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From Bols, which is really just a round up from other places, but there's a few different sources here.


Rumors are starting to coalesce around the position that what is coming in May - the skirmish level game - is entirely separate from the large scale combat game we all know, which will see its 9th ed update this Summer.

As always with any rumor, take with NaCl, but if the gist of this stuff is true, i think the fantasy community can breathe a rather large sigh of collective relief.


http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/04/rumors-fantasy-9th-two-modes-of-play.html



Apologies if this was posted elsewhere, I saw the 9th ed starter contents thread, but honestly, that didn't seem applicable entirely (only one 5 or 6 rumors talks about the starter, and its really not relegated to the contents).


Have at it !


-- Haight


Of course, this opens up tons of questions even if this scant stuff is true.... what about round bases... is that true for skirmish, if so is it true for large scale, ... if the answer to skirmish is "yes" but "no" for large scale, how do you reconcile that as a true bridge from one to the other etc....


I do kind of like the idea of the skirmish game being small bands fighting at the microcosm level within a larger battle. There's lots of opportunity there for campaign play.

As a person who was building 3 fantasy armies before the rumors started - two of which (Beasts and Ogres) would almost surely die in the Warbubble universe, hoping this is true.

Do we have to have multiple threads about 9th? Can't we have it all in one thread like other lines?

If this is true, then fantasy is going down the LOTR route - a skirmish game and the bigger battles a la war of the ring.

Round bases for the skirmish game is not a problem for switching to a larger game, because as people know, war of the ring had those move trays for round bases that allowed them to rank up into bigger formations. I'm sure somebody could post a picture of these move trays to demonstrate what I mean.

However, if GW are having two systems within fantasy with two separate rulebooks, then it proves they have learned nothing from the competition. Because any other company would combine them into one book for £40 rather than GW selling each book for £30.

I'm not happy with that, and I'm sure most people would agree.

There are no Fantasy releases in May or June.

Sad Panda wrote:
There are no Fantasy releases in May or June.

While i don't disagree that we've quite literally heard every month from April to August in the rumor-mill ... do you have some source or citation, or is this just your conjecture ?

Sad Panda wrote:
There are no Fantasy releases in May or June.

So 40k only?
Anything on Cult Mech?

I put my VC and WoC armies on hold and haven't glued anything new yet and whilst the skirmish idea has really grown on me, this new development would be most welcome, most welcome indeed.

overtyrant wrote:
Do we have to have multiple threads about 9th? Can't we have it all in one thread like other lines?

Yeah.

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
If this is true, then fantasy is going down the LOTR route - a skirmish game and the bigger battles a la war of the ring.

Round bases for the skirmish game is not a problem for switching to a larger game, because as people know, war of the ring had those move trays for round bases that allowed them to rank up into bigger formations. I'm sure somebody could post a picture of these move trays to demonstrate what I mean.

However, if GW are having two systems within fantasy with two separate rulebooks, then it proves they have learned nothing from the competition. Because any other company would combine them into one book for £40 rather than GW selling each book for £30.

I'm not happy with that, and I'm sure most people would agree.

So do have a wager for 9th edition.

If round bases drop for 9th, I will change my picture to any meme of your choice for 1 month.

If they do not come out then you will change your profile picture to a meme of my choice for 1 month.

Shake hands?

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:

overtyrant wrote:
Do we have to have multiple threads about 9th? Can't we have it all in one thread like other lines?

Yeah.

Why...

I think I was more excited for the skirmish game before this current batch of rumours. I would rather have skimirsh rules for enacting little fights in sleepy backwaters rather than in the middle of a pitched battle. I would prefer it if we didn't have to amend the rules the stop purple suns randomly sweeping across the battlefield.

I also think GW is a bit too fast with the escalation. Skirmish in May and then mass battles in the summer? People will still be assembling their skirmish forces and waiting for paint to dry when the mass battle supplement hits. I would think 6 months to 1 year would be better.

BUT - as I always say, as long as the game is fun I welcome the changes. And hopefully there will be scope in the skirmish rules to run games outside of being in a wider pitched battle.

Thread consolidation time!

Please go here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/643158.page#7728848

for the continuing WFB rumor talk - thanks!