Gaz Taylor

You may play devils advocate but this forum is for everybody and we don't want swearing. It's that simple. Like I said, I understand some people are upset but I'm fairly sure anybody who can access this forum is capable of saying their thoughts without swearing.

Totally understand but no swearing Being angry is understood with what has happened but we still want this to be a place for everybody

+++ Mod Hat On +++ Just a reminder about the rules, so can we not swear! The swearing filter is in overload at the moment and I've been tweaking things which have crept through. Totally understand peoples feelings, but less swearing please. We want this forum for everybody!

My two pence.... Firstly, it's good that GW have said this up front and are being clear about the support for these models. Secondly, still being able to use these models for a year before getting moved into Legends (which you can still use them) is a good move. I'm surprised about all BoC going as my thought process was they would be resculpted into a new range rather than a whole faction going. I wonder if they will be absolute filth when their battletomes come out and then the price skyrockets

LOL very true But which force has a big statue outside GW HQ

I suspect people may have got them mixed up. When you talk about a woman chaos warrior with a daemon spear, you start thinking about Valkia. We will probably see a new model when they get round to releasing the Khorne stuff.

100% this. We've had Easter and I can just about remember last week but I'm fairly sure there were a few comments about how Army Building wouldn't be that great, while what I'm seeing today is most people are okay and even happy! But we are getting little nuggets of information, which are supposed to tease players and you have to take everything with a pinch of salt. Personally, what I've read and heard so far, this is looking like the best edition of Age of Sigmar. I'm still annoyed about having all the information drip fed to us though and I'd love to read a 'proper' article about the changes and game or watch a video about it. Still I'm excited about the game and can't wait to play it.

I can see this happening but I am assuming this is because the hero will only inspire their regiment. Largely depends on if aura effects are still in place or if characters can join units.

If I've read that properly, it sounds really cool. Lots of flexibility, can certainly make thematic lists and looks like keywords will be critical when developing your armies.

I think it will be a zoom in on the rules to build up what has changed and we will see an example warscroll after this (similar to what they did with 40K). I'm refreshing the community site a lot at moment as I can't wait! Off topic - I agree with that but it also depends on how it is supported. For example, I've rediscovered Warmaster and off to a tournament in May (borrowing a mates army). It has quite a good community and is well supported with regular reviews and events. So if it has a good community supporting it, then it's going to be okay. But also to add, even if the company still supports the game, if nobody is playing it, it doesn't survive! This is why GW games are so popular due to lots of people playing them.

I voted yes as Stormcast are the poster boys for the game. The game is called "Age of Sigmar" so it would be a bit weird that you don't have the warriors of Sigmar in the starter set!

Yes. Or to go into more detail - I think they will slowly redesign all the models that are not wearing Thunderstrike armour and bring them out. It's what they have been doing with Space Marines for years (and other ranges as they get updated through design changes), so this will be no different. The question is, how much will happen for the Stormcast release this year or will we just get lots of new stuff over the next few?

I suspect people would have reacted the same. You have to remember at the time, the game a lot of people loved got destroyed. Then this new game appears with four pages of rules and one half of the new models looking a bit like Space Marines. I really think it would be the same. Tell my wife I got something right! In my opinion, this is the scheme they should have set as the standard for Stormcast. Gold looks cool but it can be a bit uninteresting to paint and look at. I know it was to have a set models that were easy to paint for new players

It was probably a friendly rivalry than anything. Especially if you think may of the people involved in AOS used to be fanatical Warhammer players

Ha! I knew I had read something recently about it. I like that they are moving out of the shadow of The Old World and moving more away from this is just X army displaced from it. It's been slowly happening for years but it should be it's own thing now

Not been keeping up too much with what has been going on but if I was to guess, I'd say think Ork Klans from 40K. So you have for example Stormboyz which are typically Blood Axe, but you can also have Goff Stormboyz. I think with Skaven we will still see Plague Monks but they will be less Clan Pestilens and more just Plague Monks. A casual look at the Warhammer Store, I only see mention of the Clan for Plague Monks. All the other Pestilens units do not mention the clan. So do I see that they are loosing a cool bit of background with the clans - no. I'm sure it's just evolved into something different. With the Skaven Vermindoom, there must have been some sort of uniting thing to happen to Skaven but I'm sure they will still backstab each other like always.

My two pence… Articles so far: Yes they are like pulling teeth/watching paint dry as we all want the juicy info now, but it’s aimed at players who haven’t played AOS or haven’t played in a while. I hope we get something meaty soon and I’m hoping for some videos from experienced players or playtesters about the game. I’m guessing that will be after the game is out from influencers. Double Turn: It’s part of the game and it’s a unique part of how it works. Fully fine with it staying and like the idea in games with battle tactics if you choose the double you sacrifice playing a battle tactic. Nice idea as means you have a chance to stop your opponent from scoring big or preventing them from doing a easy one. edit - also interesting how it works in games without battle tactics. Is it the same, not used or something else? Really excited but want more info now!

If my memory serves me correctly, Matt who is the Design Lead for AOS used to work in the Video Game industry. So we may see a bit of crossover and rework

Yup. Plus I imagine it's easier to ship from China due to the infrastructure and less red tape due to a vote the UK took in 2016

Yeah this is the main reason why I'm not rushing out to buy any at the moment! I think what my plan will be using my Flesh Eaters as I had the army box for Christmas (yes I have mixed thoughts!) and all I need to get is the Arch Regent.

Yup. Totally agree with this. However, I am of the school of thought that Beasts of Chaos are not going but we may see the range changing. I think the concept of BOC is about right now but the models do need an update. I think this is what will probably happen.

+++ Mod Hat On +++ Just a note about some of the recent comment about peoples view. At TGA, we welcome all sorts of views and we do not expect everybody to be super positive about GW. HOWEVER, we expect any views to be in a courteous and constructive way and not just "GW SUCKS". BUT this goes both ways and just because somebody disagrees with you, means you should still treat them in a respectable manner. So a poke at EVERYBODY to be thinking about this. At the end of the day, this is a forum to discuss something we all enjoy. Lets make sure we all enjoy talking about it and not making comments that will wind each other up. It's okay to not agree with each other or be positive about stuff. Just be NICE to each other and CONSTRUCTIVE with our criticism!

Has anybody heard anything about the Vanguard boxes? Do we know if they are just going to be rebranded or have the contents changed?

I hope we do! Again I'm doing everything in my power to avoid rushing out and buying Skaven models on my lunchbreak but I have also been looking at the Vanguard boxes and wanting to paint up loads of them!

I think they will follow the 40K 10th edition build up and we will see something. With them showing off the game for people to play in May, we should be getting bits of rules over April as well as faction focuses.