Overshadowed

[King-of-Storms]

I know a lot of Warmachiners are jumping on the Colossal bandwagon getting excited about the colossals themselves with some "meh" attitudes towards the 3rd tier warcasters.

Perhaps the other minor additions are being overlooked just a tad? Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there something that there will be at least one additional unit attachment, solo or perhaps a unit per faction?

Am I missing something here?

[PG_dbsmash]

Having picked up the Colossals book at Lock & Load, I can confirm that other than Colossals Warjacks and Warcasters, the only addition documented in the book is Epic Alexia. The factions didn't get any new units, UAs, solos, etc.

I, for one, a glad. I was having a hard enough time keeping up with 3 factions as it was already

[skarreslave2]

nope, collassals has 1 caster, 1 collassal and epic alexia in it. thats all. Gargantaurs will have a caster, gagantuan and 3-4 other releases per faction to catch hordes up with warmachine.

[Rynth]

nope, collassals has 1 caster, 1 collassal and epic alexia in it. thats all. Gargantaurs will have a caster, gagantuan and 3-4 other releases per faction to catch hordes up with warmachine.

Well, they've called it Hordes' catch up book, but I'm not sure it will actually work out that way.
We've been told that Gargantuans will be release early 2013(possibly spring 2013). Assuming Warmachine's next book is also due in 2013 and both it and Gargantuans are Wrath sized that means Hordes will still be a 2 model book release behind despite their catch up book. If Hordes is intended to catch up by any appreciable degree there are a few ways it can happen:
Gargantuans has 3 or more additional releases than Warmachine's 2013 book(which ever is larger) would catch Hordes up by at least 1 model.
Warmachine 2013 to be another smaller(though not Colossals small) release.
No Warmachine 2013 book(pretty sure this one has been confirmed to not be happening).
Hordes gets 2 roughly Wrath sized books in 2013(seems a bit too fast).

[SjoerdH]

though not Colossals small

Just taking this line out of context cause it sounds fun

Anyway, I was hoping Retribution could catch up a bit as well. It's smaller than the Hordes factions and it would have been so nice to catch up with at least an extra caster and/or character jack.

[FearLord]

I know a lot of Warmachiners are jumping on the Colossal bandwagon getting excited about the colossals themselves with some "meh" attitudes towards the 3rd tier warcasters.

Who's "meh" on the new Warcasters?

[Laughing Man]

Who's "meh" on the new Warcasters?

Silly people.

[sleet01]

I keep forgetting that some people haven't seen the book yet.

There were strong rumours of extra models/units in Colossals, but it was not to be. It does sound like the next WM book will have at least one new Cavalry unit per faction, and I'm guessing at least one new/epic/Colossal 'caster as well. What else we might see, it's too early to predict, but if Gargantuans is the catch-up book then it will probably be a good guide for what WM players will get next year.

Personally, I'm okay with two to three new models per faction this time around. For one thing, there are *still* Wrath models that are not actually in existence on this Earth yet; for another thing, I might actually be able to get all of the Colossal models for my main faction painted by the time the next book drops, a personal milestone.

[MagnustheJust]

Anyone who is 'meh' towards General "AWESOME" Ossram is not a true Mercenary player... That guy is crazy good!!

[Driver]

Just taking this line out of context cause it sounds fun

Anyway, I was hoping Retribution could catch up a bit as well. It's smaller than the Hordes factions and it would have been so nice to catch up with at least an extra caster and/or character jack.

I agree. I am sure we will get some extras in the next book.

[PG_Tionas]

Well, they've called it Hordes' catch up book, but I'm not sure it will actually work out that way.
We've been told that Gargantuans will be release early 2013(possibly spring 2013). Assuming Warmachine's next book is also due in 2013 and both it and Gargantuans are Wrath sized that means Hordes will still be a 2 model book release behind despite their catch up book. If Hordes is intended to catch up by any appreciable degree there are a few ways it can happen:
Gargantuans has 3 or more additional releases than Warmachine's 2013 book(which ever is larger) would catch Hordes up by at least 1 model.
Warmachine 2013 to be another smaller(though not Colossals small) release.
No Warmachine 2013 book(pretty sure this one has been confirmed to not be happening).
Hordes gets 2 roughly Wrath sized books in 2013(seems a bit too fast).

I don't get this. Unless you're fixated on a yearly cycle, instead of the Book based cycle, its a catch up book. The hordes and Warmachine books, since Legends/Metamorphosis, have been linked in a cycle. The stories of one blend and carry over into the stories of the other, with similar releases and basic concepts. Gargantuans has not been touted as catching the hordes factions completely up to the warmachine factions. Its probably not going to be completely, they are still going to trail behind a touch, I promise. There was something said at Lock and Load - The warlock previewed are the only ones going to be shown. its probably a hearsay rumor, but, I remember Will being the one quoted.
Anyway.
Unless your looking at it in a Pure Year-on-Year, assumption based worldview, one in which you know for sure what books and how they will be releasing, I don't share your assumptions.

Maybe a Warmachine book is not released, and maybe there are two hordes books, maybe something completely different happens. You can't know, I can't know, we can only make assumptions.