Num Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) I'm not surprised by the overhype. How to write an article for warhammer community: - "We have some *major* reveals coming soon" (ie some things are coming at some point) - "The box is absolutely *packed* with content" (ie we added some doice and rulerz to the box) - "The unit just received a *massive* point drop so that you can fit it *very comfortably* in your list" (ie minus a few points) - "This rework is *absolutely insane*, we are so *thrilled* by it" (ie minor upgrade, borderline nerf) Etc. It kind of reads like a Robert E. Howard novel Edited August 30, 2018 by Num 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ar-Pharazôn Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Honestly they probably can't say much more because they have to promote the Orks and Beasts of Chaos. Announcing Grots/Slaanesh/Darkoath would only shoot themselves in the foot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlvalentine Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 As a Stormcast player I'm not complaining, but Knight-Incantor has to be the most well-represented hero in Warhammer history. You get one in the starter set, another in the 'get started' magazine, you can build multi-part ones from the Evocator kit, and now there's one in the new Underworlds warband. It makes sense for them to be easy to get hold of, as the go-to wizard for allying into Order armies, but this is maybe overkill! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokai Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, robinlvalentine said: It makes sense for them to be easy to get hold of, as the go-to wizard for allying into Order armies, but this is maybe overkill! Par for the course with the golden poster boys, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantePQ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So if there is Slaanesh coming Light Twins and Malerion shouldn't be far behind (fingers crossed) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastercrafted Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Interestingly the email i had from gw about the nova previews says "age of sigmars next battletome". Is this referring to wrath and rapture? Or the beasts of chaos book leaked beforehand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamopower Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Based on the artwork, the Realm of Chaos box set could very well be similar to Blightwar. Christmas bundle with bunch of existing models and new characters, including those Khorne models from the old starter that are not anymore available from anywhere else, with some preview of Slaanesh allegiance abilities (that we have already had two versions of) and then the main release would be later. Let's see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, robinlvalentine said: As a Stormcast player I'm not complaining, but Knight-Incantor has to be the most well-represented hero in Warhammer history. You get one in the starter set, another in the 'get started' magazine, you can build multi-part ones from the Evocator kit, and now there's one in the new Underworlds warband. It makes sense for them to be easy to get hold of, as the go-to wizard for allying into Order armies, but this is maybe overkill! Haha true. But it’s a cool/weird choice of them continuing the stormcast vs nighthaunt theme. Depending on your personal preference. Also I got the incantor starter magazine model. And it is a very good model. Even going to star in an upcoming skirmish campaign. (As a baddy of course with those eyebrows ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, mastercrafted said: Interestingly the email i had from gw about the nova previews says "age of sigmars next battletome". Is this referring to wrath and rapture? Or the beasts of chaos book leaked beforehand? Beasts of chaos was originally intended to be revealed at Nova, so it will be that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, SilentSentinel said: Well note to self, try not to get too over-hyped when it comes to rumours. Good luck with that ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlvalentine Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Kramer said: Haha true. But it’s a cool/weird choice of them continuing the stormcast vs nighthaunt theme. Depending on your personal preference. Also I got the incantor starter magazine model. And it is a very good model. Even going to star in an upcoming skirmish campaign. (As a baddy of course with those eyebrows ) As I say, I can't complain, they're all lovely models! And I think it does make perfect sense to have Sacrosanct vs Nighthaunt in the new Shadespire set - fits both the theme of that setting, and appeals to anyone who bought in with Soul Wars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divineauthority Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, novakai said: When they say real soon I feel like the daemon box is going to come in late September or early October. It's not coming before the end of October I'm afraid. You've got Rogue Trader, Beasts of Chaos, Nightvault and Speed Freeks due up til the end of October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoby Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I'm very excited to see that Slaanesh is getting something, even though I don't know what it is exactly. If it's a boxed game (like Blightwar), will it be the first one without a Stormcast or will they put on in there for good measure? