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Depends on what this alleged revision will actually do. If it doesn't fix assault to be at least halfway decent I'll likely sell all my 40k stuff and get another hobby. Not really looking forward to another edition of biased shooty nonsense. I got into 40k because I thought beating face with ridiculous chainsaw weapons was awesome, and now that I know it's not even vaguely feasible to actually do that against many armies... meh.

I'm not going to buy a £45 rulebook no matter what is in it.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I'm not going to buy a £45 rulebook no matter what is in it.

I'd be happy do so if I though it was worth it.

If.

If it's good I'll pick up the mini-version.

For 90 % I will...but not happily. To soon. Also, I bought Escalation so it will be probably bunch of rules I already have.

Considering how GW functions, probably not. I'll hold enough interest to hear what people think and possibly purchase it but I largely play 40k only with friends so we'll likely just play with the flawed 40k game. At least for 2 more years.

 Jaceevoke wrote:
I will be picking one up so that I can continue playing at my local flgs, honestly I hope this is more than just a few minor changes in the rulebook.

I'm exactly the same way, I'm in anxious anticipation

If its just 6th with rehased rules nope (plus rumors point to PDF downloads of fixes). Ill get a small book in starter box via EBAY or buy box set. Ill buy the big book much much later (perhaps when 8-9-10 drop.

If its 7th with expansions* then yes. Just not day one. I never bought the expansions so it should be worth it.


*Im includinng DfS.

 jonolikespie wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I'm not going to buy a £45 rulebook no matter what is in it.

I'd be happy do so if I though it was worth it.

If.

I wouldn't even if I thought it was worth it in terms of being a complete ruleset. £45 was too much for 6th edition and I bought the soft-back instead. Cheaper and much handier to store, carry around and refer to.

I am disappointed that I cannot vote Yes and Bacon-Pancakes in this poll.

I just finished up my 4,000pt Guard...erhm excuse me..Astra Milatarum army and am loving 6th because the Guard are a shooty army and if this update makes assault armies OP and nerfs Shooty armie.....I will be angry

 Greenizbest wrote:
I'll probably buy a digital or mini version depending on the price. Definitely don't plan on shelling out another $75 for a BRB when my 6th edition one still has the new book smell.

I'll be genuinely shocked if it isn't $99+. Every new edition has gone up in price and I think this one will be no different.

That and they are rumored to be getting rid of the mini book in the starter set to be replaced with an essentials only guide for the set.

So I can already guess they'd raise the price since more people are going to be forced into getting the brb due to lack of alternatives.

I'll wait until I've read it, at least.

If it's actually 7, then maybe. Eventually. Maybe. If it's 6.5 (^th with Escalation and SHA) then no. I already have a 6th Ed rulebook, and don't play SHA or Escalation.

I'll probably check out Infinity properly.

I voted Maybe, because while Bacon-Pancakes sound divine, if this new edition is a good change I will by it, but if not I will say good by to 40k for at least another edition.

SJ

Going on the assumption that there will be no significant changes... maybe. I hope they come out with a paperback version, I would probably buy that to replace my Dark Vengeance rulebook. I would not buy a new giant hardcover - the little book is so much more handy.

If they get their act together and release a very nice digital version for Android, I would want to buy that. The current eBook format they use for Android is terrible.

It could be a number of different things, but I just can't see this being great. It's rumored that the book is going to be $100 now (I'm not falling prey to that $99.99 crap); I find it hard to believe that even die-hard 40k fans don't balk at the idea of paying a 33% price increase in a book that lasted only half of the time of any previous iterations.

That, coupled with the fact that it seems apparent that GW has no interest in doing anything with the rules other than just shifting horizontally in rules quality, and I honestly can't see this release being good at all.

What's most surprising to me is I just don't really care much anymore. I mean, still enough to post occasionally on the topic, but I don't watch these threads with anticipation of the next release like I have for the last few editions. I think GW is making a big mistake with this release. It will do what the Hobbit rulebook did to LOTR to (although to much lesser degree): kill interest in new customers right out of the gate, as well as in some longer term players. And the rest of the people still interested in playing will go on playing and talking about 40k, but the crowd will keep diminishing.

"Not with a bang" is about all I can think in regards to this. It's just my opinion, I know, but still.

 kronk wrote:
I am disappointed that I cannot vote Yes and Bacon-Pancakes in this poll.

bacon-pancakes making bacon pancakes! You take some bacon and you put it in a pancake; bacon pancakes, that's what it's going to make! Bacoooonnn pancakes!