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JWBS wrote:
Are the Sanctioners direct only?

*clears throat*

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Here GW stores get the new Necromunda releases for the release weekend, and then they're gone - available through mail order, but not in store. Of course, that doesn't specifically make them "direct only", because stockists can continue to both order and keep Necromunda stock on shelves if they choose. And then there's this kit, which is specifically direct only, which is just odd.

How bizarre. I'll not be buying them then.

Bizarre indeed.

The more I look into the kit the less I like it too. I mean the leg design is just horrible.

JWBS wrote:
Are the Sanctioners direct only?

Yes, nobody knows why exactly, but they are.

JWBS wrote:
How bizarre. I'll not be buying them then.

You don't have any stores that can get direct stuff in?

I have two that offer 5% off for direct only - not a lot, but at least it's something. And, for some reason, my regular pre-order store (that does 25% off pre-orders) was able to get this, for 20% off rather than 25%. I can't explain how/why.

 NAVARRO wrote:
Bizarre indeed.

The more I look into the kit the less I like it too. I mean the leg design is just horrible.

The ambot kit came with enough spare legs that I can fix it should it be an issue.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

JWBS wrote:
How bizarre. I'll not be buying them then.

You don't have any stores that can get direct stuff in?

I have two that offer 5% off for direct only - not a lot, but at least it's something. And, for some reason, my regular pre-order store (that does 25% off pre-orders) was able to get this, for 20% off rather than 25%. I can't explain how/why.

No, one that I use gets 10% for direct stuff but they don't have this release. I've not bought direct only stuff sine =][= 54 days and plan to never again. Even if I spend the £30 on something else GW related, at least it's not money going into their direct only column. In reality, I do want these and they're now on my list of stuff that I want but haven't yet bought, but the direct-only status means they're on the bottom of the list, which effectively means I'll never buy them.

JWBS wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

JWBS wrote:
How bizarre. I'll not be buying them then.

You don't have any stores that can get direct stuff in?

I have two that offer 5% off for direct only - not a lot, but at least it's something. And, for some reason, my regular pre-order store (that does 25% off pre-orders) was able to get this, for 20% off rather than 25%. I can't explain how/why.

No, one that I use gets 10% for direct stuff but they don't have this release. I've not bought direct only stuff sine =][= 54 days and plan to never again. Even if I spend the £30 on something else GW related, at least it's not money going into their direct only column. In reality, I do want these and they're now on my list of stuff that I want but haven't yet bought, but the direct-only status means they're on the bottom of the list, which effectively means I'll never buy them.

Dark sphere have them 20% off. I haven’t bothered going through other online stores but I’m guessing they all will?

Aha. Thanks, they didn't have them yesterday (I checked four sites then stopped looking). Might be an error but I'll try an order.

As a short addendum to our discussion about packaging etc., apparently GW has changed their 'misc' packaging from the white boxes with coloured logos to a new black-and-white/greyscale design:

Image taken from: https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/378255-geedub-replacing-miscellaneous-white-boxes/ , original source is apparently on Discord somewhere.

Yeah, my MTO Archaon came in the new box a few weeks ago, I wrongly assumed that it was old news by now.


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Danny76 wrote:

JWBS wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

JWBS wrote:
How bizarre. I'll not be buying them then.

You don't have any stores that can get direct stuff in?

I have two that offer 5% off for direct only - not a lot, but at least it's something. And, for some reason, my regular pre-order store (that does 25% off pre-orders) was able to get this, for 20% off rather than 25%. I can't explain how/why.

No, one that I use gets 10% for direct stuff but they don't have this release. I've not bought direct only stuff sine =][= 54 days and plan to never again. Even if I spend the £30 on something else GW related, at least it's not money going into their direct only column. In reality, I do want these and they're now on my list of stuff that I want but haven't yet bought, but the direct-only status means they're on the bottom of the list, which effectively means I'll never buy them.

Dark sphere have them 20% off. I haven’t bothered going through other online stores but I’m guessing they all will?

They are 10% off at Darksphere now, are you sure that they were 20%?

Funny side-note on the sanctioner, it has some weapon options that includes Limited ammo. Now the thing about Brutes in general are that they buy their stuff permanently when recruited, no going back or adding stuff later. This one however can actually lose the stuff it started with.

Baxx wrote:
Funny side-note on the sanctioner, it has some weapon options that includes Limited ammo. Now the thing about Brutes in general are that they buy their stuff permanently when recruited, no going back or adding stuff later. This one however can actually lose the stuff it started with.

This is something that'll either get FAQ'd to Scarce, or house ruled to it instead, as its just plain silly else.

Necromunda Apocrypha – Beseech the World Spirits with your Ash Wastes Nomads

beast_gts wrote:
Necromunda Apocrypha – Beseech the World Spirits with your Ash Wastes Nomads

Some nice, flavourful little boosts for Nomads there. Doesn't necessarily mitigate all their other restrictions but those abilities are generally just decent to actually good.

I just realised something…

Anyone remember the Ash Wastes Roadmap?



We are due a new boxset next if this is still the schedule. Three books have been released; book of the outlander, and the two Aranthian Succession books.

Of course, if they are still on this schedule and development hasn’t changed.

It would be funny if the rumoured Kill Team crashed spaceship terrain was actually for Necromunda... :-)

beast_gts wrote:
It would be funny if the rumoured Kill Team crashed spaceship terrain was actually for Necromunda... :-)

I could see it. I’m thinking it will be Delaque vs van Saar with both their vehicles released in a box.

Though, if it is a follow up to the Aranthian Succession books, it might be something a little bit more exotic. The Vaults of Temenos set up some very interesting plotlines.

