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>Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

TWW2 when?

Reminder that the Dwarfs did literally nothing wrong during the War of Vengeance

bruh, chill out.
It's just a picture

Looks like he's got a bit of reflux, what's his diet currently?

November
Source: My estranged gardener is employed at SEGA Workshop

Elves deserved it all.

Peasants

>Playing Quick Battles
>They pick Bretonnia
>I pick Dwarfs
>They insta-pick Vampire Counts
This meme is getting stale

in MP always assume that you're gonna play against either Bretonnia or VC, they are the 2 most OP faction right now as Empire being a distant 3rd.

Are Beastmen doe qt?

Is it possible to change a legendary lord's name in the campaing through modding? Or is it hardcoded?

This is your god tonight.

Yes, extremely.
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>Kemmlel
>Crypt Horror Spam

l o l This is the power of Vampire Count players

>Implying Dwarf rune builds aren't the best there is.

Good for you still playing MP

Having to cheese to fight cheese sapped my will long ago

I feel like MP is probably something thats only really fun if you have friends, because then you can agree to actually have fun army comps and stuff

I played it for a while, but it just got boring playing with randoms

He obviously was a noob. VC players pick either the Red Duke or Manny on Zombie Dragon.

That's literally the only build that works for the dwarfs in ranked. Nothing else is competitive. Pick 1 slayer group to intercept flying units, rest should be goons and 3 runelords and maybe 2 thunderers

it's possible for sure

>Alejandro the White Dwarf

What is the mod that improves unwalled settlement maps?

are aspiring champions worth anything in campaign or mp?

you can get away with cheese builds even in ranked unless you get a hard counter to your build. I remember defeating a Crooked Moon army with only the Pimp Lord, 1 lore of shadows and 9 forsaken

Looks comfy. What map?

They are called "settlement packs".

G O B L I N S

You need 2 group of them to keep the morale high. Keep them tied to your main infantry line.

there is a Youtuber called Turin and he plays with Chaos at Ranked MP a lot. See some of his matches and learn about what to pick.

You may want them to fight ethereal units.

Can anyone tell me why I should get the steel faith overhaul? I've not been playing for ages, done 2 long campaigns so far. What's the crack

steel faith is makes the game more lore-friendly afaik. for example Wood Elf units are much faster but fewer in numbers.

They've either been described as relatively mild and gentle compared to most beastmen, or being the ones that snatch babies and all gross. Make of that what you will.

it makes the campaign flow much better than vanilla, slows down the combat and fixes magic to be both available and powerful

give it a try, if it's not your thing just uninstall it

EB 2 or Rome 2?

Okay I think I'll try it. Sounds good. Any recommendations for what faction to use with it to begin with? Or can I fully experience the mod using any?

any faction will do really
You'll probably notice the differences a little more if you play Greenskins or Empire though

Are gunpowder weapons any different or better than they are in vanilla?

>pic

Perfect.

Agreed but unironically

Okay I'll give it a shot with greenies

Thanks for the advice user

I mostly played Bretonnia, so I can only vouch for their campaign, but all factions got overhauled, so you should be fine picking your fav faction

They are cheap anti-ethereal slayers and their leadership buffs will keep your infantry line from routing.

They actually hold up suprisingly well in combat.

Who' s being Ironic?

It was a Phyrric victory but it was the best Phyrric victory possible.

Dwarfs busted, killed the twink and took his hat.
I call that Decisive.

They are mostly unchanged (except things like pistols, which get some AP in SFO)

They have great potential in vanilla, and keep the same feel

And they lost much in the way of resources and soldiers in the process, making them unable to combat the Skaven and Orc attacks that soon followed the war with the elves.

Well there goes this campaign.

Anyone want to loan me a gun?

>finally get Warhammer after practicing a bit with Rome/Shogun 2
>can't make it past 12 turns without getting utterly ruined in a battle as any faction

I know I'm new to the series but holy shit this is not a good feeling.

The Grudge was Satisfied.

practice with attila

Be not afraid newfriend. I got raped to death every faction I played, but I'm not approaching my 3rd victory on Hard.

What race/faction do you enjoy playing as?

I'm sure we can give some good advice.

are you playing on legendary?

No, Hard. But I was an idiot with my stack placement and I had Isabella way out in Pfeildorf instead of chilling nearby. Wholly my own doing.

i'm playing as Chaos on very hard right now, pray for me pls.
This is the last race i have to beat the game on very hard with.

Wish i had PoopooPeepee or Elves :^(

1. Why are Grace and Joey so perfect?
2. Is a Norscan Maurader themed army in any way viable? Even if I have my usual Chaos doomstacks distracting the Empire?
3. How effective are Dawi/Empire modernized army composition? Out Riders, Militia, artillery, etc?
4. Why are Empire/Bretonnia religious themed armies so much fun?
5. Red Duke/Boris FUCKING WHEN

>no skeleton spearman to tank cav

They're anti charge and anti cav, just put one to each side with deep ranks to eat charges from anything other than infantry.

Make friends with the Norscans and their endless, endless stacks

Chaos is the easiest campaign in the game, first Legendary I've ever done and I was high as fuck during it.
It is boring and unfun though.

>everyone slurping a mod that fucks balance in the ass and makes the game easier

Really modulates my marbles

HOO
HAA
HOO
HAA

That feel when you want to play Shogun 2 again but you're too engrossed in Persona 5 and the prospect of romancing the homeroom teacher

that's a big brayherd...

>/twg/ has good taste when it comes to anime waifus
What the fuck happened?

