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I think you underestimate spending ability.

Plus, Slaanesh had some stuff updated in Wrath & Rapture. Those mad keen on Slaaneshi Daemons have been able to get their mitts on really quite nice Fiends for a few weeks now.

Keeper of Secrets? That’s gonna sell regardless. Anything else is likely to be AoS Mortals Of Slaanesh. Maybe some form of Slaaneshi Beastmen too.

Slaanesh has been a LONG time waiting - heck all four of the other Chaos Gods in AoS have had big releases and new Greater demons (yes all four - Skaven formally count now with their Veminlords in AoS).

I just really hope that along with a Greater Demon we get some new demonic units for Slannesh! Since we can't hope for new deamonettes and their ilk we can at least hope for some new models for the range (which hasn't had anything actually new in a very very very long time save for one hero playing a blood harp

Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

It's not like the CSM release was small and it's not like the subset of CSM players that play EC/Slaanesh didn't buy those new kits.

A Slaneeshi daemon engine would be awesome, but since this an AOS release that's a near impossibility. Looking forward to seeing the KOS and happy Slaneeshi players are getting a long deserved update.

How many years have Slaanesh
followers been waiting for their new Greater Deamon?

I for one, will buy everything from this release.


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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

I sure hope so:

Cow, Cow skull, Masked Cow...

Rod of Command!!!

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

It's not like the CSM release was small and it's not like the subset of CSM players that play EC/Slaanesh didn't buy those new kits.

"One of the most expensive hobbies available?"

Now that's a cute thought. But looking forward to seeing the KOS finally.

Excited for Slaanesh; in this racket any news is good news. Hopefully some of them will translate to 40k, and the eventual release of even more content for AoS and 40k.

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

It's not like the CSM release was small and it's not like the subset of CSM players that play EC/Slaanesh didn't buy those new kits.

Again, this is a Sigmar release slot. None of the people who are playing Chaos in that game got... anything out of the CSM release. Furthermore, this release will almost certainly have Sigmar-exclusive mortal units, like the Arcanites for Tzeentch and the Rotbringers for Nurgle so those won't transfer over to 40k CSM players anyways.

Yeah, 40k players are lucky in that when AoS gets releases it tends be daemon and therefore useable.
But a 40k release is just that.

Every point someone makes Englishman you are replying about CSM straight away to be fair, and till we know more about the Slaanesh release, it is Just for AoS.
(I do think in time we’d perhaos see the EC soon following, but maybe not.
Could just be a KoS and then mortal stuff.but again that would be useable models though not a 40k ‘release’ in any way)

Good for AoS players, and good for Slaanesh fans. Never understood the frustration of players of various races/armies whinging all the time. Particularly Ork players. And I say this as a predominantly Eldar player (not silly Harlequins or stupid Dark Eldar...). If anyone "should" be sour over their model line...it's the Eldar.

This makes sense as well, if Slaanesh gets all of their daemons sorted out - then in 12-18 months or whenever an actual Emperor's Children army comes to fruition some of its groundwork will have already been laid - making that launch easier.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

I'm more concerned with how it's going to look. Lithe and feminine, or more weirdly daemonic, or bull-headed (literally). The KoS is the one GD that hasn't had a consistent look over the years.

I'm honestly not fussed now got so much to paint with the entire shadow spear set so I'm hoping they release stuff I don't want now

Holy cow. So excited (pun intended) for some Slaanesh goodness.

I have very little interest in daemons, but I'm happy to see Slaanesh get some attention since the other gods have all had their turn.

I'm more curious about the Warcry stuff, because I want a Chaos Warband now.

Looks like we may be finding out a bit more about Slaanesh release tomorrow. I'm excited for all the Dark Prince players out there. It certainly has been a while. I'm not a Slaanesh guy myself, but am very interested to see if he gets any mortal followers and what they look like. Secretly hoping for Cenobite/ Demon Bikers from Mandy vibe, and not just "perfect beauty" stuff.

I'm hoping we see some more about Warcry tomorrow, that game has me pumped.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

I'm more concerned with how it's going to look. Lithe and feminine, or more weirdly daemonic, or bull-headed (literally). The KoS is the one GD that hasn't had a consistent look over the years.

I cannot agree more.

I for one, hope they came back to the RoC original design, the feminine look being for the lesser deamon in my opinion.
Excited anyway, all GD models have been great (litterally) so I am looking forward a cow headed KoS with a lot,
lot of jewels like they did with the fiends recently.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

It's a little easier to make customisable parts for a more-or-less humanoid form than for Blobby McBlobface, so I would expect something more akin to the Bloodthirster.

 Sabotage! wrote:
Looks like we may be finding out a bit more about Slaanesh release tomorrow. I'm excited for all the Dark Prince players out there. It certainly has been a while. I'm not a Slaanesh guy myself, but am very interested to see if he gets any mortal followers and what they look like. Secretly hoping for Cenobite/ Demon Bikers from Mandy vibe, and not just "perfect beauty" stuff.

I'm hoping we see some more about Warcry tomorrow, that game has me pumped.

It would be interesting if they expanded beyond sex and into other indulgences\obsessions. Maybe some big fat models with a food\drink theme? Maybe some models with a wealth theme that have extremely ornate, gilded and bejeweled armor? (I'm not saying to get rid of sex and pain, just to have other themes going on too.)

 Dakka Flakka Flame wrote:
It would be interesting if they expanded beyond sex and into other indulgences\obsessions. Maybe some big fat models with a food\drink theme? Maybe some models with a wealth theme that have extremely ornate, gilded and bejeweled armor? (I'm not saying to get rid of sex and pain, just to have other themes going on too.)

