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  1. 6 minutes ago, EonChao said:

    In general can we just put this nonsense to rest now, it's all based off a post from a random new member with no more rumour accuracy than getting a half guess about what would be revealed at TOW launch event right, which puts them on the same level of accuracy as Dana Howl's youtube video speculation. At least until we start getting 4th edition news from GW themselves.

    If you mean me, I've been very open about how I have exactly no evidence. I even said a little while back that I don't even consider it a rumor, just an idea that's been floating around in my head.

    Even if it isn't directed at me, I'd hardly call it nonsense. I mean it's generating discussion. We all seem to be of an accord that no one would like the idea of Beasts dropping from the game.

    But back to the topic at hand: someone on Facebook (where no one lies) said that the Beasts Question was brought up at a Q&A at LVO, where it was answered that Beasts are definitely remaining in AoS.

    That's a lot of acronyms. 

    But can anyone confirm this rumor? 

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  2. 4 hours ago, Gaz Taylor said:

    To quote something a great man said once....

    Please treat anything like Beasts of Chaos being dropped as a range as a rumour. Until it happens, its a rumour. If you are a BOC player, carry on playing with your models. If you are thinking about getting a BOC army, you might want to wait just in case. ;) 

    Yes GW are a company out to make money and yes they can change things without notice. But for now, take it with a pinch of salt ;) 

    I've been talking about the Beasts removal for ages, but I want to throw in my opinion: this isn't even a rumor. It's been thoroughly unsupported by anyone aside from Rob, and to date Whitefang the Wise (Wisefang ha) hasn't addressed it at all.

    Is it worth discussing? Sure, we all care about this game and it's direction. Is this possibility going to stop me from pooping in the woods and bleating at the moon? Hell nah.

  3. 16 minutes ago, RetconnedLegion said:

    Beasts of Chaos haven’t had their niche filled by another. Aesthetically they’re the only wild, savage Chaos force. Until GW make “Creatures of Chaos” or something, there’s no real reason to assume their imminent squatting.

    Narratively, GW seems to have filled the "threat from the dark, untamed wilds" with Kruleboyz. They even had a teaser image about eyes shining from the dark woods or something. I like Kruleboyz just fine but when they revealed the image was for a new breed of orruk and NOT new Beastmen, I said a bad word or two.

    They don't even have horns. Losers.

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  4. 2 hours ago, Hawke said:

    This so much, BoC for me are the purest chaos and I want to see this in the models. They should be dark, twisted and secretive, so much that they make chaos god aligned factions think: "oof now that's a little much". They should be out in the woods conducting rituals that make no sense to bring about imcomprehensible dooms and omens. So much potential.

    I love the goat and bull looks, mostly as they bring to life the old Christian aesthetics of what pagan evil looks like, and the fear of what happens when you stray further from civilization. What I'm saying is I want the devil goat, Black Phillip, from the film "the Witch" in model form 🤣

    This is exactly how I feel! I know Morghur is popular but Malagor has always been my favorite, ever since I read his fluff about an Imperial town waking up to find his hoof prints all through the snow, over walls, onto roofs, et cetera. The reference to the Devil's Footprints legend pleased me.

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  5. 10 minutes ago, Twisted Firaun said:

    Honestly IMO Sekhar just needs a mask and a better paint job for her skin. I'm thinking either the Tomb Guard champ's mask or one from The Masque of Slaanesh's wand:

    I plan on just painting her face gold as if it is a mask. That's what I do with a lot of models with faces I don't exactly enjoy, like Teclis and the GSC Sanctus.

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  6. 4 minutes ago, Asbestress said:

    Pretty sure only Ynnead, Cegorach and Khaine (in shard form) are still "alive" from the aeldari pantheon.

    And we've had this DoK inner conflict between Morathi and some crone prophets setup already.

    Aye, but people can still use her iconography or give her praise I suppose. She's just as dead in AoS, after all!

    I know Hellebron was referred to as Crone, and she was mentioned in Covens of Blood, so who knows? I'm curious to know what it turns out to be no matter what it is! 

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  7. 31 minutes ago, MitGas said:

    I just want a single kit; heavily armored Tzeentchian Sorcerer-Warriors - is there room for those in the best Edition ever?

    I‘d take more though, just saying. 
     

    I figure Malerion is a given too, perhaps near the end of 4th ed?

     

    Can we get one of the GW sculptors to join? Anyone knows them? I‘d pay good money 😂

    I'd take that and/or Doom Knights such as TWW3 has. Something that makes them more than just Warriors/ Chosen in blue. 

    This is one of the best Warhammer art pieces, in my mind, and makes me really want armored Tzeentch.

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  8. 11 minutes ago, The Red King said:

    I'm just hoping the "BoC are getting squatted" rumor is false but didn't whitefang like the post where Rob said they were?

    No, they liked the post about Chaos Dwarfs (which was in the same video where BoC moving was discussed, but NOT in the post Whitefang reacted to).

    Whitefang has not reacted in any way about BoC being moved, not that I've seen.

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  9. 14 minutes ago, Ejecutor said:

    She is currently in the middle of the Aqshy side siege, if I am not wrong. That's why Tahlia has to leave the crusade.

    Thanks!

    I'm really curious to see how that siege turns out, and to see what the Lady's model and backstory* are like.