>Empire
Beastmemes raided from the south, got destroyed in Beastpath battle, that was just my micro being shit and sending a battle priest against Malagor himself
>Vamps
How the fuck do I use/deal with Fel Bats? And I'm unsure how to build Mannfred
>Greenskins
Went for the first quest battle, got ruined by Gyrocopters
>Dorfs, Brets, Chaos
Haven't actually tried yet

Basically: how do I deal with flyers, what build is good for caster heros vs warrior heroes? Also, to get building synergy (i.e. tables+foundry for outriders), do both buildings need to be in the same city, or just within the same province?

>Persona 5 and the prospect of romancing the homeroom teacher

Suddenly I'm interested. Is the gameplay fun though?

>Empire
Beatmen are a burden that should be eliminated asap as to not let them bully your minor settlements. And they fucking will if you let them. They will first come for that south-western settlement. The second you capture it (around turn 3-5ish) get fire up a lord and have him camp that town. Load him up with shielded spearmen, or swordsmen if you haven't reached spears yet. They should be no match for you. Play defensively, make them come to you.

>Vampire Cunts
Fuck Fel Bats. They're a meme, and the best you can use them for is to stall an oncoming troop. Early game zombies are you friend. They are hard to kill, there are a thousand of them, and they block enemies. Don't waste your time on Crypt-fags early game. They are best against unarmored foes and the only ones of those you'll be facing are zombies. Use the troops Manfred starts with and you'll kick ass. Pick up the unit-of-renown skellies when they pop up. Build Mannfred with stats focusing on improving him, but first pick up a bit of self-regen. There's something very early in called "The Hunger" or something that heals him to hell and back. It's really good.

>Greenskins
Actually one of the races I haven't played much so someone else might have to take this one.

>Brets
A great faction as they start of relatively safe in terms of who they're surrounded by. Empire will easily bro-up with you. Rush that harbor town the old guy advises you about.

>owning a playstation
I seriously hope you guys don't do this

here you go, i will lower the taste level

Everything this guy says is really good info . Just one little addition to Mannfred. You get a blood spell right when you start up, be sure to find it. If you overcast it (clicking on the spell icon twice instead of once) you can cast it in an area instead of on a single unit. By rule of thumb, Carstein should NEVER leave a battle with even a single healing spell uncast. You should spam the over-cast version as often as you are able to heal your units. Also raise dead for instant-troops.

Furfags aren't people anyway.

I fail to see any issues here.

If you don't like JRPG gameplay you might get bored but I play it for the story and characters anyway.

Got it, thanks for the solid advice. Gonna give it a try real quick.

>tfw I fap to furry porn but I hate furries
It all started with Rouge, and then it just got worse from there.

>Furfags aren't people anyway.
yeah, they are Beastmen

I've got news for you, user.

YOU are a furry.

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Good luck. Tell us if things go good or south.

This is going in the book

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I can't help it

>This is going in the book
>Dwarfs go to put new grudge in the book
>they open it
>furry porn inside
>they look at Thorgrim
what happens

Is there a AI spectator option in TW:W?
I want to watch the AI play through the campaign.
If not the full campaign experience, are there at least AI v AI battles?

Generally the best way to get better at total war is to savescum a really difficult battle that you feel like you could win if you played better.

If you're micro is shit just pause more.

>Empire
get Marienburg early and the rest of the campaign is pretty easy, build garrison buildings in every settlement you can (this goes for every faction) and if you see an approaching enemy army recruit & garrison a lord there in preparation for defence.

>Vamps
They're always annoying to kill because you can't target units to follow them until they land, but they are pretty easy to kill. They're useful as shit for tying down arty & ranged units asap and they can flank units really easily which damages morale.

With Mannfred I like to build him as a top wizard. Put 1 point in every single spell, they're all useful cos he has the two best lores in the game and the second point is useless because you will overcast most spells.

You want to rush his sword quest asap because it makes him an amazing caster.

>Went for the first quest battle, got ruined by Gyrocopters
You can ignore quest battles, but that one is pretty easy if you have enough goblin archers they'll just shoot em down.

>can't bring myself to complete Isabella's campaign because vamps are boring in campaign
>welves are boring too
>brets are meh
>chaos got old after 12th run
>dwarves are boring
>orks are meh
>skarsnik is fun but meh
>tfw want to just play as Empire again
How do I stop playing as Empire all the time, bros? Empire is so fun.

Can someone make a mod that gives Mannlet necromancer robe sleeves & kilt?

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No other factions, just Empire!

>Orion t-totally doesn't need a nerf guys!

you just have to buy me elves or beastmen dlc

But user

THE NATION CALLS

Try faction unlockers. My second campaing was Tilea because i wanted to play with Empire roster, but didn't wanted to fight in this same provinces as in my Vamp campaign.
Or spice up other campaigns with mods like Rise of the Beastmen and Da Green Threat.
Or wait for the old friend

Vampires don't wear nerd robes because they're the epitome of /fitlit/

Stop playing Fantasy.

I did the ork one and the insane chaos invasion. Shit was fun as fuck, with all the arty fucking up chaos shits and demys chraging them. Kinda reminds me that I can't do the same thing with other factions.

continue playing fantasy

It goes in the Book

>empirefags and speculationfags btfo
>no mythical paid dlc coming besides old friend fdlc
>empire wont even get a 4th ll or start pos

i fucking love how much ca hates the empire

The general impression is that they are docile and even kind in a sense, though they're not any prettier than the male beastmen. A female gor, centaur, minotaur, they're still monstrous even if female. They're also equal in numbers to the males, but they're almost never seen because they basically never leave the forests and stay at/tend to the beastmen camps, where they bear and raise young, look after the prisoners till they die, and protect the camps.

Harpies meanwhile, are just harpies.

I find myself defaulting to Empire a lot too. Probably because I'm sick of the Badlands Bowl.