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RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah right. It's definately not the fault of GW for trying to sell us an expensive yet faulty product.

Absolutely not their fault.

Every FLGS that drops GW for any of the other games is a good FLGS. On the long run they will make more money and we can finally leave that BS GW behind.

Age of Sigmar is not expensive, in fact it is free... Since I assume you're talking about the rules as being "faulty" and not the miniatures.

From the same source

The Slaughterpriest is a wiry fellow.

 Mymearan wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah right. It's definately not the fault of GW for trying to sell us an expensive yet faulty product.

Absolutely not their fault.

Every FLGS that drops GW for any of the other games is a good FLGS. On the long run they will make more money and we can finally leave that BS GW behind.

Age of Sigmar is not expensive, in fact it is free... Since I assume you're talking about the rules as being "faulty" and not the miniatures.

The same FLGS manager I quoted above also stated that they've sold 63 copies of Dark Vengeance in two years, so AoS is going to overtake it shortly.
Warhammer Fantasy was almost a non-seller.

I like those Bloodbound. At least the Slaughterpriest doesn't look as over the top as most other Khorne models. Shame about the price as always with character models.

 judgedoug wrote:

 Mymearan wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah right. It's definately not the fault of GW for trying to sell us an expensive yet faulty product.

Absolutely not their fault.

Every FLGS that drops GW for any of the other games is a good FLGS. On the long run they will make more money and we can finally leave that BS GW behind.

Age of Sigmar is not expensive, in fact it is free... Since I assume you're talking about the rules as being "faulty" and not the miniatures.

The same FLGS manager I quoted above also stated that they've sold 63 copies of Dark Vengeance in two years, so AoS is going to overtake it shortly.
Warhammer Fantasy was almost a non-seller.

That's pretty crazy. GWs next financial report should be VERY interesting.

 Kanluwen wrote:
The Slaughterpriest is a wiry fellow.

Aye, it's actually quite nice to have a Khorne devotee that's not so ridiculously broad-shouldered.

New heroes look AWESOME!

I really like that priest guy actually.

SO. SO. SO. MUCH BETTER than Skarr Bloodwrath!!

I'm still waiting for a baby-griff box set, and a box of chaosy hounds that matches the one in the starter. I'd buy those for a dollar (or 50?).

 angelofvengeance wrote:
SO. SO. SO. MUCH BETTER than Skarr Bloodwrath!!

Definitely. The last Khorne hero was pretty cool too.

 -Shrike- wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
The Slaughterpriest is a wiry fellow.

Aye, it's actually quite nice to have a Khorne devotee that's not so ridiculously broad-shouldered.

Ninja'd. A really nice change from the muscled-out-whack-jobs we usually get.

i've been to about half a dozen LGS in Montreal, and il all of them, AOS wasn't selling well. At the very best, they were selling a few of the core boxes, but almost none of the rest. I'm pretty sure that this guy situation is an exceptions (tbh. I kind of doubt that what's he's saying is true. Selling almost more AoS boxset in 2months than dark vengeance boxset in 2 years, in a store which didn't have a srong whfb fan base, seems dubious at best)

...am I seeing different pictures from everyone else? Because both of them still have wider-than-they-are-tall, Rob Liefeld-style torsos. Neither of them look like they were sculpted by someone with any knowledge of human anatomy.

http://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/206

I really like those. The Slaughter priest is nicely different from what you would expect, the Skull grinder is a bit more typical but still looks pretty good.

 judgedoug wrote:

 Mymearan wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah right. It's definately not the fault of GW for trying to sell us an expensive yet faulty product.

Absolutely not their fault.

Every FLGS that drops GW for any of the other games is a good FLGS. On the long run they will make more money and we can finally leave that BS GW behind.

Age of Sigmar is not expensive, in fact it is free... Since I assume you're talking about the rules as being "faulty" and not the miniatures.

The same FLGS manager I quoted above also stated that they've sold 63 copies of Dark Vengeance in two years, so AoS is going to overtake it shortly.
Warhammer Fantasy was almost a non-seller.

Can you ask him why WFB was a non-seller for him?

