GaroRobe wrote:
So, looking at the lore, people were right about the Shadeglass mirror containing Sigvald. Out of curiosity, is there any lore or short story that covers the Duardin stealing the mirror from Shadespire? I'm guessing it's probably just little fluff blurbs from Underworlds or the Hedonite battle tome, but it'd be fun to read up on if there's a dedicated story

 Dysartes wrote:
There's a Hedonites rules preview up on WHC.

jullevi wrote:
New Zombies can be built in (at least) 20 configurations straight from the box. If this is not enough, what is?

20 unique models is certainly better than old kit where every fifth model had the same pair of legs or torso. It looks like most models are 2-3 pieces each so they should be quite fast to build too.

The prices are surprisingly reasonable. These are definitely joining my grey legions.

 Mr Morden wrote:
Interested to see how the lore has been adjusted - looks like some vampire bloodlines are now direct from nagash rather than via Neferata.

I can sort of see the idea of Beastial vampires being affected by Ghur.

Sarouan wrote:

Goose LeChance wrote:


But if GWs direction is "cheap" monopose, there are many competitors at a fraction of the cost. Might as well go Mantic at this point.

Mantic Games zombies are even worst for variations. But true, it's dirt cheap.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Galas wrote:
I like that blades or lances , they have the same rules.

At this point GW has shown that they aren't capable of balancing normal weapons vs charge bonus weapons for cavalry so they just saying "feth it lets they build them as they want" is actually positive. Specially, with how simple weapon profiles are in aos, you always have one option that is mathematically better agaisnt nearly all cases. Most AoS units would benefit for having a single weapon profile and let the options be aesthetic.

Sadly this is very true.

 Nostromodamus wrote:
Two named Vampires that aren’t in the Battletome, obviously they were meant to be Cursed City expansions…

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
I wonder if we're ever going to get an undead Gargant in AoS.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:

 Crimson wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

Also, I don't think Cities of Sigmar is long for this world in its current iteration.

Yeah... And this is what stops me from properly committing to AOS.

I get the feeling. Like, a major city was wiped out during Broken Realms.

But we do have the new witch hunters coming. And GW probably saw the overwhelming positive reception CoS had. It was definitely one of the more popular AOS factions, so I hope that prolongs their life

I just love this selective perception. Yep, a city was wiped out. Never mind that they included a note the rules for that city are still valid, replaced that city with a new one, added another new one on top of that in the same book, added yet another new free city in BR Teclis, and that two of the box sets have been for CoS.

 CMLR wrote:
It is kinda irritating that the pushfits StDs don't have either standards or musicians.

You want the new, monopose models, or do you want the optional weapons?

It is not a really big issue for the Knights, but the Warriors are starting to show their age quite a lot.

 Overread wrote:
Considering that Sigvald has a price with 69 in it I wonder if sometimes GW just has a dart board and throws darts at it for prices.

That said 5 flayed ones for £30 at least makes me feel better about 10 Witch Aelves for £30......

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So... they put the new Wight King behind a paywall.

That was nice of 'em.

 NAVARRO wrote:

 lord marcus wrote:
Anyone else having issues with the skeleton warriors? I've had two sets of legs break during assembly.

The cursed city or the new boxed core set? If its the new kits its a case of poor design. Miniatures should be designed to fit the purpose and not snap easy due to incompetent evaluation of the material limitations. Doest matter how cool something looks if they snap.
If its the cursed city well it was one offs, rare things never to be seen again I guess.

 Shadow Walker wrote:
So if the new GW skellies are prone to snapping would any of you who own Sepulchral Guard push fit skellies recommend them? I want sturdy HIPS skellies for solo/co-p/skirmish games.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 NAVARRO wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 lord marcus wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
So if the new GW skellies are prone to snapping would any of you who own Sepulchral Guard push fit skellies recommend them? I want sturdy HIPS skellies for solo/co-p/skirmish games.

You could always go third party

If a third party makes ones I like then yes Old Warlord ones are a pain to build and fragile, Oathmark ones are similar, Wargames Atlantic have weird proportions. Yeah, I am picky but it looks like SG are my last chance to get HIPS skellies. Most of the games like The Lasting Tales/Frostgrave etc. will not want more than 5-6 skellies on board so this could be a good choice but I need to be sure they are sturdy or at least more sturdy than others on the market.

Maybe look into metal?

HIPS only

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Somebody else posted the same thing here (or one of the other N&R threads) and there have been more online elsewhere

so either it's a bad design (possible as these are skeleton legs) or perhaps their normal plastic supplier was out of stock and they've bought some from another supplier that just isn't great quality (too much recycled material in it?),

I've had issues with scale model kits from Miniart which were really fragile and that was down to them being unable to get their normal plastic when Ukraine and Russia first started to have troubles

be sure to complain direct to GW (they may well offer replacements, and will hopefully address the sculpting/materials issue for the future)

 GrosseSax wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:
US prices from my FLGS

So the witch hunters in GBP are 31.50 and according to today's exchange rate it should be 44.5 in USD. Why is it $50?

