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Trying to think whether or not to buy the print version.

As of the current time of writing, I am not aware of GW ever updating a digital version of a 40k book to reflect errata. It's always a case of eBook = PrintBook and print out the online errata PDFs to hold beside it because screw you what is $CURRENT_YEAR

That isn't a huge surprise since for most of the time that ebooks have been available GW have been refusing to release errata.

As annoying as it is, without clearly marking FAQed/Errataed sections it could be highly confusing to try and match a player with an automatically updated electronic edition to someone with a fistful of hard copy books and FAQs. Handling it this way keeps it consistent across both mediums.

Still, would be nice if they did some basic 'bug fixing' - like in the digital enhanced editions. Some links don't point to the right entries; some units are missing abilities. Rare/minor most of the time, but annoyingly easy to alleviate nonetheless.

GhostRecon wrote:
As annoying as it is, without clearly marking FAQed/Errataed sections it could be highly confusing to try and match a player with an automatically updated electronic edition to someone with a fistful of books and FAQs. Handling it this way keeps it consistent across both mediums.

Still, would be nice if they did some basic 'bug fixing' - like in the digital enhanced editions. Some links don't point to the right entries; some units are missing abilities. Rare/minor most of the time, but annoyingly easy to alleviate nonetheless.

Write errata'd sections in Blue or Pink and add a version number to the cover. Simple

 BaconCatBug wrote:

GhostRecon wrote:
As annoying as it is, without clearly marking FAQed/Errataed sections it could be highly confusing to try and match a player with an automatically updated electronic edition to someone with a fistful of books and FAQs. Handling it this way keeps it consistent across both mediums.

Still, would be nice if they did some basic 'bug fixing' - like in the digital enhanced editions. Some links don't point to the right entries; some units are missing abilities. Rare/minor most of the time, but annoyingly easy to alleviate nonetheless.

Write errata'd sections in Blue or Pink and add a version number to the cover. Simple

Think I mentioned that in my post, lol.

I mean, I think GW would be better served separating rules and fluff into separate books in each 'Codex/Rulebook/Index' package and then do something like bi-annually offer a small 'reprinting fee' to let players send in the rules side to get their hard copy versions updated to the latest FAQ/Errata - something to match the digital side, which I feel GW should be auto-updating. Plus the electronic versions are likely even more profitable compared to the books.

Though I'd rather not have magenta or blue sections here and there - a footnote linking to a comprehensive change log in the back is more effective, less obtrusive, and easier to implement.

But, just trying explain GW's possible reasoning - I guess that was a mistake, should just knee-jerk auto-hate GW.


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As to the OP's question - I still find the digital versions invaluable. One device can carry every Codex, Index, FAQ/Errata, etc.

Much less hassle compared to trying to bundle everything hard copy-wise.

GW is like your grandma that can't gt her head around how the internet works. They're the dinosaurs of the gaming world. As soon a video game studio's realised the internet was a thing and that everyone had it, they stopped releasing patches on hard copy media. It's not efficient. At all.

Yeah I know some people are going to cry about "muh books" but these are the same clowns that cried about losing their wax records and that "special" clicking ambient corruption their dinosaur media infuriatingly picked up (and then complained about missing some magic non-audible-to-the-human-ear essence of music or some BS). Sure books are nice, but at the expense of efficiency of rules delivery, cost of obsolescence (literal months in more than a few cases) and wastage of paper that doesn't help our environment so much? Are books REALLY that special?

Codexs should be for delivering fluff and painting/modelling guides only. They should be inspirations and something nice to look at whilst drinking your morning coffee. The actual rules for models should be downloadable and printable on GW's website and on an app that works for every mobile device. Period. They can release them in boxes of units if they like on paper but they'll quickly become obsolete. Sure GW can hide this behind a paywall - a yearly sub that gets you access to the constantly updated app and the online resources is perfectly reasonable. No more dicking around with binders full of FAQ's, codex's that have been scribbled over and decorated like a tweenage girls scrapbook, or constantly debating rules changes and errata with stubborn players during a game.

the crazy thing is, the money made off yearly subs for access to these living stats would more than make up[ for the loss of revenue from rules-less codex's because many player (probably a majority) would still buy the codex's for the fluff, artwork and perhaps a guide or two if they're new to the hobby. And they could easily forget about the books for years at a time, through rules changes and even edition changes because the fluff, art and guides would remain the same.

the only reason I can think GW continues to bang on with these stupid books is that they must ahve bought their own printing press or something and have to continue to use it to justify the investment they made. I mean in less than a year they've completely invalidated the Traitor Legions book (and will replace it in a couple weeks). That book got literally month of play before it was obsolete. And the stupid thing is the fluff that went into was ripped straight from the 3.5 codex. This book is proof that GW printing books is wastrel and pointless. They knew it'd get little play time before 8th dropped but they did it anyway. Such a waste.

If GW had released a fluff only chaos codex back in 3.5, other than re-releasing it a couple times to add in some photo's or images of newer models and updated technical guides it could still be the same book today. These types of codex's could be "living" too but you'd only need to update them every 5-10 years at most. New models in-between re-releases can be displayed online, which is where the great majority of players are seeing their GW content anyway.

The entire way GW looks at book and rules releases shows they're stuck in the pre-internet age. They're barely starting to take note of social media. Look at their initial response to running live games or releasing batrep video's - they claimed they'd be boring to watch at the same time as they were watching content creators on Youtube do exactly that, to great success. And when they do relent and start making them they approach it from entirely the wrong direction.

GW is exactly like your grandma who cannot fathom how current year works. They desperately need to bring somebody in who's tech and social-media savvy. And they need to listen to that person.

Give me an app with my rules. And in the meantime, update my feffing e-books. I'm not buying any more hard-copy books from GW, I don't have the shelf space anymore.