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So GW launched a bunch of new bundles today on their website for 85 each with roughly one troop, an HQ, and another unit. The value seems pretty good and in some cases, such as the Tau are a very good deal. I'm always a glass half full person but it seems like GW is starting to invest a bit in value and pulling in new players.

cheaper then buying them separate. Only who buys commissars at full price.

I saw their price and was excited at the massive discount.

Then realized I was on the US website, not the canadian one.

Still though, probably some discounts to be had, but these are a farcry from the Battleforces of old.

Some are definitely a better deal than others. The Tau one is a steal, since the crisis suits alone are a 75 dollar kit. I'm interested in the Skitarii bundle since it's a good deal and apparantly comes with a formation that uses the models making an easy ally in to my marines.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I saw their price and was excited at the massive discount.

Then realized I was on the US website, not the canadian one.

Still though, probably some discounts to be had, but these are a farcry from the Battleforces of old.

Yeeeah...the "Battleforces of old" varied wildly in savings/usefulness.

Each of these new boxes doesn't have to worry about usefulness or "what to expand on from here". They all include a Dataslate/Battlescroll composed of the contents within so you can play the box without adding anything more in.


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HoundsofDemos wrote:
Some are definitely a better deal than others. The Tau one is a steal, since the crisis suits alone are a 75 dollar kit. I'm interested in the Skitarii bundle since it's a good deal and apparantly comes with a formation that uses the models making an easy ally in to my marines.

Truthfully, they're all good. My personal favorite is the Seraphon one.

$85 gets you a Carnosaur, Saurus Knights, and a box of Saurus Warriors.
A Carnosaur by itself is $85.

The Skitarii one seems like an incredible deal.

£50 for:

1x Skitarii Dunecrawler (£40)
1x Tech-Priest Dominus (£22)
10x Skitarii Vanguard/Rangers (£23.50)

Wow.

I wonder what rules are in the Firespear Strike Force for the Space Marines. It has only about 500 pts of stuff in it. Hopefully scans show up soon. I may actually get this boxed set to get the Captain.

Guys these are amazing! I hope we get more. Literally just bought a box of crisis suits so that sucks but oh well.

Has anyone had any word on what the rules for the formations are ?

I looked at them briefly, and I think they are pretty cool. However, I think they are mainly there to get people into the whole thing. The space marine list has some flaws. Seriously. 1 tac and 1 dread and 1 captain? From what I hear, Rhinos are super important for marines. All the starter sets look super super badass, like the Leman Russ, the Battlesuits, the Dreadnought, and the Skitarii crawler thing. Since I already have a SM army, I don't really have interest in the starter sets.
Thanks,
David

They are missing a few KEY factions, such as Chaos, Daemons, Eldar, Dark Eldar, and Orks. But this could be a good time to REVIVE SOBs.

Ideally each set goes in hand with a Troops box to fill out a CAD.

(And yes Transports are ideal in a SM army).

Might have to get a few. Tyranid one in particular, maybe Tau. I'll wait for the Orks to come out.

If it weren't for stuff like the Crisis Suits being in the Tau box, I wonder how much of this could be chalked up to "Buy this stuff that was piling up in the warehouse because it has awful rules".

Still, I think I want the SM one for the Captain and the formation. Could be good for small games.

Are these push-fit sets?

I really like the fact that they come with formation rules, that lets anyone buy one for 85 and they have a battleforged army. Both look good for padding out an army as well.

As for other factions missing, I chalk some of that to GW being conservative with this approach. All the factions released are either updated to 7.5 standard or just got new formations in a campaign book. Likely they want to see how well these sell before they invest in more bundles.

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
Are these push-fit sets?

I don't think so. It just looks like a bundle of other stuff, like for the Marines, it's just a Dreadnought, a Captain, and a Tactical Marine set.

I doubt they are push fit, that would require them to make a ton of new sprues.

SirSertile wrote:

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
Are these push-fit sets?

I don't think so. It just looks like a bundle of other stuff, like for the Marines, it's just a Dreadnought, a Captain, and a Tactical Marine set.