    *My phone thought I was trying to say "backdoor" and that would have sent a VERY different message. Imagine if someone was like "Whitefang, confirm if the Lady of Ruin is caked up or not!"

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  10. 7 minutes ago, Garrac said:

    Speculating here about things I still cope to nto see: well, a starter box with rats would be against GW's policiy of hating rats, but a starter box with chorfs would be even further against GW's policy of hating chorfs, so both happening at the same time would be just asking too much of nature.

    Just for that, you earned Stormcasts vs Marines.

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  11. 6 minutes ago, Jetlife said:

    I don’t expect the new Chaos Dwarves to resemble the old ones. Again, looking at all the new stuff based upon old stuff they usually go in a different direction. In theory a dwarf can follow or be corrupted by chaos and could be into a million different things while still having a few call back strings. 

    I think it'd be weird for them to change up the look overmuch, since the dawi zharr have a pretty distinct - and unique in fantasy - look in my opinion. Particulary when compared to many of the other WFB factions. It seemed like an odd choice to me that it's taken this long for them to be released.

    But I agree, they have a lot of leeway with their design. I'd love to see what they do with it! 

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  12. 48 minutes ago, MitGas said:

    Yeah, godhood feels as if there are tiers - the only ingame char that feels like a proper god is Nagash to me as he’s worked for aeons on it… and Sigmar would be my second pick but he was kinda divine long before being catapulted into AoS. The rest mostly feels like „hey, we had this char, let‘s say s/he‘s godly now“.  And none of those feels like a Chaos God or Gorkamorka. I dunno, sometimes I think they should‘ve just stuck with the old pantheon like Ulric and company. 

    I don't know,  I think Alarielle has a strong claim because she did the fusion dance with Ariel, combining both of Isha's mortal vessels into one form.

    And Morathi, well.  She put in the work to get her promotion. 

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  13. 2 hours ago, Togetak said:

    I think this type of thought is kind of silly, it’s like thinking a 40k faction will be squatted from 40k to be added to the Horus Heresy system. GW makes bad business decisions all the time, but I don’t think they’re super likely to pull an established faction from a mainline game so they can be a side presence in a side game

    I mean... if there wasn't a precedent it wouldn't have occured to me. I just think given the removal of all High and Wood elves from Cities it's a possible sign.

    It's a leap, I'll be the first person to admit that. I'm just saying it's possible. I don't want it to be, but I just have a feeling it might. 

  14. 2 hours ago, madmac said:

    I'm getting the increasing feeling that people saying Beastmen have no lore direction in AoS absolutely did not read their newest battletome, it's full of cool lore and new characters and concepts.

    I mean, that's usually the case with the books. But the dearth of representation outside their own tome is what I take issue with.

    I will say this: AoS gave us one of the best bits of Beastmen lore ever: the Beastlord called Ghosteater.

    "We rule, but only where you - where the Blessed Ones - do not wish to. You take our kingdoms from us when it suits you, and devour our young. You herd us into battle, and take the eyes of the gods from us. That is not the way it should be. We are more than meat. More than beasts. We are the children of the gods, no less than you. Now we will prove it."

    I read that and it makes me so happy. I'll be happy for that, at least. 

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  15. 13 minutes ago, Souleater said:

    Nah, Hrud are so far just a sketch and name drops in fluff pieces. We have actual Beastmen (beadtfolk?) models. 
     

    As an old dude, I really felt. That beastmen should be a supported faction. They’ve kinda always been here as far as I remember. But I could be mistaken.

    Beasts have almost as little narrative impact as Hrud, was the point I was trying to make. But I definitely agree with you about how they should definitely be a thing.  There's so much you can do with them! I think they're so cool!  But I am also very biased - I like goatmen. My gamer tag has been Gharbad the Weak ever since my flippers have had thumbs. There's so much wasted potential with them. 

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  16. 12 minutes ago, RyantheFett said:

    How do you feel about them leaving AoS to be a major faction in The Old World?

    I have come to terms with my Cities most likely being all humans in the near future, but interesting to see how people will react to their factions being cut out of one game for another.

    Other than being a little peeved that I'll have to rebase them again, I think... my first impulse would be to say "as long as they get the attention they deserve". But I don't think they would. They haven't even in the Mortal Realms, where the writers could do practically any thing. Instead they're being returned to their old place of being an ever-present "threat" in the Old World. Sure they are. The brayherds are swarming from the Drakwald! They've already taken over a Fort! They've truly earned their place in the backstory of whatever Empire character stopped them!

    I know I'm being negative here, perhaps unjustly so, but I'm trying to temper my expectations. The Beasts are like the Hrud in 40k. You know they're there, you know they're a threat. Rather, we're told these things.

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  17. 2 hours ago, Tonhel said:

    Was he also correct with BoC being scrapped from AoS?

    I've been vocal about my belief this is the case.  The Brayherds don't do anything that isn't covered by other factions. Sneaky ambushers fron the wilderness? Kruleboyz have that covered now. Chaos in all its gribbly mutative horror seems adequately covered by the other factions.

    I know there's a bit of hope surrounding rumors of Morghur but heck, even Swifthawks still exist in the fluff.

    I've been an ardent beastman lover since their first army book. I'd love to see them return in glory.  But somehow it feels like no one at GW has an idea what to do with them.

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