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Slight amusement that Ogres and Goblins have the same model count.

That's really weird. I thought I miscounted, then I assumed it was just missing from the picture, then I saw the model count on the box. Super weird.

 LunarSol wrote:
That's really weird. I thought I miscounted, then I assumed it was just missing from the picture, then I saw the model count on the box. Super weird.

Box cover guy gonna get flogged for sure.

The promo image for the marines shows 9 Reivers, box art shows 10 and contents says 10. I'd just go by the contents, because if they do provide less than the number of models listed, GW will give you additional models up to what is listed in the contents, as they did with the Imperial Fist supremacy force a few years back (contents listed 10 Hellblasters upon initial release, box shipped with 5, anyone who bought before contents list was updated was compensated with 5 extra Hellblasters).

The Marines one is probably good value, but Reivers are poop on a stick as far as in-game usefulness so I'll most likely pass on that one. The Guard one, on the other hand, I might just pick up as my homemade Knightly House's Household Guard could use some reinforcements. I need more basic Guardsmen, I could use some HWTs that aren't Mortars, I need Wyverns, I need the special weapons from the Command Squad, and I could use a few Sentinels, so getting a little bit of each of those is all win for me. The Chimera could come in handy for something too, I'm sure.

The Tzeentch one looks really good. And I didn't even notice the gaunt summoner. The LoC kinda steals the spotlight

Obi-Wan; "If you ever wanted to play Troggoth Slayers - now is the time."

Nice sets if its a faction one is interested in, but a little disappointed in the Tyranid set as I've been looking for an excuse to purchase a Carnifex in a bundle.

Even though I'm not a fan of the faction, that Chaos Marine set looks fantastic with the updated kits. Not so keen about them using obsidius mallex as the Chaos Lord...but hey ho...he IS a Chaos Lord! Its legit! .

LOL, if the price is decent I might have a laugh with the Fungal Loonhorde set...

 Arbitrator wrote:
Echoing the guess for Ossiarchs and Sigmarines for AoS. Maybe Nurgle if they do a Chaos box.

Well, I was completely and totally wrong.

You and me both. I give up, no more reading tea leaves for me.

Tau get another battleforce???

Kinda annoying when it seems 3 of the 6 slots are always given to the exact same factions...

After not picking up any battleforces last year and not thinking I'd be interested this year that Tzeentch set has hit me for six! Yes please! Lots of cool looking culty, stabby little oiks with a Lord of Change as a centrepiece is a really nice touch.

(Similarly, 14 squigs or not the Troll set looks ace as well.)

The only thing that struck me with the 40k sets, other than how uninspired they were (for my tastes ofc!) is how dog tired the Imperial Guard kits are looking these days... vehicles are easy to sort out with adding tools, camo netting etc so not so bad but those infantry kits... yikes! Fingers firmly crossed for a fun Catachan release next year to go with those one off, special release, limited characters... waitaminute!

Jacob29 wrote:
Tau get another battleforce???

Kinda annoying when it seems 3 of the 6 slots are always given to the exact same factions...

Caught myself thinking the same thing regarding Tau but I'm guilty of buing a set from 3 or 4 years ago as a starting point for my own Tau collection so I can't say much, but previous sets were more exciting than this one imo.

That Tzeentch box looks awesome. If it’s 200 or less, that’s a steal. I do have a start collecting Slaves to Darkness laying around that I could probably pair up with it.....

Every single year there is a Tau Battleforce.

Every single time I miss them out because I almost ran out of money by this time of year, especially this one.

Just kill me already.

Jacob29 wrote:
Tau get another battleforce???

Kinda annoying when it seems 3 of the 6 slots are always given to the exact same factions...

Either the battleforces sell consistently or they have overstock consistently.

My fault about the IG one. Thats some great value - you're right.

I'll pick that up since I already have 1 hydra and 1 chimera and thats NOT ENOUGH for a list

That sad part about the Imperial Guard one is I want to start a Catachan army but its always Cadian. Wish there was a work around with the troops.

People have enough marines and don't want to buy this? Say whaaat!? Colour me surprised :p

Now imagine telling them they need to buy it to demonstrate to GW they support the faction

If I was going to buy one the Tzeentch one looks the most value. I'm guessing they would all be priced the same.
For 40k the nid one looks decent.

