|
Grizzled Patriarch posted:Underworlds was fun from the few games I got to try but yeah they desperately need to slow down the release schedule and also not make it impossible to get older warbands / cards without spending eye-watering amounts of money on eBay. Look for the any GW game on table top simulator and get the cards that way. I downloaded the ones I needed from Blackstone Fortress as my eBay copy lacked two cards that they kept with the minis.
|
#
?
Sep 29, 2022 19:53
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 06:48 |
|
|
I just want the new Skaven models mainly because they're new models and we're starved for new Skaven sculpts. Guess I won't be getting them then, since they're rarely parted out for a decent price on eBay or other secondhand markets.
|
|
#
?
Sep 29, 2022 19:57
|
|
|
Muir posted:They don't release the warbands with the cards separately from the core sets. For a while they were eventually releasing just the models by themselves for use in Age of Sigmar, but those listings all were taken off the catalog a few months ago. Ah gently caress me I've been waiting for them to release separately. 
|
|
#
?
Sep 29, 2022 21:43
|
|
|
Squibsy posted:Don't put the Kroxigor on the scrimmage line! Try to keep it in reserve until the Elves commit to their attack*, and then put it in the way as a giant roadblock with its swishing tail. It's too easy to pin down with a sacrificial Lineman or a Blodger and then the Krox will waste its Tail in a bad position. Obviously you risk it Boneheading at a bad moment, but that's always the way with big guys. Ah, fair! Alright, thanks for that - will do!
|
|
#
?
Sep 29, 2022 22:53
|
|
|
I think the thing with underworlds is that GW is hoping / have found that Rivals is popular, so most people (for some values of "most people" - meaning people who aren't really interested in top-level Championship play*) can literally only buy the warbands they're interested in and still play the game on equal footing with everyone else in a popular, fun play mode. I think the Gnarlwood box is a strong hint that this is how they're handling the game going forward, since it's all about easily-accessible Rivals play. It certainly seems like Rivals is catching on - online buzz seems to indicate that lots of local groups (including, I have to say, mine) have pivoted to a strong core of Rivals play - but whether it's "enough" to overcome the inertia of "Championship as the be-all and end-all of 'real' underworlds play" and keep the game afloat remains to be seen. *Or, importantly, aren't chasing the brass ring of top-level Championship play even if they're not actually playing at that level. I have a local friend who collects but doesn't actually play who told me that "if you're not deck building you're not really playing underworlds," but then I play a few times a month and have a hell of a lot of fun and he never really did even before Corona, so.
|
|
#
?
Sep 29, 2022 23:14
|
|
|
Rivals is taking off because people are pretty done with chasing universal cards for deckbuilding. If they switched to Rivals permeantly I might miss the deckbuilding a little but it'd also be a huge incentive for people to get back in (and I am eyeing up those Grave Guard...)
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 00:47
|
|
|
I’ve been running an Underworlds meetup locally and we’ve switched entirely to Rivals or Rivals+/Clash of Warlords. Even the very experienced players don’t seem interested in full Championship format anymore.
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 01:38
|
|
|
Yeah I would love for Rivals to take off, the small warbands and quick playtime are both ideal for me but the combo of covid + new players bouncing as soon as they saw the price tag on deckbuilding seems to have completely killed the local Underworlds scene here. There's an official GW store like 40 minutes away and not even then do any events for it anymore. Honestly I am always hesitant to check out specialist games from GW because it just seems like they have no clue how to keep them alive and generate interest in them long-term. Fun for a few kitchen table games but unless you've got a decent number of friends to rope into it for variety's sake most of them get stale fast. Blood Bowl and Kill Team seem to be doing OK here still but that's about it. Grizzled Patriarch fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Sep 30, 2022 |
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 01:38
|
|
|
Yeah, we’ve really struggled to have any kind of regular scene, but what we have is unequivocally Rivals. It’s a shame because I love the game. Kill Team and Blood Bowl are the big ones here too, and so I’m starting to pick up Kill Team out of necessity.
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 01:52
|
|
|
someone in charge at specialist games seemingly has a huge boner for both adding card mechanics to tabletop games and also making the cards as collectible as possible by only selling them for a few months only at release, if the necromunda tactics card debacle is anything to go by
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 02:01
|
|
|
How does Underworlds Rivals work? I googled it, and GW says it uses pre constructed decks, but I can't find an official GW source for what those deck lists are. Specifically, I've got Mollog's Mob painted up. How do I find the preconstructed deck for that warband?
