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I have yet to be impressed with anything AOS....


But, i do have to get off my soap box for a second and say that finally the new pre order "Start Collecting Bundle" deals make sense.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer#Warhammer?N=102351+4294967192&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440002a-flat&_suid=145184391276005802784387423671

Before the web bundles offered little to no savings, but now 85$ for army "Start Collecting Bundle" sounds like a workable deal.

There sales must have been really bad for Xmas to offer such late deals.


-Edited for cry babies

And if you can get a FLGS 20-25% off pre-order or order from these then you are sitting pretty

 GraywarTS wrote:
I have yet to be impressed with anything AOS....


But, i do have to get off my soap box for a second and say that finally the new pre order bundle deals make sense.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer#Warhammer?N=102351+4294967192&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440002a-flat&_suid=145184391276005802784387423671

Before the web bundles offered little to no savings, but now 85$ for army bundles sounds like a workable deal.

There sales must have been really bad for Xmas to offer such late deals.

It has been explained time and time and time again:

WEB BUNDLES WITHOUT A BOX CONTAIN NO SAVINGS. EVER.
If you do not see a boxed set in the photographs? There's no savings. It's been like this for over a year, at least.

Ouch, Kan, lay off the caps man

I would but ohmyfreakinggod. It's been discussed time and time and time again.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 GraywarTS wrote:
I have yet to be impressed with anything AOS....


But, i do have to get off my soap box for a second and say that finally the new pre order bundle deals make sense.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer#Warhammer?N=102351+4294967192&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440002a-flat&_suid=145184391276005802784387423671

Before the web bundles offered little to no savings, but now 85$ for army bundles sounds like a workable deal.

There sales must have been really bad for Xmas to offer such late deals.

It has been explained time and time and time again:

WEB BUNDLES WITHOUT A BOX CONTAIN NO SAVINGS. EVER.
If you do not see a boxed set in the photographs? There's no savings. It's been like this for over a year, at least.

Please tell me you are being sarcastic so I can keep onto one of my few shreds of faith in humanity today... The bundles undeniably offer savings, unless the price or models listed are wrong.

"Web Bundles" refers to the one-click bundles, the things which don't have savings and had no actual box.

The one click bundles (many of which still exist on GWs website), made up of multiple independent boxes don't give discount (they're just for Grannys etc to buy little jimmy for Christmas)

these new box sets which are all the sprues are stuck in a single brand new printed box when sold like that do give discounts (and great ones too) which is what these latest 12 boxes are

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 GraywarTS wrote:
I have yet to be impressed with anything AOS....


But, i do have to get off my soap box for a second and say that finally the new pre order bundle deals make sense.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer#Warhammer?N=102351+4294967192&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440002a-flat&_suid=145184391276005802784387423671

Before the web bundles offered little to no savings, but now 85$ for army bundles sounds like a workable deal.

There sales must have been really bad for Xmas to offer such late deals.

It has been explained time and time and time again:

WEB BUNDLES WITHOUT A BOX CONTAIN NO SAVINGS. EVER.
If you do not see a boxed set in the photographs? There's no savings. It's been like this for over a year, at least.

Please tell me you are being sarcastic so I can keep onto one of my few shreds of faith in humanity today... The bundles undeniably offer savings, unless the price or models listed are wrong.

He isn't referring to the boxed sets. He's referring to the other bundles. Box sets off (great) savings, bundles typically (although not always) don't have any discount. It's happened where the bundles have clocked in a bit cheaper, but the vast majority just cost the sum of their parts.

He's going crazy because people continually beat to death that the bundles aren't discounted. It gets stated, often and repeatedly (and usually by the same people each time, to boot)

 Bi'ios wrote:

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 GraywarTS wrote:
I have yet to be impressed with anything AOS....


But, i do have to get off my soap box for a second and say that finally the new pre order bundle deals make sense.
http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer#Warhammer?N=102351+4294967192&Nu=product.repositoryId&qty=12&sorting=rec&view=table&categoryId=cat440002a-flat&_suid=145184391276005802784387423671

Before the web bundles offered little to no savings, but now 85$ for army bundles sounds like a workable deal.

There sales must have been really bad for Xmas to offer such late deals.

It has been explained time and time and time again:

WEB BUNDLES WITHOUT A BOX CONTAIN NO SAVINGS. EVER.
If you do not see a boxed set in the photographs? There's no savings. It's been like this for over a year, at least.

Please tell me you are being sarcastic so I can keep onto one of my few shreds of faith in humanity today... The bundles undeniably offer savings, unless the price or models listed are wrong.

He isn't referring to the boxed sets. He's referring to the other bundles. Box sets off (great) savings, bundles typically (although not always) don't have any discount. It's happened where the bundles have clocked in a bit cheaper, but the vast majority just cost the sum of their parts.

