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Belthanos wrote:
D) abilities allowing moving will be golden.

The hallmark of a good system, imho!

It's been interesting to see the general praise both the core game and spearhead have been getting. Quite a nice change really.

We're having a small Spearhead event tonight, will report back.

Will be nice to hear.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
We're having a small Spearhead event tonight, will report back.

Will Gitz be there? I am interested how their box is performing.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
We're having a small Spearhead event tonight, will report back.

Will Gitz be there? I am interested how their box is performing.

Yes I will be on Gitz

Skaven are winning so far https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/19/the-slaughter-at-hel-crown-the-first-results-are-in/

Do you think that's a shock, or is it what you expected?

 Dysartes wrote:
Do you think that's a shock, or is it what you expected?

Expected, as Skaven were mostly an ancient range, and Stormcast are not SM in their popularity.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Do you think that's a shock, or is it what you expected?

Expected, as Skaven were mostly an ancient range, and Stormcast are not SM in their popularity.

Weirdly, despite having actual plot armor, Stormcast don't get the same plot armor treatment that Marines enjoy. I also wonder if the Skaven are enjoying the same effect Order did during the Strom of Chaos, and everyone's just piling on against the good guys.

Space Marines are the result of the market taking up the lead of popularity and GW following. Stormcast were the opposite, kind of trying to copy the marketing but the community didn't follow the lead.


Marines are not something you can easily create even with the right marketing behind them. They are a unique enigma in the market almost.

It also helps that Marines have 40odd years behind them - stormcast are still newbies. They also had a TERRIBLE launch into the market which for many means that AoS didn't really start until 2nd edition. So its such a new game.

stormcast are no space marines, but i don't think that means they're as unpopular as people like to make them out to be, either. don't forget, tyranids beat space marines when 40k did this same campaign last year

They're still up there, if not the most popular army in the game.

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
stormcast are no space marines, but i don't think that means they're as unpopular as people like to make them out to be, either. don't forget, tyranids beat space marines when 40k did this same campaign last year

Oh true SC are not hated save for them taking a lions share of release slots. And honestly with this last round I don't think many others even feel jealous since SC lost a bunch of honestly very good models after only 3 years very recently. Everyone expected Skaven to lose things, but no one expected SC to lose models. Even if some are replaced its still a bit of a shock.

Imagine if next 40k edition they said, Blood Angels will be removed.

They could have a plan for the beastmen and savage orcs outside AoS but sacrosanct are pretty much gone.

It's all good their game their toys I guess.

This does not stop me from having loads of fun with my minis, its just really poor excuses and poor form to dispose 3years models like this, and expect that I will go back for more.

To be fair of all of the Skaventide box I only marginally like exactly 1 model and even that one will not be on my to buy list. So yeah you can burn bridges but that will only affect someone who actually wants to go to the other side.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Do you think that's a shock, or is it what you expected?

Expected, as Skaven were mostly an ancient range, and Stormcast are not SM in their popularity.

Well even Space Marines aren't Space Marines, since Space Marines lost an identical campaign last year.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Do you think that's a shock, or is it what you expected?

Expected, as Skaven were mostly an ancient range, and Stormcast are not SM in their popularity.

Well even Space Marines aren't Space Marines, since Space Marines lost an identical campaign last year.

I'm fairly certain even many Marine players wanted to see what was coming for Tyranids before their inevitable releases that would be mostly new versions of discontinued models. Would be very surprised if that wasn't the case here, too.

Spearhead first impressions

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Will be nice to hear.

Someone ran late, so there were only 3 games.

I played Gitz vs Maggotkin, great game, spent most of it about 2 VP behind and farmed underdog bonuses all 4 rounds, in the last round I had a cunning plan that would slingshot me 1 VP over what my opponent could achieve but I forgot it half way and moved a unit off a wall into an unnecessary melee, which resulted in me losing 19 to 20 VP. So a tense game throughout, very dynamic, between my fast squigs and Nurgle deep striking half his stuff, literally each of the 5 objectives swapped hands at least once. The positioning game that Light of the Bad Moon forces on the Gitz player is also much more enjoyable on the smaller table.

Other table saw two games of Stormcast vs Cities, which I couldn't watch but they ended 1 : 1 and were also happy. We are all excited to play both game modes.

10/10 with caveats (like, you just have to accept the abstract scoring of standing in circles, but the mechanics of it are done really well)

Well you're not one to exactly pull your punches if you don't like something, so that's all very positive to hear.

Might pick up the Sons of Behemat 3 Mancrusher Gargant box at my local shop and do the Wallsmasher Stomp for Spearhead.

Which might be related to having a ton of fun with painting a Warstomper Mega-Gargant this week… must resist.

My hoarder FLGS manager did not disappoint, he still had a Trugg's Great Troggherd battalion, so that was an easy 700 points of really good Gitz units with a deep discount. 2000 pts game soon...

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Skaven are winning so far https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/19/the-slaughter-at-hel-crown-the-first-results-are-in/

Good for all the Skaven fans who've been waiting for their due model overhaul, if the trend continues.

Personally I'm looking forward to the Sigmarines, though.

 Geifer wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Skaven are winning so far https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/19/the-slaughter-at-hel-crown-the-first-results-are-in/

Good for all the Skaven fans who've been waiting for their due model overhaul, if the trend continues.

Personally I'm looking forward to the Sigmarines, though.

Not that it matters much. You get to see them 1st. Nice. Doesn't get either way them to your hands faster

Which is why I'm amused when people say gw fakes result. What does gw scare do they show video A or B 1st.

Now if prize was "winner gets army released 1st" gw would have vested interest in faking result.

Starter sets and paraphenalia next week:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/21/sunday-preview-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-starter-sets-arrive/

Ninjad

I'm getting a "site has redirected you too many times" error - what's actually in the preview?

It's the 3 starter sets and the paint sets.

Ah, can see the page now...

Okay, not feeling the edition but that cover art for the Magazine is saturday-morning-anime awesome...

Stormcasts: "By the power of Sigmar we will ROCK YOU!!!"

Skaven: "Grrrrrr! Clanrats - SSSSSSSTOP TTTTTHEM!!!"

...and those two models are at least going to be a diorama.

I'm just curious to see the clipper-free sprues on the Intro set and magazine.

And next edition they'll make them assemble-free...