 Segersgia wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
It would be funny if the rumoured Kill Team crashed spaceship terrain was actually for Necromunda... :-)

I could see it. I’m thinking it will be Delaque vs van Saar with both their vehicles released in a box.

Though, if it is a follow up to the Aranthian Succession books, it might be something a little bit more exotic. The Vaults of Temenos set up some very interesting plotlines.

There was that free pdf a while ago that had a very detailled description of a weird Van Saar vehicle, an octopus-style submarine-thing with attack pods in tentacles and whatever, that did not exactly sound like they were pulling that from their imagination.

Tsagualsa wrote:

 Segersgia wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
It would be funny if the rumoured Kill Team crashed spaceship terrain was actually for Necromunda... :-)

I could see it. I’m thinking it will be Delaque vs van Saar with both their vehicles released in a box.

Though, if it is a follow up to the Aranthian Succession books, it might be something a little bit more exotic. The Vaults of Temenos set up some very interesting plotlines.

There was that free pdf a while ago that had a very detailled description of a weird Van Saar vehicle, an octopus-style submarine-thing with attack pods in tentacles and whatever, that did not exactly sound like they were pulling that from their imagination.

That was a Delaque vehicle, IIRC. It could be cool, but it sounded more like something in the Ridgehauler Cargo-8 class, than the light vehicles the other gangs have. Although, could be incoming Delaque mini-hover squids?

 SgtEeveell wrote:

Tsagualsa wrote:

 Segersgia wrote:

beast_gts wrote:
It would be funny if the rumoured Kill Team crashed spaceship terrain was actually for Necromunda... :-)

I could see it. I’m thinking it will be Delaque vs van Saar with both their vehicles released in a box.

Though, if it is a follow up to the Aranthian Succession books, it might be something a little bit more exotic. The Vaults of Temenos set up some very interesting plotlines.

There was that free pdf a while ago that had a very detailled description of a weird Van Saar vehicle, an octopus-style submarine-thing with attack pods in tentacles and whatever, that did not exactly sound like they were pulling that from their imagination.

That was a Delaque vehicle, IIRC. It could be cool, but it sounded more like something in the Ridgehauler Cargo-8 class, than the light vehicles the other gangs have. Although, could be incoming Delaque mini-hover squids?

Yeah, of course, it was Delaque, brainfart on my part The Van Saar had some sort of grav-cutter in the same story.

Van Saar NEED to have the RT deodorant tank as their vehicle.

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Van Saar NEED to have the RT deodorant tank as their vehicle.

Agreed. And it's easy to see it happen, the FW Custodes already have one take on it, downgrade that and stick some bits on it and you're good to go. There's also a smashing concept for it on B&C that they could adapt almost 1:1

And with the nostalgia trip releases have been giving us lately, its certainly something they would be silly not yo lend a nod to at the very least.

That's a great call on the grav tank....

I think I'm going to get one, just for the Ash Waste play...

A good time to dust off some land speeders from the old days and scuff them up, too...

Weirdly enough, I don't see the Van Saar with a Grav-vehicle, but it is an obvious choice.

I'm expecting the design team wants every gang to have their "go-to" vehicle type. We got a Buggy for Orlock, a tracked motorsled for Goliath, a Grav-bike for Escher, and a Sentinel walker for Cawdor. I could see them going for a wheeled bike for one gang, and perhaps a normal car for the other.

Looking past the main six, there are a bunch of options. A Repressor equivalent for the Enforcers, a trike for the Squats, a bigger animal for the Nomads, and way more...

Pulpitek, Khorne Doomwheel, Aircars, Groundcars, Quads, Genestealer Limos... I'm overthinking this and wishlisting now.

 Segersgia wrote:
Weirdly enough, I don't see the Van Saar with a Grav-vehicle, but it is an obvious choice.

I'm expecting the design team wants every gang to have their "go-to" vehicle type. We got a Buggy for Orlock, a tracked motorsled for Goliath, a Grav-bike for Escher, and a Sentinel walker for Cawdor. I could see them going for a wheeled bike for one gang, and perhaps a normal car for the other.

Looking past the main six, there are a bunch of options. A Repressor equivalent for the Enforcers, a trike for the Squats, a bigger animal for the Nomads, and way more...

Pulpitek, Khorne Doomwheel, Aircars, Groundcars, Quads, Genestealer Limos... I'm overthinking this and wishlisting now.

Aren't we both

If you gave me a small studio, a hall to do production in and the go for running kickstarters, i could churn out 4 books per year for Necromunda and kits galore for about half a decade before i'd have to reach for material, but alas, it's a sad drip-feed for now. In my opinion, GW is leaving a lot of money on the table, and should have something like a 'Venture Capital/ risk-taking division' that does more small games and stuff like this, including modern-era modes of distribution and financing like e.g. Kickstarters and such, but that's so completely alien to their thinking that it probably will never happen, or at least not in the coming years.

Segersgia wrote:
Looking past the main six, there are a bunch of options. A Repressor equivalent for the Enforcers, a trike for the Squats, a bigger animal for the Nomads, and way more...

Since the Enforcers are Judge Dredd lite anyway, I'm using the Space Marine Scout bikes, lightly converted. Now I just have to paint them.

I've been considering using the Hernkyn Pioneers as Squats, but the riders don't really fit the style of the other Ironheads.

I could see a 3rd party doing a "Totally not a Dune Sandworm" ginormous caterpillar or centipede for the Nomads big vehicle.

With the Outland Beastmaster up for preorder next week does that mean we're all caught up on Necromunda releases?

zombie_sky_diver wrote:
With the Outland Beastmaster up for preorder next week does that mean we're all caught up on Necromunda releases?

Nope - Necromunda Missing Miniatures Tracker.