Was he particularly negative about it? Or was the player base mostly competitive/tournament types?

Why is AoS selling so much better than WFB for him?

 streetsamurai wrote:
i've been to about half a dozen LGS in Montreal, and il all of them, AOS wasn't selling well. At the very best, they were selling a few of the core boxes, but almost none of the rest. I'm pretty sure that this guy situation is an exceptions (if what he says is true)

It's your anectodal evidence against his anectodal evidence, none of it really tells us anything. That's why it will be so interesting to get actual numbers from GW.

Nice minis there, what is that thing on the priest shoulders?

It looks like the priest's spine is trying to escape, so it had to be chained to his shoulderblades?

kooshlord wrote:
It looks like the priest's spine is trying to escape, so it had to be chained to his shoulderblades?

I think he's wearing a spine chained to his back, it looks like a pelvis at the top.

The Slaughterpriest will be the first AoS mini I've picked up since the starter. Looks simply stunning.

'Tis only now I realise that the Skullgrinder has a flaming anvil flail, rather than a fiery hammer. Oh well, at least the Slaughterpriest is awesome.

Those new Khorne guys are awesome! I am gonna have to get my friends to try this game so I can buy these chaos lovelies!

 ImAGeek wrote:

kooshlord wrote:
It looks like the priest's spine is trying to escape, so it had to be chained to his shoulderblades?

I think he's wearing a spine chained to his back, it looks like a pelvis at the top.

After googling some images of spines, I think you are right. I'm trying to translate the french below the picture. Something about his huge body shows the effects of chaos mutations?

 -Shrike- wrote:
'Tis only now I realise that the Skullgrinder has a flaming anvil flail, rather than a fiery hammer. Oh well, at least the Slaughterpriest is awesome.

Taking the battlecry "Unto the anvil of war!" literally...

My best translation, which is, not great-

Blood priest
Can dispel like a wizard.
Can pray. +1 if he killed a model. Works on a 4+, on a 1 he takes D3 wounds.
Prayer 1: Hotblooded- I *think* this says pick a unit 16" away, more than 3" from your units. That unit must move and run at the nearest one of your units.
Prayer 2: Boiling blood- D6 mortal wounds on a unit within 16".

Skull grinder

All Khorne mortals in 6" gain 1 to Bravery.

Not sure about the other ability, but it's something like:

If Skullgrinder kills a monster or hero, all your units within 8" are anointed in blood for the rest of the battle. Those units have some effect that on a 4 up turns 1 wound into 2? I don't know what le jet is, which clouds the issue, but my best guess would be that to-wound rolls of 4+ cause double damage? Anyone help me out here?

SKULLGRINDER?

Oy vey...

Really?

Does he "Grind skulls to make [his] bread"?

Someone call that guy Jack who took out the giant at the top of the beanstalk.

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 Red_Zeke wrote:
My best translation, which is, not great-

Blood priest
Can dispel like a wizard.
Can pray. +1 if he killed a model. Works on a 4+, on a 1 he takes D3 wounds.
Prayer 1: Hotblooded- I *think* this says pick a unit 16" away, more than 3" from your units. That unit must move and run at the nearest one of your units.
Prayer 2: Boiling blood- D6 mortal wounds on a unit within 16".

Skull grinder

All Khorne mortals in 6" gain 1 to Bravery.

Not sure about the other ability, but it's something like:

If Skullgrinder kills a monster or hero, all your units within 8" are anointed in blood for the rest of the battle. Those units have some effect that on a 4 up turns 1 wound into 2? I don't know what le jet is, which clouds the issue, but my best guess would be that to-wound rolls of 4+ cause double damage? Anyone help me out here?

fur the priest, the ennemy unit must run toward your closest unit (not move and run)

for the soul grinder it's to hit roll of 4+ turns into 2 to wounds roll instead of 1

the rest is spot on

 catharsix wrote:
SKULLGRINDER?

Oy vey...

Really?

Does he "Grind skulls to make [his] bread"?

Someone call that guy Jack who took out the giant at the top of the beanstalk.

Clearly he practices reverse phrenology.