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 BrookM wrote:
Has anybody else bought the Death Guard dice? I picked up a tube today and while they are very, very nice, they don't exactly roll all that well due to the light plastic used.

So, I guess these are now fancy wound counters and CP markers.

SilverAlien wrote:

 Kharne the Befriender wrote:
So maybe the Tallyman is better than most people thought? I just played my first game with one and saved me 5 command points in the game.

Did people think he was bad? A cheaper dark apostle that trades the LD bubble for occasional cp refunds is great. The only downside is he's an elite not an HQ. He's a must take if you run poxwalkers at all, costs a bit over a third of what typhus does yet benefits poxwalkers more and has his utility ability going even if he's sitting in the backfield with your screen. Probably one of our best new ccharacters

My bad I was talking about the command point ability

 Abadabadoobaddon wrote:

 puma713 wrote:

 Kaiyanwang wrote:

There is something in the release that looks rushed.

I agree with this. Something feels like it was pushed out half-baked. It feels like it's missing rules for different mantles of Lords and Casters, it feels like somethings may have been overlooked (maybe Lords and Sorcs are supposed to be T5 and have DR?) and perhaps other things missing? I'm not sure, but I get that feeling too.

I doubt there are plans for additional characters. That "different mantle" thing is just their way of explaining away why a faction that apparently has difficulty cobbling together a full suit of Cataphractii armour is apparently led by dudes who all carry the same axe. "Yeah, there are totally other types of Lords - they're just, uh... off fighting somewhere else. "

It's just effective worldbuilding, not a big deal at all. They are saying that the fluff is not strictly confined to what's on the tabletop, adding more depth and opening up options for converters, writers, and importantly allows them to release more models down the line without retconning them in. It's the sort of thing they have been repeatedly criticised for not doing in the past.

They seem to be taking their good sweet time with these releases. Which sucks for those us who need the new stuff to build our armies, as we are stuck waiting weeks without being able to play.

Still missing what after this week, the Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler?

Wayniac wrote:
They seem to be taking their good sweet time with these releases. Which sucks for those us who need the new stuff to build our armies, as we are stuck waiting weeks without being able to play.

Still missing what after this week, the Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler?

I actually kind of enjoy it. It's giving me a good pace to build and paint everything at.

Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Well, I think we've reached the point where I can no longer hope to remember what all these nonsense words mean.

 Albino Squirrel wrote:

Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Well, I think we've reached the point where I can no longer hope to remember what all these nonsense words mean.

Just think grenade dude and cute tank thing.

I'm calling the Myphitic Blight-Hauler the scooty boy

It's a METAL SLUG.

Preorders are up in New Zealand...

130 bucks... damn

130 nz$ not US

Yea I know, but still...

Bloat Drone Sprues





not quite identical to the DI version, hopefully the bits will be a simple fit though

Shouldn't be too hard to fit the heavy blight launcher onto the cheapo version, the lawn mower arms may be a bit trickier.

 BrookM wrote:
Shouldn't be too hard to fit the heavy blight launcher onto the cheapo version, the lawn mower arms may be a bit trickier.

Still can't be that bad. Though, to be honest, the fleshmower seems like a pretty easy candidate for a plastic rod/card build anyway.

Wayniac wrote:
They seem to be taking their good sweet time with these releases. Which sucks for those us who need the new stuff to build our armies, as we are stuck waiting weeks without being able to play.

Agreed. While I understand some people enjoy the pace because they want to have to time to build and/or save for more units, I'm in the above group that just wants all the units so I can buy the army I've built from the Codex, then build from there. Instead of getting it piecemeal.

wonder if anyone noticed the grass feature on the close up of the foetid drone?

Wait what lol?
That surely has to be a photoshop error by whoever edited the pictures.

I would rather go with a more creative Crawler alternative. This si upcoming from Miniature Scenery:

https://i.imgur.com/AgW66fL.jpg

 TheWaspinator wrote:
I would rather go with a more creative Crawler alternative. This si upcoming from Miniature Scenery:

https://i.imgur.com/AgW66fL.jpg

A defiler carbon copy body with a knight knee guard stuck underneath , chucked on top of some tentacles? Each to their own, but that looks awful IMO.

The white dwarf leak covers the biologos, infantry part of the release but strangely the cute little drones have been left behind....

I am interested in the Tallyman and Plague Surgeon now being named, did somebody in the legal department make a mistake with trademarks or something?

Anyway have ordered two Crawlers and the Tallyman, £32 for the Crawler from Element Games if anybody is interested.

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
I am interested in the Tallyman and Plague Surgeon now being named, did somebody in the legal department make a mistake with trademarks or something?

Well neither of those names are trademarkable at all, and in this world of chasing IP...

I played my first game against Death Guard today and with regard to earlier remarks I have to say those dice are actually very readable. I'm usually quite wary of special dice but found the Death Guard ones are not easy to confuse. They are quite light, though, so for people who don't like that they're not so great.

 Albino Squirrel wrote:

Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Well, I think we've reached the point where I can no longer hope to remember what all these nonsense words mean.

I already call the surgeon just the Doctor or Plague Doctor (and I am going to convert one using that theme, I will use some bird skull bit from TS), the Tallyman is ok, then we have the Bell-ringer, the Sprayer, the Bomber. The Drones are just Drone +weapon; The tank is the Mortar, is the only one in the army.

 Albino Squirrel wrote:

Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Well, I think we've reached the point where I can no longer hope to remember what all these nonsense words mean.

I have that trouble with Stormcast units.

 Nostromodamus wrote:

 Albino Squirrel wrote:

Biologus Putrifier and the Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Well, I think we've reached the point where I can no longer hope to remember what all these nonsense words mean.

I have that trouble with Stormcast units.

I miss the days where a warrior of Chaos was called a... Chaos Warrior. Chaos Warrior with hand-weapon and shield, Chaos Warrior with halberd... and not bloodbound bloodreaver with goreaxe and meatreapper

I don't have my DI drone to check against, but is the fissure-line wound on the multi-kit drone the very same and in the same spot? Overall the kit doesn't scream "buy several of me over the DI one".

The Plagueburst Crawler is damn sexy, but missing a third sprue for an alt-build and a bit of customisation, e.g. the symbol on the dozer blade. Without that option for another gun I'll stick to a single tank for now. Without bits for individualisation I might buy the third party model from a couple of pages back fof an eventual second tank. And if I EVER need a third one I'd probably stick a Plague Claw on a Rhino.

Again more Death Guard releases that are not bad (drone) or even good (tank), but not GREAT.

I have a small daemon engine collection, but I'll be entirely skipping the plagueburst mortar because it doesn't fit the theme of a daemon engine force at all. It's just a tank with an invulnerable save.

The drone and hauler are great examples of what a daemon engine should be: A distinct impression of being alive in some way and a tendency to bite people who get too close even when equipped with ranged weaponry.

 puma713 wrote:

Wayniac wrote:
They seem to be taking their good sweet time with these releases. Which sucks for those us who need the new stuff to build our armies, as we are stuck waiting weeks without being able to play.

Agreed. While I understand some people enjoy the pace because they want to have to time to build and/or save for more units, I'm in the above group that just wants all the units so I can buy the army I've built from the Codex, then build from there. Instead of getting it piecemeal.

I like when they spread out releases over a 2-3 week period, but this is way too much.