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2018/01/28 22:35:14
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Wow, that Kharadron set is... kind of meh. I expected an Arknaught Company since they're the core of the army. Also disappointing to see a Gunhauler as the centrepiece, rather than a Frigate but I guess Kharadron's don't sell as poorly as Fyreslayers and their Magmadroth.
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2018/01/29 01:32:42
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Yeah, let's be realistic here. The Overlords is amazing if you want the models if it's a start collecting and $85 as it's $155 (Endrinmaster, Gunhauler, Balloon Dudes, and Thunderers) regular for stuff in the box.The Vanguard also at for what appears to be around $155 (Hunters, Hounds, Aquilor, and Palladors). And that box is all awesome stuff for someone who is leaning that direction for stormcast or who want to essentially add one of all the vanguard units in a single go at a significant discount.
That's assuming they are both for $85 and not $100 like the some of the more recent rando sets.
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2018/01/29 01:40:31
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Goddamn. I don't need another Lord-Aquilor(I have 3 of them at the moment) or more Gryph-Hounds(I have 34 at the moment)...but I want more Palladors and Hunters.
They've stated in the past that Start Collectings are going to stay static at their current price point.
2018/01/29 02:14:29
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Chopstick wrote: Was expecting Neave Blacktalon to lead the band in the SC Vanguard box.
Why?
Horticulous got released solo. She's slated to get a solo release too--but not for awhile. It'll probably be whenever the novel/novella about her gets released.
It's kind of sad but right now there are only two hero options for a Vanguard player. Lord-Aquilors and Naeve Blacktalon, and Naeve locks you into playing Hammers of Sigmar.
Hopefully we'll get a generic Knight-Zephyros(Naeve is supposedly "the first" of them) soon, and hopefully it'll come as a double kit with another Knight variant that would be a ranged assassin instead of a CC monster like Naeve and the Zephyros are supposed to be.
2018/01/29 04:50:13
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Kanluwen wrote: Goddamn. I don't need another Lord-Aquilor(I have 3 of them at the moment) or more Gryph-Hounds(I have 34 at the moment)...but I want more Palladors and Hunters.
They've stated in the past that Start Collectings are going to stay static at their current price point.
Since blightwar came out you can buy palladors for like 20$ on ebay, and hunters for a nickle since not very many people want them.
2018/01/29 08:23:22
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Chopstick wrote: Was expecting Neave Blacktalon to lead the band in the SC Vanguard box.
Why?
Horticulous got released solo. She's slated to get a solo release too--but not for awhile. It'll probably be whenever the novel/novella about her gets released.
It's kind of sad but right now there are only two hero options for a Vanguard player. Lord-Aquilors and Naeve Blacktalon, and Naeve locks you into playing Hammers of Sigmar.
Hopefully we'll get a generic Knight-Zephyros(Naeve is supposedly "the first" of them) soon, and hopefully it'll come as a double kit with another Knight variant that would be a ranged assassin instead of a CC monster like Naeve and the Zephyros are supposed to be.
'Locking' into Hammers of Sigmar isn't like it would be in 40k, it doesn't do anything, it isn't a keyword, and there's no restrictions that result. Would still be better if she were generic. As a sidenote I wish they would stop releasing new character warscrolls and instead do them as alternate builds, like Slaughterpriests or Exalted Deathbringers. The Lord-Ordinator could have been a new equipment option for the Castellent, and even more obviously the named shield dude (who will never get used since he is named) should have just been a different Celestant option.
Mhm, those SCs are tasty if you have zero of the minis included The Stormcasts I'll mostly have once I buy Blight Wars, but I'll get the Kharadron one sometime. Palladors are 30€ on ebay from a quick search, so the SC would still be okay if you want the rest.
Sooo, in other news, Overlords took how long to get a SC? Maybe next year I can get a Daughters of Khaine SC, eh? Drool.
Looking for a Skaven Doomwheel banner to repair my Nurgle knights.
2018/01/29 09:11:27
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Chopstick wrote: Was expecting Neave Blacktalon to lead the band in the SC Vanguard box.
Why?
Horticulous got released solo. She's slated to get a solo release too--but not for awhile. It'll probably be whenever the novel/novella about her gets released.
It's kind of sad but right now there are only two hero options for a Vanguard player. Lord-Aquilors and Naeve Blacktalon, and Naeve locks you into playing Hammers of Sigmar.
Hopefully we'll get a generic Knight-Zephyros(Naeve is supposedly "the first" of them) soon, and hopefully it'll come as a double kit with another Knight variant that would be a ranged assassin instead of a CC monster like Naeve and the Zephyros are supposed to be.
For the Neave thing. 1. Hammers of Sigmar only have rules if you pay 400pts in battalions to get them, which no-one does. In 40k it would be a bit of a problem because of buff auras and special characters but not in Sigmar And 2. If you're worried about painting her blue and gold, don't be. Do you know how many red/black/grey/rainbow guillamen I've seen on the table since he came out? Or how many allarielles painted all winterized?
Paint her however you want her to look. No one will care.
