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23 minutes ago, JackStreicher said:
srsly, why do varanguard need TWO subfactions just for their own? -.- they could have made it a proper undivided mortal and deamon chaos subfaction but no, let's go with the most expensive kit in AoS twice.
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Or, you know, make the unit good enough on its own so that it doesn't need to be pushed via subfaction rules?
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15 hours ago, xking said:
This is nasty
I think that's actually the best Nurgle Blightking mini so far... and there are a lot.
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Personally I don't think point reductions will solve all the problems. They need to be stronger. I know they want to sell as many minis as possible obviously but I think outside of Cultists and Marauders S2D should be an elite force on IJ level...
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31 minutes ago, TheShogun said:
Seems to me they're probably gonna do an army of the current gargants led by King Brodd.
You might be totally right and this in no way meant to disagree with you but I'm not sure that many would like to collect an army consisting of only two kits (even if the hero/king is a multipart kit and could be build into different stuff). If they want to make this feel like a somehwat proper army, then they should have at least 2 multipart kits (one named character + hero and one multipart elite/battletline) next to the old gargant I think. Cause else the whole army would look too much alike, the old gargant's legs/stance are too similar.
Or they add Beasts of Chaos stuff like Cygors.
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5 hours ago, Overread said:
Chaos Gods are on the tables all the time.
They're not just on the tables all the time.... they're also always in our hearts! ❤️💙💚💜
Edit: The Lion looks more and more like Michael Biehn on that pic.
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2 minutes ago, Whitefang said:
Better than nothing happened, I an quite exited by this though
Should teach Nagash not to mess with true gods!
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1 hour ago, CDM said:
I'm sure people only mention Malal to be edgy
"It's "Malice" now, honey."
Malal to Ur'Arzugh Wat'T-Fadj, the Gore Fountain Butcher of the Sanguine Bloodplains, Greater Bloodthirster of Khorne, after having been discovered to have reinvented himself due to tragic copyright laws.
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7 hours ago, BaylorCorvette said:
So I think we're going to need an FAQ for the that Varanguard one, since they get the Hero keyword you can give them the Sword of Judgement and all of a sudden a unit of Varanguard have 18 attacks and 6's do D6 mortal wounds to Hero's or Monsters or give the riders weapons -3 rend, etc. I wonder if only one model in the unit can use the artefact?
That's also exactly my first thought - some artefacts would be hella broken on a Varanguard unit.
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With Nagash being the God of Death pretty much and Katakros being undead could he even be killed? Couldn't Nagash just reincarnate him?
So unless Archaon takes him as a prisoner and sends him to the same Betty Ford clinic Slaanesh resides in, Katakros should have no problem, right?
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The Prince of Excess sees his banishment as a painful diet after having fed on all those Aelf souls. I mean he's also Mr. Vain (cue 90s song - and that Mr. is debatable) and we all know he won't shed those extra pounds any other way with his attitude.
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The Mists of Nepenthe - A narcotic eldritch mist that confuses, knocks out and renders enemies insensible, or at least out of action for a turn.
That would be pretty broken. It's like a better version of Be'Lakor's ability.
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36 minutes ago, RuneBrush said:
GW have experimented with different finecast resins since they first came out and are now using a material that's a bit closer to a traditional resin - certainly more heat resistant than the original formula.
I'd personally not be keen to purchase a finecast/resin model that was originally sculpted in metal as the sculpt really doesn't work for the different material, but wouldn't have an issue with the more modern resin models (like some of the Black Library special ed ones).
Ah, that is good to know.... the Curseling I've gotten around 2 years ago still used classic Finecast and well.... he wasn't exactly great. Which is a bummer as I love the mini's design but he makes me paranoid. If I looked at him the wrong way one of those feathers could break off.
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22 hours ago, Casandora Yellow said:
Lots of cool pics in that post, see oiginal
Throw your dog a bone takes another meaning in there... (mind killed a few of my hunchback Chaos Warriors back in the day - although they actually looked better after him chewing on them)
anyways, great colors, makes them look a hell of a lot better than the standard Eavy Metal scheme.
