gaming Warhammer 40k: Primaris Space Marines: Replacements or Reinforcements

[heavens-champion 1,905]

Okay, for people who play Warhammer 40,000, I am sure you are aware that as of the 8th Edition, the Imperium has a new breed of Space Marines to help in the fight against Chaos: The Primaris Space Marines, said to be tougher than your average Space Marine. I have a question: Are they gonna replace the old Space Marines, or are they just gonna be reinforcements?

[Discordian 6,015]

I've never played the tabletop but lore-wise it would not only be ridiculous to throw away armies' worth of elite soldiers but it probably isn't possible to turn the current Marines into the new ones. If the new Marines are anything like the others they have to be altered from a young enough age for it to be any sort of successful.

 

But I haven't really read up on the process to make the Primaris Marines so maybe it is possible.

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

Will GW stop when they're as big as old school Dreads?

must be something in the water

Shame we havent got a beaky marine in the pic aswell