Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

So i have played 40k for 8 years, and have always had my eyes on dem Brettonians. From what I have read, they are at a disadvantage in the current rule set...so my question for all you WHFB players is : should i start collecting now or wait for the new rule set? also, which is the most commonly played WHFB armies?

I´d say if you like Brets take some. You cant go wrong with some knights/core.
Just dont buy 2k+ worth stuff.

Ya get a good maybe 1000-1500 points of them. the Bret models are awesome looking so I say go for it if your interested on actually painting and finishing the models you get.

They can work, and work very well, under the new rules. HOWEVER, they are very much a finesse army in the new rules. You cannot - literally, can not - just charge across the field and expect to win. You will get bogged down in an extended combat, get flanked, and get plowed under.

You pretty much must ram two or three units of knights into a target unit to win. If you don't break them on the charge, even if you win that round you will probably loose the combat.

Brets are always one mistake away from loosing. Remember that, and you can do well. Forget it at your peril.

(And Trebuchets are just plain Awesome in the new rules. )

Dan Heelan from the Heelan Hammer podcast has been running a peasant list pretty successfully. It seems like they aren't at a huge disadvantage from what I hear from most sources.

The more you wait the higher the prices get, so yea get models now before the new rules hit when you'll need twice the peasants at twice the price.

Very true buy cheap maybe just build the bodies and leave the arm choices on peasents um attached.

Knights might as well get some they will be useful.

Just play online using whatever models you want (see sig).

You should be able to get plenty of current model knights to fill out your army. You may also want to consider grabbing some of the previous edition knights and using them as Errants.

Avoid metal models such as the trebuchet and grail knights until the new edition, if possible, since they'll likely be redone in plastic or resin.