So just how good is WFB?

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**HoverBoy**

It caused losing units to autobrake IIRC.

I started in 8th, so far i find it more interesting than 40k 5th.

**Baragash**

HoverBoy wrote:The same but players had to "guees" how far the target is (you couldn't mesure freely then).
So basically experienced players with good eyemeasure got it right anyway.

Partial hits were a 4+ to hit. Now they are automatic.

**HoverBoy**

Oh yea for stonethrowers and flamethrowers.
Also now that i think about it cannons did less wounds, D3 right?

**Baragash**

I think Empire Cannons were always D6, but the rest probably were D3... I don't play any cannon-toting armies myself

**PhantomViper**

Kirbinator wrote:I started Fantasy in 7th edition where things like march blocking, frenzy, terror, and the like mattered. Granted Terror was too overwhelming and large blocks weren't good enough, but 8th edition swung way too far in the other direction. That big awesome beasty GW is trying to sell you? It's lots of fun when it slaming into a wall of Skaven Slaves and just sits there thanks to Steadfast. That's a ton of fun.

For me the game has been mostly reduced pushing big blocks of <insert unit here> into each other while rolling for the highest possible spell you can cast. Judging by the way people have been shelving their armies around here, I'm not the only one. Obviously some places still have plenty of popularity, but long time Fantasy vets have put their toy soldiers away hoping that 9th edition will let them out of the closet again.

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