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2024/10/16 09:04:15
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Stonecold Gimster
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twoseventwo wrote:Seems to me that the Votann brief was "update these little 1980s dorks and make them cool" while the Squat one was "update these little 1980s dorks but keep them dorky".
Or vice versa depending on your opinion.
If the Votann had looked more like the Necro squats, with those bikes and not the little space lego vans, I'd have another army to be painting up.
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Currently most played: Silent Death, Mars Code Aurora, Battletech and currently trying Warcrow and Infinity. |
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2024/10/16 09:27:03
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Primered White
London
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"Dorky" wasn't meant in a negative sense. There is nothing necessarily wrong with a dorky miniature. I don't really rate either range but the Squats are preferable. But there is a definite (and only slightly successful) attempt to grimdarkify the Space Dwarves concept with the Votann while the Squats are like, "yeah, this is kind of daft and cute, let's roll with it. Put in some adorable little robots too".
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2024/10/16 09:36:24
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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One wonders if the Ironhead Squats are based on concept work originally done for Leagues of Votann.
We’ve seen similar recycling and repurposing in the past (Kroot pitched as an independent army, losing out to and being rolled into the Tau). And it would make sense.
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2024/10/16 15:07:13
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Utilizing Careful Highlighting
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twoseventwo wrote:Seems to me that the Votann brief was "update these little 1980s dorks and make them cool" while the Squat one was "update these little 1980s dorks but keep them dorky".
My take is more, "Make the 1980's dorks tacticool for current 40K and let's throw a bone to nostalgic grognards for Necromunda since it's less of an investment".
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2024/10/16 16:24:21
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Charging Wild Rider
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Still nice to have both options; the Votann leave me completely cold, but the Necromunda flavour of Space Dwarf seems much more interesting and characterful (and I have no nostalgia for the old ones as such).
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2024/10/16 17:48:18
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I think the design philosophy was in the ballpark of "We want to be able to experiment with the LoV, and make them distinct from other factions, but we also know that not everyone is going to like this, so Ironhead Squats will keep those preferring the older style of Squats happy."
I think they managed a best of both worlds, with a faction tied to the Imperium being more in line with the old rogue trader stuff, while also having a complete new faction that they can play with, that also feels distinct to all the other factions.
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2024/10/16 18:30:11
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I don't know if its more old and new style and more that the 40K Team lean more into the sci-fi techno side of things whilst the Necromunda are leaning more into the rustic "space miner/cowboy/survivor" end.
So you see lots of elements being shared, but the Necro side just has that hint of more of an older style to them.
It's likely in part because everything in Necromunda has that element, whilst in 40K the factions are much more distinct and the Genestealer Cults already has the whole cowboy/miner/rustic element as their whole theme.
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2024/10/16 20:57:11
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Foxy Wildborne
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Neither is great but I do vastly prefer the Munda squats. Honestly Mantic's are probably still the best.
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2024/10/16 23:15:19
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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lord_blackfang wrote:Neither is great but I do vastly prefer the Munda squats. Honestly Mantic's are probably still the best.
I also like the Mantic ones, but their terminator armour designs look a little too like the votann ones for me to believe in coincidence. I'm more than happy to blame GW for copying, but I actually think they were sitting on designs for ages before mantic started so they ran with it.
I am also somewhat preferring the Necro designs over votann. Although I think maybe a fusion of the two would look better than either.
I prefer the votann helmets over the necro (but the Mantic ones are better than both), but I don't like the weird ablative armour additions they have on their exo suits vehicles etc.
The necro exo suits look better to me, as do the vehicular designs.
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2024/10/20 17:24:11
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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More Ironhead Prospector stuff getting revealed tomorrow - fingers crossed for the laager!
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2024/10/20 17:40:09
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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twoseventwo wrote:Seems to me that the Votann brief was "update these little 1980s dorks and make them cool" while the Squat one was "update these little 1980s dorks but keep them dorky".
