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Although it's rather frustrating to have 6th edition coming out just as I'm starting to get the rules for 5th edition down, I'm hoping for a iBooks release of the 6th edition BRB.

Heh,

I'll be accidentally playing 5th ed for months, even when i do get to read the new rules

Ascalam wrote:Heh,

I'll be accidentally playing 5th ed for months, even when i do get to read the new rules

Lol
So true! I'm with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef_5gNkGfM

You know what this means.

Einhänder wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef_5gNkGfM

You know what this means.

You mean that thing we've been talking about for pages and is even in the title of the thread now? Nope, what does it mean?

Einhänder wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef_5gNkGfM

You know what this means.

That you don't read before posting?

pretre wrote:

Einhänder wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef_5gNkGfM

You know what this means.

You mean that thing we've been talking about for pages and is even in the title of the thread now? Nope, what does it mean?

I just wanted link you folks to the video, and yes I've been reading.
/runsInShame.

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insaniak wrote:So was I. Warhammer 40K tanking will not kill the hobby. Just Warhammer 40K. Maybe. It certainly didn't kill Battletech.

Is there some secret island colony of battletech players that are still alive? That game appears to be about as dead as they get.


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Gutsnagga wrote:

Harriticus wrote:

Sigvatr wrote:

pretre wrote:

Sigvatr wrote:

Hulksmash wrote:

The idea that Xenos is worse than MEQ is just wrong. They've pretty much always been strong or over the top and they mostly still are. Granted I won't say they don't have a higher learning curve than your average MEQ army. But if you actually take the time to learn them they are nasty, even in the world of GK's and SW's.

GK, Imp, BA vs...uhm...DE?

What's your question?

I guess that it's up to personal opinion, but imo, overall, non-Xenos tend to get better codexes.

/e: And yes, I do know that GK were worse. Then again, Necrons get a new codex that's relatively balanced. When GK got their new codex back then...well, it's obvious.

This pretty much. Right now Space Marines, Silver Space Marines, and Red Space Marines are the best in the game followed by Imperial Guard and Light Blue Space Marines. Dark Eldar/Necrons are competitive at least.

Yes, it's possible to beat Grey Knights with Tyranids, But there's a natural handicap built in that all non-Imperial players have to deal with, and that's the big balance issue.

Don't count orks out. They can excel against many of the armies you have listed if they have a well built list,

Anyway, LMAO when I saw that they called it a 'teaser' trailer. They pretty much spelt it out for us!
I just hope they won't change too much, just the stuff that obviously needs changing. Lvls on special rules would bug me out so much.

Wait, did someone seriously argue that space marines were better than light blue space marines...? Alsp, the GK handicap exists for all non mech guard imperial players as well. Those force weapons go through power armor just as well as MCs.


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Einhänder wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef_5gNkGfM

You know what this means.

I think it means games workshop needs to get a sound designer with a bit more experience.

I didn't read the previous posts but are people saying that the book will be released on the 23rd? Because the manager at the Seattle Battle Bunker said the 23rd was just the pre-order date. A two week pre-order period at that.

My inbuilt 6th edition countdown has officially begun...
14 days to go...

So can anyone confirm what the actual release day is, Im guessing this is pre-order, but the question is, is it two weeks in advance or just 1?

ShumaGorath wrote:
Is there some secret island colony of battletech players that are still alive? That game appears to be about as dead as they get.

It is not a secret island colony, more of a convalescent home in the suburbs.
I hope 5th Ed has some of the rule variations that earlier eds had such as kill teams and combat patrols, or even spearhead/apoc type game set ups. Or maybe they will start putting that type of material into WD again?

ShumaGorath wrote:\

insaniak wrote:So was I. Warhammer 40K tanking will not kill the hobby. Just Warhammer 40K. Maybe. It certainly didn't kill Battletech.

Is there some secret island colony of battletech players that are still alive? That game appears to be about as dead as they get.

Eh, what? There's new stuff coming out all the time from Catalyst Games, and 2 awesome new video games coming out this year.

Besides, with a company like Topps owning Catalyst Games, they wouldn't keep the license going unless it was making them a profit.

I wonder what the preorder/preview materials will actually entail, considering that this is the first edition launched under the Комитет НоЪЬїТ regime.

When 8th WFB hit we had tons of info ahead of time, all the way down to most of the spell lores. This time we have <10 as-yet-unconfirmed rumoured tidbits.

It's easy for them to preview models and updated supplements (by displaying the new stats, names of rules, etc.) but I wonder if they will actually put forth any juicy rules info regarding 6th.

This is the first rule change I've been through, so should I expect anything other than a new rule book? Will the starter be released at the same time so I don't have to buy the giant book?

infinite_array wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:\

insaniak wrote:So was I. Warhammer 40K tanking will not kill the hobby. Just Warhammer 40K. Maybe. It certainly didn't kill Battletech.

Is there some secret island colony of battletech players that are still alive? That game appears to be about as dead as they get.

Eh, what? There's new stuff coming out all the time from Catalyst Games, and 2 awesome new video games coming out this year.

Besides, with a company like Topps owning Catalyst Games, they wouldn't keep the license going unless it was making them a profit.

