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  1. Xasz
    Tombcast and Chaoscast are two strict no-nos for AoS. Either of those would probably result in a community schism rivaling the End Times.
  2. Xasz
    FTFY
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    I feel like they will be in the same state as before for the most part and blessings will have the rule of one written into them. The big questions will probably only be answered on release day, like what happens to bannerboi, how did the battalions change and what Slaughterhosts are there. (on top of a complete evaluation) As it stands now (with incomplete information), it feels like shift to the mortal side of Khorne.
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    Hexgorger skulls seem interesting, assuming they cost ~40p. Interesting to note, only the owner of the prayers can move them. Which is a lot different from several endless spells. (might make the axe good, although 5+ seems unreliable) I wonder if the first shrine will be for free like other faction terrain. Either way, it seems like an auto-include for everything that even remotely thinks about including mortals.
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    The cap for blood tithe has been my biggest gripe with the system since it was implemented. I'd be happy to see it finally go, would make Khorne a lot more flexible.
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    No solo Korgorath is a bit depressing. Unlikely but who knows. GW seems to be on the design road of making battletomes rather strict borders. (which is good on my opinion) That being said, BoC seems to be an odd one or rather one big compromise.
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    It just has nothing to do with rumours and this thread is pretty much locked into a periodic state flow, with the same non-related topics popping up week after week and month after month. (often initiated by the same people who just waited for their chance to pounce once more on their favorite thing) There should be at least one or better several other "never ending" threads e.g. "general discussion", "state of the meta" or "gw something" to drain this and other sections of the board from the same reoccurring topics.
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    Holy moly, whenever there is a "reveal" we seemingly have to have the same ****** discussion over and over again. (and on an unrelated thread as well) At this point I'm not sure if GW is at fault for hyping too much or you guys are just terrible at managing your emotions.
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    Not always, there were times where Khul directly ordered him to stay more or less back and summon daemons/pierce the veil to Khorne's realm (and the Bloodsecrator was moderately pissed). Overall, there will be more than enough time for the typical 'new book evaluation with incomplete information hysteria', after the sneak peaks are done this week and there is still one until release... Personally, I'd like mortals not to suck for a change. (and maybe Tome fluff being a bit more like book/story fluff but I guess that is asking too much)
  10. Xasz
    Who knows if the ability to mark units will stay altogether? It is not entirely unlikely that it will be gone or replaced with another system.
  11. Xasz
    The new stuff looks cool, I am reasonably hyped. Problem is, lack of cool looking things was never an issue for Khorne, the rules are.
  12. Xasz
    At least it's one of the more reasonable wish-listing posts.
  13. Xasz
    No.
  14. Xasz
    Maybe, I'm all for it. Just wary of wish-listing.
  15. Xasz
    Seems a bit much. I'm more expecting a single kit for the Marauders. Meaning they have either multiple weapon options or, what I find more likely, have x special weapons. The newer kits seem to be less about building archetype-X or archetype-Y but more about the mix of special weapons (talking about something similar to Tzaangors). Concerning centerpieces, I can see another medium sized unit, like another chariot. Although this would mean that a single army would have 3 types of chariots... other than that, I doubt we'll see something really big, as that's Archaons job and besides him there are several models that are waiting for their turn in the limelight. I think the days of chosen are numbered, it's just too awkward to collect them and I'm not even sure if GW will replace them. With updated Marauders, Varanguard and all the generic chaos stuff they seem kinda out of place and will probably not leave behind a gap. Speaking of Varanguard, I hope they'll be a more integral part of a new book, another model for these guys would be awesome (and seems rather likely, yeah). On another note, I really recommend reading Scourge of Fate (and Warqueen) to anyone that is interested in Chaos. Scourge of Fate is not a big book but there is a lot of world building for the new Chaos Wastes, the Varanspire and especially the Varanguard. Like, how do they function, what is their job, how the they recruit new members (seems to be different from circle to circle), what are their believes... really interesting story (and shows that Darkoath are rather intertwined with the rest of chaos, especially StD/Archaon in this case).
