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The tau set is the clear winner: pay a bit more for the battlesuit and get an ethereal (the new one no less) and a squad of fire warriors for free.

Even for those not in the hobby, 4 bucks a model is VERY hard to turn down. Like, there are lego figurines more expensive than that.

Kinda wish the Space Marine one included the Ravenguard Captain instead of the Strike Force Ultra one but beggars can't be choosers.

 tikhunt wrote:
Kinda wish the Space Marine one included the Ravenguard Captain instead of the Strike Force Ultra one but beggars can't be choosers.

Strike Force Solaq is still available. The SFU Captain hasn't been available for at least a year.

I actually like the Termie captain, but I kinda wish they included something else other than the tactical marine and ven dread. It's literally a reskinned Marine Battleforce. A predator or something instead of the dread would have been nice (and matched the savings closer to the Tau and Mechanicus set).

I think he's a cool model but table top wise a terminator captain with power sword and SB isn't a great option. I'd prefer either a drop pod or a librarian

Proxy the power sword as the Burning Blade. I do it all the time on my Captains

One of the things that bothers me is that GW keeps releasing clampack characters but they've shown that they could make very good "Character" kits that are not that much more expensive than the clampacks (Chaos Terminator Lord). Kinda wish they'd return to those, cuz it means we can get some options up in our HQs.

better option, but if i was going to bother with a captain, it be on a bike with either the gorgons chain or shield eternal. ET lets him stand up to a lot of threats.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I actually like the Termie captain, but I kinda wish they included something else other than the tactical marine and ven dread. It's literally a reskinned Marine Battleforce. A predator or something instead of the dread would have been nice (and matched the savings closer to the Tau and Mechanicus set).

That is my problem with this set as well. I would have loved to see a tank of some sort rather than the Dread. I would've been play with just about anything in the $45 to $60 range, to be honest.

Im actually really impressed I guess GW was feeling the crunch too and are finally offering some good deals. The tau one is a sure fire winner and thus will probably sold out forever.

swalker91 wrote:
Apologies if someone has pointed this out earlier but I think the old Necron "starter set" (the battleforce) has now been removed from the store.

Too bad. I've started Necrons from there. The new starter set is not really useful.

If they had exchanged the Tactical Marines for something else... I mean, that Captain is awesome, and a Dread is always nice.

 Matthew wrote:
If they had exchanged the Tactical Marines for something else... I mean, that Captain is awesome, and a Dread is always nice.

I guess with a few extra bits I could convert the whole squad into more Sternguard. Still kinda frustrating that they made this set almost identical to the Battleforce. At least it is $15 cheaper.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:

 Matthew wrote:
If they had exchanged the Tactical Marines for something else... I mean, that Captain is awesome, and a Dread is always nice.

I guess with a few extra bits I could convert the whole squad into more Sternguard. Still kinda frustrating that they made this set almost identical to the Battleforce. At least it is $15 cheaper.

As a Space Wolf player, I already have 10 Wolf Guard, but I guess I could make Assault Marines...?

The only one I don't like much is the Marine one. And that's from a marine player.

I agree, it seems a pretty poor deal in comparison to the other ones. I'm still amazed by the Seraphon one from AOS, I mean the carnosaur is almost as expensive as the starter box on its own and the other units are poor saving as with the Tau

Kudos for GW for doing this but I have 4 40K armies:

Space Smurfs - which the last thing I need is another Captain or more Tactical Marines.

Orks - I have the codex. and no discount

Eldar - I guess I could expand to Harlequins or DE but no discount

CSM - sigh

Makes me think this is to sell some of the newer armies and not for vets who have the older armies. Oh well can't have everything.

We wrote:
Kudos for GW for doing this but I have 4 40K armies:

Space Smurfs - which the last thing I need is another Captain or more Tactical Marines.

Orks - I have the codex. and no discount

Eldar - I guess I could expand to Harlequins or DE but no discount

CSM - sigh

Makes me think this is to sell some of the newer armies and not for vets who have the older armies. Oh well can't have everything.

That would probably be why they're called "getting started" deals.

You know, to get fresh blood into the hobby.

