pretre Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Posted 23/12/2018 White Dwarf 2019: The Magazine You Asked For That’s right, folks – 2019 will herald the arrival of a new-look White Dwarf. We’ve been listening to your feedback and have taken everything on board, redesigning the magazine to give you more of what you’ve asked for. This includes new rules and background as well as guest columns. Well, starting from January’s issue, you’ll be treated to an extravaganza of all this and more, including new rules for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Skirmish, new fiction and even a new Faction for Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team! We’re so excited about what the new White Dwarf has to offer that we created a video all about it: Of course, not everything is new – White Dwarf will still feature many of your favourite regular articles, such as Readers’ Models (including our Reader’s Model of the Month), Contact (with Ask Grombrindal), Illuminations, Golden Demon winners, army showcases, Battle Reports and more besides. It’s the essential magazine for hobbyists of every persuasion and experience level. Here’s the cover of January’s issue, complete with hints about what you’ll find within its pages: Subscribers of White Dwarf will also notice another perk beyond receiving their copy a few days early – their magazines have an exclusive cover! One for collectors everywhere, you’ll be able to see the full-cover art of each issue in all its glory. Even the White Dwarf logo itself is applied as a transparent gloss layer to ensure full visibility of the artwork. Behold its magnificence… If you’re as excited as us about what lies in store for the ultimate Warhammer magazine, now is the best time to subscribe to ensure you gain the full benefits right from the start. Head here to subscribe and January’s issue will be on its way before you even know it! We’ve got some more specific previews to come next week, so keep an eye out for more details soon. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, pretre said: We’ve been listening to your feedback and have taken everything on board, redesigning the magazine to give you more of what you’ve asked for Oh? You mean your going to return White Dwarf to its roots as a magazine dedicated to the complete warhaming hobby and related hobbies like roleplaying games? Saga, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Bolt Action!? It won’t just be an entirely in-house advertising gimmick for Games Workshop’s products!? Ah, I see... You didn’t actually listen to my feedback and won’t be giving me more (or any) of what I asked for. There’s a reason I unsubscribed in the Mid-Nineties and haven’t bought an issue off the racks since 2003... Lack of glossy cover art was not it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ish said: Oh? You mean your going to return White Dwarf to its roots as a magazine dedicated to the complete warhaming hobby and related hobbies like roleplaying games? Saga, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Bolt Action!? It won’t just be an entirely in-house advertising gimmick for Games Workshop’s products!? Ah, I see... You didn’t actually listen to my feedback and won’t be giving me more (or any) of what I asked for. There’s a reason I unsubscribed in the Mid-Nineties and haven’t bought an issue off the racks since 2003... Lack of glossy cover art was not it. You know when a webpage uses the word 'you' it isn't speaking directly to you, but to the larger customer base, right? 😉 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Yes, I’m also aware that GW’s marketing people aren’t reading Ordo Fanaticus. Don’t step on my rant, man. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 A Kroot Kill Team Team!? Huh, maybe they are going to make the magazine useful again... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Ish said: Oh? You mean your going to return White Dwarf to its roots as a magazine dedicated to the complete warhaming hobby and related hobbies like roleplaying games? Saga, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Bolt Action!? It won’t just be an entirely in-house advertising gimmick for Games Workshop’s products!? Ah, I see... You didn’t actually listen to my feedback and won’t be giving me more (or any) of what I asked for. There’s a reason I unsubscribed in the Mid-Nineties and haven’t bought an issue off the racks since 2003... Lack of glossy cover art was not it. Yeah, I don't really feel listened to either. I'm still not clear where to post things so that GW will read it for FAQs or errata. They haven't really advertised where you have to stand so they can hear you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Generally speaking, I find they reply to questions or concerns posted to them on Facebook. Nothing to the level of an official Erratum or anything, but at least some kind of clarification... They also seem to use Facebook questions as sources for future FAQs. (And sometimes Duncan will even show a Facebook commenter how to properly apply two thin coats to a mini to accomplish a given effect or scheme.