the_scotsman wrote:There was an advert for
AoS in a catalogue magazine I sometimes pick up from my
flgs to see what new board games are coming out. It basically summarized what I hate about current
GW.
It promised "the most exciting new opportunities for hobbyists to collect the newest range of miniatures in the best selling warhammer range" and "a new world of possibilities for Stockists (which is I guess
gw speak for store owners whose hobby it is to display and sell
GW miniatures that
GW deems are not exclusive enough to just sell on their web store) to obtain new customers and sales!!"
Nothing about the game, not a single word.
Two pictures of miniatures (SPOILER ALERT they were stormcasts in extremely boring poses)
And they made it seem like the release was "highly anticipated" instead of sprung on the customers suddenly, because
GW wanted the opportunity to sell one more
WHFB codex/rulebook 12 hours before the release of
AoS.
On a similar note, about a month ago my friends and I went to Warhammer World to see the various displays. There were various dioramas showing factions at war, including:
- Orcs laying siege to an Empire castle
- Skaven battling Dwarves underground
- Tyranids assaulting a Space Wolf fortress
- A massive Ork assault
- Blood Angels fighting Necrons
- Tyranids fighting Eldar
- A *massive* battle between Chaos and Space Marines
Basically, they all looked amazing and like real, fluid battles. As well as being in great, active poses, there were a ton of great details - both small and large. e.g. the
CSM vs
SM one had two helldrakes breathing flame on the walls of a huge fortress, whilst jump pack troops did battle in the air and even jumped on their wings. The Necron one had a Monolith shooting down a Stormraven (I think) with an eldritch bolt. The
SW one had a Storm Wolf being downed by a multitude of gaunts, even as its passengers jumped off and into the fray. it goes on. Honestly, it's hard to even describe the effort and without uploading pictures.
Anyway, having passed the Fantasy and various
40k rooms, we then got to the Age of Sigmar displays. There were a couple, with every model in bland, boring poses that seemed to have no relevance to their situation. it was like they'd just taken a load of models from a display cabinet and arranged them into a vague 'battle'. No interesting details, No attempt to make the models look like they were fighting. No life. Just soulless displays of the new models.