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WTF???

Does that cover with Urien Rakarth on it have "THE RULES" written on the spine?

Edit...
It does!

Ultramarine cover = "A Galaxy of War"
Helbrute cover = "Dark Millennium"
Urien Rakarth cover = "The Rules"

That's fething bull gak!

WORST COVER EVAR!

...nope, nope, I'm wrong. Those ARE book covers.

Well those are different books, so each book has its own title. I guess they couldnt come up with a clever name for the rulebook, but that's okay because I think it would be frustrating for them to give the Core Rulebook a fluff name. Its quick and easy to find the rulebook when the book is called "The Rules"

EDIT: Correction, they are all rulebooks, but the Urien Rakarth one is only the rules, no fluff, no artwork, just the rules ma'am.

Would "Rites of War" be a nice name for the rules book?

edit: damn, that wasn't double post. lol

Yeah, those cover are poor. 5th I liked for the simplicity, 6th I really liked for the epicness. These are just dire, they'd better have sime kind of dust cover that doesn't double the cost. (yeah right)

On the plus side, I do like the fact I don't have to re-buy the gallery and fluff I bought 2 years ago.

"Changed stuff over player feedback"?

Hardly. If they are opening pre-orders this soon, it means that the books are already printed. The only way to respond to feedback now would be a Day One FAQ.

 Paradigm wrote:
Yeah, those cover are poor. 5th I liked for the simplicity, 6th I really liked for the epicness. These are just dire, they'd better have sime kind of dust cover that doesn't double the cost. (yeah right)

On the plus side, I do like the fact I don't have to re-buy the gallery and fluff I bought 2 years ago.

You buy all three books as a "set" with a slipcase to store them in.

 oni wrote:

Spoiler:

WTF???

Does that cover with Urien Rakarth on it have "THE RULES" written on the spine?

Edit...
It does!

Ultramarine cover = "A Galaxy of War"
Helbrute cover = "Dark Millennium"
Urien Rakarth cover = "The Rules"

That's fething bull gak!

WORST COVER EVAR!

Anyone willing to bet that that DE image will be the new DE cover when they get an update? I know I am.

I mean the Ultramarine was used in the Marine Codex release, the Helbrute is from the Crusade of Fire book....

 Paradigm wrote:
Yeah, those cover are poor. 5th I liked for the simplicity, 6th I really liked for the epicness. These are just dire, they'd better have sime kind of dust cover that doesn't double the cost. (yeah right)

On the plus side, I do like the fact I don't have to re-buy the gallery and fluff I bought 2 years ago.

So you're certain they will sell these books on an individual basis? Cause, I'm not... They will sell all three as a bundle.

 Paradigm wrote:
Yeah, those cover are poor. 5th I liked for the simplicity, 6th I really liked for the epicness. These are just dire, they'd better have sime kind of dust cover that doesn't double the cost. (yeah right)

On the plus side, I do like the fact I don't have to re-buy the gallery and fluff I bought 2 years ago.

They'll come in a set of three in a slipcase, knowing GW. No individual sales.

No starter? Well, that's crap. I'm not paying full price for a GW rulebook, sadly, so it looks like I'm sitting this edition out until they release a rulebook that is better value.

 Sephyr wrote:
"Changed stuff over player feedback"?

Hardly. If they are opening pre-orders this soon, it means that the books are already printed. The only way to respond to feedback now would be a Day One FAQ.

Or they're referring to player feedback over 6th, not 7th.

 Da Boss wrote:
No starter? Well, that's crap. I'm not paying full price for a GW rulebook, sadly, so it looks like I'm sitting this edition out until they release a rulebook that is better value.

Starters are never released with the new edition launch, at least for the last 3 or 4. A new starter, if it exists, is likely to appear August/September if they are sticking to previous schedules.

NoggintheNog wrote:

 Da Boss wrote:
No starter? Well, that's crap. I'm not paying full price for a GW rulebook, sadly, so it looks like I'm sitting this edition out until they release a rulebook that is better value.

Starters are never released with the new edition launch, at least for the last 3 or 4. A new starter, if it exists, is likely to appear August/September if they are sticking to previous schedules.

My Birthday in August.
Getting married in September
Excuse for someone to buy me that box set I suppose! [

Pre-orders are already up on my local hobby store:

This is a Pre-Order for the new Warhammer 40K 7th edition rulebook.
This product comprises of three books withing a single slipcase;

The Rules - 200 Pages - Just the rules
The Grimdark - 128 Pages - Lore and background info
The Hobby - 114 Pages - Pictures and guides for all things 40K

It's up for £50RRP, £40 with online discount from the store

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Yeah, those cover are poor. 5th I liked for the simplicity, 6th I really liked for the epicness. These are just dire, they'd better have sime kind of dust cover that doesn't double the cost. (yeah right)

On the plus side, I do like the fact I don't have to re-buy the gallery and fluff I bought 2 years ago.

