sandlemad Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 The early modern HRE look of the old Empire range is unique and offers a good contrast with the rest of the high fantasy AoS range. The honest infantrymen with halberds propped against whatever comes against their city-state. I'm glad they stuck with that rather than churning out some generic fantasy humans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagoma Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, Clan's Cynic said: I must have at least 3000pts of various Dwarf/Empire/Dark-Wood-High ELF models I collected over the years that I can use with this release. Much of that is just grey plastic I thought I'd never brush the dust off again. I very, very, rarely get hyped for AoS stuff but I am over the moon with this. My High elves can be used! I am only hoping for a High Elf battleline option so i can keep the aesthetic looks of the whole troop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorticulusTGA Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) RE : Cities of Sigmar tome... They could very well expand common, AOS humans later with, for example, Devoted of Sigmar (if they aren't in the book, that is !) - just like Nighthaunts followed Legions Of Nagash pretty closely !! EDIT : And how about GW release some CITIES OF SIGMAR scenery that aren't ruins ??? Edited July 20, 2019 by HorticulusTGA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JangutzKhan Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Really happy to see the Orruk battletome! Have to wait a bit longer for Std it seems..... Hopefully they reveal the next two Warcry warbands to make up for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Infeston said: The thing is with all the combined army battletomes I really have to ask why did GW split these factions in the first place? Especially for Destruction it often didn't even make sense lore-wise to split factions. because at launch AoS was not a game it was purely a boutique model sales product. So shattering the armies and forming Grand Alliances was, I thikn, GW's way at the time to have a very simplistic 4 faction "game" with super casual rules whilst letting them add and remove models at a whim without long term support. Those 1 model armies might have got their own release slot with 4 new models and then another 4 model army might have been removed as moulds got old etc... GW wouldn't have to worry because both were in Grand alliance order so the order alliance still kicks around and besides, at that stage, it wasn't a game just models so who cares if an army left. Thankfully they abandoned that idea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 BTW, this soup manoeuvre à la LoN is a good news for StD: there are only 2 groups of miniatures left witout a tome: StD/everchosen and Ogors. So, for the chaos BT left for 2019, StD is pretty much confirmed 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagoma Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, xking said: The free cities battletome is not my problem. I just think that normal humans deserved much better. This is age of Sigmar we should have gotten new humans. I think we will with time, but for now it ease the feelings of our armies beeing removed in the future, and it is quite a relief! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeryenn Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Azamar said: There’s a black guard on the lower row (banner 2nd from left) so at least some darklings hopefully are in. Hopefully they are as I would like to get entirely new Malerion faction without 10+ year old models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 BIG NEWS UP! https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/07/20/the-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-open-day-2019-live-bloggw-homepage-post-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakithe Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Haha I knew they would just combo everything together...now the Orruks all in one is interesting. I thought Ironjawz disliked or dismissed any other greenskin that wasnt Ironjawz as they saw them as inferior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan's Cynic Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Austin said: I think when people say lazy they mean that the very old Empire models are still being used. Not the concept of the battletome itself which seems pretty cool. 5 minutes ago, xking said: I can get over the cities tome. I can't get over the normal humans being just empire models. Normal humans deserved new interesting models, they deserved a revamp. I think that new mortal human models are a 'when' and not an 'if' judging by the banner art on the Community site. However there's only so many projects that they can work on at a time and unlike 40k, AoS gets entire, brand new, sweeping ranges very regularly. As much as I'm sure most people would love new Free People models, I'd take a stop-gap Legions of Nagash style book in the mean time rather than suffer with unviable rules for another three years or so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthlorianStoners Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I think this can only be considered a win for everyone. Creates two new power dynamics for a bunch of factions that haven’t received much love. Gives a greater sense of direction as to where they can expand with other Non-Souped factions while still letting players with legacy armies to play at a competitive level and get excited for their armies. Regarding the topic of humans, this by no means to invalidates future human releases, it actually helps as now they won’t have to content with or step on the toes of a freeguild standalone faction. