Grimrock Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Yeah, that article was kinda depressing. I did notice one thing:Chaos runeshields protect against mortal wounds, and you have multiple ways to improve armour saves through Oracular Visions and the spell Demonic Power, among others. I'm wondering if that was maybe just a mistake? I mean they spelled the name wrong to start, so I don't have a lot of faith, but it's possible that Daemonic Power is getting an update. Maybe it'll change from reroll hits and wounds to something simpler like +1 to hit, wound, and save. Also this line made me wonder a bit: Chaos Knights are simply one of the best Battleline units in the game. I've been thinking that knights might be fun in the new edition due to units of 5 ignoring the new coherency issues. Their base toughness coupled with All Out Defence adding +1 to save now could make them pretty hard to shift. They still hit like a wet paper towel, but at the very least they could be good for grabbing and holding objectives. Especially if most armies are going towards a more MSU approach. Edited June 9, 2021 by Grimrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinfullyvannila Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 23 hours ago, Grimrock said: It seems like knights might be a little more interesting when we're expecting a significant drop in melee damage output across the boar We'll see. Of course that holds true with all the information we have, but if they change weapon targeting to something like 40k its just going to shift the power from things on 25 mills to anything greater. That would still benefit the knights though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orodhen Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Neverchosen said: Here is the updated look at Slaves to Darkness in 3.0 obviously nothing earth shattering but it is nice to see this faction being placed alongside Stormcast and Orruk Warclans as the Iconic face of Chaos.https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/06/09/the-slaves-to-darkness-are-out-to-conquer-the-new-edition-and-heres-how-theyll-do-it/ Also Warshrine #Bless Wasn't expecting much, but still kinda disappointed. Anyone thinking that Warriors with Halberds might be more useful now with the new melee range rules? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverchosen Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Orodhen said: Wasn't expecting much, but still kinda disappointed. Yeah I was really hoping they were going to at least hint at or indicate new directions like an off handed reference to Furnace Kings (hinting at Chaos Dwarves) or the further rallying of Darkoath tribes (indicating new Marauders). But no, instead we got some pretty pictures and pretty much a retread over some previously previewed rules. Even in terms of retreaded rules they seemed largely arbitrary... But still first Chaos army featured was pretty nice, I also wonder if this indicates we will get priority in terms of army updates. We don't have the oldest army but we could really use an update... of course such an early release would mean drowning in the eventual flood of power creep... 😦 But considering that our Warscrolls are often designed to balance against Stormcast, I suppose being on the top towards the beginning will be better than being a book balanced against an early edition book which is how 2.0 felt to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Neverchosen said:But no, instead we got some pretty pictures... Pretty pictures right before they all die. They are out of coherency with the new rules. 😈 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rors Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) I'm amazed they didn't mention how much better our demionrift is in 3rd. Darkfire demon rift is going to be very nasty given then it's twice as deadly with activation in every hero phase and is and now bound too. I wish the Ogroid guy had monster on his keywords though. We also have access to the mono God spells/prayers. I think the Tzeentch sigil is going to be fun. Now that it activates in every hero phase opening up some odd interactions like moving one of our own units d6 in the opponents hero phase. Edited June 10, 2021 by Rors after thought 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent of Chaos Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 We already saw cogs get a new scroll so maybe daemon rift and other endless spells are being changed to not be as oppressive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perturbato Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Grimrock said: I've been thinking that knights might be fun in the new edition due to units of 5 ignoring the new coherency issues. Their base toughness coupled with All Out Defence adding +1 to save now could make them pretty hard to shift. They still hit like a wet paper towel, but at the very least they could be good for grabbing and holding objectives. Especially if most armies are going towards a more MSU approach. i fear without any updates on it the cavalry will be the looser of the v3 : no monsters updates like and new charge defense rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rors Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, Perturbato said: i fear without any updates on it the cavalry will be the looser of the v3 : no monsters updates like and new charge defense rules They can be useful but I think it'll sometimes look fairly janky. For example you can use them as screens to replace the units like untamed beasts that need to be in coherency. A flanking charge where only a single knight/horsemen hit the side of something scary (rest in conga line) will mean only 2-3 models can attack you so it becomes a really effective way to pin threatening units down without loosing the chaff as quickly. It's jank that could already be done, it's just slightly better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perturbato Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rors said: They can be useful but I think it'll sometimes look fairly janky. For example you can use them as screens to replace the units like untamed beasts that need to be in coherency. A flanking charge where only a single knight/horsemen hit the side of something scary (rest in conga line) will mean only 2-3 models can attack you so it becomes a really effective way to pin threatening units down without loosing the chaff as quickly. It's jank that could already be done, it's just slightly better now. wow, i didn't think of it and all ready loving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rors Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I