Official Rumour Thread: New Vampire Counts Book

[Sanai]

Most of that is already known, though obviously the VC do not have tomb guard

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

Well I dont think we knew that slavering charge was back for the wolves, that kemmler had the tomb blade (basically), that the throne was for heroes as well, wraiths are still rare or that hexwraiths ignore armour.

 

[piratemonkey124]

Well for those that want/need zombies check out mantic games.
Im still waiting to see the book before I jump to anything. We could get really screwed. Then again we could be the start of the op trend. GW is a model company, they are taking armies that need updated models. Too bad armies still using 6th edition books have to suffer. My bretonnians remain on the shelf. As well as my friend's wood elves.

 

[Uziel]

have you tried campaigns or similar things? if yes, with which outcomes?

It has been many years since I had a campaign game, and then it was using the old Mighty empire rules, and 5.ed WHFB if I remember correctly." Still, I do own the new plastic mighty empire tile set, and would love to do something like that again.

 

[Mr Saturday]

Our group have been running an online Mighty Empires campaign for a few months, (see it here) and it's great fun. A dedicated GM seems to be the secret to keeping it going. We agreed that new books would be allowed in as they were realeased, which is great for me!

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s2xn5g1ZMrw[/video]
Nothing at all is shown but may as well post it.

 

[Nagashizzar]

Nice find! Thanks for posting it!

 

[Count Darvaleth]

As usual, GW post their "teasers" when everybody has already seen the new models, know a lot of the new rules, and even have photocopies of unit entries from the WD... :slapface:

As I said before, blissful ignorance.

 

[Duke Danse Macabre]

I was watching it on the other thread.
Its just nice to have something even if it is just a voice over.

Its GW's new marketing policy, in short its crap, we stall all know, we just have to wait longer to buy it, I miss the black boxes.

 

[Vlad the Acolyte]

For those of you interested, Wayland Games has started to uploaded pre-orders onto thier web shop. Only Isabella (finecast) and the army book uploaded so far, but the folder indicates that it shpould contain 7 items. They should soon all be up!

 

[maxtoreador]

Anyone else notice the "Thanks to Mythic Entertainment and EA" in the teaser vid?

Might there be ANOTHER announcement on the 7th involving VC? Like FINALLY making them playable in the MMO?

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

It would be hilarious if there was no actual armybook or models and it was just the mmo thing. All done just to prove to new line cinema that they can keep secrets.

 

[Duke Danse Macabre]

If they wound us up like that I would have to go an kill them, its just to cruel.

I know staff leak false rumors from time to time for a GW friendly comp and whoever wins gets all his beer paid for the day.
Thats why you get rumors of metal models being plastic, they just prime grey and put them in a case and suddenly everyone is wow!

 

[N.I.B]

* Hexwraizhs have magical flaming attacks that ignore Armorsaves. Same goes for the fly through attack.

* Coven throne is a mount for vampire lorsds or heroes.

* Wraiths remain a rare choice led by a banshee. They can be used as characters aswell.
* Dire Wolves get +1 s if they charge.

* Tomb guard keep killing blow and magical attacks.

Hexwraiths, soon to be restricted in a tournament near you. Told you so

Coven Throne available as a mount for heroes? They really want to sell this kit.

Wraiths remain as a rare choice - not particular good but it's nice to still have the option.

Slavering Charge is back - meh, that never was the reason for including them in an army list. I'd be more happy to hear a confirmation that they are now true core, S4 or not.

Wight Blades for GG's no changes - very nice. Now I just want to hear that Black Knights still have them too. But I feel sorry for our poor TK cousins.

 

[HERO]

Hexwraiths, soon to be restricted in a tournament near you. Told you so

Not if they're 30ppm, 1A each and die to magic missiles..

 

[Teodo]

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2012/01/wfb-news-january-vampire-counts.html

For all you people there, if you haven't seen it yet

 

[darkmark]

Interesting that the battalion has dropped zombies for an extra 10 ghouls and 10 Dire wolves.

 

[HERO]

Vampire Counts Vargheists / Crypt Horrors 3 minis $47.00 Plastic

ROFL.

 

[Duke Danse Macabre]

I Expected about £23 - £30 so not a surprise the way they price things now a days.
Just still hope we get a second wave with a couple new character models.

 

[HERO]

I Expected about £23 - £30 so not a surprise the way they price things now a days.
Just still hope we get a second wave with a couple new character models.

I will most likely purchase any of these :|

 

[Sanai]

wraiths are still rare or that hexwraiths ignore armour.

that was known.

 

[Forgotten Heretic]

i know fell bats aren't incredibly popular but has anyone noticed that we're now going to be paying around the same price for 3 finecast ones that we can for 6 metal ones currently?

and are we sure they've dropped zombies from the battalion? it says there's 71 mini's in it but only lists 20 skeletons, 20 ghouls, 10 wolves and 1 corpse cart, thats only 51 mini's

 

[Zephyr]

Why on earth are zombies dropped from the Battalion? Will we finally get new ones in a second wave? *is hopeful*

Also I hereby predict the official death of Fell Bats. They are ugly AND overpriced now, rules-wise remains to be seen.

 

[Sanai]

Id prefer direwolves to zombies really, especially as the old zombie models are but ugly (they were one of the first plastic regiments released, really thowing their age).

Id say there is an error in that list, either its actually 51 minis, or it still contains zombies (20 zombies would make it 71)

 

[Forgotten Heretic]

the black coach seems to have jumped up in price significantly too with its transition to finecast, glad i already have a metal one.
i imagine they have the model count wrong, if they had zombies in there too you'd be saving nearly £40 with what it would cost to buy all those models separately, shame really, i dont really want/need more ghouls or wolves