Do we have any idea if players will be able to split the box set and still get everything needed to play (Templates, dice, etc)

If other FFG core sets I have are anything to go by (Xwing, Armada) there's generally 1 set of everything in the core set.

Yeah it's more likely a better split, if you buy a core set each and then swap the minis of one faction

I think the only thing you will need to buy is dice.

Yeah it's more likely a better split, if you buy a core set each and then swap the minis of one faction

This would be my guess as well. I doubt that the upgrades included for units are evenly distributed in the core set, so it would be hard to split those up fairly. Getting two and swapping the units seems like a better way to go.

Yeah it's more likely a better split, if you buy a core set each and then swap the minis of one faction

This would be my guess as well. I doubt that the upgrades included for units are evenly distributed in the core set, so it would be hard to split those up fairly. Getting two and swapping the units seems like a better way to go.

By upgrades do you mean cards etc - like upgrade cards in X-Wing / or command cards in Imperial Assault?

Frank Brooks confirmed already that the various upgrade cards in Runewars TMG will be kept to the faction and within faction packs/releases.

So you'll never have to buy X faction pack to get a card for your Y faction army (the perfect example in Xwing, is imperial players having to buy A-Wings to get Push the Limit)

Yeah it's more likely a better split, if you buy a core set each and then swap the minis of one faction

This would be my guess as well. I doubt that the upgrades included for units are evenly distributed in the core set, so it would be hard to split those up fairly. Getting two and swapping the units seems like a better way to go.

By upgrades do you mean cards etc - like upgrade cards in X-Wing / or command cards in Imperial Assault?

Frank Brooks confirmed already that the various upgrade cards in Runewars TMG will be kept to the faction and within faction packs/releases.

So you'll never have to buy X faction pack to get a card for your Y faction army (the perfect example in Xwing, is imperial players having to buy A-Wings to get Push the Limit)

Oh, I must have missed that. I haven't been keeping up too closely with this game. I didn't realize that all unit upgrades were faction-specific.

Yeah it's more likely a better split, if you buy a core set each and then swap the minis of one faction

This would be my guess as well. I doubt that the upgrades included for units are evenly distributed in the core set, so it would be hard to split those up fairly. Getting two and swapping the units seems like a better way to go.

By upgrades do you mean cards etc - like upgrade cards in X-Wing / or command cards in Imperial Assault?

Frank Brooks confirmed already that the various upgrade cards in Runewars TMG will be kept to the faction and within faction packs/releases.

So you'll never have to buy X faction pack to get a card for your Y faction army (the perfect example in Xwing, is imperial players having to buy A-Wings to get Push the Limit)

Oh, I must have missed that. I haven't been keeping up too closely with this game. I didn't realize that all unit upgrades were faction-specific.

Actually he never said that all upgrades would be faction specific. In fact, we already saw pictures of upgrade cards with no faction symbol on them. But nothing prevents them to include generic upgrades in at least one pack for each faction.

I know for sure that unit upgrades are not faction specific. If you look at the pictures of the back of the unit cards for both the human spearmen, and the undead reanimates, you can see that they both have the icon to be able to take the "metered march" upgrade.

When Frank says that you won't have to purchase packs from one faction to get upgrades for another, I think that means that any upgrades useful for multiple factions will be in a pack from each faction. (Like if PTL had come in both the Awing and Interceptor expansions for Xwing).

Edit: And.... Ninja'd. My typing is too slow. I blame only having 9 fingers

So in that case, it still is better to buy two core sets and trade armies, rather than trying to split a single box. Not only so each person has a copy of each upgrade, but also their own dice and movement templates as well.

Exactly. Splitting two cores seems to be the way to go.

So in that case, it still is better to buy two core sets and trade armies, rather than trying to split a single box. Not only so each person has a copy of each upgrade, but also their own dice and movement templates as well.

Not to mention that you will need the extra troops anyway, and I have the feeling that getting multiple core sets will be a cheaper option than buying expansions.

Multiple core sets have always been a good deal with FFG's miniature games, as well as other miniature games. Take this from a guy that owns Armada, X-Wing, and Imperial Assault. Buy two!

I was tempted to buy two cores of Armada at the beginning when everyone was shouting "buy two cores", but 5 waves in I'm glad I didn't. I think I'll grab one core and some extra dice and wait to see how the expansion bloat is going to work out. If it flops or doesn't get some quick followup support I may look into a 2nd core.

GMmL makes a good point. In Armada, you wound up needing to buy all the ships from the core again in separate expansions to get the unique commanders and such that came with them. Since they most likely will have all these units in separate xpacs as well, you probably don't need to buy multiple cores. The reasons for doing so would be if you're splitting with someone or the figure-value is just a ton better on the core. For armada, the value was only minimally better in the core.

GMmL makes a good point. In Armada, you wound up needing to buy all the ships from the core again in separate expansions to get the unique commanders and such that came with them. Since they most likely will have all these units in separate xpacs as well, you probably don't need to buy multiple cores. The reasons for doing so would be if you're splitting with someone or the figure-value is just a ton better on the core. For armada, the value was only minimally better in the core.

I gotta disagree as I've used several of each of ships in fleet builds and that's even with two cores and the separate releases. I don't necessarily run 3x triangles anymore but that's more attributable to having more releases. I also have to add that you always seem to need more miniatures for these war games. Maybe not the more expensive models but definitely for the grunts.

2 Cores in X wing is great, 2 Cores in Armada was unnecessary, 2 cores in Imperial Assault was just extra but not necessary unless you get 50% discount.