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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 21:13:00
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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Under current GW leadership, I just can't see them bringing back any of the Specialist Games as we knew them. If they did bring back Epic, it would be like Dreadfleet: limited edition with a couple units from all the armies. GW has never learned from their mistakes; they just keep repeating them hoping they'll get a different result. The sad part of the Specialist Games is that, in all of them, each faction could pretty much get its entire selection of models onto a single mold for plastics production.
As for the other things we're rumored to see this year:
I have no problems with a revised rulebook. A new printing incorporating all errata, FAQs, and some of the new supplements like Escalation and Stronghold Assault would be just fine. In fact, in this digital age, GW should be massively pushing this in digital form, and should have been doing so for a few years now. Again, they've missed the boat on the latest tech, and have only released a bare handful of their rulebooks digitally. Maybe with the website revamp they're planning this year they will try for a greater digital presence.
A new starter set with Blood Angels and Orks actually makes a bit of sense, as both armies should be getting a new Codex by the end of the year. Just like Dark Vengeance gave us Dark Angels and Chaos Marines shortly before their new books.
And what would an actual 7th Edition do for us, anyway? No matter what edition you're using, nothing much will change without replacing all the Codexes as well. It's not just the contents of the BRB that are at fault for all the game's problems.
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One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 21:14:59
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Fixture of Dakka
Bathing in elitist French expats fumes
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I'm one of those who might be suckered into slowly building a force, if Epic did a comeback. I love Mecha, and the 40K are nice. It seems cheaper because I think you can build your force much more piecemeal and increase the points slowly. Anyway, that's what I perceive, and it's often more about perception than hard facts when it comes to marketing.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 21:16:12
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Oberstleutnant
Back in the English morass
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Maybe the Knight rumour is for Epic?
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The prefect example of someone missing the point.
Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millenia cut off from the Imperium and assailed on all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to us all.
-Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command book XVI (AKA the RT era White Dwarf Commpendium).
Its just a shame that they couldn't fight off Andy Chambers.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 21:24:00
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Fixture of Dakka
Bathing in elitist French expats fumes
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But of course, if they price the Imperator Titan as much as it goes for on eBay right now, count me out.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 22:51:26
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Hooo boy, I see what you mean.
Battlefleet gothic seems somehow more interesting to me, but that's just personal opinion. I can handle small spaceships but tanks in 6mm scale just doesn't cut it for me.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/02 23:34:09
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Wing Commander
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my local group was actually about to get into BFG when GW canned it; only three of us have any ships from the Great Specialist Games rush.
GW had a lot of very popular specialist games; they didn't generate lifetime sales in the same way that 40k or Fantasy did, it's true, but it made the setting, which is the real gold mine GW has, accessible to more people. They were, in general, cheaper to play, had more concise rules and offered a unique type of game which wasn't readily available anywhere else.
Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Wars, Dropzone Commander and so on all exist for a reason; there is a market, and while they alone might not make the GW accountants happy, there's still money to be made, especially if the rules are kept updated with expansions. BFG and the like stopped moving product because the rules stopped changing and nothing was added after a point; when the game is not evolving, there reaches a point where you don't need anything else.
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Therefore, I conclude, Valve should announce Half Life 2: Episode 3.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 00:12:09
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Fixture of Dakka
Bathing in elitist French expats fumes
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Use the rules, but any ships you want. The rules were good, IMHO. Heck, I made a fleet from 1/200 ships from eBay for Full Thrust, but I would easily use them for BFG. FSA ships are gorgeous, if not quite grimdark.
Unless someone wants my 3000 pts Imperial Navy?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 00:29:58
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body
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MajorStoffer wrote:
Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Wars, Dropzone Commander and so on all exist for a reason; there is a market, and while they alone might not make the GW accountants happy, there's still money to be made, especially if the rules are kept updated with expansions. BFG and the like stopped moving product because the rules stopped changing and nothing was added after a point; when the game is not evolving, there reaches a point where you don't need anything else.
Plus there is a very good argument for competing in an area to restrict you competition as much as making money. I doubt every branch of Tescos (think Walmart for the UK for Muricans) makes a huge profit, but by taking territory in a town or area, it makes it harder for your opposition to turn a profit in the same area, and in some case will make that area cease to have any viability at all for anyone else.
But, of course, GW doesn't have any competition, as we all know!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 01:32:51
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Mathieu Raymond wrote:But of course, if they price the Imperator Titan as much as it goes for on eBay right now, count me out. Oh please! Give me a break! *opens up eBay* Imperator Titans are a dime'a'dozen. *enters search criteria* I bet there'll be tons, all going for cheap. *page loads* Wha... that's... wha...?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 03:06:03
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Trustworthy Shas'vre
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Bull0 wrote:Yeah, return of epic? That's free-range bs. The last thing GW are going to do is cannibalize their 40k sales.
