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Offline beefcake

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9960 on: July 14, 2019, 07:47:41 PM »
Yeesh, that's a lot of accessories and extra purchases for the game. I won't preorder but hear out some reviews etc first.


Offline Belligerentparrot

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9961 on: July 14, 2019, 08:09:36 PM »
Was hoping all the gangs would be available at the same time. A faint hope I know, but what the hell, sometimes I'm an optimist.

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9962 on: July 14, 2019, 10:11:15 PM »
Its surprising that third one is out at the day 1..
They had to keep the interest going as long as its possible..

I hope they wont overdo like with Necromunda.. but the gangs are ready  this time and shown already so they will be out til the years end for sure

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9963 on: July 14, 2019, 10:44:14 PM »
It's very much worth pointing out that Necromunda was the first big kick off for the new Specialist games team. When it started I think they had two writers on board and a sculptor who wasn't full time with them I think.

Since then their team has grown to more than 10 people and could be more than that now.

It's also depends on the intent of the gangs. So, Necromunda sprues were always going to be more complex than say Shadespire warbands as you needed that level of choice to build gangs. You also needed to be able to diversify over more than one box as gangs like Cawdor will need more than the ten miniatures in one box.

If these warbands are going to be more limited like shadespire they should in theory be quicker to produce.
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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9964 on: July 15, 2019, 12:23:00 AM »
Yeesh, that's a lot of accessories and extra purchases for the game. I won't preorder but hear out some reviews etc first.
I'd like to see some actual previews, like mechanics...

Once again regular humans are ignored in favor of Sigmarines, so much for using my Dogs of War figures and even Ogre Maneaters. >:(



The core box will be almost $200, cheaper for UK residents, and for those of us wanting a warband box for converting, I'm not happy with having to pay for the included cards. >:(

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9965 on: July 15, 2019, 12:25:41 AM »
Final Warcry band has been revealed, from the realm of light.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/07/14/new-models-revealed-at-the-atcgw-homepage-post-1/
Are these supposed to be Chaos Amazons or another mixed gender warband?

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9966 on: July 15, 2019, 02:40:19 AM »
I'd like to see some actual previews, like mechanics...

Once again regular humans are ignored in favor of Sigmarines, so much for using my Dogs of War figures and even Ogre Maneaters. >:(



The core box will be almost $200, cheaper for UK residents, and for those of us wanting a warband box for converting, I'm not happy with having to pay for the included cards. >:(

At least there is the option for getting the book only.

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9967 on: July 15, 2019, 10:33:37 AM »
I have never got into GW fantasy games before, but this new skirmish game looks interesting, plus the miniatures and the terrain pieces are stunning:













This might well be my entry point for a little fantasy action  ;)
« Last Edit: July 15, 2019, 10:39:00 AM by Lord Raglan »

Offline Mosstrooper

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9968 on: July 15, 2019, 10:41:53 AM »
Looks good it all depends on the rules , hope they are better written and clearer to understand than Kill Team .

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9969 on: July 15, 2019, 11:02:40 AM »
I like the fact it's a skirmish game and the size of the warbands will make it easy to paint up within a month, but yes, it would be good to understand more about the rules.

Offline AWu

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9970 on: July 15, 2019, 11:47:13 AM »
Bands will be sold separately for sure.

As to human faction.. I doubt we will see one before they will remake them for AoS

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9971 on: July 15, 2019, 01:00:23 PM »
I wonder if GW has decided/concluded that regular old humans just don't sell in fantasy games. They might not be wrong for all I know.
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Offline Belligerentparrot

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9972 on: July 15, 2019, 02:39:40 PM »
I wonder if GW has decided/concluded that regular old humans just don't sell in fantasy games. They might not be wrong for all I know.

I would hazard a guess that it is more likely a case of finding ways of making the factions so distinctive that GW can aggressively protect their IP and whatnot. The Sigmar stuff works better for them in that respect than the old Empire/Bretonnians. They may also be holding back on more human factions until they develop the AoS fluff a bit more. I've no idea though.

That said, the Flagellant box must do good business for GW: the whole Inq28 converting scene would look very different without it! (That box was waaaaay ahead of its time too, doesn't seem out of place alongside the most recent stuff).

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9973 on: July 15, 2019, 02:46:06 PM »
At least there is the option for getting the book only.
News to me... :-I

Part of the appeal of Mordheim, was the plastic and card rules in the box, but but here GW has gone overboard: why a folding gaming board? Pointless for running larger games. I can't be the only one bored with the cards: if I wanted to play Warmachine/Hordes, I'd invest in mercenaries. lol Cards took up too much space in games of WFB 4 and 5, so I prefer charts and pen and paper. Another thing I liked about Mordheim was John Blanche's Hieronymus Bosch inspired illustrations, in contrast with contemporary lazy looking drawings. :-[

Maybe I'm too old...

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Re: The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread
« Reply #9974 on: July 15, 2019, 02:52:00 PM »
Bands will be sold separately for sure.
My issue isn't with bands being sold separately, it's with having to pay for the cards supplied with the boxes - have decks of useless cards from buying Rackham figures.
As to human faction.. I doubt we will see one before they will remake them for AoS
Remake 'em as what? All the good kits, like the repacked Mordheim mercenaries, offered plenty of customization options, in contrast with the awful Empire sculpts of 7th Edition.
« Last Edit: July 15, 2019, 04:38:16 PM by Condottiere »

 

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