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YAY 16 terma...or rather gak cos I play CSM...I'm gonna get swarmed!

Poor old fexes its a shame they are going.
I could do with a lot more gaunts though....

And to think I picked up a 'Nid battleforce about 2 months ago- so glad I did as the Carnifex was what really sold me on the set.

The new Battleforce isn't bad though- plenty of models and great for new players. It's just a shame the money saved isn't as much (especially if the price will be more?)

Come on, they could put some gargs instead so many gaunts and some ravs instead warriors.
Its basicly the oldest deal with current stealers.

For those looking for the new Nid Pics...Clicky-Clicky!

Well that just *generic curse word*! Gonna miss the fex...

//Edge

I've never used a single 'toxin sac' in my life. I'm sure I could fill a swimming pool with the ones I have spare.

Thanks to Mr. Dragonpup from Warseer...

A new low for GW...wall not that much. After very high hopes, our wishes have been foregone and dashed to oblivion.

Turbo10k wrote:A new low for GW...wall not that much. After very high hopes, our wishes have been foregone and dashed to oblivion.

So 16 more gaunts in place of carnifex?
Well you never know... maybe they'll drop carnifex down to $35 so the value might be equal... (GW , im thinking positive!)

Shows 16 adrenal glands on the hormies.
Only Fborers on the gaunts??????
Do we think that sfists/devs will be sold on a seperate sprue or in the box?
Also no stealer biomorphs shown????

Just checked, and this is the same as the back of the current/oop box, so it might mean nothing.

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:Shows 16 adrenal glands on the hormies.
Only Fborers on the gaunts??????
Do we think that sfists/devs will be sold on a seperate sprue or in the box?
Also no stealer biomorphs shown????

Im sure they are included

Well maybe the codex is going to be more about hordes than Big Bug Spam, like it should be. Tyranids are a relentless tide of aliens that sweep across the landscape, running down everything in their path, not an elite force.

Which explains the extra Gaunts in the battleforce. I'll buy one for sure, because hordes are fun.

Cheese Elemental wrote:Well maybe the codex is going to be more about hordes than Big Bug Spam, like it should be. Tyranids are a relentless tide of aliens that sweep across the landscape, running down everything in their path, not an elite force.
Which explains the extra Gaunts in the battleforce. I'll buy one for sure, because hordes are fun.

Im so tempted to strangle you across the internet for saying that...

Just so you know the "extra" gaunt , and the dissapearing "carnifex" , this new battle force is worth $10 less than the previous one.

It was bound to happen though.
The nid bforce used to be one of the best value out there.

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:It was bound to happen though.
The nid bforce used to be one of the best value out there.

I hope this doesnt turn into a new GW trend...
Skaven battle force getting price "adjusted" , and Tyranid contents goes down

You don't have to buy it.

And if you do, you can order from Maelstrom or the Warstore.

Buying a cup doesn't make getting kicked in the crotch magically ok.

avantgarde wrote:Buying a cup doesn't make getting kicked in the crotch magically ok.

Yeah, but nothing goes "pop" anymore

Anyway...anyone else notice that the ripper swarm isn't shown on the back, but they have a number for it (5)?

H.B.M.C. wrote:I've never used a single 'toxin sac' in my life. I'm sure I could fill a swimming pool with the ones I have spare.

Stick them on your ripper bases like weird slugs with big eyes. Adds to the 'swarm' look. Do it!

Yawn...I was saving my money for the battleforce to get shiny new models. Raveners and Trygon for example. Especially because I don't know what will be good in the new codex...

Greets
Schepp himself

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat320001a&prodId=prod370004a

Very lame battleforce Imo.

So what are the chances the Trygon has an open maw and its tongue sticking out just like about every single Tyranid model?

Railguns wrote:The only way you wouldn't be swimming neck deep in extra fiddly biomorph bits (and not a one non-Tyranid player will recognize any of them) would be if you were a fan of using excessive biomorphs on every model. Why yes, I'd like to have S4, I5 WS5 AS 5+ termagants for 12 points per model, thanks.

Don't worry, GW will probably only allow ONE biomorph per unit now, so you'll have lots of little bitz again...
____

LunaHound wrote:So 16 more gaunts in place of carnifex?
Well you never know... maybe they'll drop carnifex down to $35 so the value might be equal...

Silly girl, GW will *RAISE* the Gaunt box price so the value will be better!

LunaHound wrote:Just so you know the "extra" gaunt , and the dissapearing "carnifex" , this new battle force is worth $10 less than the previous one.

With 6 extra Biomorph sprues retailing for $8.25 each, that's an extra $50 worth of stuff. So really, the new Battleforce is at least $40 more than the previous one.

mm... nids look basically the same other than the new models. Kinda disappointing really.

What's maddening is that GW has chosen one of the worst paint jobs possible for their showcase Nids. What was wrong with updating the nice brown / black / yellow scheme in the 4E rulebook?

I don't mind the missing Carnifex since I already have 6. This set is a great way to get rank and file troops. Does it come with enough talons for Genestealers and Hormagaunts?

I have 4 carnifexes I really don't think I need another then again I have over a 100 gaunts and hormagaunts so I guess I'm just saving for the new bugs :p

Branderic wrote:I don't mind the missing Carnifex since I already have 6. This set is a great way to get rank and file troops. Does it come with enough talons for Genestealers and Hormagaunts?

Genestealers come with enough of their own talons for themselves, and I would Hope the newly cut Hormagaunts come with enough talons for themselves as well, so I'll say yes.

Cheese Elemental wrote:Well maybe the codex is going to be more about hordes than Big Bug Spam, like it should be. Tyranids are a relentless tide of aliens that sweep across the landscape, running down everything in their path, not an elite force.

Which explains the extra Gaunts in the battleforce. I'll buy one for sure, because hordes are fun.

You do know that Warriors as troops has been a fairly persistent rumor for quite a while now. Plus with the Trygon coming, I doubt we'll see a sudden disappearance of monster mash.