You buy all three books as a "set" with a slipcase to store them in.

And that's why I should read the small print. Back to being cross with GW again. A single rulebook for around £30 and I'd have bought it. As it stands, probably not.

 Sephyr wrote:
"Changed stuff over player feedback"?

WD doesn't say "player feedback", it says "feedback from thousands of games". It doesn't specify if this was after thousands of games of football, watched at the local bar by sales execs while coming up with new ways to generate commission.

NoggintheNog wrote:

 Da Boss wrote:
No starter? Well, that's crap. I'm not paying full price for a GW rulebook, sadly, so it looks like I'm sitting this edition out until they release a rulebook that is better value.

Starters are never released with the new edition launch, at least for the last 3 or 4. A new starter, if it exists, is likely to appear August/September if they are sticking to previous schedules.

Or, we already have a starter. Dark Vengeance. Remember look forward to the White Dwarf to keep us informed what is going to happen.

 oni wrote:

Spoiler:

WTF???

Does that cover with Urien Rakarth on it have "THE RULES" written on the spine?

Edit...
It does!

Ultramarine cover = "A Galaxy of War"
Helbrute cover = "Dark Millennium"
Urien Rakarth cover = "The Rules"

That's fething bull gak!

WORST COVER EVAR!

we do not have a photo of the slipcase yet.





I really dont get why people purposefully post small scans

Yea was about to say, are there larger scans of these pages?

 WrentheFaceless wrote:
Yea was about to say, are there larger scans of these pages?

I haven't found any yet.

50 Pounds? So that should translate rough to a $85 price-point, so about $10 more than the previous edition two years ago.

I'm sure it's got a bunch of additional (not necessarily new) content in the form of adding in the rules from Escalation and Stronghold, but it still feels like a cheap move. I'm going to hold off for a while on this one, maybe purchase the Rules-only portion on eBay at some point depending on how the edition goes. Can't say I'm personally too excited about the update, there are some good and bad things, but it feels like GW is testing the drop-off point in customer purchases for product lifespan, and I'd rather not encourage further testing.

EDIT RE Scans: Maybe GW is leaking these pictures, but to punish us for being inquisitive they've shrunk them down so they can laugh at the fact that we're all squinting at the pages.

Loving the Battletech reference there Anpu, but I wouldn't say that 6th brought out the most broken units.

That dishonour is all 5th ed.

At least the split books is a good thing; less crap to carry.

Not that I want to pay £40 to immediately dump 2 of the 3 books into the recycling (cos I won't be able to even give them away).

GW being GW, they will never sell the books individually.

However, at least GW arent complete douchenozzles this time around, and the idea of splitting the core BRB into 3 individual parts is GOOD IDEA as this means you no longer have to lug a 500 page hardback around to every game.

 xttz wrote:

 Sephyr wrote:
"Changed stuff over player feedback"?

WD doesn't say "player feedback", it says "feedback from thousands of games". It doesn't specify if this was after thousands of games of football, watched at the local bar by sales execs while coming up with new ways to generate commission.

LOL, wow, thanks for making me laugh out loud for real!

I think that, come september, we'll have a new starter set.

Who knows, there might be a huge amout of DV still on the shelves and they might have decided to milk the boxes for more money by repackaging them with the new rule book. If the endeavour of doing so is profitable, I would do it.
So it gives them a full 3 or 4 months of rentability with some modifications with the box.

On a side note, I also like the spit of the book in three parts.

 Accolade wrote:
EDIT RE Scans: Maybe GW is leaking these pictures, but to punish us for being inquisitive they've shrunk them down so they can laugh at the fact that we're all squinting at the pages.

I almost did a spit take reading that!

 Accolade wrote:
50 Pounds? So that should translate rough to a $85 price-point, so about $10 more than the previous edition two years ago.

I'm sure it's got a bunch of additional (not necessarily new) content in the form of adding in the rules from Escalation and Stronghold, but it still feels like a cheap move.

Well considering that the 6th edition rules are around 150 pages, the extra 50 probably come from the Escalation, SA, Daemonology/psychic phase and Battle Forced / Unbound additions.

$80 buck American? So that will be $110 Canadian. This is a great deal. I mean the codex is $60, so for only $50 bucks more I am getting so much more. This is a great deal. 100 pages for a $60 codex but double the price we are getting what, triple the pages?

Ok now, so now we have to pay for a Hard Copy of Visions now? Really? Damn, GW is trolling us good.

Well, that Urien Rakarth picture is a huge letdown after the lovely interior design. I was hoping for something nice and abstract.

I think I'd buy the background book as well as the rules if they were available separately. The only one I have no interest in whatsoever is the 'hobby' one.

I hope that there will be a limited edition or something of the rulebook with a different cover.