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 Jackal wrote:
Points have been ruled out.

Too many models have been cut to re-run FB as it was.


All I can think is either new scenarios or some such or a pointless addition like scenery or a new board.

Oh, good call. That AoS Realm of Battle board (or tiles?) hasn't been released yet. With the lava cracks (I'm sure there are copious skulls, worry not). Was thinking some kind of event guidelines but the RoB board is cool. Though...most exciting news since release... who knows.

I doubt it'd be a battle board or whatever, they'd be something they put up for preorder on a Saturday.

I'm going to guess it's the silver tower thing.

 Atia wrote:
I'll just leave this here ...

 Atia wrote:
Also, atleast that's what GW's facebook team is saying about points

Spoiler:

I don't see the difference between what they're saying and something like AdeptiCon's system? Maybe someone familiar with it could explain...

I can swear we've had this exact conversion already. ...

Big and gaming

A battleboard that is the back of a godbeast

You know I'd just be happy with something in the fluff to not make you have to handwave Order vs. Order (or more specifically, Stormcast vs. Stormcast). They went the same silly route with Marines in 40k, where you have like a good bunch of your main army being on the same side despite the fact you're banking on most people to be playing them, so you can't exactly forge a narrative when both of the good guys are wanting to kill each other can you?

My guess is some kind of organized play thing, not points, but something along those lines.

I`d bet my money on something akin to the following:

In addition to a game having scenarios, it will have events, like encounters, earthquakes, magic storms, sudden death, ect..

Unless it`s already in the scenario books or something?

I quite like the new Orc releases, Orcs on steroids. The first Age of Sigmar releases that I truly liked and the ones most faithful to their Warhammer Fantasy predecessor.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
reds8n, I know you'll probably shoot me down for being OT (again)

but how do we know that this big news isn't GW declaring support for BREXIT, and that they're producing a limited edition Nigel Farage miniature?

I'd buy that.

My view:

Most likely, Silver Tower.

Possibly likely, Realm of shadow battleboard.

Very unlikely, announcement of two new factions that are rebellious undead made of ancient kings and a mythical army of warriors coming from a world thought lost during the End Times of the-world-that-was. (Dare to dream, eh?)

Sad to see such negativity on the facebook, though. :(

What is the silver tower people keep mentioning - not a piece of terrain, right, as why would that be such a big deal?

A new board game mentioned in rumors

 RiTides wrote:
What is the silver tower people keep mentioning - not a piece of terrain, right, as why would that be such a big deal?

It's the new Warhammer Quest game. Can't see that being this though, why would that warrant such an unconventional hint and why would that change the way the game is played? I think it's most likely the competitive rules (no points though).

An unconventional hint would suit a game with a heavy Tzeentch theme.

I'm just guessing of course.

At least it finally gives me a reason to look forward to a Monday.

 Quarterdime wrote:
The most exciting news for Age of Sigmar since its launch, you say?....


....Ladies and Gentlemen, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar is now over. We hope you had a wonderful 9 months, if we ever see any of these miniatures in our stores again we'll kick you out.

Kindest regards, GW

It's a prank bro!

How about tiered discounts for players registering for AoS tournaments in participating (GW) stores,

Play the game, get stuff cheaper, keep playing the game keep getting stuff cheaper,

another way to reduce costs without reducing prices

Organized play announcement for AoS.

Atia said the Tzeentch game kicks off the other Tzeentch releases.. IF it is the Silver Tower, I need someone to come by my place and check on me if I do not post on dakka after its release. I might be in a dream state

Have they ever announced a new release on a Monday instead of waiting until the weekend and announcing it in White Dwarf Weekly?

 Ghaz wrote:
Have they ever announced a new release on a Monday instead of waiting until the weekend and announcing it in White Dwarf Weekly?

Frequently. Teaser videos usually come out on a Monday. When they rebooted Space hulk, they showed a mini a day for at least two weeks before launch. I hope they are doing the same for the quest game.

I'm laying all bets on 'Silver Tower'...or whatever it's going to be called...Tzeentch themed game and I've got two words for you. Are you sitting? Tzeentch Beastmen! W-H-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-T? How about three words? Stay seated...Tzeentch Daemon Prince! Ch-ch-ch-changes. All rumors of course, but when you hear it enough, it gets a little less salty.

A certain Bell-related site just showed a teaser of a Tyranid with an AoS logo.

Turns out to be fan rules with a click bait headline.

But y'know, it's not like it would shock me if that had been the release.

sadysaneto wrote:
Big and gaming

A battleboard that is the back of a godbeast

That's brilliant!

I'm sure that's not it.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Also, Lady Atia has posted some photos of alternate color schemes:

Dethskull and goffs

Like the bone one. Would be tough to paint for me(I suck at bone) but done right looks good.

If only prices weren't way beyond what I'm willing to spend for miniatures I would be getting some despite not playing AOS. Looks good!


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 Alpharius wrote:
I'm all for Orc/ks getting bigger - would love to see them, and Marines, get a scale boost in 40K too, just like in WFB/AoS!

Problem with that: Generally requires bigger bases. Which then means unit takes up more space. Which, especially in game with guns, means that either you need to upscale your board, downscale your points or there's even less room for manouvering and game devolves to shoot'em'up with no manouvering.

I can't fit bigger than 8'x4' board to my room so upping board size to say 10'x6' isn't feasible so...

Bob on War of Sigmar wrote:My money is on : One day event rules for shop and maybe tournament pack (ALA steamrollers)

Mitch Cowen on War of Sigmar wrote:Ding ding ding. Give the man a prize!

Mitch... wrote:...Its not a pts system for warscrolls (that is never happening, so don't hold your breath lol). Its actually just the implementation of the event system, where you can track the points you gain and see where you rank across events happening all over the globe.

Time will tell today but I'll place my bets on that.

What?
A ranking system so you can see where you rank in the world in a game that features no restrictions other than what you can put on the table?
What purpose does that actually serve?
So you can finally track if you bought the most stuff?

Joyboozer wrote:
What?
A ranking system so you can see where you rank in the world in a game that features no restrictions other than what you can put on the table?
What purpose does that actually serve?
So you can finally track if you bought the most stuff?

Maybe that's it - GW introduce an AoS Loyalty Card that tracks all your purchases of miniatures, then people can just come in to the GW store and compare their Loyalty Score to see who wins rather than getting involved in all that icky "game" stuff.

At first glance it sounds ludicrous, but as so much concerning AoS, it would kinda work as a improvement.

Like the suggestion of using RRP of models as a balancing tool. That actually work better than just using unmodified RAW.


But yea,. The great reveal is probably the 'organized play' rules. (Which does not imply any balancing or points values mind you)

Some kind of expansion. Rules for different battle fields maybe. 2 hours till the post is 24h old...