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I think Dakka should just post that archer photo as a big ad at the top of the page like they did for Maelstrom's edge, since it's on every page anyway

 Avrik_Shasla wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 Xyxox wrote:

So then they send ut a PR guy to Forge World Open Day to lie saying there will never be a points system but there will be another balancing mechanism in the future?

How daft is that?

Allegedly, have we seen confirmation from another source of that rumor?

Rumors are just that, they are rumors until they are proven correct. I don't see any confirmation anywhere from the forgeworld PR guy, but the going rumor that is believed by many retailers is that it's on its way.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/07/age-of-sigmar-big-rulebook-on-the-way.html

I'm a ding a ling.

 pretre wrote:

 Avrik_Shasla wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 Xyxox wrote:

So then they send ut a PR guy to Forge World Open Day to lie saying there will never be a points system but there will be another balancing mechanism in the future?

How daft is that?

Allegedly, have we seen confirmation from another source of that rumor?

Rumors are just that, they are rumors until they are proven correct. I don't see any confirmation anywhere from the forgeworld PR guy, but the going rumor that is believed by many retailers is that it's on its way.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/07/age-of-sigmar-big-rulebook-on-the-way.html

lols. I am aware of what rumors are.

Pretre, that was meant for Xyxox.

 Necros wrote:
I think Dakka should just post that archer photo as a big ad at the top of the page like they did for Maelstrom's edge, since it's on every page anyway

Haha, exalted

 Avrik_Shasla wrote:
Pretre, that was meant for Xyxox.

Lol. Whoops.

Well, the PR guy at FW allegedly said there would be a competition/tournament system that did NOT include points, right?

How that works, I'll be curious. Obviously it will have to be based on *something*

He also said there would be so many scenarios that you never had to play the same one twice -- like hundreds -- so that is cool.

By the way, we played AoS last night, about 6 hours worth, using random Fantasy miniatures (since none of us have an army). About 40 models per side, 6x4 table. It was actually pretty fun (more than I thought, really). We spent way too much time looking up special rules, and forgot a lot of them

The 2 ladies (very casual gaming girlfriends that mostly just play MtG casually) that joined us really enjoyed it a lot -- they said they wouldn't mind to play it again, which they wouldn't do with 40k KT or Xwing, so that's a plus. Like others, we ended up measuring from bases and didn't count rotation of model as movement. We started it the other way, but it was just too awkward. Other than that, we played it RAW. The games were close, and there was no mosh pit problem.

Still not really my thing, and it's not going to grow on me, but the experience was enjoyable, and it's fast-paced and quick.

 Kanluwen wrote:
See if you can figure out how many Liberators are in a box, I'm genuinely curious on that.

I'm betting 5 and they will be very monopose.

migooo wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
See if you can figure out how many Liberators are in a box, I'm genuinely curious on that.

I'm betting 5 and they will be very monopose.

That's fine.

People said that about the Cairn Wraith, but a few slices here and there in regards to the arms and I made them look different enough that each one was recognizable.

 lord marcus wrote:

 gorgon wrote:

 Xyxox wrote:
I wish I had been a fly on the wall at Mantic Games HQ this morning.

I'm sure you would have been in good company, considering all the crap products they make.

That is fairly rude to both the poster and a company that objectively makes good quality (manufacturing) miniatures, despite opinions of aesthetic

It's more rude to the poster. The company has made some right raspberries.


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 Kanluwen wrote:

migooo wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
See if you can figure out how many Liberators are in a box, I'm genuinely curious on that.

I'm betting 5 and they will be very monopose.

That's fine.

People said that about the Cairn Wraith, but a few slices here and there in regards to the arms and I made them look different enough that each one was recognizable.

Really? Ill have to look at trying that.

migooo wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
See if you can figure out how many Liberators are in a box, I'm genuinely curious on that.

I'm betting 5 and they will be very monopose.

I'm guessing they'll have the bows, halberds and sword options in one box?

 lord_blackfang wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
He definately does not know about Warmachine .. yes, there is an FAQ and Errata, but tournamentplay is EXACTLY like the "regular" play.
The way it should be.

Apart from tweaking army selection (dual lists with no repeat characters, etc) and victory conditions, you mean. Which is pretty much what needs tweaking in AoS for tourney play.

The best I could do in 48 hours of playtesting and reading new rules.

https://www.facebook.com/events/395673163966348/

Post is up in the tournament section.

I have a feeling points may be coming. If for nothing else than to enable pick up games and ease the establishing of tourneys.

 judgedoug wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:
EXCLUSIVE

WDW077-60 WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 77 (ENGLISH) White Dwarf 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 4
80-02-60 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (ENGLISH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
80-02-01 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (FRENCH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
96-10 STORMCAST ETERNALS LIBERATORS Plastic Box 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 50
96-15 STORMCAST ETERNALS LORD-CELESTANT Plastic Clam 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-10 AGE OF SIGMAR COMBAT GAUGE Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-12 STORMCAST ETERNALS DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
65-13 KHORNE BLOODBOUND DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
- WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK LIMITED ED Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 130

Source? Cause that looks like a hardbound rulebook.

Same source as my previous posts
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/5190/629061.page#7844362
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/540/640806.page#7749218

I believe this is just an upgraded version of the fluff and pictures book that comes in the boxed set. Nice book, and has some good artwork, but the only rules are the AoS warscrolls for units in the box.

 ImAGeek wrote:

migooo wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
See if you can figure out how many Liberators are in a box, I'm genuinely curious on that.

