Total War: Warhammer

[Nefaro]

The Dwarves as a faction shun magic in general.

I've not played the dwarves yet.  They're so damn tough, and nigh unbreakable, they don't need any stinking twiddly-fingers to mow through enemies & send them fleeing.   My greenskin armies full of Blorcs would inevitably lose heart and flee after a short time in combat with even half strength dwarf units.  Although I think the patch notes mentioned some Greenskin boosts here & there so maybe it's a bit less embarrassing now.

Thought they had Rune Magic, but I'm guessing it doesn't have much in the way of TW:W implementation on the battlefield..?

[jomni]

The Dwarves as a faction shun magic in general.

I've not played the dwarves yet.  They're so damn tough, and nigh unbreakable, they don't need any stinking twiddly-fingers to mow through enemies & send them fleeing.   My greenskin armies full of Blorcs would inevitably lose heart and flee after a short time in combat with even half strength dwarf units.  Although I think the patch notes mentioned some Greenskin boosts here & there so maybe it's a bit less embarrassing now.

Thought they had Rune Magic, but I'm guessing it doesn't have much in the way of TW:W implementation on the battlefield..?

Never really paid attention.  Most of the commander "magic" I've seen are morale, speed, melee boosters.  I've only seen one skill where I can throw a fireball at the enemy.
I think Dwarves are more steam punk technology focus.  Basic tactic is to hold a strong line then shoot away.  Having no cavalry sucks.

[Nefaro]

The Dwarves as a faction shun magic in general.

I've not played the dwarves yet.  They're so damn tough, and nigh unbreakable, they don't need any stinking twiddly-fingers to mow through enemies & send them fleeing.   My greenskin armies full of Blorcs would inevitably lose heart and flee after a short time in combat with even half strength dwarf units.  Although I think the patch notes mentioned some Greenskin boosts here & there so maybe it's a bit less embarrassing now.

Thought they had Rune Magic, but I'm guessing it doesn't have much in the way of TW:W implementation on the battlefield..?

Never really paid attention.  Most of the commander "magic" I've seen are morale, speed, melee boosters.  I've only seen one skill where I can throw a fireball at the enemy.
I think Dwarves are more steam punk technology focus.  Basic tactic is to hold a strong line then shoot away.  Having no cavalry sucks.

Yes they're more steampunk-ish.  Extremely "tanky" too.  They probably don't need cavalry when they can just steamroll straight over enemy faces, in their super heavy armor, and blast everything else with guns. 

[Boggit]

Coming back to my earlier post... are the Lizardmen available as a faction yet?

[Nefaro]

Coming back to my earlier post... are the Lizardmen available as a faction yet?

Negative.


I expect there to be plenty more factions released as DLC.  But since each one has it's own flavor, more so than previous TWs, I expect they'll only be putting out one at a time.  Even then it will likely take them longer between each, due to the extra faction-specific content (spells, heroes, skill & spell trees, drastically different looking & animated units, etc).


I'd be delighted to see the faction list grow to the size of the Blood Bowl series.  Pretty much the same factions possible as BB, since BB took their factions from WH Fantasy.

[JasonPratt]

I was about to say, if you want to play Lizardmen, you should get BB1: Chaos Edition.

I was thinking the other day, too, while patiently waiting for Bretonnia to be released before I start anything (this being a slightly arbitrary point of "I like these guys" plus "Initial bughunting done, anything left will take a while to sort anyway"), that will all the fan mods being already worked on, how far will that dampen their plans to release official faction or other expansions? The recent big patch unleashed Vampiric Blood Knights for example; but fans had just finished modding those in.

To clarify, I've bought the game, I'm supporting CA's development on it -- although I may not buy the super-bloody DLC.

[Boggit]

I was about to say, if you want to play Lizardmen, you should get BB1: Chaos Edition.

I was thinking the other day, too, while patiently waiting for Bretonnia to be released before I start anything (this being a slightly arbitrary point of "I like these guys" plus "Initial bughunting done, anything left will take a while to sort anyway"), that will all the fan mods being already worked on, how far will that dampen their plans to release official faction or other expansions? The recent big patch unleashed Vampiric Blood Knights for example; but fans had just finished modding those in.

To clarify, I've bought the game, I'm supporting CA's development on it -- although I may not buy the super-bloody DLC.

Thanks, I have BB Chaos edition, A great game IMHO. I'm a great Lizardmen fan, and love the balance between their heavy and light troops.

[undercovergeek]

First DLC - Rise of the Goatfury

[Nefaro]

Didn't think Beastmen would be the first DLC, but I'm not going to complain.  This thing needs all the playable factions it can get.

I wonder if their wealth/economy will consist of humanoid sacrifices to their totem?    :))

Also wonder what kind of units they have besides Gor, Wargor, and Minotaur?  We gonna see a little crossover or modified units from Chaos faction?

[Sir Slash]

No problem with those guys. Just hide inside a doorway. With those horns, no way they could get to you.

[solops]

Yes! I can't wait for the next DLC for Goat Simulator...the mind boggles.

[Gusington]

Damn...that sh*t is crazy.

[Gusington]

...and it's going to cost 18.00??? THAT sh*t is crazy.

[JasonPratt]

I was promised Bretonnia.

But I understand. Needs more fantasy first (and moar pure chaos) for balance.

[jomni]

I was promised Bretonnia.

But I understand. Needs more fantasy first (and moar pure chaos) for balance.

Br exit got in the way.