Apart from what you have said I still think the dual kit idea has merit for GW if the are desperate and need to also push some new units/box sets, but like you said the art direction has moved the two away from each other. I think you are right with the basing too. Demigriffon knights (I think) look a little small on those bases, I have no doubt we will see more "monstrous cavalry" on the new 50x75 bases.Originally Posted by Avian
I can see GW doing a 5 figure forsaken/chosen kit with a crapload of options (similar to the 40k SM kits) and selling it for 25 dollars.
If anything, they ought to repackage the DoC Bloodcrushers with those longer bases.
Those 40K kits have loads of stuff in common, building what is essentially small variations of the same basic unit (ex: GK Purifiers and regular GKs in power armour differ only in the shape of their helmets). There is a reason there is not a single kit that builds either marines in power armour or terminator armour.
Besides, the 40K equivalent of Forsaken (Possessed Marines) already sell for $30 for 5 containing only parts to build that one unit type.
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The forsaken are just chaos warriors with mutated arms and heads. I would expect a kit that was fully compatible with the chaos knights and head compatible with the current warriors. The extra bits could be used for sprucing up the rest of your chaos warriors. The same way the two blood angel boxes and the Wolf kit is used for upgrading the regular SM boxes.
... and mutated torsos, and mutated legs. And various other mutations.
I'm sure it would/will be great with the number of bits for conversions, though the only thing they have in common with Chosen is the minimum number of models per unit.
well. they are somewhere between spawndom and warriors. so i guess theres an opportunity to do some really nice looking models there. warriors with funky arms and helmets don't sound that exciting.
She looks like a champion of Slaanesh, slithers like a champion of Slaanesh and seduces like a champion of Slaanesh.
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Not a massive rumour or anything, but the word around Head Office from the last managers meeting is that WoC are the next Fantasy Army.
This could just be a case of rumour rebound though?
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Maybe the new big critter will be the old Maurder warmammoth? It is in the Storms book right? & the ole campaign book of 6/7th?
Other than the redo kits Chaos has everything in spades. Flavorful character mounts, large critters, MI & MC.
Whatever happen to mutants and things looking "chaos-like" though? Hmm
Lets hope the lack of new stuff for Warriors will leave room for GW to make other kits that are still missing from other books. Wood Elf unicorn mount for one-HA!
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It's very unusual for GW to directly port a Forge World model into their main line. Notably, when they could have added Rhinox Riders to the OK book, they made their own versions of very heavy cavalry instead.
If the trend established by the already released 8th edition books continues, then one of the new kits will be a dual kit serving as a character mount / rare unit. The chariot / warshrine idea certainly fits the description. The other one in my opinion will most likely be a plastic chaos dragon, with the option of being unmounted (galrauch) or mounted by a lord / sorcerer.
Though there have been multiple instances on 40K, Tau Piranha, Tyranid Trygon and of course the Baneblade/Shadowsword so it's not out of the question just rather unlikely.
I'm pretty excited about the forthcoming chaos book and look forward to its release.
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Aren't we also likely to see one new huge centerpiece model that didn't exist before? I think all of the 8th books have gotten a new one (O&G big spider thing, TK sphinx, OK Thundertusk, VC Terrogeist, Emprire wizard wagons). That seems to be a pretty good track record that I don't see GW breaking.
I'm still hoping for chosen on some sort of daemonic mount which would seem like the thing everyone wants, it also solves the issues of characters in daemonic steeds being practically useless (unless they change these to steeds again which I doubt), it was hinted at in the 40k rumours with the dual kit for warhammer and 40k, I guess only time will tell.
Didn't they do that with guard and all the extra tank options in the box which had previously been FW only, same with venerable dreads being originally FW only models, I know it wont happen but I would love to see rules for skinwolves in the armybook
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Yeah, the speculation so far is either chaos dragon or new shaggoth.
Technically just different weapons (arms). The art in the current book of a forsaken is a chaos warrior . . . with mutated arms. And currently they share the same points cost as Chosen, though that may change with a new book.... and mutated torsos, and mutated legs. And various other mutations.
I'm sure it would/will be great with the number of bits for conversions, though the only thing they have in common with Chosen is the minimum number of models per unit.
It will be something new for sure (the big kit). Now to hope it is a monster instead of another ''wacky car''...
Id like to see the paliquin maybe GW would make a duel kit with that and maybe a new nurgle warmachine.
The Shaggoth rumour has been determined to be bogus.
The artwork in the rulebook is different (and better).
How is that in any way relevant?And currently they share the same points cost as Chosen, though that may change with a new book.
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