2018/01/29 14:31:05
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2018/01/29 14:57:53
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
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I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
2000 Khorne Bloodbound (Skullfiend Tribe- Aqshy)
1000 Tzeentch Arcanites (Pyrofane Cult - Hysh) in progress 2000 Slaves to Darkness (Ravagers)
2018/01/29 15:26:54
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
---
I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
Well you can still get the Battleforce.
2018/01/29 15:27:57
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
---
I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
We got a Christmas battle force for them. I would assume that's good enough for GW until the next round of start collecting boxes comes around.
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone?
2018/01/29 15:34:21
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Trapped somewhere between the Realms, Slaanesh has also had an insight into the dark future that could await the Mortal Realms, and is deliciously tormented by what the visions foretell – for one, it would make escape that much more difficult, and for another, the dominion of Death would just be unbearably dull.
Who will be the first to spin this as the squatting of Slaanesh?
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone?
2018/01/29 16:15:01
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Trapped somewhere between the Realms, Slaanesh has also had an insight into the dark future that could await the Mortal Realms, and is deliciously tormented by what the visions foretell – for one, it would make escape that much more difficult, and for another, the dominion of Death would just be unbearably dull.
Who will be the first to spin this as the squatting of Slaanesh?
you just did
2018/01/29 16:15:14
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
---
I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
We got a Christmas battle force for them. I would assume that's good enough for GW until the next round of start collecting boxes comes around.
So did the Kharadron and Vanguard Chamber. It's just disappointing that we aren't getting one yet.
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2000 Khorne Bloodbound (Skullfiend Tribe- Aqshy)
1000 Tzeentch Arcanites (Pyrofane Cult - Hysh) in progress 2000 Slaves to Darkness (Ravagers)
2018/01/29 16:39:10
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
---
I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
We got a Christmas battle force for them. I would assume that's good enough for GW until the next round of start collecting boxes comes around.
So did the Kharadron and Vanguard Chamber. It's just disappointing that we aren't getting one yet.
Who says we're not?
If I had to guess though, it might be coming with Thousand Sons.
I'd guess:
1x Tzaangor Shaman
1x box of Tzaangors
1x box of Skyfires
2018/01/29 16:55:57
Subject: Re:The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Trapped somewhere between the Realms, Slaanesh has also had an insight into the dark future that could await the Mortal Realms, and is deliciously tormented by what the visions foretell – for one, it would make escape that much more difficult, and for another, the dominion of Death would just be unbearably dull.
Who will be the first to spin this as the squatting of Slaanesh?
you just did
Humbug! Slander! Propaganda! I'm just fulfilling my journalistic duties!
2 nouvelles SCle 24 février : Kharadrons et Stormcasts Vanguard
Wait, two novels? They don't appear in the black library site, any details?
No, here "nouvelles" means "new" SC, i.e. Start Collecting ! So we should get two Start collecting the 24th of February, Kharadrons Overlords and Stormcasts Vanguards !
That's really cool.
---
I'm also super happy to have the MP book now (and Legions of Nagahs + the Knight of Shrouds + some "Death" dice)
I completely missed the new SCs (realizing how long it's been since I took French)! Disappointing that we aren't getting a Tzeentch Arcanites SC, though.
We got a Christmas battle force for them. I would assume that's good enough for GW until the next round of start collecting boxes comes around.
So did the Kharadron and Vanguard Chamber. It's just disappointing that we aren't getting one yet.
Well, yeah. I'm not saying it's not disappointing (for those who like Tzeentch). Just guessing as to why it went down the way it did. Of those three armies, I would put Tzeentch down as the one that's the least priority for GW. They obviously want to sell Sigmarines and while people have been pretty positive about the Tzeentch models, I think the dwarfs received more attention overall. That's just my impression, though. I look at the Start Collecting boxes as filler and assume they just don't want to release too many at the same time.
But of course, who knows with GW?
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone?
2018/01/29 17:01:38
Subject: The 2018 Age of Sigmar News & Rumors : The Shadow Queen teaser page #15
Well, yeah. I'm not saying it's not disappointing (for those who like Tzeentch). Just guessing as to why it went down the way it did. Of those three armies, I would put Tzeentch down as the one that's the least priority for GW. They obviously want to sell Sigmarines and while people have been pretty positive about the Tzeentch models, I think the dwarfs received more attention overall. That's just my impression, though. I look at the Start Collecting boxes as filler and assume they just don't want to release too many at the same time.
But of course, who knows with GW?
The issue with your theory is that Vanguard Stormcast? They're effectively treated as a 'separate army' at this point. They're in the same book as regular Stormcast, but their range and numbers required is way different to a normal Stormcast army. They're also considered fairly expensive in terms of cash for what they are. I know that I had a really hard time finding someone willing to split a Blight Wars with me so I could get the Vanguard half(before the big Vanguard box came out). Previous starter sets or things of that nature? I've been able to split multiple boxes with people and build entire damn armies. Nobody wanted to go in on this one since they all wanted to grab the Vanguard half as well since it was discounted.
It's also hilarious that they have put Gryph-Hounds into both bundle boxes for the Vanguard when they can't even take Gryph-Hounds as part of their Path to Glory rolls.