Better to cannibalize your own sales than to have some other company take them from you.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 03:17:25
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!?
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Ravajaxe wrote:Well, saying that thread has chilled out last weeks is an understatement, however latest discussions were about which armies were going to fit in the next starter box, and here are some fresh news.
From Bell of Lost souls, Larry Vela :
Armies:
Blood Angels (plastic quick assembly)
- Assault Marine Squad
- Tactical Marine Squad
- Death Company Squad
- Captain (kitted out for assault)
- Chaplain
- Sanguinary Priest (limited edition, similar to the Dark Vengeance mini was)
This was described as simply an updated Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set and specifically "NOT 7th Edition."
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Now there is some new flow in the rumormill.
Oh mi god if it is Blood Angels I would be so happy.
However, I feel that they would keep the Dark Vengeance set around for a while, its pretty good and hasn't been out to long.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 03:29:07
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Bull0 wrote:Yeah, return of epic? That's free-range bs. The last thing GW are going to do is cannibalize their 40k sales.
But... if I'd been fed a lie about a new starter box, and then realised it wasn't compatible with the rumour about a new edition, I'd probably try and save face by making up some gak about how it was actually a different product and not 40k. Then when it doesn't materialize, I can shrug and say "I guess it got delayed or canned", rather than admit to the mistake.
I have half a mind to create my own rumors blog. The strategy would be to comb sites like Dakka and figure out the things forum goers want to see most. Then I'd build the rumors around those and watch the traffic spike. It's all about confirming people's desires.
This one was a masterpiece because it was first aimed at the "6th edition sucks" crowd, then was retargeted on the " GW should bring back Specialist Games" crowd. Bravo!
Oh, the other important part is volume. Gotta throw tons of it against the wall so that people don't really remember what you got wrong or right. Really, this is a very easy formula.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 03:40:58
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Emboldened Warlock
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I would be all about an epic reboot, especially seeing as GW would most likely have to do it in 10-15mm. My reason for thinking this is that I don't see GW getting back into metal and 6mm is to small for plastic or resin.
Heck, turn 40k back into the squad battle game it is scaled for and focus on epic as your large battle game. you could use the current 40k movement & range charts with 10-15mm figures and a lot of the absurdity of current 40k would go away. Would still have to weed out the 8th ed fantasy elements/mistakes that are killing both systems.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 04:03:12
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
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I too would like to see Epic come back, but with rules closer to 40K, just scaled up for "bigger" battles with superheavies and Titans abound.
A relaunch of Warhammer Quest would be nice as well - I still have my original game, with a lot of extra minis I bought for it.
Of course, the price they'd charge would kill all my interest...
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 04:22:08
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Most Glorious Grey Seer
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I'd believe Warhammer Quest before I believe Epic.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 04:39:19
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Captain Avatar wrote:I would be all about an epic reboot, especially seeing as GW would most likely have to do it in 10-15mm.
That would make a bad problem worse. Do many people buy both 28mm WWII Germans and 15mm WWII Germans, or do they pick one or the other? Dreamforge Games' 15mm Leviathan makes sense only because it's an excuse for a smaller 28mm Leviathan that can pass as a Dreadknight. GW duplicating their 40k range in a marginally different scale would just be wasteful.
Battlefleet Gothic, on the other hand, would be easier to sell as a supplement for your existing army. Own a company of Space Marines? Why not get a Strike Cruiser or two as display pieces?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 04:47:06
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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[MOD]
Making Stuff
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Er... why?
Epic and it's precursor Space Marine both included plastic models, and Forgeworld produced a number of resin models for Epic as well.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 05:51:38
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Emboldened Warlock
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AlexHolker wrote: Captain Avatar wrote:I would be all about an epic reboot, especially seeing as GW would most likely have to do it in 10-15mm.
That would make a bad problem worse. Do many people buy both 28mm WWII Germans and 15mm WWII Germans, or do they pick one or the other? Dreamforge Games' 15mm Leviathan makes sense only because it's an excuse for a smaller 28mm Leviathan that can pass as a Dreadknight. GW duplicating their 40k range in a marginally different scale would just be wasteful.
Battlefleet Gothic, on the other hand, would be easier to sell as a supplement for your existing army. Own a company of Space Marines? Why not get a Strike Cruiser or two as display pieces?
That is your opinion and while I understand your reasoning, I don't agree.
