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25 minutes ago, Overread said:
I really hope if there is a new Ossiarch Tome that it comes with several new models. I'd love to see them get a monstrous creature (dragon or dragonish thing) and some more infantry models (eg archers). I feel like a second wave of models would really do them some good, even if it means that their points costs come down a bit and they lose some of the elite style feel just so that they can fit more models on the tabletop.
Flesheaters 100% need updated and new models. A new Getting Started set with an update to the zombie dragon kit and all would work wonders (and double as an update for Vampires). And with the feral elements of the Soulblight kicking around now there's elements GW could easily share between the two forces as shared models or as optional halves of a duel kit.
A chariot construct and light chariot "cavalry" + archers + a more punchy construct would be perfect.
As someone who wanted to start Avengorii in SBGL but got an overwhelming sense of meh when looking at their traits (why give them half traits/relics?! Some of them are just half of the generic version found in the core rules too). Like you say, there's plenty of dual kit potential to pretty much guarantee commercial success for those kits.
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14 minutes ago, Mutton said:
They're getting real stingy with their preview articles. They couldn't have teased at least one new rule from the Ogre book?
They would have but them ogors ate it. 🤤
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7 hours ago, Chikout said:
Ok. After looking at the rumour engines, I'm calling it now. Next year we are getting fairly sizable updates, as in at least Sylvaneth sized, for Seraphon and FEC. This year has been a bit of a dud minis wise to the extent that I've put my money into non gw minis for the first time in a long time. Next year, however, is looking a lot more promising even if it is a 40k new edition year.
Careful, lest we once again confuse wishes and hopes for rumours. I'd love to see FEC get a bigger release but I also remember FS and nothing much happened there at all. That said, FEC seem to be attract attention of a wider scale so perhaps GW could see more potential there.
On the other hand, sod it, FEC is going to return more glorious than ever. Hail to the King and Queen! Long may they reign over our fair and fertile lands! Onwards, brother/sister, to a brighter tomorrow!
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9 minutes ago, Grungnisson said:
The problem with Grombrindal is that he's supposed to be appearing in the times of dwarfs' greatest need, in which they currently... aren't?
It's more Grungni, who's needy 😆
Though you could say the chain mail of the duardin has never been weaker since it is split and full of broken links. KO and FS can remain who they are, however, the latter does have a pretty strong redemption arc (plus slayers were already quite unhinged to begin with) and have pretty slim pickings of units despite having their own tome. From an Old World Dawi player I'd love to see fantastical new war machines and an army which embrace the best of the best armour and relentless advance over the board.
Then again, when you consider DBC they might just do faction focused tomes goes forward where the cities of sigmar are better represented.
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The Old World is going to be a smorgasbord of kitbashing for AoS. Unlike HH which solely focus on marines.
CoS will benefit massively and open up lots of themes previously without model support. On the flip side of life, SBGL will have lots more to choose from as well. The list goes on and on.
Look at me, seeing the sunny side. 😅
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3 minutes ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said:
There is certainly something to be said about not falling into the trap of deriving your satisfaction in this hobby solely from buying new models you will probably never paint. I think that is a common psychological trap people fall into since the immediate gratification of buying a new thing is easier to get and more addictive than the slow burn of painting your army.
But still, even though I think that I have a fairly healthy relationship with the hobby in this respect (barely any grey plastic, nothing unbuilt), I am feelinga bit unexcited about the state of current AoS offerings. I think most people got into this game for the models, and if new models don't get announced that doesn't exactly build hype. The narrative is also not really moving foreward that much as far as I can tell. Recognizing this doesn't have to mean that you have an unhealty relationship with the game.
Exactly, seeing multiple battletome releases which aren't much more than warscroll changes and some reshuffling in allegiance abilities doesn't exactly make me jump with excitement. Ogors, for example, didn't just lack rules but need a model refresh as well. All the hype for this army is dead for me and I'm not expecting much more for FEC either since it seems GW's attention is focused on a few armies in AoS.
In other words, I do not feel like they deserve to charge a premium if they do not deliver a premium product for every single faction.
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16 minutes ago, woolf said:
this is incredible, does anyone have an idea of how to create a watereffect that good? in particular how he managed the surface of the sea is simply amazing
It is a type of resin mixed with colours and moulded/shaped/cut into the desired shape. Then you can use a drill to further create effects, polish it down. For waves (the crest) I've seen people use glue and then blow them out into natural looking wave patterns.
Here's one example but if you look for diorama vids/tutorials you will be able to finds lots more.
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2 minutes ago, Ogregut said:
I'm all for something new and different.
It's why when chaos dwarves (or whatever they'll be named) get released I want them to be different to how they were in the world that was.
What I think sounds awful is sharing a model line that can be used in 40k (it makes sense for demons). If we're going to have somethig brand new, let it have its own line of models.
A great summary of the WHFB chaos dwarves.