Or, you know, sell to guys who want another painting project and will sell off extra things they don't need from it, like me. I'll have 3 dominus techpriests by the time I get my boxes and I highly doubt I'll ever find a use for the third, so he'll probably get sold to cover the costs of the box

As a suggestion, I think for Chaos they should have done:

A Chaos Terminator Lord
A squad of Chaos Terminators
A Helbrute.

It could be a more "elite" counterpart to the Space Marine one and the value would be pretty good (at least in canadian).

Davor wrote:

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
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.

Oh please explain my fellow Canadian.

$64.50 for Hive Tyrant
$61 for Warriors
$34.75 for Gargoyles.

=$160.25 Canadian.

How is a savings of $60.25 not much of a savings to be had? Where in Canada is a 37% savings no much savings?

I might be picking the Tyranid one up just because of the savings! Just to paint up because The Tyrant and the Warriors are some of my favourite models and just a great deal!
Wish the Fantasy (or Age of Sigmar now) ones had more of the armies I want....I'd like some empire or a better lizardmen one I don't want any of the Lizardmen models not a fan of those cavalry

With a unit of Warriors, a unit of Gargoyles, and a Hive Tyrant, is the Tyranid Starter probably going to be the lowest point way to spam Hive Tyrants? I really hope it doesn't require them to be on foot. My brother will love that boxed set dataslate if it allows them to fly.

I would just grab two of those boxes and sell everything that's not a hive tyrant to recoup the losses.

That or if you're new to the game use the warriors for the bare minimum troop choice.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I would just grab two of those boxes and sell everything that's not a hive tyrant to recoup the losses.

That or if you're new to the game use the warriors for the bare minimum troop choice.

For a starter army, it is hardly the worst thing. Yes, Warriors pretty well suck due to their crappy save (really, what the hell kind of warrior goes into battle with frickin' paper armor anyway, they should be 3+) and Gargoyles are just winged Gaunts, but a person could have some fun with it. I am surprised they didn't put Genestealers in there (new kit inbound?).

I doubt they'd recut the genestealers, the warriors are in there prolly because they weren't selling well enough. Plus in the past few years we've had two genestealer-centric releases (Space Hulk and Deathstorm)

That is unless they're finally returning the Genestealer Cults.

*tinfoils on*

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I doubt they'd recut the genestealers, the warriors are in there prolly because they weren't selling well enough. Plus in the past few years we've had two genestealer-centric releases (Space Hulk and Deathstorm)

That is unless they're finally returning the Genestealer Cults.

*tinfoils on*

Isn't the current Genestealer kit quite old? Like older than the PREVIOUS Tactical Squad kit?

Who knows, maybe they will throw a bone at the Warriors and give them a 3+ Armor Save. It really blows that their rules are not that good, because they really are cool looking kits. If I were to start Tyranids, I would love to have an army with them as my Troops source. As of right now, I am fighting valiantly against the urge to buy the Tyranid set or the Tau set. I already caved and bought the Space Marine set. At $68, it was hard not to.

If the different Dataslates that come with these sets are good (and include all the rules to run the army like Deathstorm or Stormclaw did), it will be even harder.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
GW seems to have run out of "new" things to release during the christmas break...

GW historically doesn't release anything during December.

yea, I've been around since 5th and I don't recall any new models coming out during christmas, just various army bundles.

 MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I would just grab two of those boxes and sell everything that's not a hive tyrant to recoup the losses.

That or if you're new to the game use the warriors for the bare minimum troop choice.

Personally I'd pick up the new tyranid box and one of those army boxes seen them for £90 plus the £50 thats like £140 and you get quite a few in numbers. I always say its good to get as many models as possible for horde armies then specialize because generally you're always going to need a spare 3 squads or more when things start spawning. If I went tyranids thats what I'll be doing atleast but that tau box is very tempting.

Oh so...very tempting.

No Inquisition, Sisters, Tempestus or LotD.

Too bad!

Yoyoyo wrote:
No Inquisition, Sisters, Tempestus or LotD.

Too bad!

Considering that besides Scions, there is also no plastic kits for them, I can't say I am surprised.

Yoyoyo wrote:
No Inquisition, Sisters, Tempestus or LotD.

Too bad!

*meanwhile at GW replace donate with re-release*




"will you be re releasing sisters now sir?"

"Hmm no I'd still prefer not."