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cody.d. wrote:
Well it seems that the base datasheets for armies will be free. (can't remember where I saw that, i think in one of the community posts.)

So it does stand to reason that forgeworld stuff would as well. Which I'm keen for.

Indeed on the community post.
I hope FW stuff wil be released too as well.

At least some FW stuff will be covered for sure. For example, the Tyranid datasheet pack says it's 68 cards, but there are only around 40 unit entries in the codex. That leaves plenty of room for their 9 FW units and maybe even some of the old index stuff like Shrikes.

Of course it is possible that some unit entries have been rejigged to bump those numbers up; i.e. walking & flying Hive Tyrants are now separate units.

the extistance of a article for titans implies that some forge world stuff will assuradly be supported

Like they're going to do a new Apoc and not include FW stuff.

C'mon...

If the Imperial Knight box included a regular Knight or the Knight Preceptor kit, I would be much more likely to get it. As it stands, none of the boxes really appeal to me. I don't need more Primaris (at least not the items in that box). I don't need another Knight Castellan. I have not a clue what I would do with six more Kastellan Robots (I would have eight of them) and another stupid Techpriest Dominus (I have four already...).

I might pick up that Chaos Space Marines box though. It seems like a great way to start that army. Or maybe the Necrons box to go with my Forgebane stuff. I dunno. I could just do the responsible thing and buy nothing.

Im just hoping the datahseets for this game buff Stompas.
Two of them still sitting on the shelf :(

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Like they're going to do a new Apoc and not include FW stuff.

C'mon...

Well I hope they not only release the stuff FW is actually selling now, since most of the
models I want to use are now OOP.
That's my point.

I think we can probably expect a fair few Forgeworld Superheavy bundles for Apocalypse (Thunderstrike Squadron, Hellraker Battery, etc)

 Elbows wrote:
The Duncan Knight video made me laugh.

He shows off 8-10 Knights, etc...and then says he needs to grab a bunch more to flesh out the army for Apocalypse. Of course he gets a discount if not damn-near-free...but the idea of "yeah just need to pick up another handful of $140 kits..." shows where this hobby is and how obsessed some people are with throwing cash at something like Apocalypse.

That's just insanity. I'll be more than happy to watch from the sidelines though!

It's even funnier if you actually look closely, he is using the big, expensive FW knights as standard, squatty ones if loadout is any indication. There is having too much money, and there is just saying 'feth it' and burning extra dose just because

Pfft its not silly money until he's got Two Warlords!

 Overread wrote:
Pfft its not silly money until he's got Two Warlords!

Alternatively; https://imgur.com/5WNoA7q

 Irbis wrote:

 Elbows wrote:
The Duncan Knight video made me laugh.

He shows off 8-10 Knights, etc...and then says he needs to grab a bunch more to flesh out the army for Apocalypse. Of course he gets a discount if not damn-near-free...but the idea of "yeah just need to pick up another handful of $140 kits..." shows where this hobby is and how obsessed some people are with throwing cash at something like Apocalypse.

That's just insanity. I'll be more than happy to watch from the sidelines though!

It's even funnier if you actually look closely, he is using the big, expensive FW knights as standard, squatty ones if loadout is any indication. There is having too much money, and there is just saying 'feth it' and burning extra dose just because

They aren't standard ones but converted custom ones. Surprising for tournament playes but house rules are a thing

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Like they're going to do a new Apoc and not include FW stuff.

C'mon...

£10 says my Ordinatus won't get rules :(

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Like they're going to do a new Apoc and not include FW stuff.

C'mon...

£10 says my Ordinatus won't get rules :(

Ask them on Fb

 xttz wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Pfft its not silly money until he's got Two Warlords!

Alternatively; https://imgur.com/5WNoA7q

4 Warlods?

My gods that's a huge army!!

Well, he can afford a mansion and all those models, but has no cash left over for furniture, it seems.

Even if GW/FW doesn't make them I'm sure there will be fan datasheets that don't suck that you can use for some things. I built a Leviathan based on an original apocalyse datasheet from (I think) BOLS.