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    You choose them at the same time you write your list. They come with some restrictions or preset stuff, like first artifact must be X or you have to take command trait Y but for that you get some additional rules, sometimes a special command trait and/or some battalions have different conditions. It's a bit like a keywordless subfaction.
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    It will "just" be Stormhosts/Temples for Khorne, meaning Goretide, Skullfiend Tribe, Iron Horde, Eight-blooded, Brazen Butchers, Axes of Skarbrand... to name a few. Personally I'm fine with that. Maybe there is more but I would just wait, it's not unlikely that we'll get the first real teaser this or next week.
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    I'll keep it short as this is not the right place. This was not meant as a jab at the US scene, the event or the players, somehow people always seem to see it that way... My problem is that internet people tend to become overly giddy with excitement when an unusual army performs in an event. While this is awesome (and congratz to the players!) it can usually be explained with standard deviation (happens a lot with swiss) or other factors, like experience of the player e.g. Dan Ford or competitiveness of the scene. It's no secret that the UK scene is rather well developed compared to others. In Germany the AoS tournament scene is only starting to form for like half a year now and there has finally been a call for a German ETC team. 40k is the big cheese in Germany and it's been for a while (with some lows), same goes for what is visible from the US scene. All the big events started as 40k tourneys there and just recently added AoS and/or other systems into the fold. These side events often tend to be a bit less competitive than the main course (again, no offense just observation). It's rather likely that linear lists would have a lot more trouble in an overall experienced scene. Furthermore, #attendees != competitiveness. I've been to events with ~10 people that were absolutely brutal in comparison to >50. I guess my comment is more a reminder that lists alone rarely mean anything and that there are a lot of factors to consider (how developed is the scene, size, experience, swiss, tables...) and that single results often mean very little. To make absolutely sure, this was not attack on anyone, the dragon looked awesome and all the top players played probably really well.
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    None was intended.
  20. Xasz
    Remember that the LVO, or a lot of the US for that matter, seem to be rather 40k focused. Results and lists should be taken with a grain of salt.
  21. Xasz
    Probably within the next 2 months.
  22. Xasz
    As others have already mentioned, the Allpoints or Eightpoints is absolute chaos territory. Especially as the Varanspire, Archaon's chaos citadel and throne, is situated right there. It's pretty much what Ayzrheim is for SCE, just for Chaos. I really wonder what they are going to do with this game and lore-wise. As it stands, chaos worshippers and especially lords of chaos are driven to the Varanspire when they get called upon by Archaon or his servants to prove themselves worthy of joining his Varanguard ranks (Call of Archaon describes this process and trials from the PoV of several lords) That being said, they might change lore and manipulate it in a way that even non-chaos characters/bands might be feasible. The arena setting was my first impulse as well. Especially as something like this pops up in many stories that revolve around our favorite bad guys (especially frequent in Khorne stories). Damn, now I'm more hyped than is good for me, over something with pretty much no info out there.
  23. Xasz
    To be fair, just the same couple guys that cry every time. Especially one of them is notorious for opening "whine-threads" that get closed within a rather short amount of time. It should go without saying but one should always manage their expectations... I for one was rather surprised, more announcements and a lot different ones from what I anticipated. Kinda interested how all of this plays out on the tabletop and schedule-wise.
  24. Xasz
    I am somewhat surprised, I expected Khorne 3.0 coming early 2020 at best. Lets hope they elevate mortals to their rightful place instead of being just a side note (support) for the few daemon models. (and Valkia/Crushers finally getting their daemon keyword 🤐) On another note, the endless "spells" seem fitting, at least on first glance. Two of them look a lot like an area buff/debuff, while the axe looks a lot like some bloodthirster is splitting reality for a second (****** slap from the other side!). Would be a bit awkward (not-khorny) if 2/3 or all of them would just be mortal wound sources.
  25. Xasz
    I like those Slaves to Darkness rumours, I guess it's hibernation time till summer. 😮
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