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2021/06/04 16:49:23
Subject: Re:TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
Gorgon's and Jabberslythes in the new trailer for The Silence and the Fury.
Lizardmen also got a winged serpent of some sort (only mentioned in the fluff of WHFB, if memory serves) and Troglodon. MIght be more, but I'm at work and can only briefly watch it.
edit: Was any of that stuff in the reveal trailer or patch notes? Sorry if none of the above is news, first I clearly saw any of it.
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
2021/07/01 14:53:56
Subject: TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
Coatl, special Chameleon shock infantry (with pre-charge explosive darts), feral Trogladons and Skin Oracles riding Trogladons.
Beastmen got Doombulls, Wargors, Tuskgor Chariots, Jabberslythes and Ghorgons (finally!).
Ogre Mercs are coming (they put out a teaser showing them from the belly down, standing amongst legions of Ungors), and the FLC Legendary Lord is a frickin' Dwarf!!!
So happy about that.
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
There will be two major parts of the free patch that lands with the DLC – updates for the Beastmen… and smaller but still significant changes to one more faction you’ll find out about tomorrow.
The Beastmen update will keep their destructive, horde nature but allow them to temporarily settle down in a region around a herdstone. This forms the central theme of Taurox’s campaign to appease Chaos, but all Beastmen factions will be able to interact with them. Once the land around a herdstone has been razed and harvested for all the slaughter it can offer, the Beastmen will move on, leaving true destruction in their wake.
The updates to 'one more faction' are likely dwarfs, given that they mention them getting 'big upgrades' just prior to that paragraph.
Efficiency is the highest virtue.
2021/07/01 16:48:16
Subject: Re:TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
Can't wait to play updated Beastmen. They are fun to play, but their mechanics have needed work.
Also, on FB they seemed to hint that one more Free Lord is coming, though I could be mistaken. edit: NVM, it says as much in the link.
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
2021/07/01 21:08:52
Subject: Re:TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
Other possibles could be Thorek Ironbrow or Alrik Ranulfsson.
Though out of all of the possibilities I'd put Alrik as the least likely, as he is probably the least known due to only appearing as a special character in the first 6th edition dwarf army book. He is the OG Shieldbearer lord though.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
2021/07/02 00:57:36
Subject: Re:TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
It's said that the pre-order race for a new game gets their budget from the marketing department, which can lead to a smaller and incomplete roster with limited playability (READ: Warriors of Chaos and Norsca).
Maybe, given that this new Lord Pack doesn't add all that many new units, they're using part of that DLC's budget to start work on the Ogres, meaning that the very basic Ogres don't have to come out of the pre-order race's budget. Sharing the load, so to speak.
I would enjoy having Malakai Makaisson in the game - has some interesting inventions and units in the Slayer army from Storm of Chaos.
I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
H.B.M.C. wrote: Maybe, given that this new Lord Pack doesn't add all that many new units, they're using part of that DLC's budget to start work on the Ogres, meaning that the very basic Ogres don't have to come out of the pre-order race's budget. Sharing the load, so to speak.
Quoting myself here as I might be right.
The Ogre Mercenaries have been revealed, and it's not units of Ogres. It's 5 different units.
OGRES FINALLY! I mean just mercs but I can work with that
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Commodus Leitdorf Paints all of the Things!! The Breaking of the Averholme: An AoS Adventure
"We have clearly reached the point where only rampant and unchecked stabbing can save us." -Black Mage
2021/07/02 11:46:43
Subject: TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
I for my part am looknig forward to the Beastmen rework the most. Horde style factions always did kinda suck in TW. And i hope that this way we will see finally a decent groundwork for them.
Also working beastmen not just pushover annoyances. Especially of concern are the finances in their regard...
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units." Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?" Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?" GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!" Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.
2021/07/02 12:06:17
Subject: TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Albeit i hope the general chaos warriors will also get a new look at.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/766717.page A Mostly Renegades and Heretics blog.
GW:"Space marines got too many options to balance, therefore we decided to legends HH units." Players: "why?!? Now we finally got decent plastic kits and you cut them?" Chaos marines players: "Since when are Daemonengines 30k models and why do i have NO droppods now?" GW" MONEY.... erm i meant TOO MANY OPTIONS (to resell your army to you again by disalowing former units)! Do you want specific tyranid fighiting Primaris? Even a new sabotage lieutnant!" Chaos players: Guess i stop playing or go to HH.
2021/07/02 12:41:39
Subject: TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
A new Dwarf Legendary Lord? I wonder who it will be. I mean as far as named Heroes go who in the Lore?
I mean I'd think it be Thorek Ironbrow but I imagine if he is going to be added he'd be in Warhammer 3. Could be Bugman? Or they could actually make Alrik Ranulfsson a Legendary Lord.
Only other one i can think of is making an Engineer Lord and use Burlok Damminson
Commodus Leitdorf Paints all of the Things!! The Breaking of the Averholme: An AoS Adventure
"We have clearly reached the point where only rampant and unchecked stabbing can save us." -Black Mage
2021/07/02 14:19:08
Subject: TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
Lorewise Bugman would probably be best fit by a special hero than a lord, with a unique skill chain that buffs rangers in battle and with an ability to summon a unit of Bugman's Rangers.
Or have him as a wandering horde-esque campaign if he was a lord.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
2021/07/02 14:38:12
Subject: Re:TW: Warhammer 2 'The Silence and the Fury' Jul 14 Final DLC!
It's Thorek Ironbrow. And lots of updates to Dwarfs as well - big updates to Engineers and Runesmiths. New Grudge system (unique for each LL). An entire new Rune crafting system. All the LLs got updates as well. Reorganised buildings as well.
Lots of runes that Runesmiths can cast (and even overcharge) during battles for various effects.
Doesn't use Winds of Magic, but has individual and global cool-downs, so a particular Rune may have a cool down, and there's an overall cool down before you can use any others that aren't on cool down as well.