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25 minutes ago, zilberfrid said:
I have a few chaos familiars (two packs, so 24), and these work quite well. It depends on the model, I think. It is still better than any metal.
I won't find out I'm afraid.
I have/had hundreds of metal minis and never had a problem with them outside of obvious drawbacks. With the 2 Finecast ones I've had lots of problems. From fixing the models (which isn't my job, I'm a paying customer) to them being a brittle, warped mess (which can be fixed but shouldn't have to be) in the end. It's simply a very bad product in every possible way. Especially when there's FW next door who make splendid resin minis. I understand they worry about young ones (cause why else wouldn't they use better resin) but then don't sell those models to people younger than 18 or - even better - give them the benefit of the doubt and let nature do its own thing if they manage to kill themselves with a resin mini (which they won't).
The only time where Failcast would've been good was when I was 14, wanted to remove a Rubric Marine's head with a stanley knife (thanks for that idea, Neil Hodgson - j/k, this started my love for Tzeentch) and cut my own thumb open. Very stupid but it's my very own mark of Tzeentch.
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30 minutes ago, Overread said:
When it works its great
I respectfully disagree. Unlike FW's resin it's extremely fragile even IF the cast is decent (good luck with that) - I got two FC models and those are enough for me to never, ever buy another.
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Just having seen the new Necromunda releases (see spoiler below) gave me an idea in conjunction with talking about traditional painting of skin tones here (which is science in its own right with all those halftones and stuff as you've alluded to, something where I unfortunately still got much to learn).... perhaps going for oil colors would really be the answer. The guy in the top left certainly makes me think that these were done with oils... and it would make introducing subtle color variation a heck of a lot easier.
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21 minutes ago, Public Universal Duardin said:
So you're saying GW will at the last minute scribble "ORDER" over every Gargant warscroll and just before the books go to the press have it added that Behemat was Sigmar's son, then deny that they hadn't planned it until literally a month before release and then panic and pull out supplementary material such as novels that must have featured the original reveal?
My expectations would be subverted!
The possibilities of what they have planned are endless and not for mere mortals (them included) to know! Rest assured that any reader of the new battletome will find plotholes and logical errors in a matter of minutes however. If the giants are accompanied by other creatures that we thought we knew they'll greatly expand on their lore as well, fully disregarding everything that came before in a stroke of Hollywood genius!
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18 minutes ago, HollowHills said:
Joke answer - Grimgor Ironhide
Serious answer - Archaon wins 100%. He smashed up Nagash who is a so called "god" so therefore would beat a general created by Nagash. Also Archaon literally destroyed a planet and has only gotten stronger since then it seems. He beat Sigmar up and is seemingly on a similar if not greater level of power in the AoS setting. When it comes to combat prowess I don't think there is a single individual stronger than Archaon in the setting.
How it will go - GW doesn't want to ****** off all the death players who have become OBR fan boys over night due to their op rules. At the same time they don't want to ****** off the chaos players who are buying a book specifically marketed towards them. Plus chaos can't actually lose the eight points because then GW would have to explain where Archaon and the chaos armies have all moved to and it would mess up Warcry.
So this means (as others have called) you get a quite boring story where OBR win a lot of early victories, then inevitably Archaon shows up and wins. It will end with a note to pacify death players that they got a death artefact / secret objective / foothold that means it was all worth it.
So very wise for an aelf.
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50 minutes ago, GeneralZero said:
HOPE: sons of behemat/gargants remain as the current gargant kit: available both for destruction and chaos
FEAR : GW start to think and sh.......t happen.
Well, Giants are usually portrayed in a rather negative way (from Warhammer to DnD to movies); something new would be to make them smart and sophisticated like their ancestors supposedly were.... would be funny to see them in GA: Order.
I'm sure Damon Lindelof and JJ Abrams are taking notes - such an unnecessary twist could be turned into a franchise!
