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I just sniped a copy of the Grand Master edition on eBay for what felt like a steal with the intent of flipping it for profit. However, as I stared at the box art I was taken down memory lane back to 1997 when I was first discovering Warhammer and 40k. Basically, I don't think I'd have been interested in the whole universe if it weren't for the whole "walking laser cathedral" aesthetic. However, neither Fantasy nor 40k had it, and no one I knew was playing epic. So, I'm really thinking about ripping off the plastic seal and turning this into my pet project--to have two factions ready to play for houseguests of nerdly inclinations (and what other sorts of houseguests should one have, anyway?). I'm worried that this game will go the way of Dreadfleet or Space Hulk. Is this unfounded? How popular is it? Will it be getting releases in the future?

It's getting releases all the time, sells like hot cakes so hard GW is constantly out of stock and the Specialist Games team is getting more members while having at least five years of content planned before we even get to the Xenos titans.

We're pretty golden, yeah.

As a totally respectful aside, Space Hulk didn't really go anywhere because it was always a one-off game (barring a few tiny additions back in the day).

It was always a gateway boardgame, whereas AT is not only a proper tabletop game, but we hope an eventual gateway itself to more GW 8mm-ish, Wargaming. :-)

This pleases the Bloviator.

the core rules are some of the better gw has made for a new game in some time and there is basicly a heap of stuff yet to be done with ithe line.
aslong as it sells(and so far it overall sells quite good, even the bloody expensive FW stuff is sold out frequently) it is here to stay for a while.

For what its worth, I have finally been won over on the replayability/longevity of AT recently. Across the three books, supplementary stuff like Titans of Legend, and lots of diversity in Legion/House/Asset/Weapon rules, I feel like there are lots of interesting choices to make which lets the finite model count still allow for loads of diversity.

It was pretty easy to justify our first purchases, and from watching a lot of batreps, I think the game is mostly in a good place aside from Warlords being somewhat too weak, and maybe Knights all a bit too strong.

Where are you Americans at?

Geographically? New York. The FLGS has about eight regular AT players.

Can you all move to DC?

 Bloviator wrote:
I just sniped a copy of the Grand Master edition on eBay for what felt like a steal with the intent of flipping it for profit. However, as I stared at the box art I was taken down memory lane back to 1997 when I was first discovering Warhammer and 40k. Basically, I don't think I'd have been interested in the whole universe if it weren't for the whole "walking laser cathedral" aesthetic. However, neither Fantasy nor 40k had it, and no one I knew was playing epic. So, I'm really thinking about ripping off the plastic seal and turning this into my pet project--to have two factions ready to play for houseguests of nerdly inclinations (and what other sorts of houseguests should one have, anyway?). I'm worried that this game will go the way of Dreadfleet or Space Hulk. Is this unfounded? How popular is it? Will it be getting releases in the future?

Walking Laser Cathedral! In all its glory (and annoyingly google wouldn't let me find a larger image, though I did send me to Geofftaylors website https://www.geofftaylor-artist.com/galleries/games-workshop/art/white-dwarf-179-181-titan-legions

Like you I grew up wanting to play with that massive titan and, again, finding not many if any one really played Epic around me either. AT is far more popular and the models - freaking heck when you open that box the detail and style of the Warlord titan is AWESOME to behold. The knights are great too and honestly the whole range is looking great.

As others said its getting updates, heck just this last weekend the Acastus Knights Porphyrion went on pre-order sale - basically laser artillery knights!
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Adeptus-Titanicus-Acastus-Knight-Porphyrion-2019

Warhounds, reavers, knights of various types. Forgeworld even has a pair of guns for the Warlord titan; there's a weapon expansion on GW also for the beast. Also the arms for the Warlord are built with magnet slots already fitted, you just have to supply your own magnets. So you can very easily magnetize the weapons on the Warlord. People have even magnetized down to the knights (bit more fiddly). Basically loads of choice and options in the weapon loadouts.

Right now I expect AT to have 3 general generations. The first is the one its currently in with 1 line of models doing Loyalists and Traitors. Second generation I expect to be the appearance of actual twisted Chaos Titans. Those warped a little and a lot by Chaos and all the way to the warped spawn of the Chaos Realm in unique appearing titans. Third generation I expect to be the appearance of Xenos - Eldar, Orks, Tyranids etc... Since titans basically don't change over time (save for the corrupted chaos versions appearing) its fully possible that the Imperial range can go on without any update and span the length of time from the Great Civil War all the way to the 41st mellenium where Xenos are around.

 Fajita Fan wrote:
Can you all move to DC?

The Springfield plaza store has around 8 players I know of

Yes, I’m right up the street from there. Still getting a legio and a knight household painted before I can play.