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There are around 40k people on the Twitch stream right now. Coincidence ? I think not...

So they've shown everything now. What are they going to talk about for the next 35m?

Favourite detail so far....Plasmacyte’s pincer mandible thing seems to have a clear socket on the back of the Destroyers.

Clerical garments looks a bit silly.

Confirmed on the GW website at the bottom

You simply do not want to miss out on this amazing set, so it’s important to mention that, as it’s a special launch box to celebrate the new edition, it won’t be around forever.

The "Launch Set" Is fantastic. I'm glad that I'm getting two halves!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It’s an impressive amount of stuff for sure.

Price tag I’m of course flexible on, spesh as I intend to swap my Marines for someone’s Necrons.

Rumor is 180 pounds.

They were very adamant about this being a launch set and not a starter set. Considering that the sprues seem to be actual kits I imagine this won't be a perpetual kit.

Thought the rumour was £120, given that’s the value they gave for the mystery box give away?

 Eldarsif wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It’s an impressive amount of stuff for sure.

Price tag I’m of course flexible on, spesh as I intend to swap my Marines for someone’s Necrons.

Rumor is 180 pounds.

They were very adamant about this being a launch set and not a starter set. Considering that the sprues seem to be actual kits I imagine this won't be a perpetual kit.

A lot of it is still pushfit, I'm not sure if all is going to be actual kits.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So a "Launch Set", not a starter set. No dice, rulers, any of that stuff. Just the minis, the rules to use them, transfers, assembly guide, and hardback core rulebook.

Yeah, that is something of a surprise. I am keeping an open mind about it, but I wonder how much of an impediment it will be to new players.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Thought the rumour was £120, given that’s the value they gave for the mystery box give away?

I just know that the 180 price tag comes from on HonestWarGamer. Whether that is true or not is another thing.

However, the special cover rulebook does indicate that this will be more like the Sisters of Battle and Lumineth boxes.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Thought the rumour was £120, given that’s the value they gave for the mystery box give away?

Yeah, I can't see this being over 300 USD.

Oh, of course they're melta rifles.

The models are nice, don't get me wrong, but the semantic gibberring in the video (launch set vs starter set) and random bits of lorebreaking get really tiresome. All the melee focus on primaris seems to pointless since, other than the bikes, there isn't any delivery method.

Lore aside- what kings did the Ultramarines slay? Their video refers to them as 'kingslayers' and I've absolutely no idea why.


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Necrons look great.

New overlord with new aesthetic and weapon is surprising
Warden is...vague.

Plasmancer is a stupid name for neat looking model.
Murder bucket bodyguards seem... fine.

Skorpekhs I still like the design. We'll see if they're fast enough to rate trying to push into melee

Plasmacyte... support piece for skorpekhs. Hmm.

Reanimator- another support piece.. I'm dubious about trying to fix reanimation protocols with support units, so this has me worried. Like the wraiths, it seems problematic on 40mm, with a tendency to fall over.

Scarab redesign is fine- looks like they actually have limbs now, and more to a base.

Warriors, nice models, but we'll have to see if they're worth throwing in a list.

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Too many frills and yapping around a straight forward model reveal. All that mattered was getting the pictures up.

And then the bloat came for the Necrons.

It's not a Warscythe, it's a hyperphase glaive...
It's not an Annointed Immortal, it's a Royal Warden...
It's not a Gauss Blaster, it's a Relic Gauss blaster...
It's not a Tomb Spyder, it's a Canoptek Reanimator...
It's not a Cryptek, it's a Plasmancer...

 Sasori wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Thought the rumour was £120, given that’s the value they gave for the mystery box give away?

Yeah, I can't see this being over 300 USD.

I would like to agree, but seeing the prices of AT and Necromunda I can imagine them going crazy.

Hope not, though. Really hope not.

 Eldarsif wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It’s an impressive amount of stuff for sure.

Price tag I’m of course flexible on, spesh as I intend to swap my Marines for someone’s Necrons.