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1 hour ago, Craze said:
It is exactly the same situation as in DoK with Hagg Narr. Instead of just changing the single rule which breaks Hagg Narr, they tinker with points, which impacts other builds too, because they lose power in the same amount as Hagg Narr, so people will still not play anything else...and I fear something similar will happen with DoT. 🙄
I've got that sinking feeling too. I'm far from good enough to a balancing genius but I'm sure there are some people out there who could easily suggest the right changes that wouldn't nerf Tzeentch back to oblivion. I'd play T even if he was the worst but obviously it's nice to play a strong faction.
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1 hour ago, Scurvydog said:
Agreed, there is no way the story goes that the reapers just show up and are succesful all by themselves. Something else needs to happen, Nagash is neither impatient or stupid, he will not just send his elites to all crumble at the gates of an impenetrable fortress. They might play the "But nagash has a huge ego!" card, but that owuld be beyond bad writing.
Something else must be going on, I suspect Nagash has somethinf else up his sleeve or he will just look stupid, even if some other unexpected events occurs, it would still make Nagash and Katakros look foolish.
Even enjoying the reapers, I doubt anyone would think Archaon to not be the ultimate challenge and probably impossible without something extraordinary happening. Funny enough I only see people whining about the Bonereapers, not the other way around.
But yes, a lot of story content does center around the gods/demigods, AoS so far is heavily inspired by real world mythology and how many stories centered around all the specific gods, that we still see a lot of norse and greek mythology being used actively today, is proof how timeless and efficient these types of tales are.
I would recommend some black library reading, there are plenty of interesting stories about characters far lower on the foodchain. Soul Wars is a sort of middle ground I liked too, yes both Nagash and Sigmar do make appearances in the story and are important, but the main characters are much more grounded and explores far more relatable issues and challenges and some real human relations and heartbreaking moments.
I do hope to see the story progress with this, as it really makes AoS far more interesting, although we will quickly start to experience the issue of no major characters being truly in danger, as long as the model is on the shelf at least, which is of course always the case when stories are made to sell products and not the other way around.
Said Gods usually didn't involve huge armies in their fights though (a notable exception would be Troy). I just feels like it's less about the player's army now and more about GW's token characters and they shouldn't be the focus IMO. Wouldn't hurt to make some things a bit smaller so that the HUGE events then really stick out. Plus: with our armies just being a couple of dudes, it's not like we really portray those GIGANTIC battles they're always writing about. Hence it feels a bit disconnected. Hope you get what I'm trying to say here, I'm probably too stupid to find the right words.
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27 minutes ago, HorticulusTGA said:
The Ossiarch Bonereapers Battletome itself said Archaon is the equal of Katakros AND Nagash BOTH.
Seeing how that whole "Age of Myth devolves into the Age of Chaos" business went out, we know Archaon is far superior to them all (his humble debuts as Priest of Sigmar and Be'lakor's pawn being now totally irrelevant seeing what he did accomplish in the following millennia).
Shhh, don't say that - OBR fans are apparently as whiny as Nagash.
That said, Archaon's also the king of meh.
Getting lots of HAYTE for this but I did enjoy back in old WHFB that not every single battle revolved around the same 10 dudes and dudettes... It feels like Sigmar, Archaon, Katakros with his daddy Nagash, Teclis, Morathi, Alarielle and Malerion and Gotrek are the only sentient inhabitants of the Mortal Realms in 99% of the stories these days. A bit less dramatic hyperbole might be good.
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1 hour ago, Craze said:
But couldn't DD in the 1st BT be used for ANY roll? Like for example making Fold Reality auto-succeed?
Not that I'm aware of - Fold R has always been a gamble.
Regarding changing DD: I agree 100% with you that GW should change those overpowered subfactions rather than points or DD. That said, I could live with them changing DD if they're also too strong. But they really need to get a proper balancing team going. It's annoying as FAQ (hur hur, see what I did there) to think about our last battletome where every 2 pages something had to be explained/changed/recosted/repurposed. Change's cool but it's not cool to bring 20 pages from different FAQs and erratas along with your battletome.
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anyways, great colors, makes them look a hell of a lot better than the standard Eavy Metal scheme.
Katakros VS Archaon who would win?
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