I think you've got that backwards
My problem with the Legation of Voltaire, besides the eminently trademarkable name, is the League of Voltron has a cool 'NASA Punk' 70s space travel look, but then they throw in these Norse bits for no reason, it's just jarring. Personally I prefer the Necro Squats but honestly the AoS Sky Dwarves are the best of them. That is is a cool concept.
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2024/10/20 21:28:39
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Fixture of Dakka
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Just a shame about the game/setting it shows up in.
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2021-4 Plog - Here we go again... - my fifth attempt at a Dakka PLOG
My Pile of Potential - updates ongoing...
Gamgee on Tau Players wrote:we all kill cats and sell our own families to the devil and eat live puppies.
Kanluwen wrote:This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote:You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling. - No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something... |
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2024/10/21 08:21:08
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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Use them anywhere you want.
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2024/10/21 08:38:01
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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Oooh, just remembered we’re to expect another Squat reveal today.
Any guesses?
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2024/10/21 12:54:19
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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'Copters?
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2024/10/21 14:01:34
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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Bewk!
Bitz!
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2024/10/21 14:13:53
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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[DCM]
Moustache-twirling Princeps
Gone-to-ground in the craters of Coventry
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It's lucky I magnetised the first box of Squats.
https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ukbfrfwf/the-ironhead-squat-prospectors-throw-open-the-halls-of-the-ancients/
"before they head back out into the ash wastes to kick butt and stake claims."
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2024/10/21 14:15:10
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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Being a lore slag I’m in for the book.
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2024/10/21 14:21:08
Subject: Re:[Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Dakka Veteran
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Looks a good addition. Here's hoping that some of the other non-House Gangs get the same treatment with a full book. Enforcers and the various Cults could do with a refresh and re-structure to bring them in line with the more recent rules.
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2024/10/21 14:30:54
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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Or just to put them all in more or less the same place.
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2024/10/21 14:34:32
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Foxy Wildborne
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That is lovely, really glad to see a "new" faction basically fully caught up with the OG 6 in pretty short time (lack of parity between factions being one of my biggest general peeves in gaming)
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2024/10/21 14:35:19
Subject: Re:[Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Fresh-Faced New User
Germany
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JimmyWolf87 wrote:Looks a good addition. Here's hoping that some of the other non-House Gangs get the same treatment with a full book. Enforcers and the various Cults could do with a refresh and re-structure to bring them in line with the more recent rules.
And Venators. I want up to date Venators. :/
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2024/10/21 15:25:20
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Primered White
London
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Good news, part I: the Aranthian Succession may not have been judged a particular success and hence indifferently-written metaplot with 40k-style heroic characters may not actually be the default for Necromunda going forwards.
Good news, part II: Nomads have to be a major candidate for this treatment later on.
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2024/10/21 15:26:55
Subject: Re:[Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Fixture of Dakka
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Love Squats but do not tempt me Frodo! I must resist the impulse purchases at all costs!
Necromunda would be the ideal excuse for 40K-Skaven. Maybe a beef with the Prospectors and all that jazz.
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Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
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2024/10/21 15:32:17
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Primered White
London
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Yeah, "2nd editions" of both Book of Ruin and Book of Judgment would seem timely but I don't know if such a release would be a priority.
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2024/10/21 15:32:43
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Fresh-Faced New User
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2024/10/21 15:39:40
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Primered White
London
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Ooh, the upgrades are plastic too.
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2024/10/21 15:49:15
Subject: Re:[Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Using Object Source Lighting
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The upgrade sprues looks great! I want some for sure. 12 heads Im in.
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2024/10/21 15:54:01
Subject: [Necromunda] News & Rumors
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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon
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Also, not sure if one of the heads is tribute to Andy Chambers, or Lemmy out of The Rocking Vicars.
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2024/10/21 16:30:41
Subject: Re:[Necromunda] News & Rumors
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[MOD]
Otiose in a Niche
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SamusDrake wrote:Love Squats but do not tempt me Frodo! I must resist the impulse purchases at all costs!
You need 12 squats, a psyker and a Ratling sniper.
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