locarno24 wrote:

Maybe my ancient Epic hit location dice will make a long due return to the table?

Depends. If they copy Godbreaker Clash, then no; whilst there's up/left, down/right rolls, they vary with what action you're doing - so a 'standard' attack hits on a 3-4, an 'aimed' attack on a 2-5 and a 'snap attack' always scatters.

I would love them to do datasheets for the Wraithknight, Gorkanaut and Lord Of Skulls to go with it - it's actually a really, really fun little game. It even self-balances - you can take or not take a carapace weapon, for example, because not taking one costs you a weapon system but makes you a smaller target.

Will definitely consider getting this. Hell, the fact that it's a full Imperial Knight army for a couple of hundred quid is awesome.

Using the 'boxed games' as a way to do discounts without doing discounts is fair enough if they're not being allowed to do flat out 'price drops'.

It reminds me of discussions I had with some people from forge world at games day, when they were still verboten from doing 'horus heresy' stuff, so they started doing the Badab War series instead, featuring chapters who fielded many old marks of armour (I'm looking at you, minotaurs and red scorpions) and often had shoulder icons which looked suspiciously like first founding legions in a different colour (and that's you, sons of medusa).

The 'start collecting' boxes are cool, too. I get that GW has to be profitable, but at the same time, if I can buy a box for a price not dissimilar to a 1st tier computer game, and have enough of an army to make me want to get the rest, GW wins. Staring up a 2,000 point 'hill' from the bottom with no cheap way into it means I don't start the army at all.

 filbert wrote:
How inured are people now to GW's prices where they can bundle a couple of models together, knock a bit of money off the massively inflated RRP and suddenly, it's a massive bargain?

 filbert wrote:
How inured are people now to GW's prices where they can bundle a couple of models together, knock a bit of money off the massively inflated RRP and suddenly, it's a massive bargain? It only seems a bargain because the price is artificially high in the first place. I really wish GW would take a long hard look and conduct a root and branch price review for the express purpose of growing their games and customer base rather than constantly jacking prices up and then bundling stuff together to make it seem like you are getting a great deal. Hoping against hope, I guess.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
For those who have one, that new sprue they made for the Knight, would one of them work across two Knights? I mean only one missile launcher, sure, but if one has the ML are there are enough bitz to give the other one the TL-Autocannon?

 filbert wrote:
How inured are people now to GW's prices where they can bundle a couple of models together, knock a bit of money off the massively inflated RRP and suddenly, it's a massive bargain? It only seems a bargain because the price is artificially high in the first place. I really wish GW would take a long hard look and conduct a root and branch price review for the express purpose of growing their games and customer base rather than constantly jacking prices up and then bundling stuff together to make it seem like you are getting a great deal. Hoping against hope, I guess.

Herzlos wrote:
If this was in Epic scale, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. A 2 model game when the models are that big? Nah; there are going to be better gladiator style games out there.

I'd maybe buy a cheap Knight just to paint/display, but I've got no need for 2 of them. This might land me one from the box splitters though.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Could I use this to build one knight as a Crusader and the other as a Warden?

Also, I like the appearance of the Gauntlet, but hate its rules. Do you think I would encounter friction if I said it had the chainsword, even though it had the Gauntlet? Especially given that the other knight wouldn't have a CCW?

 MrFlutterPie wrote:
Gladiator style combat eh?

10 points to the first person who makes a Solaris VII themed table and convert their knights into proper looking Battlemechs

I have dreamed of running a Axeman for so long now...

 Kanluwen wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Could I use this to build one knight as a Crusader and the other as a Warden?

No. There's only one Gatling Cannon. You could do a Paladin or Errant instead of the Crusader though. Or you could do a Crusader and Gallant.

Also, I like the appearance of the Gauntlet, but hate its rules. Do you think I would encounter friction if I said it had the chainsword, even though it had the Gauntlet? Especially given that the other knight wouldn't have a CCW?

I wouldn't just straight up take the Gauntlet and proxy it, just because that's kinda weird.

If you attempted to convert a 'chainfist' though...different story.

 BrookM wrote:
What's the release date for this going to be?

 ImAGeek wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
What's the release date for this going to be?

The 23rd.

 aka_mythos wrote:
I like this. Everyone is talking about the Knights, but I like the idea of GW throwing in terrain like this. Everyone needs terrain but it always seems to be that thing a lot of people end up most reluctant to buy. If GW continues throwing in some building sprues beyond this set, the idea of slowly acquiring enough for a solid table full of terrain over time has an appeal.