I'm betting 5 and they will be very monopose.

I'm guessing they'll have the bows, halberds and sword options in one box?

I'd guess that they might have them. But if so expect a 35 pounds price tag.

Thats not too bad for a first try.
1 wound is still not even close to 1 wound, but it is a start.

I'm pretty certain that the book being released is indeed a hardback release of the fluff/background/formations etc one that is in the boxset.

Might well also include the rules for the game too

 Xyxox wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
Surely even GW can see that lying about something like that when it's clear that retailers were at best befuddled by the lack of a balancing system, is gonna do more harm than good. Just saying 'there's a book coming soon, with a way to balance armies' would've assuaged a lot of people's main qualm with the game...

I can't imagine it happening. That's the sort of thing that gets a board of directors into a fast emergency meeting to sack a CEO for complete ineptitude.You simply do not piss off customers like that if you have the answer inbound a week after lauch. Heck, making sure that information was out there could do nothing but HELP the launch if that was your customer's main gripe.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a Winnah!

Having to fight against a a flaming tower of raging fury, both mine and my customers, is not making it easy to sell games.

I'm over mine, working on every one else now.

Not sure if this has been posted yet... I think this shows how 'All-in' GW is on this AoS game, to dethrone the Space Marine statue and Aquila sign and replace them with these. Sink or swim now I think...on the positive side, perhaps this is a good sign and they are committed to making the game work by releasing some sort of balancing mechanic, as has been rumored earlier in this thread.

 Fango wrote:
Not sure if this has been posted yet...

Spoiler:

Not this page, no.

The new expense to excuse the poor financial report?

One thing that im not understanding, if this game was supposed to be dumbed down with less rules and simpler rules, why do so many units have so many weapon layouts.

Example for me are the Warriors of Chaos Skullreapers, im sure other armies have the exact same things going as well.

5 different weapons all basically the same stat, but the ones with the 1+ higher to Hit get the option to cause Mortal wounds.


How are people keeping track of which model is equipped with what?

It was a few pages back. I really can't believe how ugly that thing looks.

A note: the current CEO is basically a puppet of Kirby ( He is the current major share holder and effectively his boss) Until he is bought out or the other shareholders overrule him and basically tell him to shut it or they will buy him out/ block everything he does until he sells nothing will change.

He was the CEO and the majority share holder for a bit which is technically against the rules in the UK, probably until he found someone to be his mouthpiece effectively.





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 Eldarain wrote:
The new expense to excuse the poor financial report?

That and restructuring.

Maybe GW were fed up of their HQ being called the Reichstag by locals.

So... this is an improvement... I guess...

 Compel wrote:
Maybe GW were fed up of their HQ being called the Reichstag by locals.

So... this is an improvement... I guess...

Yes, they can all call it 'Castle Greyskull' now.

 judgedoug wrote:
EXCLUSIVE

WDW077-60 WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 77 (ENGLISH) White Dwarf 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 4
80-02-60 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (ENGLISH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
80-02-01 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (FRENCH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
96-10 STORMCAST ETERNALS LIBERATORS Plastic Box 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 50
96-15 STORMCAST ETERNALS LORD-CELESTANT Plastic Clam 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-10 AGE OF SIGMAR COMBAT GAUGE Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-12 STORMCAST ETERNALS DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
65-13 KHORNE BLOODBOUND DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
- WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK LIMITED ED Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 130

prices are in CAD?

WDW077-60 WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 77 (ENGLISH) White Dwarf 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 4
80-02-60 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (ENGLISH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
80-02-01 WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK (FRENCH) Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 74
96-10 STORMCAST ETERNALS LIBERATORS Plastic Box 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 50
96-15 STORMCAST ETERNALS LORD-CELESTANT Plastic Clam 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-10 AGE OF SIGMAR COMBAT GAUGE Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 33
65-12 STORMCAST ETERNALS DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
65-13 KHORNE BLOODBOUND DICE SHAKER Hobby Product 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 40
- WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR BOOK LIMITED ED Other Book 11-Jul-15 18-Jul-15 130

Looks pretty much like US.

 Fango wrote:
Not sure if this has been posted yet... I think this shows how 'All-in' GW is on this AoS game, to dethrone the Space Marine statue and Aquila sign and replace them with these. Sink or swim now I think...on the positive side, perhaps this is a good sign and they are committed to making the game work by releasing some sort of balancing mechanic, as has been rumored earlier in this thread.

Spoiler:

Yeah the Imperial style crest (like the old Imperium one) seems to also highlight GW's attempts to rebrand WHFB via AoS as a very similar product to 40K. Wonder in what ways the differences between 40K and AoS will be narrowed over the next few years; as some posters have mentioned, there is a question mark about 40K now going down the AoS rule direction. Hard not to see GW trying to create a synergy between 40K and AoS in the near future in a similar manner to the one that exists between Warmachine and Hordes...

Does anyone have their hands on the fluff book and would they be able to shed some light on this apparent cluster feth of a setting?

 pretre wrote:
Looks pretty much like US.

with french books?

Chopxsticks wrote:
One thing that im not understanding, if this game was supposed to be dumbed down with less rules and simpler rules, why do so many units have so many weapon layouts.

Example for me are the Warriors of Chaos Skullreapers, im sure other armies have the exact same things going as well.

5 different weapons all basically the same stat, but the ones with the 1+ higher to Hit get the option to cause Mortal wounds.


How are people keeping track of which model is equipped with what?

WYSIWYG. The kits come with those options.