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Yeah, let's start a new one, without the bug!

I was going to ask nels1031 if they would mind setting up a new thread when thd edition drops as they have done a fantastic job of updating this one.

Might as well start with the new edition thread. As far as discussion and rules goes we are already in the new edition.

Well if someone want to commit to running it and keeping the thread title up to date then they are welcome to. I haven't got the computer time currently.

Belthanos wrote:

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:

 Fayric wrote:

 Overread wrote:
So long as they are just indexing subfactions and not models I'm fine with that; though it can be a right pain for any who build a dedicted theme list, esp in larger forces like Skaven where subfactions often come with a lot of unit restrictions and allowances and thus has a big impact on army composition.

Isnt the restrictions and compositions in the battalions though?
Subfactions is basicly just "give your force a keyword and get a bonus".
Ofcourse they often go hand in hand, but the article specificly called out Battle Formations to be "the subfactions of old" and battalions are not tied to subfactions.

Disclaimer: Its just an honest question, I dont actually play the game, but enjoy reading the battletomes of the armies I collect.

Effectively, they're doing what they did to 40k: Use whatever Chapter Tactics you want, regardless of how your army is painted.

Which in turn is gw just codifying what players did anyway

And in fairness that really only happened because of that one 40K edition where GW came up with the idea of letting you take multiple Force Organisations in one single army; and let you take them from different allied/subfaction groups. Groups that often are "I'm the close combat subgroup; I'm the ranged; I'm the psy" etc... So people just took those models and put them in the subgroup that gave them the best boon. So suddenly 1 army was 3 or 4 subfactions (or in the case of marines entire different chapters)

And with that I will close this thread, I messaged nels1031 and hopefully the new thread for the new edition will be just as good.


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