intrizic Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/01/breaking-wfb-9th-explodes.html Make what you will of this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbert Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 *sticks fingers in ears* "LA LA LA IM NOT LISTENING!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 *sticks fingers in ears* "LA LA LA IM NOT LISTENING!" http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/SPACE/8210/1 http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MARINES/7267/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I love how 'Marines' is a modified choke hold :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergentzimm Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I just don't understand. I guess they figure there are barely any fantasy players as it stands, so blowing it up won't hurt too much? Maybe this was an idea that the new CEO will scrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitron Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I figure it's one of two things.... One: It's a rumor that won't come to fruition. Two: After switching to a new model for 40K, they want to apply it to Fantasy as well. Super fast turnaround on new units/supplements/codexes/rules/models in smaller chunks. However, it would become hard to maintain two systems that combine to what.. 30 armies? So nuke the armies on one side. Then follow it up with a nuke on the other side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 The rumors come from some of the most noted and trust worthy rumor mongers in the Hobby Also, if this 'goes well' for GW, how will 40k be affected? The 41st Millennium, correct me where I am incorrect fluff bunnies, needs an End of Times as bad if not worse than WFB. Horus Heresy brought new life to the hobby the likes of which have only been seen by the DoW video games. 30k is a thing, legit. They play the hell out of that game at Mugu. Has ET been successful for WFB? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergentzimm Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 The rumors come from some of the most noted and trust worthy rumor mongers in the Hobby Also, if this 'goes well' for GW, how will 40k be affected? The 41st Millennium, correct me where I am incorrect fluff bunnies, needs an End of Times as bad if not worse than WFB. Horus Heresy brought new life to the hobby the likes of which have only been seen by the DoW video games. 30k is a thing, legit. They play the hell out of that game at Mugu. Has ET been successful for WFB? I can't imagine ET has been successful considering what these rumors imply. This is kind of a desperation move. It also reeks of using consultants to tell them how to run the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Certainly not what I expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitron Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 The rumors come from some of the most noted and trust worthy rumor mongers in the Hobby Also, if this 'goes well' for GW, how will 40k be affected? The 41st Millennium, correct me where I am incorrect fluff bunnies, needs an End of Times as bad if not worse than WFB. Horus Heresy brought new life to the hobby the likes of which have only been seen by the DoW video games. 30k is a thing, legit. They play the hell out of that game at Mugu. Has ET been successful for WFB? Still called rumors, not facts ;) But it does point more strongly towards point two. ET has had middling success. People that dive into it seem to enjoy it, people who just look at it can get turned off at the power level of stuff in there. If it becomes straight up canon in 9th, I think it'll do well. What concerns me is overhauling the fluff like that, and incorporating a big rules change. You can accept one as long as the other is good. Hard to accept changes to fluff and rules that you don't like/agree with. I doubt that GW cares as much about the fluff of nuking 40K as it is currently. I imagine they will move towards a similar route though, and limit the number of armies, increase the supplements so that you can field vastly different armies, while limiting the number of base codices to pull from, since they would have to be entirely self contained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Still called rumors, not facts ;) I never called them facts, just pointed out that the sources of the RUMORS have been historically reliable, noteworthy for their reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Rumors from Harry I read as being as close to fact as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Sweet, no more lizardmen and most of my entirely painted dwarf army will be unusable. How could I NOT support this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Sweet, no more lizardmen and most of my entirely painted dwarf army will be unusable. How could I NOT support this? By playing Infinity instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitron Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I love the fact that cannons are going to be core in the rumor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well I dont know what to think really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiccus Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well Lizards aren't completely gone according to the rumors. 8th ed books are still usable in the new edition. This doesn't sound like desperation to me either. It sounds smart from a business perspective and will probably have them rake in more and more cash. ET has been fairly successful so this makes sense. I find it all very interesting really but I am more cautiously optimistic. I sure as hell am not going to rebase my models I can tell you that much. I don't know what to think of the space marines equivalent either. I see this as having the potential to be really good or the potential to be completely awful. I doubt there will be a middle ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 This is a mixed bag, for me. On the one hand, the thought of a unified human race that can include elements from dwarves, ogres, and etc, is cool - kind of old school. I hated how out of control the army expansions got, with Undead and Chaos each splintering off into multiple books/armies. It was unsustainable. On the other hand, I find it really hard to believe that books which are no longer supported will stay relevant. We all know GW is terrible at maintaining across the board balance, and I find it hard to believe it will work fine. I think they are trying to mollify the old guard, while starting to pump out 'limited edition' everything, which will be the new stuff, with up-to-date rules. Finally, space marines in fantasy - this is an awful idea. Now both games can have bald, screaming men in power armour as the #1 army/release. Great. I hope it turns out well for all my fantasy-loving friends, but should it not, remember, you can always play whatever game you want! Unless you are doing tournaments, there's nothing to stop one from playing any edition of the game. Hell, I still play an edition of D&D that's 2 editions old at this point, and it works fine. Stay strong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I agree that it makes sound financial sense for them. Well mostly anyway...I don't quite get limited runs of models. Is the lifespan of an industrial mold so short? I don't know. As far as the playability of whichever book 8th ed book, who knows. The rumors seem to be indicating a "format" system similar to MtG or Flames of War. If you want to play with all your old stuff you can play a tidier version of 8th. If you want to play 9th, then lots of things are just gone. That was my take anyway. In conclusion, I'd just like to reiterate this point: *sticks fingers in ears* "LA LA LA IM NOT LISTENING!"...and try not to lose the will to paint lizardmen ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/SPACE/8210/1 http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MARINES/7267/1 Dammit Brad. What you did there. I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashthedean Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I think what they mean about space Marines in fantasy was more that there would be a single flagship good guy faction to oppose the chaos faction and not that there would be actual space Marines running around blasting Karl Franz full of bolter rounds and taking over the Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbert Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/SPACE/8210/1 http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MARINES/7267/1 YOU DICK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggies01 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 When are Tyranids going to be in Fantasy?? I think soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 When are Tyranids going to be in Fantasy?? I think soon. It's been my stronk belief that Lizardmen are the Fantasy Tyranid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I agree that it makes sound financial sense for them. Well mostly anyway...I don't quite get limited runs of models. Is the lifespan of an industrial mold so short? I don't know. As far as the playability of whichever book 8th ed book, who knows. The rumors seem to be indicating a "format" system similar to MtG or Flames of War. If you want to play with all your old stuff you can play a tidier version of 8th. If you want to play 9th, then lots of things are just gone. That was my take anyway. I think they have found they have good success with the limited edition books, so why not do models the same way? The core units will be available from distributors, but if you want the new shiny, you'll buy direct within the production window. Yes, it's true about formats. The only way it would really blow is for people who want to play the old way if the new way gets adopted by tourneys/ofcc events. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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