Not bad but nothing super interesting there is a little bland with no much progression just objectives and end game.
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Yeah, this is where I'm at too. It's just solidified my decision to stick to the smaller games like Kill Team and Warcry.
Same, I only look at playing their boxed games now. Let's me paint and play with a wide variety of models with small commitment.
The only costly thing is terrain, but if you get one of the starter boxes with terrain, the terrain will work across all of their boxed games - necromunda, kill team, warcry, adeptus titanicus.
I use the terrain from the original warcry starter set.
I'll keep playing 40k as long as it's played on my club, but I know for sure I won't buy certain things that some time ago (hell, just one year ago) I was totally willing to get, like a shitton of Primaris bikes whenever they would be released.
Now, I will probably use my actual ones as proxy, or print some 30k Outriders on Primaris-size, as they are still the best Astartes bike out there. I don't play tournaments out there, not since 4th edition at least, so neither the proxies or the prints will become a problem.
Meanwhile, I already have around 4k points of my Imperial Guard Air Cavalry army and around 1k of my White Scars for Epic (regular games are played at 3k points). Total cost: 58€ of Imperial Guard 6mm infantry from Vanguard (as there are no good IG infantry models out there to print), 10€ in a gazillion various bases, and around 25€ in resin.
Now, I will probably use my actual ones as proxy, or print some 30k Outriders on Primaris-size, as they are still the best Astartes bike out there. I don't play tournaments out there, not since 4th edition at least, so neither the proxies or the prints will become a problem.
Meanwhile, I already have around 4k points of my Imperial Guard Air Cavalry army and around 1k of my White Scars for Epic (regular games are played at 3k points). Total cost: 58€ of Imperial Guard 6mm infantry from Vanguard (as there are no good IG infantry models out there to print), 10€ in a gazillion various bases, and around 25€ in resin.
The price increases make me glad that over the last few years, I took the opportunity to grab a bunch of battleforce boxes and sit on them. This is a shame because Dark Imperium gave full size 40k such a shot in the arm from what I can see. I'm almost a bit suspicious that they are saying 9th edition will focus on games of every size.
All that for $19.99 MSRP and GW is charging $40.00 for a 28mm character model? GW needs a fucking reality check.
I fear when we finally get new orks or guardsmen they're gonna try and charge £35 ($60) per squad.
I have a lot of friends who are interested in 40k. The idea of collecting and painting your army is appealing to a lot of people, especially when they see my (or my chaos friends) fully painted armies. Even my ex wanted to start it.
But it's the price. It's always the price that's like a brick wall to other people getting in. And they're only making it worse.
It's the problem with the updated minis, they look beautiful but they are bigger and pricier.
Smaug used to be the outliner, now it is almost the norm.
Smaug used to be the outliner, now it is almost the norm.
Skorpekh Destroyers:
First up, with a name like Skorpekh Destroyer, it clearly hails from the Destroyer Cult, meaning it has… let's just say 'anger management issues.'* However, unlike the more familiar Destroyers and Heavy Destroyers, which favour annihilating their prey from afar, Skorpekh Destroyers like to reap them up close and personal with murderous sweeps of their enormous blades.
In fact, they like reaping so much that their fearsome weapons are even called hyperphase reap-blades! These weapons are not to be taken lightly, either – check out their horrifically powerful profile.
No wonder we saw one cutting down a Space Marine in the trailer – one hit from this weapon could even chop a mighty warrior of the Adeptus Custodes in half! The Battle Sister being hunted by the first Skorpekh clearly passed the 6+ invulnerable for her Shield of Faith!
What's more, as one would expect from a Destroyer, the Skorpekh is tough, yet despite not drifting into battle like its kin, it's still wickedly fast as it skitters forwards. A unit of them promises to be a very intimidating prospect indeed…
Wait, what's that? Some different weapons?! Yep! However, you'll have to wait a bit longer to find out more about these nasty-looking options.
Hopefully there will also be a cheaper smaller box like they did with 8th edition - I remember they released 2 further variations of the 8th starter kit - a really small, and a medium sided one.
I expect I'll just ebay the primaris character and shield models. Not bothered with the rest.
I expect I'll just ebay the primaris character and shield models. Not bothered with the rest.
First in a series of articles on 9th edition rules changes:
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According do Rumors pre-order will go live in July with a 2 week preorder window
natfka.blogspot.com
Leaked: 9th Edition 40k Pre-Orders/Release Dates
As soon as the big announcement went live we were all wondering just how close the release of the new edition is?
natfka.blogspot.com
According do Rumors pre-order will go live in July with a 2 week preorder window
Leaked: 9th Edition 40k Pre-Orders/Release Dates
As soon as the big announcement went live we were all wondering just how close the release of the new edition is?
Nearly lines with with the mysterious bulk shipment that got sent out to the US and clocked by some sites a few weeks ago
New article on 9th edition. Game size and command points, Secondary Objectives, and everything costs more so smaller armies.
I quite like that idea to give more granularity between costing the weaker units. In terms of the maths, there's just as much difference between +1 to hit and armour saves of weak troops than power-armoured ones, but they essentially all hung around the 5pt mark without much difference in costing. It makes no difference when marines are killing guardsmen, zombies or termagants, but it makes a big difference when they are fighting each other.