Doesn't mean AoS one's will be the same.
I dont want a copy and paste from warhammer, i can play warhammer for that, I want something different and exciting.
I hope there's new stuff too but turning it into something completely unrecognisable is not the way to go with established armies. At that point you gotta strike a balance between old and new so the change actually makes sense within its setting. In regard, Chorfs going destruction doesn't fit because it be such a huge departure from what their god stands for + I think it is unlikely GW will abandon the daemonic machines and its potential to create some truly awesome models.
I am not sure if you misunderstood me, I was just making parallels between philosophies (concerning CSM iron warriors) not suggesting overlap in models. The CSM aesthetic doesn't fit AoS properly either (except maybe the soul grinder/mauler fiend). However, I hope we get to see more of the chaos duardin FW style explored more fully. Especially more bull daemons and crazy war machine + whatever unholy awesomeness they conjure up for its centre-piece model.
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Chorfs enslaved orcs and created black orcs because they needed tougher orcs. Their entire ethos stems from dominating everything and everyone. Think Molag Baal from Elder Scrolls. Having them destruction would make very little sense since they are very much about industry and building stuff... Just in a very different and more sinister way than other duardin.
That and Hashut being a chaos god of domination and tyranny. Probably not the sharing type. Chorf society is also built on that philosophy. A lore accurate method could be create a rule similar to "allies" but instead call it slaves. A dark theme to explore but Chorfs are one the most wilfully cruel and brutal factions in the game (up there with WHFB dark elves). In many ways similar to CSM Iron Warriors in how they view other life other than themselves as beneath them, either to be used used up in their factories or be crushed into submission (or a bloody pulp).
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2 hours ago, Snarff said:
People already have issues telling apart Auric Hearthguard and Hearthguard Berserkers. Some even complain that every hero and unit look too similar. If every weapon is getting their completely own set of abilities, or multiple weapons mixed within each unit, I'm afraid I myself wouldn't even be able to tell what everything does at a glance.
FS would have been so much more exciting if they had some classic duardin with a "fyre" theme. Less monotone and there's tons and tons of cool duardin stuff you can do with fire and war machines. The iconic flame cannon, for example.
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42 minutes ago, Gitzdee said:
I am at the point where i start to believe gw just throws darts to decide what to release next. I hope the next dart falls on something good :p.
A very meta way of doing a Tzeentch release, for sure!
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5 minutes ago, KingBrodd said:
Era of the Beast is still rocking and while it set up Kruelboyz it seems to have tapered off Destruction and is fizzling a little right now.
I think we have all be decieved and Era of the Beast was never a Destruction Edition but in fact is the rise of Beasts of Chaos, true Beasts.
Seasons of War Thondia has already started stoking the fires of the narrative teasing this and I believe the eventual sequel books will keep setting up BOC to have a range refresh at the end of 2023 or early 2024 before 4.0 drops OR they are the big bad in the boxed set with a joint Stormcasts and COS against Beasts of Chaos.
That could be. My point is that 40k is seeing a huge renewal and AoS, so far, haven't with their old and outdated model ranges. For example, Aeldari got a huge release with their codex and Skaven got a hero and a warband while warcomm tried to make it sound like there were so much new cool stuff.
There's been a lot of small releases for armies who needed the biggest changes. That's what I mean with GW having to set a new tone for AoS and why I do not see any overlap with 40ks massive range/codex refreshes/updates and AoS' box and a new hero tome updates (some felt more like an extensive errata than new tome).
As far as Era of the Beast I didn't expect too much to begin with as it is supposed to be in-line with 40k seasons. Seems to have been more of a Kraggy + incranate spotlight than anything. I would certainly love to see BoC get their big update though as, 1) they deserve it, 2) I really like their status as being the children of chaos. They don't truly worship they just do/live/act. Some may have the favour of a particular god but yeah, their attitude and how that pans out is cool thematically.
TL;DR: Tome quality-wise it hasn't been bad but I feel model-wise things have been decidedly meh.
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3 hours ago, Gotz said:
was listening the other day to a interview with ex GW sculptor Juan Díaz and one interesting bit that was talked about was how best selling minis were renewed more frequently than poorly sold ones (in this case they were pointing at his mini of Lelith Hesperax)
As the logic was to renew what sold, so it could continue selling, but don't renew what didn't as it seems that they didn't have much faith that the renewal made them sell...
This also tracks with their overall release schedules and why certain armies end up getting more and more (and more frequently). If X (marine) sells really well then Y (new marine) is more likely to sell really well (primaris wave). Just replace X and Y with certain factions in AoS which got multiple releases and you have a good idea of which armies sell the most and which armies are only perceived to be popular through disproportionate attention online/competitive meta representation.
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5 minutes ago, mojojojo101 said:
Maybe it's hopium but it seems to me that attitude is changing a little bit.
