Guest Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 So, if I wanted to get into WHFB, and we're not restricted by edition since GW has no current edition of WHFB, what is the best edition to play? You can always do minor houserules, but which edition of WHFB had the most stable/balanced ruleset? I'm just seeing lots of players fleeing the hobby, which makes the entry cost go down. Outdated editions of WHFB are cheaper to acquire rules for. So the main deterrent of getting a WHFB army would be cost and since it's effectively gone down, getting an army together isn't a horrible idea. It isn't like the older editions of WHFB were so horrible that no one played, so the game itself isn't lacking. And with GW no longer supporting WHFB, I can guilt-free make an army with non-GW models. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valourunbound Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 I've heard things about 6th with Ravening Hordes armies (sometimes even 7th with Ravening Hordes). I think the key is to remove Daemons from the game. Any edition that does not contain a separate Daemon armybook should be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kremmet Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 I've heard things about 6th with Ravening Hordes armies (sometimes even 7th with Ravening Hordes). I think the key is to remove Daemons from the game. Any edition that does not contain a separate Daemon armybook should be golden. Both 6th and 7th allowed you to run DoC as stand alone armies. Also, demons aren't nearly the problem they're made out to be as much as the 7th ed book was a problem. As for the question at hand, 7th ed had the best base rules although it also had the most abusive army books. I'd recommend using 6th army books with 7th base rules and 8th models to maximize what WHFB once was as a meeting between strategic and hobby based gaming. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicFlava Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Agree with kremmet on this one. I had the most fun with Warhammer in early 7th edition before they redid all the army books. I believe that was the peak of the ofcc for fantasy (attendance wise) aswell iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinx Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 3rd Edition is my favorite still. Although I will play anything! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 7th ed rules and 6th ed books. Sounds interesting. I'll look into it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 6th and early 7th was mostly when I played, and I really enjoyed it, even tho I totally sucked at it. 7th definitely fixed issues with the 6th Ed core rules, and I started getting out right about when the power curve really jumped up. So yeah, 7th Ed core with 6th Ed Armies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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