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ish said: Generally speaking, I find they reply to questions or concerns posted to them on Facebook. Nothing to the level of an official Erratum or anything, but at least some kind of clarification... They also seem to use Facebook questions as sources for future FAQs. (And sometimes Duncan will even show a Facebook commenter how to properly apply two thin coats to a mini to accomplish a given effect or scheme.) any particular part of facebook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 They seem to be most actively involved on their official Warhammer 40,000 Facebook profile... But that could just be because the fans are more active with it than they are on the other profiles. It’s not like you’re going to be able to PM Matt Ward or Jervis Johnson and ask them rules questions or anything. But, hey, if you’re on Facebook anyway, why not throw them a Subscribe click? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, Ish said: It’s not like you’re going to be able to PM Matt Ward or Jervis Johnson and ask them rules questions or anything. But, hey, if you’re on Facebook anyway, why not throw them a Subscribe click? You could set up a bot that could respond to rules questions like Jervis pretty easily, tho. "Roll a dice* for it." *I feel dirty after typing that, but I felt it was important for verisimilitude. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 As much love as I have for Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestly, and Andy Chambers, none of those guys ever seemed to catch on to the idea that there were people playing their games as organized competitions. They pretty much wrote and designed games with a “standing around in your shed, having a pint with your buddies” mindset firmly in place. Which is fine by me, since that’s my preference for gaming too. But I suspect it’s why so many people getting into the hobby these days (especially if they have a MtG or e-sports history) find it completely alien to consider Open Play or Natrative Play. Even just reading old rulebooks, which were much more open and permissive, can seem strange. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyraeus Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Ish said: A Kroot Kill Team Team!? Huh, maybe they are going to make the magazine useful again... I was wondering how they were going to do this. Hmmmm we could even see mini codex in these for things like Kroot Formations/factions or other such things... Would be nice. I might even subscribe then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyraeus Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ish said: As much love as I have for Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestly, and Andy Chambers, none of those guys ever seemed to catch on to the idea that there were people playing their games as organized competitions. They pretty much wrote and designed games with a “standing around in your shed, having a pint with your buddies” mindset firmly in place. Which is fine by me, since that’s my preference for gaming too. But I suspect it’s why so many people getting into the hobby these days (especially if they have a MtG or e-sports history) find it completely alien to consider Open Play or Natrative Play. Even just reading old rulebooks, which were much more open and permissive, can seem strange. Sad but true... Dropfleet Commander exemplifies this for Andy Chambers... /sigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 That’s why I think Alessio Cavatore was the “Ingredient X” that, when combined with Priestly and/or Johnson, delivered some of the best war games ever made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 And crimson fist codex, relics and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, Ish said: That’s why I think Alessio Cavatore was the “Ingredient X” that, when combined with Priestly and/or Johnson, delivered some of the best war games ever made. Tuomas Pirinen and Pete Haines helped in that regard, too, but they never got to work on Core Rules like Alessio did. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Edit: Oh, it wasn't showing the ignored marker. Nm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Looks like a Crimson Fist supplement mini-dex as well: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, pretre said: I'm not sure how we got to this point but it was an interesting diversion. Sigh. Let me walk you through it one more time... It really isn't that hard to understand.... Maybe you should take notes... Unless there is a reason you don't want to understand!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: And crimson fist codex, relics and all 1 hour ago, pretre said: Looks like a Crimson Fist supplement mini-dex as well: It's like people don't even bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 I will say this for them, their videos are completely useless and a waste of time. Seeing a magazine flip through with no time to read or any narration as to what you are seeing is just plain useless to the viewer. Whoever is in charge of that needs to get canned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: It's like people don't even bother. I know, right? How hard was it to source a picture for the statement? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 5 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: It's like people don't even bother. 3 hours ago, pretre said: I know, right? Quote How hard was it to source a picture for the statement? 😉 I screen shotted, but decided I couldn't be bothered to do the imgr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 To be clear, I was the one who couldn't bother 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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