Sarges Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, Aleser said: To be fair what IDK lacks? Akhelian knights on foot as heavy infantry. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleser Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Sarges said: Akhelian knights on foot as heavy infantry. Lore wise akhelians are too important to be foot soldiers and they are bonded with sea creatures. Also I dont see how slow heavy infantry would suit in their playstyle. I can see them making more tanky thralls like those from recent WU warband. Edited October 12, 2023 by Aleser 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatforce Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 38 minutes ago, Aleser said: To be fair what IDK lacks? They have small roster but it looks fairly complete. Just rule wise they could give them adjustments so they dont depend on high tide too much. Dont get me wrong I would like see more units and there is a lot of design space but some armies need update or new kits more then them. I don't collect IDK but maybe a Kraken. Could be a more offensive but less tanky behemoth to complement the Leviadon. Though admittedly I am kinda hoping for an undersea Lovecraftian race (I believe they are actually in the lore as having fought with the IDK) which a Kraken would fit into. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Aren‘t more normal aelves for Sylvaneth a given after „Cool“athis? She‘s an awesome mini and I could imagine her to herald in a unit similar in style. personally I‘d rather have minis like her than those laughable goat-legged aelves they did. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Aleser said: Lore wise akhelians are too important to be foot soldiers and they are bonded with sea creatures. Also I dont see how slow heavy infantry would suit in their playstyle. Heavy armour thralls or crab cavalry as heavy cavalry could be an option. Also some new akhelian heroes based on the souls morathi gave to volturnous in broken realms. New troop types can really help invigorate armies and change the playstyle like how the sylvaneth bugs have done so. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagard Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 GW don't need a good reason for releasing new kits if they want to. Look at SCE (yeah I know they are special because posterboys). But they totally can create a IDK subfaction like a namarthi side (more swarm) and an akelian one (more elite). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, HollowHills said: GW hate IDK and won't ever give them new kits. This must have been a dream then. IDK came out two years after Ironjawz and Sylvaneth. I'm pretty confident we'll see something for them in 4th edition. 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonhel Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Baz said: Heavy armour thralls or crab cavalry as heavy cavalry could be an option. Also some new akhelian heroes based on the souls morathi gave to volturnous in broken realms. New troop types can really help invigorate armies and change the playstyle like how the sylvaneth bugs have done so. 100% this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasshpit Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just a quick mockup but I've been thinking about a heavily converted IDK force like this and even replacing sea beasts with those fantastic new tyranid models. Just an idea at this point. 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vagard Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Admech squad for KT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Grungnisson said: Red plus cogs = admech? This makes me worry about Sylvaneth/Kurnothi as admech are rumoured to be only getting a single hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorley21 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I’ll be pleasantly surprised if Sylvaneth get anything more than medium sized hero and an Army of Renown for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Chikout said: Red plus cogs = admech? This makes me worry about Sylvaneth/Kurnothi as admech are rumoured to be only getting a single hero. Admech are the next codex on the 40k road map so that was always a given. Doesn't impact AoS reveals one way or another though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Vagard said: Admech squad for KT? Admech codex I would say. Edited October 12, 2023 by Ejecutor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorley21 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 There’s a few logical reasons for this preview to be small for AoS: There’s another preview in a month. The Cities of Sigmar full range will be releasing soon and will take up a lot of oxygen. There’s been no leaks/rumors of any range expansion for an army. I’m expecting 4 medium sized heroes. It seems like Sylvaneth, Stormcast, and Darkoath/Slaves to Darkness have been confirmed. Based solely on the harbingers, I’d guess Fyreslayers or Nurgle as the fourth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, madmac said: Admech are the next codex on the 40k road map so that was always a given. Doesn't impact AoS reveals one way or another though. That's not the point I was making. 