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2014/05/12 17:02:31
Subject: Codex Updates
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I stumbled upon this official looking site the other day that had rule inserts you can print out and add to the general rulebook and the codex's. Can't remember where I found them at and am currently at work so I can't look up my browsing history.
From what I recall the site listed all the armies and had little info updates, for example, the DA one had an update to Azrael's wargear and other lil mini changes. Wanted to print them out but like I said, have no idea where I found them and have been looking but to no avail.
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2014/05/12 17:03:13
Subject: Codex Updates
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2014/05/12 17:04:43
Subject: Codex Updates
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Dude you're awesome, thanks
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2014/05/12 17:22:24
Subject: Codex Updates
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Abhorrent Grotesque Aberration
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They hid the link for the FAQs pretty well.
When on the Blacklibrary.com site, click on the link for Games Workshop Digital Editions. You'll see a link from there for FAQs.
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2014/05/12 17:25:19
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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2014/05/12 17:34:19
Subject: Codex Updates
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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It used to be on the GW site.
Why the change?
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2014/05/12 17:35:42
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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Not sure if serious... There was a website revamp a little while back that involved moving them over to Black Library.
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2014/05/12 18:01:27
Subject: Re:Codex Updates
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Stoic Grail Knight
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But still, why the change?
I mean, I get that people can just google 40k FAQs, but I think many are still in the habit of going to the GW website for gaming-related material.
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2014/05/12 18:03:55
Subject: Re:Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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 Accolade wrote:But still, why the change?
I mean, I get that people can just google 40k FAQs, but I think many are still in the habit of going to the GW website for gaming-related material.
The GW site is a storefront now.
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2014/05/12 19:58:52
Subject: Codex Updates
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Abhorrent Grotesque Aberration
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zomg, I didn't know google could like "search" for stuff. That's just totally amazing. /sarcasm The direct link was already posted. I was just pointing out how to get there by using these things called hyperlinks to navigate to the site. But, more importantly, pointing out that it is about as miscategorized as you could get. The only way to put them in a worse place would be to list them on the newsletter sign up form.
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2014/05/12 21:01:31
Subject: Codex Updates
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Fireknife Shas'el
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Another reason they took them out: a new set of rules are incoming, and those faqs will be rendered useless (at most)
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AI & BFG:  / BMG: Mr. Freeze, Deathstroke / Battletech: SR, OWA / Fallout Factions: BoS / HGB: Caprice / Malifaux: Arcanists, Guild, Outcasts / MCP: Mutants / SAGA: Ordensstaat / SW Legion: CIS / WWX: Union
 Unit1126PLL wrote:"FW is unbalanced and going to ruin tournaments."
"Name one where it did that."
"IT JUST DOES OKAY!"
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2014/05/12 21:39:01
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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 Vector Strike wrote:Another reason they took them out: a new set of rules are incoming, and those faqs will be rendered useless (at most)
That doesn't really hold up. If it did, they would have just skipped uploading them at all.
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2014/05/12 21:46:20
Subject: Re:Codex Updates
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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 pretre wrote: Accolade wrote:But still, why the change? I mean, I get that people can just google 40k FAQs, but I think many are still in the habit of going to the GW website for gaming-related material.
The GW site is a storefront now.
Yes, and? There's nothing stopping a storefront from offering links to related things that can help you use the product. Many stores do exactly that, including reviews and links to FAQs and user manuals and what have you.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/05/12 21:50:13
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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They do offer you links to other things. Other things on other sites. 
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2014/05/12 21:54:17
Subject: Codex Updates
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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No, they don't. They do not link to the Space Marine errata or even mention its existence on the Games Workshop website. A new player purchasing from the website would not be made aware of the existence of the FAQ/Errata even after a very thorough read-through of the store page. I'm not bashing GW for the sake of doing so. It's hard to argue that this ISN'T a stupid decision on their part, when all it would take would be adding a couple lines on the store page mentioning and linking to the errata in the description for the codex.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/05/12 21:55:30
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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 Melissia wrote:No, they don't. They do not link to the Space Marine errata or even mention its existence on the Games Workshop website. A new player purchasing from the website would not be made aware of the existence of the FAQ/Errata even after a very thorough read-through of the store page.
Really? Then what's that Related Sites bit down the bottom.
Also, didn't know you were back from vacation.
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2014/05/12 21:58:32
Subject: Codex Updates
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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pretre wrote:Really? Then what's that Related Sites bit down the bottom.
Does not give any indication that a FAQ/Errata exists for this book-- or any other. I have no idea what you're talking about.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/05/13 00:32:01
Subject: Re:Codex Updates
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Fixture of Dakka
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Accolade wrote:But still, why the change?
I mean, I get that people can just google 40k FAQs, but I think many are still in the habit of going to the GW website for gaming-related material.
Well Googling that a few weeks ago wouldn't have showed the FAQ on the Black Library site. Easy to say now that it's there, but what if someone did that and nothing showed up for it? I actually did that, and all I got was forums talking about the missing FAQs no FAQs showed up, so saying someone to Google something is not correct.
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Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong". |
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2014/05/13 00:37:43
Subject: Codex Updates
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Dakka Veteran
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I found it on accident the other day while looking for rules on Azrael, didn't even think about Faqs lol
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2014/05/13 01:42:26
Subject: Codex Updates
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Making Stuff
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pretre wrote:Really? Then what's that Related Sites bit down the bottom.
It's a list of GW's related websites.
There is nothing in that list that indicates that one of those other sites might include FAQs and errata for the game you buy in this site.
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2014/05/13 04:15:25
Subject: Codex Updates
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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Right, that's my point-- from the perspective of the Games-Workshop website, there's no mention of the FAQ/Errata documents even existing. Yes, there's a link to the site that has them. No, it doesn't suggest that you should actually look there for the FAQ/Errata, or that there is even a FAQ/Errata to look for.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/05/13 04:57:02
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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I never contested that. I said that they weren't hard to find and that there were links to other sites on their page.
The FAQs are not intuitive to find; although they were never that obvious in the past.
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2014/05/13 06:58:49
Subject: Codex Updates
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Hellish Haemonculus
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pretre wrote:I never contested that. I said that they weren't hard to find and that there were links to other sites on their page.
The FAQs are not intuitive to find; although they were never that obvious in the past.
I agree, no they were not. I'd even go so far as to say they were COUNTER-intuitive to find. (I have often found it faster to just scroll down YMDC posts until I see Happyjew and just navigate to it from his sig.)
I STILL don't know how to navigate to it from the BL homepage. I have to Google it every time.
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2014/05/13 14:15:42
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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I just bookmarked it.
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2014/05/13 20:06:42
Subject: Codex Updates
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2014/05/13 20:10:25
Subject: Codex Updates
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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