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so what happened to the rumoured strike force?


skeletoro

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When the DA's got the new dex, the Battleforce was taken off sale and re-released a month or two after the dex came out.  Bear in mind though, this was in the days of monthly White Dwarf and monthly releases.

 

I think the Eldar battleforce was the same story if memory serves (did GW chance the Dire Avengers sprues...?) 

 

So, if that logic carries through, we'll be due a new battleforce box.  

 

HOWEVER!!

 

I'm not sure what would actually change from it...  The old box got 20 wolves a drop pod and 5 scouts...which is a pretty good balanced force....

 

But what about costs?  For the interests of a fair comparison, I have worked this out using GW RRP prices.

 

DARK ANGLES

Battleforce = £70

Cost of 2x Ravenwing bike squads, attackbike and a land speeder = £86.  This DOES NOT include the upgrade frame which is included in the box...

 

BLOOD ANGELS

Battleforce = £70

Cost of tactical squad, assault squad, rhino, death company squad = £88.50

 

SPACE WOLVES

Battleforce = £65 (if memory serves - it isn't on the website any more)

Cost of 2x wolf packs, scout squad and a drop pod = £84

 

So, the average separate retail cost of a battle force = £86.16 using these 3 examples.  And, using these three examples....the most expensive retail priced unit included is the Ravenwing bike squad at £25.5.

 

So, using this as a guide, we can assume that, if they do release a new battleforce, then:

The retail value will be circa £85.

It won't include any units that cost more than circa £25.

The force will roughly add up to about 400 points (i didn't include this in my analysis as I don't have codex's to hand).

 

 

 

Now for a caveat.  Whilst the above adds up using GW's traditional marketing and sales strategies, with huge amount of changes we have seen in the last 6-10 months (bigger box sets, more frequent 'specials', more frequent releases etc), we could just see an army box (like the ultramarines 1st company box) or we could see nothing.

 

Time to read the rumour mills!

All Pre-Orders August 16th
Release Date August 23rd


Sanctus Reach
Sanctus Reach: Hour of the Wolf $49.50 Hardback

Space Wolves
Warriors of the Fang $170 Plastic box
Space Wolves Skyclaws $37 Plastic box
Space Wolves Long Fangs $37 Plastic box
 

 

Here it is.

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