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 02:37
|
|
|
Muir posted:I’ve been running an Underworlds meetup locally and we’ve switched entirely to Rivals or Rivals+/Clash of Warlords. Even the very experienced players don’t seem interested in full Championship format anymore. Yeah, our local group has switched almost entirely to Rivals as well, and it really makes the game much more accessible for casual and new players, and it's still very good fun. I'm probably one of the most "serious about underworlds" players locally, and I'm totally fine with not really ever playing Championship anymore. Rivals play definitely feels different to Championship play - it's more "puzzly" and "thinking about how to make the most of the janky hand you drew" rather than "figuring out how to get the netdeck you downloaded last night to poo poo out as much glory as possible," but it reminds me of early Shadespire play in a very good way. I just hope Rivals and events opening up can overcome the inertia of COVID and the weight of all the "game's dead" memes to keep GW from torpedoing the game. Chainclaw posted:How does Underworlds Rivals work? I googled it, and GW says it uses pre constructed decks, but I can't find an official GW source for what those deck lists are. Giant Ethicist fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Sep 30, 2022 |
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 02:41
|
|
|
Grizzled Patriarch posted:Honestly I am always hesitant to check out specialist games from GW because it just seems like they have no clue how to keep them alive and generate interest in them long-term. Fun for a few kitchen table games but unless you've got a decent number of friends to rope into it for variety's sake most of them get stale fast. Blood Bowl and Kill Team seem to be doing OK here still but that's about it. H.P. Hovercraft posted:someone in charge at specialist games seemingly has a huge boner for both adding card mechanics to tabletop games and also making the cards as collectible as possible by only selling them for a few months only at release, if the necromunda tactics card debacle is anything to go by And of course, the Cursed City expansion which is $50 USD for a booklet, some tokens, and a what looks to be around 50 cards?
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 12:56
|
|
|
I paid $50 CAD for the blood bowl sevens pitch (3 pieces of cardboard) 
|
|
#
?
Sep 30, 2022 14:38
|
|
|
Ristolaz posted:I paid $50 CAD for the blood bowl sevens pitch (3 pieces of cardboard) Ouch man, I got a full sized pitch which also has the outlines for a 7 pitch inside of it on a Neoprene mat for about that much.
|
|
#
?
Oct 1, 2022 01:20
|
|
|
Spanish Manlove posted:Grimdark can suck it I'm having a good time just winging it with vibrant colors on these guys now
|
|
#
?
Oct 1, 2022 17:50
|
|
|
Cross posting w 40k thread: I signed up for the Warhammer Alliance program for my school and part of the kit comes with five Assault Intercessors and a bunch of terrain to play Killteam with. I’m going to use our 3D printer to make more terrain and have started prepping five of my own Intercessors to use as an opposing force (Deathwatch, so far really fun), however I realized that Intercessors Killteam are 5+1 Sergeant, so I need one Assault Sergeant and one regular Assault Intercessor, the latter preferably without pauldrons (I have Deathwatch pads). Would someone here be able to sell me these two figures? The sergeant load out wouldn’t matter, though the Deathwatch opposite has a flame pistol and power weapon, so a different set up could be fun.
|
|
#
?
Oct 1, 2022 17:55
|
|
|
Cyberdemons are coolSpanish Manlove posted:The new line of contrast paints are really really fun and will mix nicely with each other so you can wet blend them and do poo poo like this:
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2022 21:14
|
|
|
I'm dipping my toes into 6mm with some tiny Tau. Not sure if I'll ever play, but in case I do I have a question. What's the deal with gun drones? The list says they are upgrades for units. Are they modeled as separate stands? When are they worth taking? Are they worth taking on Fire Warriors? (I know very little about epic 40k's rules so this question might not even make sense)
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2022 20:40
|
|
|
Nebalebadingdong posted:I'm dipping my toes into 6mm with some tiny Tau. Not sure if I'll ever play, but in case I do I have a question. They're additional stands to the core unit. They add to the number of bases in the unit and give you some additional FF, as well as being AP4+, which is decent (though only within Assault Range.) 25 points for two bases is pretty good IMO, but I haven't played Tau, so can't back that up.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2022 23:57
|
|
|
berzerkmonkey posted:They're additional stands to the core unit. They add to the number of bases in the unit and give you some additional FF, as well as being AP4+, which is decent (though only within Assault Range.) 25 points for two bases is pretty good IMO, but I haven't played Tau, so can't back that up. I see, thanks! I see folks put drones on stands with other model types. Are these drones purely decorative?