He's going crazy because people continually beat to death that the bundles aren't discounted. It gets stated, often and repeatedly (and usually by the same people each time, to boot)

To just clarify,
All I was trying to say was that no good bundle deals for AOS have even come out yet, and that I was glad to see a little light at the end of the Games Workshop tunnel, with them not jacking the price.
Everyone knows that the Box bundles that go to store tend to be cheaper than the web offer, so no need to go on a CAP LOCK tantrum over basic info I would assume most people already know.

The Stormcast and Bloodbound bundle deals are good value, though I do like the lower-price ones in the Start Collecting series.

The Seraphon Thunderbeast set isn't bad value either. There have been AoS bundles with savings. There was one for Sylvaneth too.

 Bi'ios wrote:
He isn't referring to the boxed sets.

Whew! A small piece of my faith in humanity retained.

So the 'Start Collecting' bundles will be available retail then? Because as much as I would like some I won't get them if I can't support my FLGS.

They are general retail, yes. Hope your FLGS gives you a deal. Either way, awesome to support your FLGS.

 NinthMusketeer wrote:

 Bi'ios wrote:
He isn't referring to the boxed sets.

Whew! A small piece of my faith in humanity retained.

So the 'Start Collecting' bundles will be available retail then? Because as much as I would like some I won't get them if I can't support my FLGS.

Yeah they'll be available for retail. Some of the independents around here have already been advertising them.

For the record, GW has been doing right by AoS. The Sylvanaeth box was great value for money (even though I use it for Ninth age rather then AoS) and these starter sets are also great value.

But with these good deals, we also get the pricing of the Dreadfort and the new Chaos Knights, GW is so inconsistent. But hey, at least with inconsistency they get it right some of the time.

I do have to admit, those "Start Collecting" bundles are really decent- and this is from a long time GW price-hater. I have not bought a retail GW product in a couple of years, only though Ebay and the bitz guy at GenCon. If not for having to instantly buy and paint two of them to even play AoS (I have noone in the near area who plays, so I'd have to beg my wife or close buddy to play the other force), the price would not keep my away, which is something I haven't said about GW stuff in a looooong time.

Even if I did not use them with the AoS ruleset, I could see one of these bundles being fun for something skirmish-based like Song of Blades and Heroes, because it's a nice bundle of a large model, a bunch of cav, and infantry, with an easy conversion here or there for a hero or two for the forces that don't just have one of them already in the form of a mage, leader, and/or standard bearer.

The Undead one looks stupid as all hell, with no skeletons or zombies, but the others would be a good starter force.

It's like we are seeing the barest glimmer of comprehension from GW.

The Start Collecting Seraphon is a bloody good deal by GW's normal standards. Oldblood on Carnosaur is normally priced £50 by itself, so in one way you get another £35 worth of Knights and Warriors for free. It's still expensive compared to historical figures. No surprise there. So everyone is right! Hurrah!!

Of course you won't find an army that looks like Lizard Men in any other product catalogue, and the GW offering includes a wide range of different units, so you can actually build up a varied and characterful army.

I think Oldblood on Carnosaur was badly overpriced so GW have decided to bundle him to offer more value and get people playing Lizard Men.

Did we see these links WD with pics of duardin and monster? AoS Fyreslayers...mmm http://www.warhammer-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=237225&page=4 Love the look and the monster/salamander thingy

Images for you- HOLY BALLS they look awesome!

It's like a whole bunch of little Brian Blesseds!

And with that I'm collecting an AoS army...

Cool salamanders!

A few more pics added to this thread: AoS Fyreslayers...mmm http://www.warhammer-forum.com/index.php?showtopic=237225&page=4 Love the look and the monster/salamander thingy
I haven't tried pics on a forum yet but until I figure that out, more is only a link away

Monsters are very nice.


Less sure/keen on the naked but for helmets dwarfs.


Odd mix of Slaine meets Terry Gilliam to them.

There goes my comission check for this month and next.

feth, and I just started a Stormcast Army

More as per VeteranNoob:

Vulkite Berserkers


Pics not great from this point...

I like both the beasts and the bezerkers but, and maybe it's just me or just a matter of seeing them for the first time, there is a little something off about the two together.

And since this will undoubtedly be a sore point: if bare stunties make you feel uncomfortable, you could always paint them up to be wearing skin tight catsuits.

"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all. Nothing at all."

Money goes in, money goes out.
Thanks for posting the images for me

Slayers have aways worn very little! I think they will look great with a darker paint scheme and some warpaint. Hmm..might have to give AOS a go after all...

Jesus those are so cool. This feels like the first really great example of what round bases with no need to rank up can do for dynamic poses. And the Salamanders are insane! I think these will sell way better than both Stormcast and Bloodbound.