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I think we should just stop responding to a blatant troll, he may leave.

To be an "absolute blatant ripoff" a model would need to have a lot more similarities to specific GW models than a vaguely similar helmet inspired by historical plate armor designs, and a giant rotary cannon the likes of which have been seen in fiction and games for decades.

When I first heard WoC were coming out, I was (somewhat) sad that I had already used pretty much my entire minis budget for the year. But after seeing these prices? Good freaking heavens, this stuff is expensive. And, I like Throgg, but like Valkia, I think they're just not as bad-ass as they should be. The chariot is really the only model I like in this release, and for forty bucks, no sale. For fear of sounding too much of a fanboy, but wanting to say it anyways, I paid forty bucks for a heck of a lot more stuff for Kingdom Death.

I was going to get the new WoC book, but I don't think I can stomach the price. I think I may just stick to finishing out painting the models I have, and focus more on D&D and Kingdom Death: Monster (when it comes out), and proxying the missing models when I do play Warhammer.

RoninXiC wrote:
Cause your claim is absolutely ridiciously?

Oh noes, a robot with an assaultcannon.. GREY KNIGHT RIPOFF!!!!

Yep. It is. You passed the test.


Heh. A sucessful day's trolling, methinks.

 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh good, so now they've sunk to completely ripping off the Grey Knights.

Look at it. Everything about it screams plagurism. The helmet, the cowl, the cannon, it's all completely ripped off.

But they aren't GW and are "indy" so they can get away with murder according to Dakka.

Hah. Hah. Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Man, you kill me. A ripoff of GW? The only 'ripoff' I see is that the gun looks very much like an AC-spot on, in fact. The helmet is a space-knight helmet, those legs look nothing like GW legs, and it's missing a stomach-it has a metal spine and wires, doesn't look anything like GW. We must be looking through different lenses.

On a completely unrelated note, how much would a 'GW apologist' variant of beer-goggles cost: instead of seeing everything as if you were drunk, you see everything where GW is a victim?

"There is nothing new under the sun."
Not a ripoff but, errrr, inspiration! Yeah, that's it! Inspiration!

Yet another example...

 Squigsquasher wrote:

Heh. A sucessful day's trolling, methinks.

You appear to equate being successful with having your arguments laughed at and demolished. You are like one who plows the sea, you harvest nothing but failure.

Not really. I aim to make people laugh. And laugh they did. At me, admittedly.

Mission accomplished.

Huh?


What?


Eh?

Those look bad-ass!

...But uncomfortable.

Has GW sued the makers of those helmets yet?

 TBD wrote:
Has GW sued the makers of those helmets yet?

They are doing time for daring to question GW's IP integrity.

Those Helms are actually jousting helmets which is why they look ott.

There not used for anything besides riding in straight line on a jousting "pitch".

Though not sure why someone cut a chunk out of the 3rd one with an angle grinder.

I feel no shame fore the deep channels of nerd in my soul.

But knowing the difference in jousting helms.... makes me giggle a little.

The trolling episode is over, folks. Get back on topic, please.




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Xanrn wrote:
Those Helms are actually jousting helmets which is why they look ott.

There not used for anything besides riding in straight line on a jousting "pitch".

Though not sure why someone cut a chunk out of the 3rd one with an angle grinder.

Some jousting helms had a little "door" like that built in for a plate to swing aside or be removed, to give better ventilation between rounds. Swing open the door, get more cool air. Looks like the door is just missing on that one.

I got a WoC battalion box for Christmas this year. I was pretty pumped to get into fantasy and was excited when I heard new WoC were coming out. I was really hoping for some plastic trolls but that didn't happen. I kind of liked the vortex beast but the eye/star on its back just looks dumb in my opinion. Then I saw the price tag. Wow, no, not happening. The dragon ogres aren't terrible for the price but they do not float my boat. 50 dollars for the forsaken isn't too far of a stretch, expensive for fantasy units, but not a stretch coming from 40k. But the model poses look terrible imho. Then I saw the price of the new plastic lord. 25 dollars, plastic and no options! Are they crazy? Look at other armies plastic hero kits. OnG, Empire, and High Elves all have a $30 plastic kit that makes a mounted hero and a foot hero with options.

The only redeeming kit is the chariot. Yes, it is 50% more than the high elf chariot, but it is a bit bigger looking at his has the Lord model included. If you think about what you can get out of the kit its pretty cool. You get a chariot, a Lord model, and you can use the gorebeast as an awesome unit filler. That isn't bad at all.

Okay, just saw the whole "back on topic" thingamajig. I'm definitely getting the Chaos Lord for sure. The new beasts looks pretty lame. The Forsaken have the potential to be cool but I want to see them in a different paint scheme first.


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 Squigsquasher wrote:
Oh good, so now they've sunk to completely ripping off the Grey Knights.

Look at it. Everything about it screams plagurism. The helmet, the cowl, the cannon, it's all completely ripped off.

But they aren't GW and are "indy" so they can get away with murder according to Dakka.

I actually thought it was a) a cool model and b) very like the most incarnation of the Cylons (not the sexy ones - the robot ones )

 blood reaper wrote:
I think we should just stop responding to a blatant troll, he may leave.

Dat ignore feature.

Doesn't help when he's being constantly quoted. I should know

Anyone see the army book yet?

Yikes I feel sorry for Chaos players, all these sculpts are so painfully unoriginal and bland - Just looks so comical now...

 -DE- wrote:
Doesn't help when he's being constantly quoted. I should know

Tell me about it.

 Homenutt wrote:
Anyone see the army book yet?

I havn't, although its a bit poor that they havn't changed ANY of the wording re Sorcerers from the last book. I hope that they havn't just copy pasted half the entries, Chaos deserves the effort :(

No doubt we will start to hear more as the week presses on.

Please pay attention, get back on topic, and stop responding to the troll posts. -Mannahnin

Seriously, please pay attention, get back on topic, and stop responding to the troll posts. -Mannahnin

Why the feth are we talking about Dreamforge in a fething Warriors of Chaos thread after multiple warnings from mods to the contrary? Seriously?

On topic: I love the Slaughter Brute. You can't spell slaughter without laughter! I would use it for a Maulerfiend in a heartbeat.

However, at $85, you're talking the same price as an IG Baneblade from about 3 years ago for a single monstrous creature.

No thanks.

I actually like the models of the Slaughterbrute (but the Mutalith not so much), Chaos Chariot, Throgg, and even Vilitch. Could do without the outrageous prices attached to them. Could do without fiddly bits in Finecast, too, for that matter.

Still, I won't buy any of these even as painting fodder just because of the expense. Nope, GW has definately slammed the door in my face on models I'd have otherwise bought even though they're not in my army. Well played, GW. Well played, indeed.

 Squigsquasher wrote:



Cause whatever it is, you'd be correct. I haven't been serious since my first post on this thread.

I agree 100%

Official and better pictures :

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCatsLarge.jsp?catId=cat440004a

Edit: I was planning to buy the Forsaken to make WH40K cultists at perhaps 30 or 40$. Not at 60$ for 10 minis on 25mm bases, that's obscene.