a single weapon of your choice from another unit could fire at the 'lit up' enemy squad, hitting on a 2+.

Well, here's the new way.

Each time you hit an enemy squad with a markerlight, you place a counter next to that unit (use pennies, etc), during the shooting phase you may expend a counter to allow Tau & Vespid units (If the strain leader is alive) to take a variety of actions:

* Fire a single Seeker missile.

* Allow a unit to increase it’s BS by 1 (multiple counters may be expended allowing a max increase to BS5

* Allow a firing unit to automatically pass a target priority test.

* Impose a -1 to the leadership score when taking pinning tests (multiple counters may be expended allowing a cumulative effect).

* -1 to cover saves (multiple counters may be expended allowing a cumulative effect).

Example:

If my Pathfinder Team of 8 shot thir markerlights as approaching Space Marine Tactical Squad of 10, and scored 4 hits, they may use those 4 hits to allowing the Fire Warrior unit of 12 nearby to shoot at BS5, and call in 2 Seeker Missile strikes.

If the Fire Warrior squad hadn't moved, they'd be rapid-firing a S5 weapon, hitting on 2+, with 24 shots. But that would just be mean.

...eep.

Kill Pathfinders. must kill all pathfinders