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http://natfka.blogspot.com/2013/11/space-marine-releases-for-december.html

an anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:
Space Marines Ultima Edition
Limited to 500 copies world wide
A display box with 4 separate hardback books inside
-Galaxis: a fold out map of the Galaxy folio
-Illuminatus: a 72page art gallery of Space Marines
-Adeptus Astartes: shows off every Space Marine miniature painted by the eavy metal team
-Codex Space Marines

If true what would that set cost? $200? $250? More?

Not something for me, but I'd love to flip through the Adeptus Astartes model showcase book.

Is George Lucas the new CEO of GW now? What's next, "Special Collector's Limited Edition Space marines with HD remastering...mastering" Why buy a codex once when you can buy it THREE times!

Hopefully if Lucas is in charge we can get a 40k muppets christmas special

I know that GW makes most of their cash through Space Marines and there's always been a favouritism and focus on that particular product range but even as a hobby casual, I feel like they're really starting to milk this cow a bit much.

What are the Dakka rules on gambling? We could start a sweepstake on the eventual price of this; I'll guess for about 300$.

Surprised there's not an even more limited edition that comes with a full chapter deal , I'd be pissed If I'd bought the chapter but couldn't get the deluxe edition book.

More ways to get people to spend money after they've bought all the plastic toys they care to. Personally, I'll pass. Nothing remotely interesting in any of their limited edition stuff.

Still, grab your bucket of popcorn cause the rabid GW haters are gonna find this thread sooner or later.

 Breotan wrote:
More ways to get people to spend money after they've bought all the plastic toys they care to. Personally, I'll pass. Nothing remotely interesting in any of their limited edition stuff.

Still, grab your bucket of popcorn cause the rabid GW haters are gonna find this thread sooner or later.

This thread is very quickly going to go down the pan...

Lots of rumours emerging over the last few days, kind of wish they'd materialise into pictures or something...

WHERE MY LEAKED PICS AT?

Does Square- Enix have some part in this?

"Ultima" Edition?

Humbug.

Would love to see what the box looks like.

I'm going to guess about $250.

Can't find it ATM, but didn't someone here suggested almost exactly that in jest here on Dakka one or two days ago?

 Kroothawk wrote:
Can't find it ATM, but didn't someone here suggested almost exactly that in jest here on Dakka one or two days ago?

Close, but no cigar...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/90/560383.page#6197554

Im going to call it now. Pretre, don't add me to the list.

A super-duper deluxe master collector's edition that includes Codex SM, AS, Inq, GK and IG. That'll be 600$ please. To pay for the leatherette case, you see.

Still no love for the Dark Angels, because screw them.

You are right: The jest one has more usable content
Good thing I don't smoke

Hmm, wish I wouldn't have bought the Salamanders and Successors books now. That 72 page Marine art book would be nice to have as well as the EM book. Although, the last LE marine books sold for around $125 from GW, so I am assuming/betting this will be closer to $250 with all the extras and leather - ouch!

I was buying every LE book (minus the two Tau LE books as I didn't like the covers as much), but they are starting to pump these out like candy... going to have to pass on this like I did with the LE visions of heresy book.

I'll be waiting and saving my cash for the "super rare exclusive special 3d Gamma edition" of Codex Dark Angels!

reminded me of ultima onlines, wondering if a 40k game would work on that system.

Neither my face or my palm are big enough!

I hope whoever buys it gets a lot of pleasure from it, but it has almost descended into parody for me now.

Ultima pattern milk cow...

God this is so stupid. I remember when codecs were just little paperback books to use to play your army with. GW has really jumped the shark and are treating them like they're comic books now. He'll not,even marvel/DC, which make books people actually care about, aren't as bad with the limited edition crap.

 livanbard wrote:
Ultima pattern milk cow...

Like these?

Adeptus Astartes: shows off every Space Marine miniature painted by the eavy metal team

If sold separately I could see myself getting this. If the price was no higher than $25-30, and if it contained 'Eavy Metal painting guides, other than "this colour, then that colour".

Lots of ifs there. None of which will be met of course Whoever buys this may God spare him from buyers remorse.

 fishy bob wrote:

Adeptus Astartes: shows off every Space Marine miniature painted by the eavy metal team

If sold separately I could see myself getting this. If the price was no higher than $25-30, and if it contained 'Eavy Metal painting guides, other than "this colour, then that colour".

Lots of ifs there. None of which will be met of course Whoever buys this may God spare him from buyers remorse.

This would also be an awesome use of the digital format, allowing for the image zooming, 3D rotations and all the other stuff they shoe horn into things that don't really demand it.

 azreal13 wrote:

 livanbard wrote:
Ultima pattern milk cow...

Like these?

Spoiler:

I have to put my PA...

"God this is so stupid. I remember when codecs were just little paperback books to use to play your army with"

This...

I started playing 40k back in 3rd edition, and there have been 4 different Space Marine books since that time (12 years or so?). They were fairly cheap so I didn't mind buying all the new books and keeping the old ones for their art/fluff/etc. I know they are releasing hardbacks with supplements/FAQ to extend the life of these books and 6th edition, but I worry that we will see a new edition or a new codex in 4-6 years (look at fantasy).

Which is why buying all the hardcover codex books is a bit of a gamble imho, and buying all the LE books (or a super expensive LE book like this) worries me. Look at the past marine LE codex book from 4th edition... it's practically worthless now (but it did contain the best shrike and lysander art).

These books will never retain their value because in the long run they are just rulebooks... they are not akin to the Horus Heresy books where they are a novel and exclusive books retain or even gain value. I hope they go back to LE minis

 Kirasu wrote:
Is George Lucas the new CEO of GW now? What's next, "Special Collector's Limited Edition Space marines with HD remastering...mastering" Why buy a codex once when you can buy it THREE times!

Look, GW really wanted the Dewbacks and AT-AT walkers in the Elite section of the book but at the time speciel effects couldn't render that. Now every page in the Marine Codex can have a Dewback and/or AT-AT walker , just as GW intended.

 Breotan wrote:
Still, grab your bucket of popcorn cause the rabid GW haters are gonna find this thread sooner or later.

So let's quickly attempt to delegitimise any concerns or complaints they might have by referred to them as "rabid GW haters" ahead of time, amirite?

Isn't this the same kind of bs that helped kill the comic industry back in the 90's?

That's thinking a little too far ahead for GW.

These will be near worthless as soon as GW re-release the game in four years time. GW's policy of rehashing the game so frequently undermines the appeal of these I would have thought. Books from Rogue Trader are worth a lot and increase in value, even 2nd edition has sought after things, no one wants books from 3rd and 4th edition.

Thing is, I would actually buy a nice copy of the Rogue Trader rules, because mine are falling apart. But GW won't do that even if companies like Wizards if the Coast do with old D&D editions.

Sounds like a cool set, will probably sell out within a few days like all the others.

I like the idea of a book that showcases every Marine the 'Evy Metal team has ever done. It really better be every Marine.

The Galaxis thing sounds cool at least.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kirasu wrote:
Is George Lucas the new CEO of GW now? What's next, "Special Collector's Limited Edition Space marines with HD remastering...mastering" Why buy a codex once when you can buy it THREE times!

Look, GW really wanted the Dewbacks and AT-AT walkers in the Elite section of the book but at the time speciel effects couldn't render that. Now every page in the Marine Codex can have a Dewback and/or AT-AT walker , just as GW intended.

Those AT-AT Walkers better also be forging narratives if they're going to be on every page!