Neil Arthur Hotep Posted Thursday at 09:26 AM Share Posted Thursday at 09:26 AM 23 minutes ago, Big Kim Woof-Woof said: he is of the opinion that the rats are a poor choice as an introduction to AoS, because the models are unforgiving to a novice's paintbrush. Absolutely insane take. If ever there were models that you can just messily throw paint at and then drown in brown wash, it's skaven. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted Thursday at 09:41 AM Share Posted Thursday at 09:41 AM 58 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: How do you metric Skavens popularity in Aos? I would have thought it was one of the most popular factions. Mainly for tournaments popularity. They are not bottom but not even in middle range. Within chaos grand alliance I think they come after the big 4 and STD ( and before BoC) 1 hour ago, Ejecutor said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted Thursday at 09:56 AM Share Posted Thursday at 09:56 AM 13 minutes ago, cyrus said: Mainly for tournaments popularity. They are not bottom but not even in middle range. Within chaos grand alliance I think they come after the big 4 and STD ( and before BoC) While that could be accurate (I think the only accurate data is in GW hands) it doesn't include casual players or Fantasy players. It wouldn't surprise me if a decent chunk of the latest would buy the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kim Woof-Woof Posted Thursday at 10:20 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:20 AM 53 minutes ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said: Absolutely insane take. If ever there were models that you can just messily throw paint at and then drown in brown wash, it's skaven. That would have been my assumption. Just to be sociable I took his word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrozatarim Posted Thursday at 10:23 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:23 AM Maybe it's just because a lot of the other models I was painting have had the usual Chaos obsession with armour trim, but I've been doing Spiteclaw's Swarm and a bombardier to test colour schemes for Skaventide and they're an absolute breeze to paint. The comment re there being a lot of models to paint is legit, though. Didn't think I'd ever be trying to paint hordes of clanrats again, but here we are. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted Thursday at 10:31 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:31 AM (edited) 12 minutes ago, Acrozatarim said: Maybe it's just because a lot of the other models I was painting have had the usual Chaos obsession with armour trim, but I've been doing Spiteclaw's Swarm and a bombardier to test colour schemes for Skaventide and they're an absolute breeze to paint. The comment re there being a lot of models to paint is legit, though. Didn't think I'd ever be trying to paint hordes of clanrats again, but here we are. I finished up painting Spiteclaw's swarm too in this colour scheme. It took me about an hour per model, doing them one by one from start to finish. I'm sure I could get the time down with some batch painting. Choosing the scheme was by far the longest part. Regarding popularity. The Skaven sub Reddit is the second most popular one after Seraphon. The Skaven hashtag on Instagram is the second most popular one after Stormcast Eternals. Obviously both of those will include old world players but they are certainly a very popular faction. During second edition they were the most played army at tournaments for a while. DoK, Slaanesh and FeC all had times when they were dominating the meta but they never became the most played faction. Edited Thursday at 10:40 AM by Chikout 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted Thursday at 10:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:38 AM 28 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: While that could be accurate (I think the only accurate data is in GW hands) it doesn't include casual players or Fantasy players. It wouldn't surprise me if a decent chunk of the latest would buy the box. Fantasy players have probably tons of them from Island of Blood. I think both ranges are not really adding so much extra for existing players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted Thursday at 11:24 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:24 AM 45 minutes ago, cyrus said: Fantasy players have probably tons of them from Island of Blood. I think both ranges are not really adding so much extra for existing players. For me, they are just new toys. Who doesn't want more shiny new toys? 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted Thursday at 11:31 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:31 AM 6 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: For me, they are just new toys. Who doesn't want more shiny new toys? 😅 In all honestly, it would be wiser for me to want less shiny toys. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungnisson Posted Thursday at 01:43 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:43 PM 2 hours ago, PraetorDragoon said: In all honestly, it would be wiser for me to want less shiny toys. You mean you want your toys less shiny? Or fewer shiny toys? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted Thursday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:46 PM 3 minutes ago, Grungnisson said: You mean you want your toys less shiny? Or fewer shiny toys? Considering that I despise working with metal minis and metal is shiny.