 Binabik15 wrote:
I hate GW's newer "contact the store" policy so much. I had damaged Dakkajets in the AI box, GW told me to contact the store, Wayland Games told me to contact GW...now I have at least one jet with Imperial rocket tails as shoota barrels.

I really like the witch hunter family, but my plan to use them and the Cursed City guy to reinforce my Warcry band is shot to pieces anyway (with the CC situation).

Aboit the AoS starter I'm not sure I'll get it, haven't fully painted a single Stormcast, ever, and I never liked Hobgoblins. Gorilla boyz 4 life.

drbored wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
I hate GW's newer "contact the store" policy so much. I had damaged Dakkajets in the AI box, GW told me to contact the store, Wayland Games told me to contact GW...now I have at least one jet with Imperial rocket tails as shoota barrels.

Given the price of those little planes I wouldn't put up with that.

In the UK, the retailer is responsible for returns/replacement/refund. The manufacturer might give you one, but they don't have to, they can tell you to go via the retailer, but the retailer can't ignore you. I'd tell Wayland you already asked GW and it's Wayland's responsibility, if they still don't step up you could tell GW the retailer isn't behaving or I imagine there's people you can report them to.

Yeah, Wayland telling you to contact GW is lazy on their part. The typical pattern is that they take the damaged product, send it back to GW, GW sends them a new box or credits them. It is, yes, some work on Wayland's part, but it's entirely on them as the final handler of the product to make things right.

GW, for all its flaws, takes the handling of their product really seriously. If a bit is missing or broken by the time you open the box, they typically try to make it right.

Anyway. Interesting to see the stuff coming forth for Kragnos and the future of AoS. I have ZERO interest in the Dominion box, mostly because I know it'll sell out fast, and all the pieces of it will be available later. I'll happily munch popcorn as the community makes a big fuss about it. Ra ra scalpers, ra ra GW, ra ra limited product (that isn't, it's just limited at that price point, everything will be available later, just like it was for 40k)

Cronch wrote:
Why? Why was Soul Wars ok to have full-sized rulebook and 52 models and stay available through the entire 2nd edition run but not this?

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 Ahtman wrote:
I should have saved it but someone photoshopped one of the goblins mounted onto the crab mini and now the set seems hollow without crab cavalry.

I would buy so many crab cavalry if they had them.

It would need to be something like Mud Crab Cavalry, the Idoneth Crab is very much an ocean dweller.

Not to go off topic but they need to bring in the Vampire Coast from TWW2.

 Ghaz wrote:

 Irbis wrote:

Sarouan wrote:
Thing is, the Dominion box isn't the starter. It's a special box for launching 3rd edition.

It takes special kind of blindness and goalpost shifting to not notice sPeCiAl BoX is totally identical to starters of 40K, AoS, and Fantasy from the last 15 if not 20 years and the only difference is the fact GW jacked price up and limited it to kill discount (that, funnily enough, was bringing new players into the game, as these starters are less useful to existing crowd) then called three small thrash boxes sTaRtErS. I wonder if they will call a single character mini with doubled price a sTaRtEr next edition and the same people will lap that up as well

But then again, it's not new, there were people praising (or at worst being neutral) price hikes and less and less VS boxes before, replacement of SC with trash patrol boxes, end of army boxes, so no wonder GW takes advantage of people begging to be fleeced...

Hmm. I don't seem to remember any of my starter boxes coming with a limited edition rulebook (of course I may be getting forgetful in my old age ), so apparently there is at least one difference between a launch box and a starter box...

Tyel wrote:
If there are cheap Orc halves on Ebay I might just have to buy one even if the number of people I know who play AoS continues to be very low.

(Admittedly I've said this through half a dozen AoS armies - but if its an Indomitus style release it may get cheap enough to be an irrelevance. Will I ever finish those Necrons? Odds are low..)

jaredb wrote:
I'm looking forward to new warscrolls for the Endless Spells, curious to see what changes.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:


A lot of this terrain was shown earlier. I wonder if it's all new terrain or just a conversion they're really, really proud of

The terrain featured on the cover of the upcoming board back, a bit like the newer 40k terrain showed up on the cover of this, before actually showing in this, and then finally this.

I am hoping for the same pattern here.

 GaroRobe wrote:
Gives me more aelf vibes, but given that we're getting Dawnbreaker crusades or something, I'm expecting Cities of Sigmar to get a revamp, or at least play a larger role in 3rd edition

 wana10 wrote:
I was tempted by the previews but locally they want the same price as they did for cursed city and $260 USD equivalent is too rich for my blood.
Pity.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Cities of Sigmar are your base humans, they just haven't had a release or any real focus for a long while save for a few special character models released through Cursed City (or not since it seemed to go belly up on launch and they got individual release)

And they'll probably be replaced by this Dawnthingo Crusade armies, as GW shuffle off the last of the legacy Warhammer minis that haven't found a home in a 'proper' faction.

So I'll spend more time going back and forth on whether I really need a unit of Phoenix Guard. I mean, I never even played Fantasy, and yet I want those minis...

And Lumineth makes me want to try AoS...

Basically what I'm saying is that I like High Elves and I wish there were more of their kits still around.