With a range refresh for Eldar, refreshing old kits for World Eaters, Chaos 40k and AoS, rumours for Imperial Guard getting a reasonably large update, the redesign for Cities... there seems to be some push to bring older kits up to a modern standard.
I'm not entirely convinced yet of course, but one can hope that moves over to the older AoS armies soon enough
Regretfully, there's also Skaven. DBC is also more of a sub-faction on their own than CoS and Whitefang seem to have hinted that CoS will get updated city by city (or something along those lines). Both Eldar and CSM are large enough factions to warrant the investment and the substantially larger amount of players in 40k compared to AoS makes these range refreshes more likely.
For AoS, the tone needs to be set with Skaven/Ogors because 40k releases (or warcry warbands) helps us none.
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32 minutes ago, Gitzdee said:
They have more lore than the Kruleboyz and they got a full army release. The concept behind Silent People is a lot more fun to me than another orruk, aelf, duardin or chaos army.
Unless, of course, the army is both chaos and duardin. 🎩
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9 minutes ago, KingBrodd said:
I would love for Malerions fans to get their dues, I want all Factions to be present, more Factions, more Lore, more minis!!
I think we've had a lot of Aelf time and barely any Duardin time!!
Chorfs could kickstart a whole redemption arc for the more shameful deeds of other duardin. When they stare right in the face of their worst it rekindles their belief in the old ways, the old gods, and the term slayer once more takes on its true meaning as the Fyreslayers/KO/duardin march against their fallen kin. To once more be worthy of their ancestors respect.
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18 minutes ago, Neverchosen said:
I am pretty sure at this rate we will get Tomb Kings before the edge lord leaves the shadows
Don't... Don't give me hope. 🥺
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Though we lack the full picture the mopium take from me is that both LRL/DoT got HoS'ed because of outcry of NPE + having been at or around the top of the meta. Saving grace for DoT is that GW might overbuff the daemon side because of wanting to shift lots of daemon boxes (with the coinciding Daemon codex for 40k). For now though the Curseling is an over-costed hero with a mediocre short ranged spell and 50/50 chance for its ability to do something, two toothless and over-costed mortal units. Hopefully Horrors are fun to use because failing that the army looks like a total chore to play.
Turning off CAs is interesting but Enlightened are 215pts for 3 (12 wounds on 4+). They're not durable or particularly killy so they might not even be alive long enough for their ability to come into effect. That seem to be the general theme of these warscrolls, i.e. too many abilities which require way too much setup to simply become useable.
Obviously there's more in the tome but, yeah, I'm getting GW overcorrection vibes all over this.
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3 hours ago, Vasshpit said:
This seems like a pretty cool system and cant wait to try it out.
They've been making big moves lately too so I'm getting the impression we're going to see more than ever. I think we're entering a golden age for the hobby. Lots of wargames, skirmish, campaign based stuff, light RP stuff, board games, and board games in video games. Even had some board game nights with my "non-nerd" friends lately and now we're doing biweekly sessions.
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35 minutes ago, Neverchosen said:
I was so sad that the Anvil of Apotheosis was not included in the core rules. I think it needs some tweaks and simplifications to make it balanced and also intuitive for friendly games but it is so fun and adds more flavour to the game.
Aye. One of my favourite things about WHFB army books was how you could customise your heroes. Sure, there were some options which were more competitive than others but the options were there and you usually could make them workable.
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9 minutes ago, Vasshpit said:
☝️?
One Page Rules.
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Warcry is now a solid intro to skirmish games. Something which is good for other games too since almost everyone end up wanting a deeper game after awhile. That said, there are times when you just want to keep it simple and Warcry is a good alternative for that.
OPR is arguably better but at the very least Warcry is now more accessible since you can try before you buy and that's an encouraging development. Overall, really good for the hobby as a whole.
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1 hour ago, Mutton said:
Remember when battle boxes were like $160? The GW greed hath ascended.
It is chugging on as expected. The annual report shows they're going continue to reinforce the 'boutique' feel and niche marketing because they do not believe the hobby can go properly mainstream. Prices will continue to be incrementally increased to make it less noticeable, queue the boiling frog-analogy.
Personally, I've slowed down my purchaces but I think there's enough players who buy tons (and can continue to buy tons) so GW will barely notice. I'm right at the very edge of what I find acceptable. On the flip side, in addition of skirmish games, I've rediscovered board games. On flip of the flip side, perhaps with the tome it'll look like a better deal.
For now, we must trust in Tzeentch.
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1 hour ago, KingBrodd said:
SO MUCH AOS!! Surprised to see the Legionaries so soon!! This is an incredible week.
I'm rifling through it all and there's nothing that's really new, is there? Just a compilation of already announced stuff or am I missing something?
The Rumour Thread
in Age of Sigmar Discussions
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A solid FEC release (or some kind of SBGL second wave) might just bring me right back in. That said, a kind of Doom Slayer themed SCE army has started to brew in my mind. Rip and tear, until it is done.