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted Thursday at 02:15 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:15 PM Interesting article with every AoS faction in a nutshell: Every Faction in Warhammer Age of Sigmar in a Nutshell - Warhammer Community (warhammer-community.com) And as @MitGas created the thread I add his favourite faction: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted Thursday at 03:13 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:13 PM 56 minutes ago, Ejecutor said: Interesting article with every AoS faction in a nutshell: Every Faction in Warhammer Age of Sigmar in a Nutshell - Warhammer Community (warhammer-community.com) And as @MitGas created the thread I add his favourite faction: I need mod powers, fast. You will be missed but it‘s for the good of us al- erm me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted Thursday at 05:22 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 05:22 PM Slow? Purposeful? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boingrot Bouncer Posted Thursday at 07:13 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:13 PM I like that Gitz got "troggoths" and "squigs"...like you could not come up with two more adjectives than "tricks"? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:20 PM (edited) 7 minutes ago, Boingrot Bouncer said: I like that Gitz got "troggoths" and "squigs"...like you could not come up with two more adjectives than "tricks"? It would have been better if it was "Grots. Squigs. Troggoths" Edited Thursday at 07:20 PM by PraetorDragoon 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejecutor Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM 3 minutes ago, PraetorDragoon said: It would have been better if it was "Grots. Squigs. Troggoths" "Glom" "Spite" "Gitz". They had it easy for that one... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungnisson Posted Thursday at 08:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:03 PM 48 minutes ago, Boingrot Bouncer said: I like that Gitz got "troggoths" and "squigs"...like you could not come up with two more adjectives than "tricks"? Apologies for being the grammar proverbial today, but 'tricks' isn't exactly an adjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted Thursday at 08:38 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 08:38 PM 1 hour ago, Boingrot Bouncer said: I like that Gitz got "troggoths" and "squigs"...like you could not come up with two more adjectives than "tricks"? Annoying. Insane. Oh wait, now I‘m describing my mate that plays Gitz, nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollow Posted Friday at 12:40 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:40 AM Regarding Stormcast being in the starter box. Having them as part of the launch box and starter sets is far bigger than just giving a faction within a system a few more kits. They are an integral part of a decade-long marketing approach that has driven GW to new (and ever greater) heights. (Sci-fi - Warhammer 40k - Marines) (Fantasy - Warhammer AoS - Stormcast). They are all over marketing material (not just for AoS but for GW-Warhammer as a brand) and offer an approachable, relatable and recognisable entry point to the setting, game and hobby activities such as building and painting. Stormcast Eternals will likely continue to feature in edition launches far into the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverchosen Posted Friday at 04:03 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:03 AM Weird question is destructible terrain just applicable to Faction terrain? It would be interesting to have a wound and save that is applicable to various structures such as: Palisade - Wounds 10 House - Wounds 15 Tower - Wounds 20 Wood - 5+ Stone - 4+ Iron - 3+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliman Posted Friday at 05:28 AM Share Posted Friday at 05:28 AM 1 hour ago, Neverchosen said: Weird question is destructible terrain just applicable to Faction terrain? It would be interesting to have a wound and save that is applicable to various structures such as: Palisade - Wounds 10 House - Wounds 15 Tower - Wounds 20 Wood - 5+ Stone - 4+ Iron - 3+ Imho, it will be all about how easy is to kill destroy a house instead of moving around. We need to see the lethality of this edition. The old Streets of Death had a rule that only units with a wound profile of 3+ or better could try to kill building with an unavoidable Ward 3+, and 4th edition has Anti-TERRAIN for specialized weapons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Arthur Hotep Posted Friday at 07:16 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:16 AM 3 hours ago, Neverchosen said: Weird question is destructible terrain just applicable to Faction terrain? It would be interesting to have a wound and save that is applicable to various structures such as: Palisade - Wounds 10 House - Wounds 15 Tower - Wounds 20 Wood - 5+ Stone - 4+ Iron - 3+ I was just thinking today that with the new terrain and faction terrain rules homebrewing siege rules seems pretty easy now. It's nice that there is a system in place now for treating certain terrain pieces like units. Older AoS siege systems, IMO, always had the problem of being too involved, with too many extra abilites and add ons. I think a lot of people are more excited by the idea of playing more or less a normal game, but with walls and fortifications on one side, than of having to manage some kind of tunneling/supply/bombardment system before the start of the game. Now we just need a campaign system that tells us how to build a hex map and claim territory on it and narrative play can finally take off. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kim Woof-Woof Posted Friday at 08:26 AM Share Posted Friday at 08:26 AM 1 hour ago, Neil Arthur Hotep said: Now we just need a campaign system that tells us how to build a hex map and claim territory on it and narrative play can finally take off. Enough of the sexy talk... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliman Posted Friday at 11:45 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:45 AM (edited) I started writing a Battlepack adapting the old Streets of Death rules. I will try to finish it the next week with 0 games playtestes. Just for the fun. Edited Friday at 11:58 AM by Beliman 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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