So, I'm coming back for launch from a long hiatus and I'm wonder where the heck is the Dire Avengers swords. I've been looking and I can't find an answer as to whether they are in the boxes you can buy or if they're gone for good, cause you can still see Mael Danan but i can't equip it anywhere so... what gives.

And if the swords are gone are they gone for good cause I don't aim very well but being able to be a capture class with a sword weapon was really great for me. Not that i couldn't play another aspect(or path entirely warlocks, simmer down) I just miss being the lean blue sword bearing silhouette on the horizon. It's a great visual... right up until i get hit with the las cannon for being stupid.

Only Dire Avenger Exarchs will be able to use swords. Exarchs won't be in until after launch.

http://imgur.com/juD7aSU

But it's not that big a deal, Scorpions here i come! Thanks for the quick answer dude

I know I know, it makes me sad too. But at least it's confirmed our exarchs get shimmer shield and sword.

It would make far too much sense to just let Dire Avengers take them, you know like how Dark Reapers can take exarch weapons, regular space marines can run around with storm shields. But no, not Dire Avengers gotta wait for that even though a dire sword is sitting in the ingame store.

It would be nice, but I'm pretty sure it's because giving them direswords would allow them to perform a totally different role while still being the cap class. Yes we see Space Marine shieldbros, but they can't cap.

From what I gather, they simply don't want Eldar to have a melee capping class.

EDIT: Oh, and also it might end up with legions of Dire Avengers running around with swords instead of their actual iconic main weapon.

You mean their other iconic weapon.
Dire Avenger=Avenger Shuriken Catapult
Dire Avenger=Diresword

So subtle are the Eldar.

Problem is, you give regular Dire Avengers melee weapons and then what's the point in Howling Banshees? I'm not convinced the howl is enough of a bonus to justify losing the ability to cap points.
So the only way to make the Banshee remain viable is to make sure the Dire Avenger is a bit guff in hand-to-hand, in which case no-one will use them.

I think allowing Veterans to equip them would be fine though. 2 spawns per match isn't going to make or break the game.

Both orks and chaos have a second caping class that uses melee weapon + pistol. As much as I would love to see avengers with swords, balance-wise will be like giving the eldars another caping class, so not a good idea :<

I know its for the Exarch, but I wish they'd let us test it with the veteran class or something. I think they're going to take it out of the store for now, but it was being such a tease while it was there.