HoundsofDemos wrote:I doubt they are push fit, that would require them to make a ton of new sprues.

Thanks for telling me.

Some seems better than others. However I do wanna point out that the SM one more or less invalidated the SM Battleforce that got released a while back, since this one is cheaper and comes with a Terminator Captain and Dataslate.

The main problem I have with these is that, if you don't count the overpriced character, there isn't much savings to be had.

Also, the old Cadian Battleforce came with everything, but replaced the commissar with 2 more heavy weapon teams and another squad of Cadian Shocktroopers for only 20 bucks more.

The tau one and Seraphon ones are still amazing value tho, cuz the main draws of those ones (the Carnosaur and Battlesuits) cost basically the same anyways so if you wanted those models, there's no reason not to get these.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
Some seems better than others. However I do wanna point out that the SM one more or less invalidated the SM Battleforce that got released a while back, since this one is cheaper and comes with a Terminator Captain and Dataslate.

The main problem I have with these is that, if you don't count the overpriced character, there isn't much savings to be had.

Also, the old Cadian Battleforce came with everything, but replaced the commissar with 2 more heavy weapon teams and another squad of Cadian Shocktroopers for only 20 bucks more.

The tau one and Seraphon ones are still amazing value tho, cuz the main draws of those ones (the Carnosaur and Battlesuits) cost basically the same anyways so if you wanted those models, there's no reason not to get these.

I agree.

I think you're getting an impressive deal with these starter sets.

I rather like the Tyranid one. A Tyrant, 10 Gargoyles, and 3 Warriors.

Just wish it had some Genestealers, though.

I'm surprised the Tyranid one didn't include any termagants. i was half-expecting that instead of the warrior and hive tyrant combo.

I'll be getting the Skitarii set. I need an Onager, I can always use more Vanguard, and the Dominus will be for later when I start on a War Convocation. The formation and savings are just gravy

I'm probably going to get the admech one. Especially if the formation allows for me to bring a small amount of admech into my marine army with an awesome HQ, a good troop unit, and splash in a mean walker.

Odd... Error 404 when you click on them... I'm guessing a noble employee at GW posted that to raise the hopes of the community and then was quickly brutalized for his most heretical actions by his superiors.

Probably cuz preorders usually go live on Saturdays. Someone let the cat out of the bag too early.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
Probably cuz preorders usually go live on Saturdays. Someone let the cat out of the bag too early.

Now the cat is skinned and its pinned to the outside of the bag, we can see it, but it has no substance.

im starting tau and the box set will be awesome to bolster my battlesuits. also, since im a sucker for orks i will get that one, which is still a decent deal, but since i rarely play aos, ill most likely convert them to 40k orks. SNAKEBITES, that boar chariot is so going to be a warbuggy

geargutz wrote:
im starting tau and the box set will be awesome to bolster my battlesuits. also, since im a sucker for orks i will get that one, which is still a decent deal, but since i rarely play aos, ill most likely convert them to 40k orks. SNAKEBITES, that boar chariot is so going to be a warbuggy

I would recommend you wait on the ork section of your order, if these sell well most factions will most likely receive a starter.

I noticed one had a shipping date of next weekend but another had a shipping date of September, either they put them up 9 months early by mistake, or they've taken them down to make sure the details are all in order.

There was a 40k ork one released last week by the looks of it.
It's a terrible deal though, an Ork Codex and some Flash Gits and a Mek for what looks to be no discount... (Harlequins got a similar bundle, with their Codex a Troupe and the Psyker).

 dragoonmaster101 wrote:

geargutz wrote:
im starting tau and the box set will be awesome to bolster my battlesuits. also, since im a sucker for orks i will get that one, which is still a decent deal, but since i rarely play aos, ill most likely convert them to 40k orks. SNAKEBITES, that boar chariot is so going to be a warbuggy

I would recommend you wait on the ork section of your order, if these sell well most factions will most likely receive a starter.

I reckon that they might release the remaining armies over the course of the next three weeks.

GW seems to have run out of "new" things to release during the christmas break, maybe these are filler releases to tie us over until the next proper release comes.