Reason for this is that you are making a bit of an apples to steak comparison by comparing 40K to real war games. The current 40k rules are so boggered that it is a bit of a stretch to call "A Narrative based RPG system" a "War Game".
People who play war games will often collect armies in various scales, ...providing the rules/ game system are good enough. It is only wasteful when you don't have a system good enough to drive the sale of both scales. In this point I can agree that it would be wasteful for GW if they don't improve 40k and make Epic really good.
The reason I disagree is that by rebooting Epic in 10-15mm scale GW gives themselves the room to fix the primary problem of 40K. The problem that it tries to be system of everything. Rather than what used to be a pretty good 28mm squad battle game GW's sales machine has broken the game by writing rules that pushes the model count for 28mm armies to high for the average 6' x 4' game table.
GW Talks about creating a narrative but misses on the execution. With Epic, the large battles in 10-15mm would be for the strategic narrative and 40k would be for squad battles in 28mm that give the tactical(individual hero) narrative.
As to Battlefleet Gothic. If designed right, heck yeah, bring it back with the 10-15mm epic and 40k. If GW designed BFG to be incorporated with epic, this would give the players the ability to run complete planetary system wide campaigns.
insaniak wrote:
Er... why?
Epic and it's precursor Space Marine both included plastic models, and Forgeworld produced a number of resin models for Epic as well.
If memory serves correctly, only the larger model that were closer to 10mm scale were plastic or resin. Could be wrong though.
Thing is that one of the reasons epic supposedly didn't take off was that painting 6mm models were a pain and had little detail in metal. Plastic and resin would be less so. IMO, 10-15mm would fix this and allow GW to import some kits from 40k. The old tiny Rhinos could be Land Raiders, Vypers re-purposed to Epic Eldar Flyers. That sort of money saving thing to sell models across to game systems.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 06:04:17
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Captain Avatar wrote:If memory serves correctly, only the larger model that were closer to 10mm scale were plastic or resin. Could be wrong though.
You're wrong. A box of plastic Epic infantry was the second GW kit I ever owned, after I mistook them for 40k scaled Space Marines.
IMO, 10-15mm would fix this and allow GW to import some kits from 40k. The old tiny Rhinos could be Land Raiders, Vypers re-purposed to Epic Eldar Flyers. That sort of money saving thing to sell models across to game systems.
You don't think that would look, I don't know, like absolute crap?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 06:38:41
Subject: Re:W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Emboldened Warlock
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AlexHolker wrote: Captain Avatar wrote:If memory serves correctly, only the larger model that were closer to 10mm scale were plastic or resin. Could be wrong though.
You're wrong. A box of plastic Epic infantry was the second GW kit I ever owned, after I mistook them for 40k scaled Space Marines.
OK I was wrong here but your reply affirms the point I made in the part of that post you edited out. The point that one of the reasons Epic failed to take off was that the model were to small and lacked detail. Moving up to 10-15mm(15mm my preference) would fix this and still allow for Apoc sized games on a normal table.
AlexHolker wrote:Captain Avatar wrote:IMO, 10-15mm would fix this and allow GW to import some kits from 40k. The old tiny Rhinos could be Land Raiders, Vypers re-purposed to Epic Eldar Flyers. That sort of money saving thing to sell models across to game systems.
You don't think that would look, I don't know, like absolute crap?
If by crap you mean correctly scaled transports that have the detail, look and feel of GW's Sci-Fantasy armies.... then yeah
Seeing as the old Rhino was really closer to 15-20mm scale and that next to 15mm models looks balls on. I can see GW doing this and would have no problem with such. Remember, I'm talking about a 10-15 mm true scale reboot of epic where SM's would actually be 25% taller than IG models, not the old 6mm Epic.
I'm not saying that they could or should do it for every faction right off the bat, but it would be smart business to design models that would work in both systems. I mean, there is sort of a precedent with SM's making up over 1/3 of 40k's factions. Same molds being used for 6 different factions.
Anyway, in an effort to end my derailing of the thread.....New Rulebook? I do believe that there will be some form of a new rulebook later this year. My hopes would be a major correction to the fiasco that is 6th ed....the edition that drove me away from the hobby.
Realistically, it will probably be edition 6.5 that only amplifies the things within this edition that I detest.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 07:12:14
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Heroic Senior Officer
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Hey guys any chance we can take the Epic talk to a new thread? You're bumping the heck out of this thread and I'm sure it's annoying a few people who just want to see rumors.
Although that said, I would love to see a 15mm epic game. I'm really liking the scale for Flames of war and it definitely fits the style of game GW seems to be trying to push for now with expansions like apocalypse light rules they added recently.