Alas I don't really want/need any of these :(

ballzonya wrote:
That sad part about the Imperial Guard one is I want to start a Catachan army but its always Cadian. Wish there was a work around with the troops.

The Catachan Defence Force is still available.

No Hydra or Sentinel, instead a Leman Russ. And it's available now and has been for going on 5-6 years or so.

 Argive wrote:
If I was going to buy one the Tzeentch one looks the most value. I'm guessing they would all be priced the same.
For 40k the nid one looks decent.

Alas I don't really want/need any of these :(

At least last year prices weren't all same.

MMMMMM, that Gloomspite Gitz box is extremely tempting for me, given that I recently finished painting and basing my Ironjawz army over the course of the summer. Must resist....THE GOBBOS

tneva82 wrote:

 Argive wrote:
If I was going to buy one the Tzeentch one looks the most value. I'm guessing they would all be priced the same.
For 40k the nid one looks decent.

Alas I don't really want/need any of these :(

At least last year prices weren't all same.

Were they not ?
I got the Eldar one couple of months after (wish i got 2 lol...)

The marine one is decent, but I love phobos marines. I just dont think i need that many more. I will probably just opt for the BA combat patrol.
I also don't mind reivers...cheap enough to be doing actions while other stuff is killy

Tzeentch box....

I may have to pick one up, if the price is sane, and I don't even want to play AOS........

Blastaar wrote:
Tzeentch box....

I may have to pick one up, if the price is sane, and I don't even want to play AOS........

Well that gets you　halfway to 2k army so...time to start?

 bullyboy wrote:
The marine one is decent, but I love phobos marines. I just dont think i need that many more. I will probably just opt for the B combat patrol.
I also don't mind reivers...cheap enough to be doing actions while other stuff is killy

I get that they are going for a theme, with the phobos infiltration thing. But we still have the SC: Vanguard, and Shadowspear that it came from wasn’t that long ago. So it feels like we’ve already done this box, at least from the infantry POV.

I think a lot of marine players wouldn’t mind a few phobos guys to spice up their lists, but they probably already have them. And probably don’t need this many. I think swapping half the guys for an intercessor squad would have made the box a lot more appealing and flexible, at the cost of the tight theme.

So...is the Guard one literally just a Cadian Defense Force, a box set they have had around since before I started playing, with the Russ swapped out for a Hydra and Sentinel? I guess I'd just rather see more variety there, though I suppose we should just call it lucky that they don't try to shove that Commissar kit into yet another box set...

Several of these sets seem mildly interesting, until I see something that just pulls me away and says "nope". Like the Chaos Marine box is nice, then I see those hideous Terminator sculpts and just wonder how given that these are brand new kits, why couldn't they have fixed the proportions so their arms aren't sticking out of their ears still? I like the entire Ogre box set, then I see the Giant in it and can only think that I'd rather the box be cheaper with no Giant, or to just have the Giant taken out and more Ogres put in.

Tau one looks fairly interesting, its nice to see their vehicles given a little love now and then, and the Nids looks halfway decent considering Hive Guard and Exocrine aren't normally in discount boxes.

Still, no Sisters, so hard pass for me.

To be fair with that marine box, you could very easily build the Reivers as incursors or infiltrators with the extra heads, antennae, and scopes.

It’s really not a bad set when you look at it that way, as they’re now all good useful units.

Quasistellar wrote:
To be fair with that marine box, you could very easily build the Reivers as incursors or infiltrators with the extra heads, antennae, and scopes.

It’s really not a bad set when you look at it that way, as they’re now all good useful units.

That’s fair, although it might be rough to stretch everything out to cover all the reiver bodies. Although if one of them is still using a reiver bolt carbine, and not one of the fancy infiltrator/other guys one, but is mixed in with the squad with the right helmet and backpack, you probably won’t notice.

Jesus GW, figure it out. If you want people to buy reivers make them worth taking.

Justyn wrote:
Jesus GW, figure it out. If you want people to buy reivers make them worth taking.

Or just make us buy them in EVERY bundle box.

How many do they show up in? It’s a shockingly high percentage.

But it would not take a whole lot to make them more viable, rules wise. But they would have to actually do something.