I was hoping for more of a 'music' and 'art' thing with a bit of Cenobite.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Wonder if we’ll see variety to match the Bloodthirster (three distinct types), or Great Unclean Ones (same gribbly, different Weapons)

There were a few more difference than just the weapon. The model has three builds including a special character.

Rogerio134134 wrote:I'm honestly not fussed now got so much to paint with the entire shadow spear set so I'm hoping they release stuff I don't want now

You and me both. If wasn't for the fact all the new CSM were so pricey, I would have tried to revamp my whole army. My old CSM are going to see some table time for bit more. I might actually go back to playing a little non-Kill Team 40k for a bit because of everything.

For anyone else that wants the new stuff, I hope it is nice. I am just full up at the moment and don't want the painting cue to get too full.

Adeptus Doritos wrote:I'm more curious about the Warcry stuff, because I want a Chaos Warband now.

I normally have near no interest in Age of Sigmar or fantasy in general anymore (way too much D&D when I was younger), but boy howdy, those Chaos models look really nice. A not completely pants on head price and group of players at my FLGS could very well convince me to buy it I think.

Voss wrote:

Danny76 wrote:
On a side not what is “When Sigmar’s chosen spilled the blood of innocents” referring to?

Several of the fiction pieces leading up to Malign Portents had Sigmarines wiping out whole villages. Several were web pieces when they released the 4 champion models (darkoath/gobbo/?? and whoever)

 Galef wrote:

GoatboyBeta wrote:
Yeah this must be a trailer for the whole line going on LCTB

Given how closely tied Slannesh is to the history of the Aelves and there gods in AoS I hope more comes out of this plotline than "just" a new Chaos battletome.

Slaanesh was never "closely tied" to Elves prior to AoS, so I find it interest that they are going that direction now. Especially with how intrinsic She Who Thrists is to Aeldari in 40K. GW seem to pick and choose when they want their 2 worlds to have parallels or not.

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Except, well, Morathi. And that whole cult thing that had its own army list during the Storm of Retcons.
And whichever phoenix king faced off with a ginormous Keeper of Secrets in the Vortex.

And N'kari's constant hard on for trying to destroy Ulthuan and getting revenge on Tyrion and Teclis.

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

I take you never seen any hobby tied to automobiles. Or hell, high end PC gaming or whatever fad audio-idio-philes are chasing now.

In fact, unless you play something inane like full Krieg conscript army, I'd say with a bit of foresight and saving up for boxed sets of minis and paints, wargaming is really not that expensive, especially all smaller and skirmish variants...

 An Actual Englishman wrote:

 JohnnyHell wrote:
‘Stupid’ to release a faction people have been clamouring for since AoS launch?

I think not.

Really?

Do a lot of CSM players also take Daemons? Yes. Yes they do.

Have a lot of those players just spaffed all their money on the ton of new models, Vigilus Ablaze and the new codex? Yes. Yes they have.

A large subsection of the market they are aiming this release at are already saturated with previous releases.

Therefore - less sales.

If Chaos players blew their entire wad on the models without waiting for this month and section/category of releases to be over with. That's their fault. Not good planning considering on how much love Chaos has been getting because of Vigilus. Literally have 2 whole sections of Chaos to release still. Khorne was obviously going to be the last so it doesnt drown out the rest because of its popularity

 Irbis wrote:

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

I take you never seen any hobby tied to automobiles. Or hell, high end PC gaming or whatever fad audio-idio-philes are chasing now.

In fact, unless you play something inane like full Krieg conscript army, I'd say with a bit of foresight and saving up for boxed sets of minis and paints, wargaming is really not that expensive, especially all smaller and skirmish variants...

Yeah, the only reason 40k has this reputation as The Mostest Expensiver Hobby OMG is because people often compare it to adolescent hobbies that are either very cheap in individual installments but extremely expensive overall (Magic cards, comic books, etc) or where someone's parents very often pays the actually expensive part of the hobby (video games probably being the most common.)

If you are approaching hobbies as an adult, who has to buy their own PC, or mountain bike, or sports equipment, the buy in to 40k is a lot more comparable, and less expensive in a lot of cases.

at this point 40k is my only hobby that actively pays for itself. this'll be my second year spending only what I make through commission painting and reselling old miniatures.

 Irbis wrote:

 An Actual Englishman wrote:
I underestimate spending ability in one of the most expensive hobbies available?

I take you never seen any hobby tied to automobiles. Or hell, high end PC gaming or whatever fad audio-idio-philes are chasing now.

In fact, unless you play something inane like full Krieg conscript army, I'd say with a bit of foresight and saving up for boxed sets of minis and paints, wargaming is really not that expensive, especially all smaller and skirmish variants...

I would say it's expensive... in terms of table top type of hobbies. All of the updates in terms of rules, models, books, paints, terrain. Not to mention the capital to have to dedicate a space for it, because most armies take up quite a bit of room, once you get into more than 1.

generally after a god release 40k gets a related release in a month or two, fingers crossed for plastic noise Marines

As far as the “different bloodthirsters” thing goes, they’re pretty straight with us that Khorne has a military view, and there are 8 tiers of BTs. Each one has a name and a specific build. We get access to three tiers (8, 6, 3) in the forms of Unfettered, Insensate, and Wrath. The other gods aren’t as military focused, so we probably won’t see the same name options, but will still see multiple weapon options. This is one of those things that sets Khorne armies apart from the others.

On topic...HOLY gak, I GET MY SLAANESH TEASER!! WOOHOO!!!!