Alternatively; https://imgur.com/5WNoA7q

Ye Gods. That is beyond awesome.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/06/19/apocalypse-faction-focus-orksgw-homepage-post-4/

Orks are up

 Necros wrote:
Even if GW/FW doesn't make them I'm sure there will be fan datasheets that don't suck that you can use for some things. I built a Leviathan based on an original apocalyse datasheet from (I think) BOLS.

Not to derail the thread, but that Leviathan is freakin' AWESOME

 Overread wrote:

 xttz wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Pfft its not silly money until he's got Two Warlords!

Alternatively; https://imgur.com/5WNoA7q

4 Warlods?

My gods that's a huge army!!

I saw this the other day. Not actually one guy's personal army, though that doesn't make it any less impressive! It's from a commission painter that borrowed back all the imperium stuff they've painted over the last four or so years and added it to their own models, I think just for the photo opportunity. There's a lot more high Res photos on their website, but I don't have the link to hand.

 Bellerophon wrote:

 Overread wrote:

 xttz wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Pfft its not silly money until he's got Two Warlords!

Alternatively; https://imgur.com/5WNoA7q

4 Warlods?

My gods that's a huge army!!

I saw this the other day. Not actually one guy's personal army, though that doesn't make it any less impressive! It's from a commission painter that borrowed back all the imperium stuff they've painted over the last four or so years and added it to their own models, I think just for the photo opportunity. There's a lot more high Res photos on their website, but I don't have the link to hand.

It's from http://www.senseiswag.com/

Next article is up, and talks about damage & command asset cards:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/06/19/prepare-for-the-apocalypse-part-3gw-homepage-post-1/

Clear difference to blast markers in old games. But not unexpected working based oe previous tidbits

Damage is intriguing.

I also see I was wrong in an earlier assumption that SAP/SAT combined the roll to hit and roll to wound.

I don't know if I like a second small blast marker turning into a large one. Seems like they could have done something more interesting with a distinction between getting a lot of weak hits on a unit and getting stronger hits. Like lots of small arms fire should require many saves but a better chance of making them, right?

Deck building. Not a word I particularly enjoy reading.

It'll be interesting to see how the game is received at my local store. Can't remember the last time I saw 40k played there.

 Mr Morden wrote:
I am actually pleasently shocked that Sisters got a faction link

From pages back, but worth quoting. Makes you realize that we are less than six months away from the release of plastic Sisters (Emperor willing ). What a time to be alive.

Even if the rules will only cover what's available in metal now, with the hope that Apocalypse sticks around long enough to update the datasheets towards the end of the year.

Not sure im a fan of the randomness of having a card deck in that fashion [draw X amount etc]. I would rather the cards be used the same way as stradgems [can use whichever one whenever] and then maybe limit the amount you can use per turn / phase or similar.

 Albino Squirrel wrote:
I don't know if I like a second small blast marker turning into a large one. Seems like they could have done something more interesting with a distinction between getting a lot of weak hits on a unit and getting stronger hits. Like lots of small arms fire should require many saves but a better chance of making them, right?

Yeah, I see where you’re coming from but also I see where having so many blast marker tokens hanging around would be messy. Maybe increase the number to five so you can take four Bolter hits before your unit starts getting its armour compromised (also as an homage to Epic: Armageddon). But keep Destroyer as just outright placing a large BM.

 FEARtheMoose wrote:
Not sure im a fan of the randomness of having a card deck in that fashion [draw X amount etc]. I would rather the cards be used the same way as stradgems [can use whichever one whenever] and then maybe limit the amount you can use per turn / phase or similar.

Randomizing is probably the only way to avoid the problem stratagems have. There's a handful of good ones, and they have a strict hierarchy of use. Even if you limit it to one use only, you know exactly which one your opponent will play first, which one second, and so on. It gets dull with time.

Plus, GW loves hero-centric armies. Giving you more cards to play if you bring more characters fits with that design ethos.