That's cool.
Unexpected but welcome!
Really looking forward to the 40K app, the AoS app has been great.
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The moment they introduce a deny the witch style counter for activations this also goes sour.
Tech Marines scream this lol.
The moment they introduce a deny the witch style counter for activations this also goes sour.
TBH that'd be a fun way to even out the T'au's lack of Deny the Witch.
Just sayin'.
Warhammer 40,000 spin-off Necromunda: Underhive Wars is back with a new trailer
Final game will include a campaign written by setting creator Andy Chambers
www.polygon.com
Great trailer. Wonder what the gameplay will be like. I'd buy a one to one translation of the wargame but this seems like it would work well as a hero shooter too.
Tactical RPG they've said, so I imagine XCOM-ish.
But yeah, a Necromunda multiplayer shooter would be pretty rad.
I thought the whole point was to stop Forgeworld fucking up 40k with OP rules
Nah, it's not that the FW things are OP (okay leviathan and contemptor Dreads are crazy good)
A lot of units are simply way to boring or cost way too many points.
The key info from the article today:
Command points per game size:
Detachments cost Command Points, but if the Warlord is in a Patrol, Battalion or Brigade Detachment then that Detachment is essentially free:
At the start of your Command Phase you get 1 additional Command Point in a Battle-forged army:
7 core Stratagems available to every army, including this Stratagem:
I can usually fit my Necrons into a single Battalion Detachment so I should be maxing out those Command Points quite easily.
Command points per game size:
Detachments cost Command Points, but if the Warlord is in a Patrol, Battalion or Brigade Detachment then that Detachment is essentially free:
At the start of your Command Phase you get 1 additional Command Point in a Battle-forged army:
7 core Stratagems available to every army, including this Stratagem:
I can usually fit my Necrons into a single Battalion Detachment so I should be maxing out those Command Points quite easily.
Right now I only use Battalions to get CP's, so these are wonderful news to me. More bikes to fit :P
Also, I didn't see Battlescribe had a huge update, reworking all the UI. It looks really, really good now, hopy they fixed some of the more annoying issues on using the old version.
Also, I didn't see Battlescribe had a huge update, reworking all the UI. It looks really, really good now, hopy they fixed some of the more annoying issues on using the old version.
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Yes to all of this.
I see some Rakgol in thereSanguinius tomb... maybe a resurrection?
An what is this?
Good statement. The comments on Instagram from people posting resources for places to donate and the like have been occasionally disappointing, this was nice to see. Especially after Omegonedge shared his story about his experiences within the hobby.
I think they should have specifically called out police brutality, but as it relates to the hobby and its environment I think this was needed.
I think they should have specifically called out police brutality, but as it relates to the hobby and its environment I think this was needed.
I will give gw extra credit, as they've been making an active effort to make the hobby more inclusive for everyone.
40k as a setting originated as a dark British satire of authoritarianism, fascism, religion and bureaucracy, from a group of creatives inspired by 2000AD and various other sources etc in the late 70s to mid 80s. I'm glad they made this reminder that the horror show of what the Imperium represents isn't an instruction manual. It's just a setting to explore stories where the brief flicker of heroics offered by the characters haven't always been by as diverse a cast as they could be. Reaffirming that representation matters, who they want to enjoy their works, and who can just piss off, is good to see in that it's pretty bold in it's rejection of bigotry.
Still, part of me wonders if they deliberately avoided mentioning police violence rather than prejudice and representation when they have recent miniatures of enforcers in riot gear in the setting. Also an upcoming Warhammer 40k Crime imprint from Black Library that they promoted only a few days ago with 'violence is inescapable on these benighted streets' and 'whatever justice exists can only be found through brutality'. The new urban fantasy setting of Varangantua as a sort of 'warhammer noir' hive city has been in the works for months at least (maybe even years), and the foreword below would have been written a while ago too, but I suspect they chose to centre this message on 'our dark fantasy works are fantasy, but representation matters' instead due to the unfortunate timing.
Still, part of me wonders if they deliberately avoided mentioning police violence rather than prejudice and representation when they have recent miniatures of enforcers in riot gear in the setting. Also an upcoming Warhammer 40k Crime imprint from Black Library that they promoted only a few days ago with 'violence is inescapable on these benighted streets' and 'whatever justice exists can only be found through brutality'. The new urban fantasy setting of Varangantua as a sort of 'warhammer noir' hive city has been in the works for months at least (maybe even years), and the foreword below would have been written a while ago too, but I suspect they chose to centre this message on 'our dark fantasy works are fantasy, but representation matters' instead due to the unfortunate timing.
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They haven't always been on the ball with condemning the Imperium and like Redcrayon says it's pretty bad timing considering the crime series (though admittingly that blurb does imply that theres nuance to it).
But, they are also one of a small few companies that actually have come out and said "This matters, if you don't like it, fuck off!" and havn't been afraid to upset their market. You will not be missed is a real strong statement.
But, they are also one of a small few companies that actually have come out and said "This matters, if you don't like it, fuck off!" and havn't been afraid to upset their market. You will not be missed is a real strong statement.
Love the paint scheme lots of breaks and points of interest.
first dude done, defintely room for improvement but i will be happy to put her on the tabletop