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michu Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Nope, Slaanesh vs. Khorne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novakai Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 probably Plastic Flesh hound vs. Plastic Fiends If we are really luck maybe Khorngors vs Slaangors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoby Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I think fiends and hounds in plastic are likely (really doubt they'd put either in the box in their current state), but I reckon Slaanesh may get a plastic hero - maybe just a new type of herald, but it could be bigger like the Nurgle snail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infeston Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 As someone who doesn't play 40k and as a Destruction AoS player I have to say that I find the news a bit underwhelming. I also always fear that all the rumors about a new Moonclan Grot army will turn out to be false and that we will instead "only" get a Moonclan shadespire warband instead of a full new army. I mean this would still be better than not getting anything, but I still think I would be very disappointed. But I am still happy for all the people who got something out of the reveals for them. Sadly the little flying squig couldn't really satisfy me, because it is for Shadespire again. If they would have teased the squig with "A preview for an upcoming army" I would be hyped. But after this reveal I fear that all the Moonclan rumours will turn out to be just a sharespire warband. I mean it would still be cool to get new models, but also a kick in the nuts for some Destruction fans. Or do we really have relatively confirmed rumours about a new grot army? Could all the rumours maybe also turn out to be just a Shadespire warband and maybe some information was misinterpreted? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManlyMuppet88 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Jamopower said: Based on the artwork, the Realm of Chaos box set could very well be similar to Blightwar. Christmas bundle with bunch of existing models and new characters, including those Khorne models from the old starter that are not anymore available from anywhere else, with some preview of Slaanesh allegiance abilities (that we have already had two versions of) and then the main release would be later. Let's see. This is actually what worries me. There are people reporting that there will be new models in box but Blightwar only had two new models..... Slaanesh (and Khorne, in my opinion) needs more than a single new model. Fingers crossed for something more substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, PlasticCraic said: Promising that "it's going to be a big one", and inviting the community to "start speculating at just what will be unveiled". Yeh but that's just normal marketing. Of course its a big release and of course asking people to guess hypes them up; but even without that people would have hyped themselves up all on their own. They'll have seen a tiny random green pixel in the top right corner of the GW website on a random page and decided that 100% guarantees that the new reveal will be Moonclan; whilst others will see a tiny blurry blob in the background of a photo and decide that that is the new awesome model that they've always wanted without any shadow of a doubt. Can't blame GW for that. And it is a big release! A big new edition of Shadspire adding in mages and 8 new warbands with 2 of them and a new boxed set revealed; the bits, trikes and speeders and box contents for the new Ork Speedster game; a new adventuring game for 40K. And they've got a further 3 or 4 days of this event to have info prised out of the staff attending by attentive torturers of the fan-club inquisition. I will agree Slaanesh needs new models - of all 4 of the chaos gods Slaanesh needs a new full rework of models. All the other gods have a new plastic large demon with alternative parts for a hero; they've all got new plastic chaos beasts and warriors and leaders and even some new twisted monstrosities. Edited August 30, 2018 by Overread 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPO Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 The colour palette of the Wrath and Rapture logo is a perfect match for the first edition of Realms of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness, which also featured Khorne and Slaanesh. It was also the book that got me hooked on Chaos. I could not be more hyped! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoby Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, ManlyMuppet88 said: This is actually what worries me. There are people reporting that there will be new models in box but Blightwar only had two new models..... Slaanesh (and Khorne, in my opinion) needs more than a single new model. Fingers crossed for something more substantial. On the other hand, Blightwar did signal a bigger Nurgle release, so even if we don't see much in this set, there's a good chance for more later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamopower Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, ManlyMuppet88 said: This is actually what worries me. There are people reporting that there will be new models in box but Blightwar only had two new models..... Slaanesh (and Khorne, in my opinion) needs more than a single new model. Fingers crossed for something more substantial. I'm sure there will be new models. It just might be that most of the models come later and there will be a "teaser" first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novakai Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 the rumor box set are probably going to be all Daemons though since its set in the realm of chaos and compatible with 40k, so definitely no mortal units (god specific gors still count since they exist in both universe). also pretty sure their also going to be at least a unit of daemonette on Slaaneshi's side judging by the teaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malin Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 21 minutes ago, AGPO said: The colour palette of the Wrath and Rapture logo is a perfect match for the first edition of Realms of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness, which also featured Khorne and Slaanesh. It was also the book that got me hooked on Chaos. I could not be more hyped! You mean this one Wanted to do some venture i to 40K with Speed Freeks, but since Beasts of Chaos and Realm of Chaos got announced, think I lost interest in green hordes on wheels. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoby Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Sounds like Slaanesh will get a lot more stuff afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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