Warhammer: The Old World

[Tiny]

Anyone thinking of starting / transitioning any armies for Warhammer: The Old World?

Tell us your thoughts and share your progress here. Are there any armies or minis you're particularly excited to see?

I'm interested mostly because having official rules makes it easier to convince people to play with me. Also the idea of re-releasing old minis is amazing (Chaos Forsaken when?).

Armies look like they're going to be a bit smaller than 8th Ed fantasy so I'm currently contemplating selling my half-finished Empire army to start a different human faction. Perhaps fish themed, or perhaps something with a little more "ohh-la-la". I'll probably also re-base my AoS Nurgle army because I don't particularly like AoS.

The thought of re-basing 200+ night goblins hurts my feelings though.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

YakDoug or my nephew (for those not familiar with Tribemeet tradition the odd non Yak we smuggle in is re born with a totally original Yak name….) is trying to persuade me to get into WHFB. This is his Undead Army.

If I do it I think I’d want to go for some kind of cavalry army with archers. For no other reason than I once beat YakDoug with a Mongolian Horde army in Medieval Total War whilst eating my tea in another room. Trolling is key.

 

[Mr. M]

I really loved the old 4th/5th edition WFB, but the teenaged Mr. M made the mistake of trying to build an Orc & Goblin army on what amounted to a lawn-mowing income... Needless to say, I eventually had to give up. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens with this new Old World game, but am going to wait for more clarity about the army sizes before I commit - and even then, the low-model-count options will probably end up being my short list. That said, if they make amazing new models for Empire or Wood Elves, I might not be able to resist!

 

[Tiny]

That said, if they make amazing new models for Empire or Wood Elves, I might not be able to resist!

They announced recently that a lot of minis will just be old minis re-released. I'm kinda happy with that as many of them are perfectly nice and there are plenty of 3d printable options available.

 

[Ben_S]

I still have my WoC army but, to be honest, I don't really have any interest in massed battle games any more. If I did, then I'd probably be playing Kings of War or Oathmark already. So, this will probably be a pass for me.

(Random thought: I should probably try to sell some of my OOP models, while they're still collector's items...)

 

[Luke82]

I’ll give the game a look but have very little trust that it will be any good. I am worried that it will mean I can’t get games of 8th anymore as well, the new shiny always has a pull on people.

Getting access to old models is great but I have a feeling I will balk when I see the price, same as I do with the new ones!

I have way too many models to contemplate rebasing so will be sticking with old base standards. If someone gets funny about it I will just use upturned bases to increase size.

Bases

• Luke82
• May 28, 2023

 

[MusingWarboss]

I have way too many models to contemplate rebasing so will be sticking with old base standards. If someone gets funny about it I will just use upturned bases to increase size.

We’ll find out when the game arrives how precious they are about basing.

Fortunately sizes going up is pretty easy to solve, especially in rank and file as you could just make a movement tray to the correct dimensions and stand models on it.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Warbases and the like produce ones designed to fit the upscale too.

 

[Tiny]

The base size difference only really makes a difference if one player uses larger bases and the other uses smaller bases. If you're both sticking with old bases then it shouldn't make a difference.

I agree that it will affect the available pool of 6/8th edition players and why I'm usually against GW messing with old systems. Selfishly it won't negatively affect me as I don't have any opponents for any version at the moment.