It's just detailed enough to do some interesting painting, yet small enough that a 2,000pt scale army in 40k would actually make sense and wouldn't just feel like a parking lot battle. I'd be cool with smaller though as that would allow for reasonable sized Titans too.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 10:21:21
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
We'll find out soon enough eh.
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Mathieu Raymond wrote:Use the rules, but any ships you want. The rules were good, IMHO. Heck, I made a fleet from 1/200 ships from eBay for Full Thrust, but I would easily use them for BFG. FSA ships are gorgeous, if not quite grimdark.
Unless someone wants my 3000 pts Imperial Navy? 
But that's the rub, I'm not interested in "not quite grimdark", if I was I'd be playing Firestorm Armada or Dystopian Wars, not Battlefleet Gothic. In fact, I'm actually less interested in what rules I use to play games than I am in the models fitting the 40K(and Fantasy) IP and aesthetic, which is the only reason I'm really that interested in wargaming in the first place. It was seeing that amazing Blanche artwork of the Imperial Navy cruiser on the box cover that piqued my interest in BFG to begin with, the visuals of the Imperial, Chaos, and Eldar ships are a core part of the experience, for me at least.
Also, PM sent.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 10:29:12
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 10:48:50
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
On an Express Elevator to Hell!!
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Stormonu wrote:I too would like to see Epic come back, but with rules closer to 40K, just scaled up for "bigger" battles with superheavies and Titans abound.
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As a big fan of the Epic rules system, I think them going to 40k- esque rules is the worst thing that they could possibly do!
GW have turned 40k into their 'epic' game. Games with super-heavies, entire tank squadrons and even titans. Why on earth would they make the same experience (actually, better experience which I'm sure players would turn to after trying it for a single game) achievable in 6mm scale for a fraction of the cost? It goes against every directive the company has followed for the past few years; of no SG or commonly available board games, of getting the highest possible price for players to be able to obtain the GW tabletop gaming experience.
Of course, I would love to be wrong and for this to herald the beginning of a change in this strategy. But, somehow I find it very unlikely..
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 11:26:33
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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I'm sorry... Epic failed to take off? Space Marine 2nd Ed was one of the three core games when I started. Epic only died when GW killed it themselves by revamping it to Epic 40,000, a revision no one liked.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 11:53:02
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Foxy Wildborne
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Most of the old Epic range was in plastic.
Frogeworld even did a multi-part resin 6mm Space Marine.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 12:02:53
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Mathieu Raymond wrote:Use the rules, but any ships you want. The rules were good, IMHO. Heck, I made a fleet from 1/200 ships from eBay for Full Thrust, but I would easily use them for BFG. FSA ships are gorgeous, if not quite grimdark.
Unless someone wants my 3000 pts Imperial Navy? 
Since I loved Epic 40k, I would love to see it return. Maybe at a new scale? I love Flames of War at 15mm Scale, Tanks are still a decent size, and infantry is paintable at that scale. 6mm was a PITA, 10mm I could live with 15mm would be great.
I could see Forgeworld making the rarer items, like Warhounds and Titans, in smaller scales, I means a Warhound in 15mm would be...(assuming Warhound is 45ft high and a 15mm man is 6ft) would make a Warhound about 12cm high...
A bit off topic, but since EPIC 40k made an appearance I've got to show willing!
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Collecting Forge World 30k????? If you prefix any Thread Subject line on 30k or Pre-heresy or Horus Heresy with [30K] we can convince LEGO and the Admin team to create a 30K mini board if we can show there is enough interest! |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 12:57:35
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 18:19:50
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Sword-Wielding Bloodletter of Khorne
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gorgon wrote:I have half a mind to create my own rumors blog. The strategy would be to comb sites like Dakka and figure out the things forum goers want to see most. Then I'd build the rumors around those and watch the traffic spike. It's all about confirming people's desires.
Just blog about Chaos Legions getting a codex / supplements / miniatures. The clicks will soar in no time.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/03 18:20:37
Subject: W40k : rumor of 7th edition for 2014 summer ! How on Earth ?!? * news p.16*
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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gorgon wrote:I have half a mind to create my own rumors blog. The strategy would be to comb sites like Dakka and figure out the things forum goers want to see most. Then I'd build the rumors around those and watch the traffic spike. It's all about confirming people's desires.
This one was a masterpiece because it was first aimed at the "6th edition sucks" crowd, then was retargeted on the " GW should bring back Specialist Games" crowd. Bravo!
Oh, the other important part is volume. Gotta throw tons of it against the wall so that people don't really remember what you got wrong or right. Really, this is a very easy formula.
That sounds remarkably like a few sites I could mention.
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