The videogames are wholly separate entities from the miniatures game and came after roughly a decade of nothing. I haven't seen any new models out for battletech in a while, but that doesn't mean they don't exsit. Are these just the rescpults that get out from time to time? Is there actually new content? I remember the starter box they tried to push a few years back, but that seemed to bomb as hard as everything else attached to the minis liscence has since the 90s.

Maybe my standards for what constitutes a "dead game" are a little loose.

shamroll wrote:This is the first rule change I've been through, so should I expect anything other than a new rule book? Will the starter be released at the same time so I don't have to buy the giant book?

Historically the starter set is released a few months after.

Brother SRM wrote:

stormboy wrote:

pretre wrote:. It is just that people have short memories.

This.

Many armies have seen the top and the bottom of the hill. Except the Tau - I think they have always been at the bottom.

I understand the gripes about not having balance - but I think most people just want their army/armies to be the top. It is human/hobby nature to want your army to be competitive. Or at least recently updated.

Tau used to be far better. Fish of Fury was a viable tactic, and back in 4th their prices didn't seem so high.

I don't want my army to be top (that would be nice though), I just want to be anywhere near competitive.

Really quite exicted now

So does this mean that the pre orders go up the 23rd and the rule book is released the 30th? That seems a bit odd for GW since they usually announce pre-orders on the last Friday of every month when the White Dwarf comes out. Regardless I can't wait for it.

Brother SRM wrote:

Elmir wrote:The GW facebook page of Amersfoort has made a series of new events on their page.

The one on june 30th just mentioned "the release" without ANY further details. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on the 30th.

That's some nice reinforcement of this rumor! Thanks for passing it along.

I should become a betting man it seems

Yes, i am getting excited for this. Since I saw the video on Games-Workshops website. I don't think it could be anything else, unless it is a Dark Angels release.

Since I am getting back into the game, I'd better decide what chapter i am going to go with. Silver Skulls or Doom Eagles Or Guardians of the Covenant. Hrmm.

Let me get this straight - this is an announcement of an announcement of 6th coming soon in the future? Kind of like "the future events such as these will affect you in the future?"

-DE- wrote:Let me get this straight - this is an announcement of an announcement of 6th coming soon in the future? Kind of like "the future events such as these will affect you in the future?"

They heard everybody complaining about a lack of rumors, so they came up with this:

ShatteredBlade wrote:Yes, i am getting excited for this. Since I saw the video on Games-Workshops website. I don't think it could be anything else, unless it is a Dark Angels release.

Since I am getting back into the game, I'd better decide what chapter i am going to go with. Silver Skulls or Doom Eagles Or Guardians of the Covenant. Hrmm.

Has absolutely no reference to any codex as none tie with the number 6. BA were not the 6th Legion, nor DA. Wolves are the closest codex as they were the VI legion.

Since that's the same date as the new white dwarf, does that add to or detract from the idea that 6th edition will be out that day, as opposed to the preorder?

Compel wrote:Since that's the same date as the new white dwarf, does that add to or detract from the idea that 6th edition will be out that day, as opposed to the preorder?

Probably a pre-order on the 23rd and "Teasers" aka absolute useless piles of gak that hint at nothing in the white dwarf. After all, if they release it in june, what can they sell in july?

d-usa wrote:

-DE- wrote:Let me get this straight - this is an announcement of an announcement of 6th coming soon in the future? Kind of like "the future events such as these will affect you in the future?"

They heard everybody complaining about a lack of rumors, so they came up with this:

Oh God, you are right and now I can't stop laughing.

I think what it will be is official info release on the 23rd and the start of the pre-orders. Meaning that it will be a July 7th release? I guess we will know next week (or this week) if pre-orders start. I don't see GW dropping 6th without at least a week of pre-ordering time.

d-usa wrote:

shamroll wrote:This is the first rule change I've been through, so should I expect anything other than a new rule book? Will the starter be released at the same time so I don't have to buy the giant book?

Historically the starter set is released a few months after.

Alot of people are assuming this however the codex for the proposed 6th ed box armies are pretty old, it seems like an odd move on GW's part. Perhaps they will just revise the old blackreach box untill these codex are updated.

Lepuke wrote:

d-usa wrote:

shamroll wrote:This is the first rule change I've been through, so should I expect anything other than a new rule book? Will the starter be released at the same time so I don't have to buy the giant book?

Historically the starter set is released a few months after.

Alot of people are assuming this however the codex for the proposed 6th ed box armies are pretty old, it seems like an odd move on GW's part. Perhaps they will just revise the old blackreach box untill these codex are updated.

If people buy the black reach box, the 5th ed rules will be useless. How will GW do it, give everybody a small 6th ed rulebook aswell?

Deadshot wrote:

ShatteredBlade wrote:Yes, i am getting excited for this. Since I saw the video on Games-Workshops website. I don't think it could be anything else, unless it is a Dark Angels release.

Since I am getting back into the game, I'd better decide what chapter i am going to go with. Silver Skulls or Doom Eagles Or Guardians of the Covenant. Hrmm.

Has absolutely no reference to any codex as none tie with the number 6. BA were not the 6th Legion, nor DA. Wolves are the closest codex as they were the VI legion.

Oh I agree completely, I'm just being cautious since I've been burned too many times.