forgot to mention to additional weirdness you have your cav screens running sideways to significantly increase the space they cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakithe Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I love the part where the Karkadrak Lord still doesnt have rend on his giant magic wielding axe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perturbato Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Malakithe said: I love the part where the Karkadrak Lord still doesnt have rend on his giant magic wielding axe... and the puppy of the new kruleboyz boss hits more and harder than the karkadrak ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orodhen Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Malakithe said: I love the part where the Karkadrak Lord still doesnt have rend on his giant magic wielding axe... You'd think our heroes would be melee murder machines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurrilino Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) On 6/9/2021 at 8:30 AM, Neverchosen said: Here is the updated look at Slaves to Darkness in 3.0 obviously nothing earth shattering but it is nice to see this faction being placed alongside Stormcast and Orruk Warclans as the Iconic face of Chaos.https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/06/09/the-slaves-to-darkness-are-out-to-conquer-the-new-edition-and-heres-how-theyll-do-it/ Also Warshrine #Bless OMG this doesn't change anything at all. And considering other armies get elevated, it means we are actually getting worse if that is even possible. I hope the battalions do something for us. The "Prayer: Bless" is highlighted as an upgrade but feels more like an insult. The Shrine already dishes out 6+ ward to everyone within 18" without rolling a dice. Edited June 11, 2021 by Kurrilino 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent of Chaos Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 @Kurrilino I guess it means you can give the 6+ to a unit and charge it out of shrine range? Or give it to a Daemon Prince or other non-mortal? I'm reaching for the positives here. That slaves article was a joke. Core Battalions dont appear to do a lot; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent of Chaos Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 And just so everybody is clear: Not all Monsters are Behemoths, and not all Behemoths are Monsters. However for the sake of Core Battalions; All non-Leader Behemoths are Monsters but Non-Behemoth Monsters and Leader type Monsters are not Monsters... Got it? Good. Simples... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinfullyvannila Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) On 6/9/2021 at 4:42 PM, Orodhen said: Wasn't expecting much, but still kinda disappointed. Anyone thinking that Warriors with Halberds might be more useful now with the new melee range rules? AFAIK, there hasnt been a change in melee range, just in coherency. Until we see melee targeting rules we can only make guesses right now. And if the rules stay as written its gonna be dependant on whether the unit we attack can make a formation that can prevent our unit from piling in efficiently. I believe Hand Weapons w/ Runeshields and Halberds W/Runeshields should have an 8.5% difference in favor of the Hand Weapons(1/2 of 17%). So if you can get more than 8.5% more warriors in then Halberds will be more effective. Im not going to pretend that im good at math though so if someone can correct me on that id appreciate it. Id actually like to know if im wrong about it. Edited June 11, 2021 by Sinfullyvannila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinfullyvannila Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Rors said: They can be useful but I think it'll sometimes look fairly janky. For example you can use them as screens to replace the units like untamed beasts that need to be in coherency. A flanking charge where only a single knight/horsemen hit the side of something scary (rest in conga line) will mean only 2-3 models can attack you so it becomes a really effective way to pin threatening units down without loosing the chaff as quickly. It's jank that could already be done, it's just slightly better now. Oval cavalry actually works out relatively well with coherency because of how the tips taper(axis are measure by diameter). Much better than >25 mm circle bases with 1 inch at least. Warhammer Weekly did a show showing how you can configure oval bases like a wave and keep all models in coherency. Im also certainly am not as confident as Vince is that we aren't getting new melee targeting rules just because they didnt get rid of weapon ranges on the warcsroll. Especially since Jack from RR1s said there was some stuff he couldnt talk about(he playtested it). Edited June 11, 2021 by Sinfullyvannila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rors Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Agent of Chaos said: @Kurrilino I guess it means you can give the 6+ to a unit and charge it out of shrine range? Or give it to a Daemon Prince or other non-mortal? I'm reaching for the positives here. That slaves article was a joke. Core Battalions dont appear to do a lot; Any clue as to what an 'enhancement' is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcrater Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Well I'm sad because a blob of 20 chaos warriors will not be longer possible and I love to use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrk Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 3 hours ago, drcrater said: Well I'm sad because a blob of 20 chaos warriors will not be longer possible and I love to use that Min unit size may be 5 right now, but nothing saying they can't fiddle with min size for units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perturbato Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 3 reinforced and you have your 20 chaos warriors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boar Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Perturbato said: 3 reinforced and you have your 20 chaos warriors But you cannot make one blob that way, max 2 reinforcments per unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurrilino Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 8 hours ago, Boar said: But you cannot make one blob that way, max 2 reinforcments per unit It somehow reads as there are more rules than 2 max reinforcements involved. They talk about "Reinforcement Slots" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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