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Post by herjan1987 on Apr 25, 2023 18:47:21 GMT
They re-released Island of Blood?! I completely missed that! It was so popular, that it sold out in hours first. Then they took it off the website. But because of the success and the community asking it to bring it back, they made it available for another half year or so. In the mean time people, where also asking for Battle of the Skull Pass aswell. Maybe this is the reason, why both of them are considered to be reprinted, if the roumor is true.
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Post by gorfung on Apr 26, 2023 2:46:53 GMT
was called Spire of Dawn, i got 2 or 3 copies from my lgs for 40$ each lol
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Post by lordofskullpass on Apr 26, 2023 8:04:48 GMT
The models for Island of Blood were gorgeous updates all around, and those being more modern, I can see that being reprinted. I have a harder time believing that Battle for Skull Pass would get a reprint. Were they CAD developed models? I suppose GW has the resources and enough reference to retool the molds and reprint it, and I would absolutely buy one if they did, but I'm not holding my breath. The Battle for Skull Pass models were solid, and matched the aesthetics of the Dwarf Warriors, Thunderers, Miners, Night Goblins and Spider Riders that were out at the time (and still exist in the case of the Goblin stuff) - all of those kits were the most recent iterations of those units, and will likely come back for TOW if GW are bringing the decent 6th Edition Bretonnians back, so rereleasing Battle for Skull Pass will fit in seamlessly with those, plus Island of Blood and all the rereleased 8th Edition models. I'd love for these rumours to be true - having bought both of those boxed games in the past I'm a big fan of them, and, as others have said, rereleasing Island of Blood as Spire of Dawn already met with success, so as long as they don't hike up the prices of the new versions too much, it can easily be successful again. I mean look at Mantic, they are already doing this with Kings of War (having multiple boxed games with different factions) and it's a very good idea, as it means that those not interested in the factions that will be in one starter box can still be drawn into the game by another. Not to mention it would be dirt cheap for GW to do as it's clear to see that they must store all moulds for Warhammer kits, even those not currently in production, in some sort of archive, because of the Made to Order scheme bringing a lot of OOP models back, so all they'd need to do is get those moulds out of the archive and start using them again, with the only expenses being to print new TOW rulebooks, starter books and boxes. Though I hope that, for the sake of new players, they follow the Battle for Skull Pass model for rewriting the starter book, because the one for Island of Blood was terrible, the only constructive bit coming from it being the assembly instructions for the Prince on Griffon. In fact, I wonder if the rumours suggesting that the boxed game would be Empire vs Greenskins is actually hinting at the 6th Edition boxed game (Empire vs Orcs) making a similar comeback? Because the Orcs in that box certainly fitted with the last iteration of Warhammer Fantasy Orcs, and the Empire Spearmen and Handgunners in that box looked better than the current ones (i.e. actually recognisable as human ).
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Post by rustynumber on Apr 26, 2023 8:13:29 GMT
I tried mucking around with the wayback machine but couldn't pull up any WFB sections from then. Frontpage I got a few of, those prices of old ;_;
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Post by herjan1987 on Apr 26, 2023 9:37:02 GMT
In fact, I wonder if the rumours suggesting that the boxed game would be Empire vs Greenskins is actually hinting at the 6th Edition boxed game (Empire vs Orcs) making a similar comeback? Because the Orcs in that box certainly fitted with the last iteration of Warhammer Fantasy Orcs, and the Empire Spearmen and Handgunners in that box looked better than the current ones (i.e. actually recognisable as human ). I honestly hope that they will revert back in style of the Empire state troops to the pre 7th edition models. Those look like actual soldiers. Which are the gold standart for State troops are the Mark of Chaos ones: And the old state troop box art: Also I saw this on Facebook few days ago, but I lost the post and fund it just now: preview.redd.it/u7vcwzwu8yva1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a9fdfa9987a220ce9ee7c21aa8dfc49ee6ddc070Dont get me wrong it would be lovely to have Chaos Dwarfs in the fold, but dont you think this is getting to big for a side game, if this news is true.
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Post by johngg on Apr 26, 2023 10:28:30 GMT
I honestly hope that they will revert back in style of the Empire state troops to the pre 7th edition models. Those look like actual soldiers. Which are the gold standart for State troops are the Mark of Chaos ones: Yes! I much prefer this aethetic
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Post by bastardfromhell on Apr 26, 2023 10:55:25 GMT
Agree, the Empire troops in the 6ed starter box were great. A headswap here and there and you have a great looking army on the field... unlike the dirty peasants from 7th ed.
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Post by ryryak2 on Apr 26, 2023 20:14:47 GMT
That empire aesthetic is actually why I love those old models. It's also why I think historicals work so well for empire. They actually look like...well soldiers.
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Post by herjan1987 on Apr 30, 2023 14:27:56 GMT
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Post by bastardfromhell on Apr 30, 2023 17:01:36 GMT
I was hoping for a bit more to be honest but the models are solid. Maybe apart from the lantern hanging from the paladins shoulder. There is a little too much going on from my petspective. It is a bit of a miss to not have a starter box for this game. It was always a good deal and a great way to introduce new players. My guess is, they use old starter sets and split them in two for start collecting boxes or how they are called now. This way they cover several armies for now until there is an updated range.
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Post by herjan1987 on Apr 30, 2023 18:54:50 GMT
Bit of clarification:
Starter set is like Recruit/Elite/Command boxes for 40k
The things like Island of Blood, Battle for the Skull Pass are not starter sets according to GW.
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Post by brothersutek on May 1, 2023 4:05:10 GMT
That empire aesthetic is actually why I love those old models. It's also why I think historicals work so well for empire. They actually look like...well soldiers. It was one of the things that I loved about the Averland models for Mordheim. I'm also a fan of the old metal Dwarves as they had so much character. Sadly we will continue to get high fantasy style models that are over designed with not enough negative space and too much clutter. There are some really nice ideas but I'll always prefer the style of the Dogs of War line.
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Post by thegoat on May 23, 2023 13:02:25 GMT
From this articleMain factions for WH:TOW: Other factions that will get rules but minimal support: - Dark Elves
- Skaven
- Vampire Counts
- Daemons of Chaos
- Ogre Kingdoms
- Lizardmen
- Chaos Dwarfs
Unmentioned factions: - Dogs of War
- Kislev
- Grand Cathay
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Post by bastardfromhell on May 23, 2023 13:28:28 GMT
The last comment at the end of the article caught my attention.
Suddenly the rumors about a release in October seem possible.
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Post by gangland on May 23, 2023 14:13:40 GMT
From this articleMain factions for WH:TOW: Other factions that will get rules but minimal support: - Dark Elves
- Skaven
- Vampire Counts
- Daemons of Chaos
- Ogre Kingdoms
- Lizardmen
- Chaos Dwarfs
Unmentioned factions: - Dogs of War
- Kislev
- Grand Cathay
This definitely makes sticking to 8th more appealing but I'll wait and see how the minor factions get treated before I write it off completely. Don't mind them focusing on a story as long as supported factions don't just curb stomp the unsupported who get no updates and what not. However it does mean we won't be able to procure models for those minor factions outside what is still in their new aos ranges.
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