Forgeworld: Lords of War choices

[Brakkart]

Forgeworld have just posted up a pdf listing which of their many units can be taken as a Lords of War choice using the new Escalation rules. There are some eye opening options for sure... Reaver or Phantom Titan anyone?

FW Lords of War (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/L/lordsofwar.pdf)

[GravesDisease]

Oh dear

edit: i can't read apparently

[Brakkart]

It says both reaver and phantom are Apocalypse units.

Read it again. You missed the bit where the book is listed as a reference of where that unit's most current rules can be found. First paragraph.

[Dlatrex]

Well this is certainly comprehensive... Does not look like very much didn't make the cut!

Pylons, and Daemons, and Titans oh MY.

[GravesDisease]

The new edition of Imperial Armour 2 uses stamps to indicate which models are classed as Lords of War

My second question is which ones of these are in IA2?

[GrauGeist]

Forgeworld Lords of War

Reaver or Phantom Titan anyone?

PLAY WITH ALL THE THINGS!!!!

It appears GW has given up on the idea of restrictions. Got the points and the model? Play it.

[deinol]

If you are going to go big, you might as well go all the way.

[Bigred]

I have this funny feeling that Escaltion was only released so GW could tell their customers that "Forgeworld is Official" once and for all.

40K is the only game I know of where when the company makes certain new models, the customers don't embrace them because they are "not official". It must have been frustrating for GW.

When any other company makes big new things, (Colossals, etc...) the playerbase embrace them right away.

40K is kinda odd that way.

[Skullchewer]

Hmm, where did the Ork Battle Fortress go? It was there a few days ago.

[Popsical]

Very odd that the tyrants legion cant have guard supers.

[Arkhan Land]

I have this funny feeling that Escaltion was only released so GW could tell their customers that "Forgeworld is Official" once and for all.

40K is the only game I know of where when the company makes certain new models, the customers don't embrace them because they are "not official". It must have been frustrating for GW.

When any other company makes big new things, (Colossals, etc...) the playerbase embrace them right away.

40K is kinda odd that way.

My buisness brain also thinks that to a certain extent this might be playing to the newer trends in spending demographics in this country. Forgeworld and the larger models appeal more so to people with normal jobs mid 20s to your 30s/40s, as supposed to the newer in 40k all plastic trend that seems to appeal to younger players with disposable incomes (ages 18-24) who in the US are currently twice as employed as the 24-36 demographic as they have been for the last 3 or 4 years. Perhaps even apply this to the wave of GW digital products. Make your money where you can

[DrLove42]

Thing is some of these (Reaver, Phantom) are so expensive in points, you're practically playing Apoc sized games to get them in anyway!

[Dalleron]

i was just about to say the same thing.

[Archon Charybdis]

Ooh! Exploit! IA11 is the most up to date set of rules for Eldar super-heavies, eh? And when I see references to Structure Points I should just convert it to 3 Hull Points? Yes I think I will take the old Cobra rules with the 10'' blast, extra foot of range, bypassing Void Shields, and 100pt discount. I suppose it does mean the Holo-fields are somewhat less effective though.


I have this funny feeling that Escaltion was only released so GW could tell their customers that "Forgeworld is Official" once and for all.

I don't know about that really, the models that have been added with this were already just as acceptable as the GW plastic super-heavies for Apocalypse (at least I've yet to encounter the person who says "No! You can't use your Thunderhawk because it's not GW official!). This does nothing to assuage concerns about say an Eldar Corsair or Tyrant's Legion list for everyday or tournament play.

[Dalleron]

I understand that the eldar titan in the escalation book has different rules for holo fields. I wonder how people are going to feel about those rules carrying over to other FW things with eldar titan holo fields, like nightwings and whatnot.

[deinol]

I understand that the eldar titan in the escalation book has different rules for holo fields. I wonder how people are going to feel about those rules carrying over to other FW things with eldar titan holo fields, like nightwings and whatnot.

Different from the new Apoc rules? Or different from the old Forgeworld rules? I thought they were pretty much identical to the new Apoc versions, but I don't have those books yet.