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2013/11/28 22:49:40
Subject: How much of a copy-paste is the new Codex Space Marine background?
If anyone of you 40k loremasters has the 5th edition Space Marines codex at hand, how much (rough estimate) do you think the unit entries and background/fluff were simply ctrl+c ctrl+v'd over? I've noticed several paragraphs have identical sentences down to the letter.
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2013/11/28 22:57:48
Subject: How much of a copy-paste is the new Codex Space Marine background?
Quite a few paragraphs have been copied across from all the previous codices. It's nearly expected now. Like a tradition codex format that cant be broken.
EAT - SLEEP - FARM - REPEAT
2013/11/28 23:18:40
Subject: Re:How much of a copy-paste is the new Codex Space Marine background?
Knockagh wrote: Quite a few paragraphs have been copied across from all the previous codices. It's nearly expected now. Like a tradition codex format that cant be broken.
I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Repeating some core details about a faction in the same way keeps thing consistent and iconic, as long as it doesn't comprise most of the codex, ideally.
Order of the Righteous Armour - 542 points so far.
2013/11/28 23:51:13
Subject: How much of a copy-paste is the new Codex Space Marine background?
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Blood Ravens (using Ravenguard CT) 1500 l 
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Order of the Righteous Armour - 542 points so far. 