New CP box

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

Command squad

5 kasrkin

10 rough riders

 

since it seems a lot of people missed this news with the reveal show let’s have a thread dedicated to it.

 

i find it kind of confusing this is the route they went.

 

maybe there’s a ‘specialist’ theme they’re going for? If so I feel this is a real stretch

[Arikel]

Is it only 5 kasrkin? I thought the min squad size was ten on those guys?

[Karhedron]

44 minutes ago, Arikel said:

Is it only 5 kasrkin? I thought the min squad size was ten on those guys?

 

I think there is a typo in the OP. The screenshots show 10 Kasrkin.

 

[Emperor Ming]

Why

 

What a pile of garbage

[Karhedron]

It looks like the Blood Angels one. A whole load of the new Elite unit and then some stuff to bulk it out.

[AutumnEffect]

 

Honestly, I have all of the basic new guardsmen and vehicles for my collection but none of the Kasrkin or Rough Riders.

So I'm super interested in this kit.  So there's a target audience somewhere.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

21 minutes ago, AutumnEffect said:

 

Honestly, I have all of the basic new guardsmen and vehicles for my collection but none of the Kasrkin or Rough Riders.

So I'm super interested in this kit.  So there's a target audience somewhere.

But how large is that audience?

[DemonGSides]

@Tawnis's dream of 30 RR might be more routine with the ease of access this Box provides :D

 

I'll grab one just cuz, but it doesn't scream "playable" for combat patrol. 

[Galron]

This for sure leans towards veteran collectors rather than new players bulking out their armies to get started which is a weird lean for a set which traditionally is meant for new players to get started. Maybe they figured most guard players already have their armies and arent buying enough of the new stuff. 

[AutumnEffect]

2 minutes ago, Galron said:

This for sure leans towards veteran collectors rather than new players bulking out their armies to get started which is a weird lean for a set which traditionally is meant for new players to get started. Maybe they figured most guard players already have their armies and arent buying enough of the new stuff. 

 

This was kind of my thought too.
Rough Riders might not be selling as good as they want so bundle them with something good (Kasrkin) and something necessary (HQ squad) to coax a purchase. 

[sairence]

Honestly, it's just a decent follow up to the first box. No duplicates apart from the Command Squad, which is always decent for bits if nothing else, and then you get a Skirmisher infantry unit and a bunch of fast melee idiots. First CP was basic armour and infantry, this one is more specialist units.

 

I don't see the issue there.

[Arikel]

1 hour ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said:

But how large is that audience?

At least two ;). If you jumped on  guard in 9th with the army set and/or the 9th ed christmas box this is a good bundle to fill out missing units.  I got both so this box is pretty much a sure pick up for me.
 

It is an odd choice for new players, I’ll give it that though.