Age of Sigmar Rumor Roundup

[Wildeybeast]

WFB was definitely better than 40K with points. Really, the place where WFB stumbled was having an item here or there that was way too good (i.e. Banner of the World Dragon), and some armies could be tweaked to be beatstick, but I think those were relatively easy to fix up. And just limit the Horde formation to being only for models below, say, 9 points, so you didn't have hordes of elite troops (which kind of defeated the point of that rule).

Points weren't as much of a problem in WFB as they are in 40K. And even though the balance could sometimes feel off, it was never at the levels 40K is at right now.

Balance is one my one big issue with the game. Setting aside all the stuff I loved in Warhammer that is gone, and taking the game on its own merits, it isn't too bad. The oversimplification leads to a few dumb rules conundrums and it's a bit fiddly at times. It's also gets very long and tedious if you have any units with a significant number of models in them, but there is some good stuff in it and overall it is better than I thought it would be. But without a balancing mechanic it is broken to feck.

[odinsgrandson]

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And here I was, worried that the Chaos Dwarves had been squatted a second time.

[Wargamer]

It seems they either killed off Slannesh in AoS or changed him/her/it. The symbol opposing Khorne is very different.

[Lexington]

that isn't true.

Lizardmen have been re-named and have totally new mechanics in being summonable, no reason to think they are going anywhere at all.

Harry said - multiple times, I think - that no new Lizardmen models would be forthcoming. I guess you could interpret this as being cute, since they're 'Seraphon' now - that is the sort of winking hint that Harry's been known to drop when he's excited about a new product. However, Harry's been less than enthusiastic when it comes to almost everything related to Age of Sigmar. He's also not the only person who's said this, and those other people have ended up getting quite a bit right...

[Spider-pope]

Harry said - multiple times, I think - that no new Lizardmen models would be forthcoming. I guess you could interpret this as being cute, since they're 'Seraphon' now - that is the sort of winking hint that Harry's been known to drop when he's excited about a new product. However, Harry's been less than enthusiastic when it comes to almost everything related to Age of Sigmar. He's also not the only person who's said this, and those other people have ended up getting quite a bit right...

I would expect an aesthetic change, but the reptile element will still remain, otherwise why bother renaming the Lizardmen? If Serephon were going to be a race of cat people, then there would be no need to even mention them yet.

But Lizardmen as we know them with their Aztec influence? I wouldn't get my hopes up over a future release with that aesthetic.

[Mr Mystery]

Thing is.....it's the very same Lizardmen, at least that's how it appears from the limited background I've managed to read.

We could see some stylistic changes, but I'm not convinced they'll be massive.

Reckon Lexington is probably right that much of it is Harry being his usual coy self

[Kirsten]

style changes I could see, but they aren't going to drop the race. why bother renaming them and changing their play style only to drop them? they would have just done a minimal update to Age of Sigmar rules, rather than adding stuff like summoning.

[Bigred]

Age of Sigmar Introduction Campaign Missions:

These missions form the 6-part campaign in the Age of Sigmar background book. Mission one is a basic introduction to the rules, while mission 6 is a wild free for all for all the marbles. The 6-part campaign covers Sigmar's opening moves to open the Gates of Azyr, and Lord Celestant Vandus Hammerhand's chance for justice (and a bit of vengeance mixed in) against the forces of Korghos Khul!

Each mission presents a larger board, with more scenery, and additional units, building upon the last mission. By Mission 6, both sides are using all the minis in the box and should have total familiarity with the 4-page rules. All in all, a very good training campaign for the new system - exactly what you should expect in a starter boxed set.

[ElectricPaladin]

style changes I could see, but they aren't going to drop the race. why bother renaming them and changing their play style only to drop them? they would have just done a minimal update to Age of Sigmar rules, rather than adding stuff like summoning.

I noticed that the dragon who saved Sigmar is also Seraphon, which is the new species name of the Lizardmen as a whole. Maybe the Lizardmen are going to be folded into the Stormwhatsits? They could similarly fold Daemons and the old Chaos Marauders into a single new Chaos army. It would jive with both them bothering to reprint the Lizards with a few changes and the idea that they will no longer really exist in their coming form.

[Kirsten]

could be quite cool if they became an army of dragon men rather than lizard men