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2016/05/22 04:46:22
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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hi there...
just out of curiosity... who is the author of the eldar codex?
i did a quick search on the net but couldnt find any info...
i know that phil kelly wrote the 6th edition dex... but who is responsible for the new one?
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2016/05/22 04:53:38
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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No idea but he is a maniac or had some insane orders
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2016/05/22 07:38:07
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Just blame Matt Ward. It's what all the cool kids do.
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2016/05/22 18:47:38
Subject: Re:who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
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Most of the new codexes are supposedly written by a "team" and no one author is given credit anymore, however that is as likely to be a rumor as it is to be true with out some kind of confirmation.
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2016/05/22 18:53:04
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman
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A bunch of fanboys?
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2016/05/22 18:58:10
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare
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Only if they are being ironic. Ward was gone for over a year at that point.
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2016/05/22 19:07:45
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Pulsating Possessed Chaos Marine
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Who needs a bunch when you have Phil Kelly?
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2016/05/22 19:48:16
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Probably. 
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2016/05/22 20:16:32
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Matt Ward was already out of GW's employ by the time that the 7th ed. Eldar codex was authored, no?
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2016/05/22 20:18:23
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Modern books are credited to "The Design Team." I.e. Everyone had a hand in it.
This may be to protect authors from flak when they screw up, but is more likely a move to prevent any individual developing a reputation they can then use as a foundation for going freelance, a la Rick Priestley, Alessio Calvatore, Matt Ward etc..
All that said, I'd be willing to bet heavily that Kelly had more than a passing involvement.
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2016/05/22 20:18:59
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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I'm just going to badmouth Phil Kelly about it until proven otherwise.
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2016/05/23 13:24:10
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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 Azreal13 wrote:Modern books are credited to "The Design Team." I.e. Everyone had a hand in it.
This may be to protect authors from flak when they screw up, but is more likely a move to prevent any individual developing a reputation they can then use as a foundation for going freelance, a la Rick Priestley, Alessio Calvatore, Matt Ward etc..
thats an interresting point. (and also tells you alot about GW's mentality, ie. batshitcrazy)
its just so damn unusual to open a book and not be able to make the author out :/
are the new books (post kirby era) also written by "the design team"?
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2016/05/23 13:56:20
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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RedNoak wrote: Azreal13 wrote:Modern books are credited to "The Design Team." I.e. Everyone had a hand in it.
This may be to protect authors from flak when they screw up, but is more likely a move to prevent any individual developing a reputation they can then use as a foundation for going freelance, a la Rick Priestley, Alessio Calvatore, Matt Ward etc..
thats an interresting point. (and also tells you alot about GW's mentality, ie. batshitcrazy)
its just so damn unusual to open a book and not be able to make the author out :/
Nah, not really. Not when there's an army of manchild fanboys waiting to demonize and spew all kinds of pathetic nerdrage toward the designer should the mandollies in question not be what *they* wanted.
There are professions in which the pay is such that haters, stalkers, etc are part of the job, but GW game designer isn't one of them.
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2016/05/23 14:45:28
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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 gorgon wrote:RedNoak wrote: Azreal13 wrote:Modern books are credited to "The Design Team." I.e. Everyone had a hand in it.
This may be to protect authors from flak when they screw up, but is more likely a move to prevent any individual developing a reputation they can then use as a foundation for going freelance, a la Rick Priestley, Alessio Calvatore, Matt Ward etc..
thats an interresting point. (and also tells you alot about GW's mentality, ie. batshitcrazy)
its just so damn unusual to open a book and not be able to make the author out :/
Nah, not really. Not when there's an army of manchild fanboys waiting to demonize and spew all kinds of pathetic nerdrage toward the designer should the mandollies in question not be what *they* wanted.
There are professions in which the pay is such that haters, stalkers, etc are part of the job, but GW game designer isn't one of them.
well you could simply use a pen name for that. the thing though is... without a name you cant get credit for your work either.
you could just name yourself the pinky the earman jones. no one exept the GW staff would know who you are (just like it is right now) but if you would secede yourself from GW (or otherwise do independant stuff ) you could still claim (mis)credit for your work.
but apparently GW fears everything that isnt GW and feel the need to control everything they do with an iron fist.
which is kinda changing since it was clear that kirby is in his final throws, just look at the newly FAQ, license lending (especially video games) and community effort etc
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2016/05/23 15:21:50
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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It's more likely to protect the authors. Apparently Ward got death threats over the codexes he wrote. Gak got serious yo.
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Hell, I'm not that bothered by the Stormraven. Why? Because, as it stands right now, it's "limited use".When it's shoehorned in to the Codex: Space Marines, then yeah. I'll be irked.
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2016/05/23 16:07:21
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Even though Phil Kelly is just as bad...
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 vipoid wrote:Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?
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2016/05/24 10:44:13
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Hallowed Canoness
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Kelly wasn't writing Space Marines though. Eldar have a lot of power fans at the moment, but their core fanbase is relatively small compared to Marines.
Which means that there are a lot more people who care about Marine fluff than Eldar fluff - and, for the most part - it was the fluff that Ward got hated for.
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2016/05/24 10:55:00
Subject: who is the author of the craftworld eldar codex? (7th edition)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Na I did not hate Ward for just the fluff. The fluff was horrible don't get me wrong but this isn't what made me dislike him.
It was him ruining 5th edition 40k with the GK codex and ruining an edition of wfb with daemons.
I have something against all writers who make their codex / army book so overpowered that the game has to be reinvented.
I know that this could as well be due the result of some orders from higher up but I still don't like it.
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