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 00:16
|
|
|
Is this the KT thread? I was excited to play in a KT narrative league at my local. It’s set up nicely, well organized, most of the dudes (and the one lady) playing are cool. However a new guy just uploaded his roster and the squad quirk for his sisters of battle is “The way they love the God Emperor appears to be Tainted(sic) by Slaanesh.” Cool. Great. I’m sure this won’t get weird at all.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 16:51
|
|
|
a fatguy baldspot posted:Is this the KT thread? Pray that he decided to use AoS Hedonites of Slaanesh minis for his SoB?
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 17:34
|
|
|
Randalor posted:Pray that he decided to use AoS Hedonites of Slaanesh minis for his SoB? Afraid AoS range might be to tame and classy for that guy
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 17:49
|
|
|
Calling it now, that guy'll show up with a team of Raging Heroes Toughest Girls of the Galaxy 3d prints.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 17:58
|
|
|
I hope they're full on creep and dice have ahegao faces on the 1s
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:02
|
|
|
I think heresy lab had full on boobs out sister models for 3d printing. I fully expect that
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:06
|
|
|
I'd laugh if they show off some other aspects of Slaanesh, like they're covered in gold and incredibly fabulous, or they eat priests or something.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:12
|
|
|
People lean way too hard into the sex part of slaneesh and rarely ever do the decadence of food, except that one AOS model of the fat dude on the palanquin. That rules
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:16
|
|
|
They're the exact Novitiates Kill Team from Chalnath, but none of them have noses.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:16
|
|
|
Could do like a punk rock Sisters of Battle where they really like a different type of music to the old Choral Hymns and maybe they get a bit too into it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:17
|
|
|
I wonder how much effort it'd be to kitbash Escher heads on Novitiate bodies.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:29
|
|
|
Siivola posted:I wonder how much effort it'd be to kitbash Escher heads on Novitiate bodies. It's very hard, the habits (or whatever the head coverings are called) are modelled into the torsos, and you slide a little oval shaped face into it like a mask. There's no "insert head here" thing like almost every other model edit: look at the part in the bottom middle, each torso has a front and back with the habit being split in two 
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:34
|
|
|
Electric Hobo posted:Calling it now, that guy'll show up with a team of Raging Heroes Toughest Girls of the Galaxy 3d prints. Why y’all putting this bad voodoo on me
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:36
|
|
|
Spanish Manlove posted:It's very hard, the habits (or whatever the head coverings are called) are modelled into the torsos, and you slide a little oval shaped face into it like a mask. There's no "insert head here" thing like almost every other model Speaking of grey, holy balls the Space Wolf kit is loaded with crap I now need to paint. I'm so glad I only need six dudes.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:37
|
|
|
Electric Hobo posted:I'd laugh if they show off some other aspects of Slaanesh, like they're covered in gold and incredibly fabulous, or they eat priests or something. In a plot twist, they look like completely normal Sisters, but have incredibly detailed murals of Sexy Shirtless Emperor painted on all their tanks.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:37
|
|
|
thebardyspoon posted:Could do like a punk rock Sisters of Battle where they really like a different type of music to the old Choral Hymns and maybe they get a bit too into it. SoB all painted like the hilariously garish Noise Marine from days of old?
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 18:47
|
|
|
Randalor posted:SoB all painted like the hilariously garish Noise Marine from days of old? Should I paint up my novitiates as bright as my gellerpox? 
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 19:06
|
|
|
Randalor posted:SoB all painted like the hilariously garish Noise Marine from days of old? They were actually Tinted by Slaanesh
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 19:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 06:48 |
|
|
Spanish Manlove posted:People lean way too hard into the sex part of slaneesh and rarely ever do the decadence of food, except that one AOS model of the fat dude on the palanquin. That rules Or any of the other ways this could go too, the idea of a god of excess and obsession is so much more interesting than just sex poo poo. I want to see people falling to Slaanesh because of anorexia, or obsessive interest in collecting kids toys, or a self-swallowing hikkikomori cycle or something like that. Anything where a normal interest becomes an obsession and then Slaanesh shows up to help it along. There's so much more interesting things you can do with that than most writers or gamers bother to experiment with.
|
|
#
?
Oct 4, 2022 19:19
|
|