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 KO+free cities not allies but part of the same army!! lol can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecktron Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 From the article: "Cities of Sigmar is an incredibly exciting battletome, taking sub-factions as diverse as the Scourge Privateers and the Ironweld Arsenal and forging them into a single force. No fewer than six sets of allegiance abilities allow you to field mixed forces of Stormcast Eternals, duardian, humans and aelves, with a massive roster of units available. The possibilities for themed armies with this book are limitless – from fast-moving scout forces of Pistolliers backed up by Grundstok Gunhaulers from Tempest’s Eye, to charging lances of Hammerhalian Demigryph Knights. What’s more, you’ll be able to add Stormcast Eternals, Kharadron Overlords and Sylvaneth into certain Free Cities armies not as allies but as part of your main force, giving you an incredible level of choice when mustering for battle." Kharadron Overlords joined the party! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagoma Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I wonder if it used all older High elf factions. I saw Phoenix Temple and Swifthawks only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeryenn Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Where are endless spells and terrain for those battletomes? And still Ironjawz deserved more than that. New hero, units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) The article for the new battletomes says "the new two" so I am wondering if any new factions will be shown at all now. I think if Slaves to Darkness are not shown today that is not a good sign for them. -edit Is it possible that we will go through this entire weekend with no new models for AoS proper? That would be crazy right? Edited July 20, 2019 by Austin new thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infeston Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I have to say that as a Destruction player I like the concept of the Free Cities more than the combined Orruk Warclans. Maybe because I read a lot about it before in the lore and in Firestorm. I personally think I am gonna skip the combined Orruk battletome. I am now more of an Troggoth, Grot and Ogor guy. I have played too many fantasy games and settings with Orks. So I am craving for new concepts and new ideas. Especially Troggoths and Ogors, because most fantasy settings don't explore Trolls and Ogres that much. This is why I like GW Ogors. They often have a rich backstory and aren't just brainless cave monsters. I also really liked the Beastclaw Raiders battletome and concepts. I really hope GW will focus on Ogors one day. I am waiting for new Ogor models and new things since the beginning of AoS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, Gecktron said: What’s more, you’ll be able to add Stormcast Eternals, Kharadron Overlords and Sylvaneth into certain Free Cities armies not as allies but as part of your main force, giving you an incredible level of choice when mustering for battle." Kharadron Overlords joined the party! Aye but not as part of the Tome - as a special subset of allies. This might even just be within 1 Battalion option each - much like how Daughters of Khaine can take Stormcast in a specific combination with one of their Battalions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 What a soup!!!!! Soup forever!!! Eat soup make war ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, Infeston said: I have to say that as a Destruction player I like the concept of the Free Cities more than the combined Orruk Warclans. Maybe because I read a lot about it before in the lore and in Firestorm. I personally think I am gonna skip the combined Orruk battletome. I am now more of an Troggoth, Grot and Ogor guy. I have played too many fantasy games and settings with Orks. So I am craving for new concepts and new ideas. Especially Troggoths and Ogors, because most fantasy settings don't explore Trolls and Ogres that much. This is why I like GW Ogors. They often have a rich backstory and aren't just brainless cave monsters. I also really liked the Beastclaw Raiders battletome and concepts. I really hope GW will focus on Ogors one day. I am waiting for new Ogor models and new things since the beginning of AoS. Beastclaw Raiders. Toss a drink back to our favorite faction that deserves so much more love! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecktron Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, Overread said: Aye but not as part of the Tome - as a special subset of allies. This might even just be within 1 Battalion option each - much like how Daughters of Khaine can take Stormcast in a specific combination with one of their Battalions They said not as allies. KO have been part of the Tempest Eye allegiance in Firestorm. My guess is that they can be part of a Free Cities army, they just don't put the profiles in the book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagan Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Ogors, your day will come! I'm so glad we're getting a free cities book, and while it makes me a little sad that it looks like there will be no dispossessed-only book/revamp, I hope there will be good rules for playing dispossessed-only armies and the like. Regarding orruks, I'm kinda sad because this looks like it would have been a great chance to roll the Greenskinz models into the book with IJ and Bonesplitterz... oh well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 What a good day, just think about that good old great sword on the cover and tons of lore and settings we can get from that book...... I can ask no more, well done GW, well done, will buy the book as soon as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuxxx Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Not having Greenskins in makes me kind of sad, I have thousands of points. Still, the combination looks good. Maybe we'll still see some new models? There is a savage orruk riding a gore grunta on the cover... I converted some black orcs with savage orruk weapons to use as allies. They'll feel right at home in this soup tome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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