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 Geifer wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:

 Oguhmek wrote:
Mordheim 2021 would be an awesome first.

Honestly I'm kind of at the stage where I hope GW leave their classic stuff alone at this point. It's pretty evident that their revivals are aimed more at new players and people who used to play them but stopped ages ago, rather than the people who still play and enjoy the classic versions, and I very much still enjoy Mordheim.

I'm of two minds how that could go. An AoS Mordheim would certainly suffer from worse, novel interpretations the likes of which plague Necromunda, and to tie in with the existing AoS rules would probably present a shallow, modern overhaul of the system. Never mind the grave robbing aspect that all the AoS characters went through that somehow survived the literal end of the world. That might leave an unsavory mark on the new version.

That said, given that we have Warcry as an AoS side game that does skirmishes with a divergent rule set, I'm not sure that AoS Mordheim would ever be conceived while GW supports Warcry.

On the other hand, while we don't have a clear idea how Warhammer: The Old World is going to shake out, if GW is determined to cater to people who liked the old setting the way it used to be (there can be doubts about the extent of that), a new version of Mordheim could still be a reasonable representation of the original. It would require GW to actively hold back from introducing things they are prone to come up with these days (not very likely to happen, in my opinion), but if that was actually set as a design goal, we could get lucky and end up with a flavorful game with shiny new sculpts.

Oh I don't think they'd AoS-ify it anymore at least in terms of the setting, they've no need to now Warcry and Underworlds are both successful, and it's clear that their Specialist Games approach is to at the very least evoke nostalgia - if they remake Mordheim, it'll be Mordheim at least in broad strokes. The issue is it'd probably be like Necromunda - in some cases the flanderized aesthetics would look cool, in other places they'd look radically out of place; rather than the art being surreal representation of the madness gripping the city and everyone involved with it, they'd make it a literal depiction and go AoS-gonzo level fantasy with it anyway.

And, like with Necromunda, if you don't care for the changes, good luck playing the original version if you didn't already have a steady group who also want to stick with it.

AoS's updated takes on WHFB classic aesthetics and no doubt the coming TOW stuff even if it otherwise sucks already give us a nice stream of new miniatures to use, and the community has the "bugs" pretty much figured out on the classic ruleset, so I'd rather GW focused their Specialist Games attention on something they'd be less likely to (from my own perspective, obviously)ruin, like Xenos for AT, or progressing AT into Epic30K, or a new version of BFG.


As for the reveals, personally I'm just hoping for lots of Slaanesh stuff.

 Yodhrin wrote:


As for the reveals, personally I'm just hoping for lots of Slaanesh stuff.

I for sure have the very same expectations.
Full range and battletome reveal please!

I'm sure we'll get some more details on the DA codex supplement, including confirmation on whether they are still releasing in January.

I can't see much happening in terms of new DA models. The new primaris options for ravenwing and deathwing are too recent for DA-specific alternatives to come out yet, and there are already decent conversion options in the existing range.

If we get anything at all a new character seems most likely, either an Interrogator-Chaplin or a long-overdue new model for Azrael.

Looking at what we have so far it hints towards some death stuff for AoS.

Now, knowing my luck, it will finally be Vampire coast stuff.
Literally just started a small project of building a VC army so in all likeliness, I’ll get a couple of months into building it and it will get a proper release, rending a lot of mine useless.

Dark Angels will probably just get a Combat Patrol, nothing else. They still hace to release Bladeguard, eradicators, captain gravis and stormstrike speeder.

And heavy intercessors.

JWBS wrote:
And heavy intercessors.

Pretty sure those are a duel kit with eradicators, so when one comes out, the other will

 GaroRobe wrote:
Pretty sure those are a duel kit with eradicators, so when one comes out, the other will

Heavy Intercessors come 5 to a box.

Isengrim wrote:
I'm sure we'll get some more details on the DA codex supplement, including confirmation on whether they are still releasing in January.

I can't see much happening in terms of new DA models. The new primaris options for ravenwing and deathwing are too recent for DA-specific alternatives to come out yet, and there are already decent conversion options in the existing range.

If we get anything at all a new character seems most likely, either an Interrogator-Chaplin or a long-overdue new model for Azrael.

Very likely not January as they said one a month basically.
Death Guard take the Jan Slot. So DA will be Feb..

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:
Pretty sure those are a duel kit with eradicators, so when one comes out, the other will

Heavy Intercessors come 5 to a box.

Where did you hear this? I know they are at least 5/box, rather then the 3 that we are most likely going to get eradicators in. But I was wondering if we’d see 10 to a box.

Likely to be 5 per box as the photo is a 5 man squad and even when they were shown in this vid it was 5 (if they were 10 to a box they studio would have painted up 10, and there would be no reason not to show them as 10 in promotional material) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDeRDn5DjM&ab_channel=Warhammer

Just as a general rule, terminator sized models don't come 10 to a box. I can't see them changing that, even for a Primaris Marine troops unit.

I guess I was hoping that being a troop would override being a chonk. Probably right about 5 man box, go and crush my dreams.

Voss wrote:
Just as a general rule, terminator sized models don't come 10 to a box. I can't see them changing that, even for a Primaris Marine troops unit.

Stormcast are Terminator sized, only coming on 40mm for the infantry(exception being the 'Longstrike Crossbow' version of the Raptors, which get an oval base) and come 10 to a box for their 'core' unit(Vanguard-Hunters, Judicators, Liberators, and Sequitors) types.
They started them off as 5 to a box, but stopped after complaints about price.

It's a 50/50 shot as to if they'll be 5 or 10. It's possible they do 10 packs at the $60 or $62ish mark but have 5 packs with Chapter iconography for DA available as well as a 'Deathwing Intercessor' type.

I am hoping to wake up to a new WFB starter box, after the Old World is restored as the narrative moves forward, as if going home.

 jeff white wrote:
I am hoping to wake up to a new WFB starter box, after the Old World is restored as the narrative moves forward, as if going home.

TOW probably isn't even out of the conceptual stages yet.

Heavy Intercessors are not going to be in 10-man boxes, that would be completely and totally out of step with the rest of GW's pricing system. Every other gravis unit is 3 for $50. The idea you'd get 10 for $60 is really silly.

If you're lucky, you'll get 5 for $50.

There's only one Gravis unit available as a multipart kit, and that's the Aggressors.

Inceptors. Regardless, heavy Intercessors are 5 to a box, and there's no reason for there to be a DA specific kit for them either.

Unless they get some weird Deathwing rules, a la the "sons of Morkai"

Though if they do that, it should be hellblasters, right? Plasma guns and all

The more Slaanesh stuff I see, the happier I'll be

I'm just hoping to see another road map for future codex releases. I need to know when my Night Lords will be getting their second wound.

Doing a thick, but does anyone know the tune-in time for this?

I’m on me Jack Jones tomorrow, so could do with a distraction.

No tune-in, it's just supposed to be a drop of videos/pictures.

Aww. I’ll assume around midday, U.K. time, as that’s when the Rumour Engine images went up.

Anyone know when the previews are happening? I know today, but what kinda time?

No official word so far as I can find. I reckon midday (36 minutes from now, as I type) though, as that’s when the rumour engines have been going up.

Cool hopefully that’s true, I’m very intrigued.

Lelith is confirmed !


https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/25/christmas-preview-hedonites-habits-and-hekatarii/

Hedonites for AoS and Sisters Vs Drukhari battlebox seems to be it.