40k are rumoured to get three kits for Necrons and one for admech but the marketing team chose to highlight the smaller release. It doesn't necessarily mean anything but I was hoping that the Sylvaneth teaser indicated that they would be the main release of book 3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJetski Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 minute ago, dmorley21 said: The Cities of Sigmar full range will be releasing soon and will take up a lot of oxygen. There’s been no leaks/rumors of any range expansion for an army. Why would Cities be previewed when they have already revealed the whole range? Have you not seen the Flesheater Courts leaks and rumours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezzhil Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just now, PJetski said: Why would Cities be previewed when they have already revealed the whole range? Have you not seen the Flesheater Courts leaks and rumours? He didn't say that. He said that this book is a small one, like Broken Realms Be'lakor was a small one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorley21 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just now, PJetski said: Why would Cities be previewed when they have already revealed the whole range? Have you not seen the Flesheater Courts leaks and rumours? FEC might get their limited edition box previewed, but I could also see that waiting to November. It’s pretty clear the next Dawnbringers isn’t them. I don’t expect Cities to be in the preview, but I do expect previewed stuff to release with Cities or at least before the next preview show. So it’s a limited window with one already massive AoS release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, dmorley21 said: There’s a few logical reasons for this preview to be small for AoS: There’s another preview in a month. The Cities of Sigmar full range will be releasing soon and will take up a lot of oxygen. There’s been no leaks/rumors of any range expansion for an army. I’m expecting 4 medium sized heroes. It seems like Sylvaneth, Stormcast, and Darkoath/Slaves to Darkness have been confirmed. Based solely on the harbingers, I’d guess Fyreslayers or Nurgle as the fourth. Yeah maybe but I'm kind of over the random hero release. This has been the trend since the end of first edition. It's time for the random unit. Grave guard for soulblight, Temple guard for Seraphon, Man-eaters for Ogors, Minotaurs for BoC, Gholems for all the Duardin, a big mob of creepers for sons of Behemat etc etc. Ironjawz have set the standard for surprise end of edition updates and I don't want to go back. 7 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorley21 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just now, Chikout said: Yeah maybe but I'm kind of over the random hero release. This has been the trend since the end of first edition. It's time for the random unit. Grave guard for soulblight, Temple guard for Seraphon, Man-eaters for Ogors, Minotaurs for BoC, Gholems for all the Duardin, a big mob of creepers for sons of Behemat etc etc. Ironjawz have set the standard for surprise end of edition updates and I don't want to go back. They did this with the wolves for Gloomspite, so not impossible. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasshpit Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just now, dmorley21 said: They did this with the wolves for Gloomspite, so not impossible. I said dogdamn it's a fantastic kit!!🤘 Gimmie gimme some more!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, Chikout said: Yeah maybe but I'm kind of over the random hero release. This has been the trend since the end of first edition. It's time for the random unit. Grave guard for soulblight, Temple guard for Seraphon, Man-eaters for Ogors, Minotaurs for BoC, Gholems for all the Duardin, a big mob of creepers for sons of Behemat etc etc. Ironjawz have set the standard for surprise end of edition updates and I don't want to go back. And what could the skaven get mmmh… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Chikout said: Yeah maybe but I'm kind of over the random hero release. This has been the trend since the end of first edition. It's time for the random unit. Grave guard for soulblight, Temple guard for Seraphon, Man-eaters for Ogors, Minotaurs for BoC, Gholems for all the Duardin, a big mob of creepers for sons of Behemat etc etc. Ironjawz have set the standard for surprise end of edition updates and I don't want to go back. So much this. I'm reaching the point of being aggressively over random hero releases, so much so that I've largely even moved on from underworlds in favor of Warcry. Like the new Deepkin team is nice, sure, but do I need a new tidecaster sculpt really? This is doubly true for random heroes packaged with fomo boxes, unless the extra units are exactly what I'm looking for I can't be bothered. Most random foot heroes are pretty useless as game play additions anyway, even as someone who buys to paint more than play I can't much be bothered these days. Give me units! Edited October 12, 2023 by madmac 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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