Rumor is 180 pounds.

They were very adamant about this being a launch set and not a starter set. Considering that the sprues seem to be actual kits I imagine this won't be a perpetual kit.

The article says it is all pushfit, though.

 Lord Damocles wrote:
And then the bloat came for the Necrons.

It's not a Warscythe, it's a hyperphase glaive...
It's not an Annointed Immortal, it's a Royal Warden...
It's not a Gauss Blaster, it's a Relic Gauss blaster...
It's not a Tomb Spyder, it's a Canoptek Reanimator...
It's not a Cryptek, it's a Plasmancer...

STOP ALL OPTIONS! NO MORE OPTIONS!

 Overread wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So a "Launch Set", not a starter set. No dice, rulers, any of that stuff. Just the minis, the rules to use them, transfers, assembly guide, and hardback core rulebook.

This might mean that GW is going to go for the individual faction starter sets being pushed on newbies instead of a duel army pack that only caters to two armies. Being quite a chance since that weakens the whole "everyone starts with marines" since they always came in the starter sets. IT might also suggest that this box could be a limited edition and not long term with a long term starter arriving later - perhaps with fewer models etc...


Overall I freaking love the new necron stuff! Including all the little extra minion models and also the new reanimator!

There might also be equivalents to Know No Fear and First Strike - much more affordable as an impulse purchase.

Indomitus looks like a pretty nice box so far though.

Did anyone ask if the Assault Intercessors can have jump packs or grav chutes or anything?

Looks like I'm permanently out. I am curious, however, about everything being push-fit, as well as why they're keeping the other two starters.

I’d be shocked at £180 as a price point.

Considering they said buying this box will save you over 50%.
I can’t see this being £360 worth of stuff there..

Also, not colored plastic.

I know the article says pushfit but the sprue on the preview didn't look pushfit - they looked normal with optional weapons and such. I wonder if the person writing got something wrong on that front. Certainly the necron stuff looked normal for necrons rather than pushfit designs.

I see no design reason push fit can’t come with options?

These appear to be next-level pushfits as they are often not obviously pushfits.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I see no design reason push fit can’t come with options?

Well, the issue I think is more the interchangeability with other sets.

 Overread wrote:
I know the article says pushfit but the sprue on the preview didn't look pushfit - they looked normal with optional weapons and such. I wonder if the person writing got something wrong on that front. Certainly the necron stuff looked normal for necrons rather than pushfit designs.

Yeah. Maybe some bits do so they’ve said it.
But I’d say they are the proper kits, judging by them giving ‘value’ on the box etc

Hmm, so a Ltd Ed box. Goody.

 Lord Damocles wrote:
It's not a Warscythe, it's a hyperphase glaive...

Seeing that Necrons already have hyperphase weapons (e.g., hyperphase swords)...

 Lord Damocles wrote:
It's not a Gauss Blaster, it's a Relic Gauss blaster...

Seeing that Space Marines have relic weapons...

 Lord Damocles wrote:
It's not a Tomb Spyder, it's a Canoptek Reanimator...

Seeing that 'Canoptek' is a term for Necron constructs (e.g., the aforementioned Tom Spyder) and it's not a Tomb Spyder...

 Lord Damocles wrote:
It's not a Cryptek, it's a Plasmancer...

Seeing as it's a Harbinger of Destruction, a class of Cryptek found in the fifth edition codex that was also called a Plasmancer...

Danny76 wrote:

 Overread wrote:
I know the article says pushfit but the sprue on the preview didn't look pushfit - they looked normal with optional weapons and such. I wonder if the person writing got something wrong on that front. Certainly the necron stuff looked normal for necrons rather than pushfit designs.

Yeah. Maybe some bits do so they’ve said it.
But I’d say they are the proper kits, judging by them giving ‘value’ on the box etc

Ditto. Also, it's a limited launch product. I don't think they'd do that many sprues for something that will only be on sale for a couple weeks.