Personally from these rumors I can see where these two “hot button” topics for the Tau BOTH could be addresses with the introduction of two new suit models, a new XV8 and a “Bigger” Riptide like suit that’s a gargantuan creature.

There seems to also be a lot of talk out there about whether the Tau will get a gargantuan creature model, OR whether the Riptide is “big enough” to fill that role (size wise). Aviation Week and Space Technology, Laurels Award, 1994. The current one was released in September 2001, and every other suit model for the Tau has received a redesign since then. Sigma Gamma Tau ( National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society ). Honestly it makes sense that we’ll see at least a new crisis suit kit for the tau. Basically tau sends out a lot of their stealthed infantry (which seems to be tier 0) all over and gain map control. I do fairly well against other factions but every battle with tau I lose. In it Tau will get 2 new suits, one larger than a riptide, another smaller than a riptide” I'm semi-new to this game and would like some help on countering tau as space marines. “The Tau Codex is coming, but no real ETA I can share at the moment. More rumors are coming today about the possible new Tau Battle Suits that may be coming our way in September.

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