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9 hours ago, Aranthir said:

Some random things I heard  :

- new "Edition" of AoS will introduce new Battleplans 

- there will be a rule that no unit/model can be deployed closer then 9'' from enemy. 

- I heard other things we already know (wh40k alike combat, possibility of rolling for turn going away etc) 

 

I hope that "wh40k alike combat" is false, if I like 40k system I could be playing 40k; same with rolling for turn, it makes the games more random (good thing for me personally)

Aren't battleplans something like scenarios?

 

About The Tainted Heart... love in the Mortal Realms? yes please

 

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27 minutes ago, Jamopower said:

Even when wiping the slate clean with AoS, they still made rules and points for almost everything that they have produced in the years gone by. They even bothered to add counts as recommendations for stuff like Wood elf chariots in the first army lists, even though they have had rules last time in 5th edition and models even before that. It's just like with stuff like Chaos dwarfs and Dogs of War in earlier editions. They got the initial rules in the white dwarf after the release of 6th edition and people still played them in 8th edition ten years after with those same rules. It is not likely that Bretonnians will ever get new rules or models (at least in that theme), but with those rules they already have, they are still very much playable, at least outside tournaments, as long as any army with a current Battletome. They just aren't as good on the tabletop as the new offerings, but I believe it doesn't matter for many gaming groups.

It all depends on the group in question, in my case I play with a friendly/narrative group so armies that arent that competitive can still shine a little (we usually dont use competitive things and dont abuse of some rules becouse we just want to have a fun time ((I know fun can be going all on competitive for other people)) ) or you can see silly things like an open play game with 2 armies of 8k points (man, that was funny, Nagash vs 3 Dread Saurian)

In tournaments it's totally other way tho, the thing is how GW  manage it, you can try to update current ranges to make them competitive while you keep making new ones (again, the only problem with this is that some models and armies from the Old World dont fit really well with the high-fantasy of AoS even when AoS's realm has no limit)  or you can make new ones and maintain the old ones just for fun untill no one buys them and you can fase them out in silence.

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12 hours ago, Captain Marius said:

Do we have a source for that? Cos my view of AoS is some factions will be left behind (ill be amazed to see another serapon book, tho GW did give them basic allegiance abilities...)

The culling of the old ranges was brual, not just Brets and TK but stuff like my Empire Knights and Cannons, or Chaos Forsaken. I would not put another cull of outdated factions past GW, even if it was seraphon or pestliens etc.

With the thing about Seraphon being able to live on the Mortal Realms after being summoned by the Slann and even create cities we have room for new takes on the army, I Hope GW take it and make more lizards becouse I love dragons and lizards a lot (Ey GW, now that Dracothion helps the Slann why not an aztec-cosmic lizard dragon? I could buy 20 of them)

On the other hand, I know armies get emotional conection with the players since they paint them and all but I see the "lets make new minis that fit in our new setting" as a logical step, cosmic-magic dragon-lizards fit better than just aztec lizardman riding dinosaurs even when I love both ideas a lot. Of course you could do updates to existing armies with some new models and a battletome, but there are some armies that feel a little poor on the MR Setting (I mean, it's have been thousands of years after the End Times and the humans still fight like in the Old World times? not even a little of innovation having 8 worlds and a lot of years?) and it happens on all the GAs, not only Order.

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12 hours ago, Jaepic said:

Thanks @HorticulusTGA @Rogue Explorator

Can't find the mortis panel in the kill team video so have to wait for that one.  Thought 3 or 10 might be from the new blood bowl team but not sure.

4 is Stormcast but now I'm not sure if Lord Commander or Stormage.

10 could be Idoneth (some seahorse we have yet to see?)  too.

Isn't 12 from the shadespire's orks or  the knight of shrouds?

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25 minutes ago, bsharitt said:

And on the subject of the black coach, possibly a window?

I'm with you on the Black Coach but could be some terrain or even from 40k high gothic stuff.

About Nighthaunt & Stormcast...I don't know why but the cover with the Stormmages makes me think about  Ornstein from Dark Souls.

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The "boss" have a fur cloak.

They are cleary orruk vanguard hunters.

Seriously now, I was planning on buying Shadespire just for the Stormcast, now I see myself buying all the bands.