Re: New boxed set.

Posted by BobbieTheDamned on Oct 25, 2012; 2:27pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/New-boxed-set-tp7578552p7578963.html

greenstuff_gav wrote

Regarding 40k Background:
I came to wargaming at the start of 2nd edition but picked up and loved Rogue Trader (even with its dodgy rules!) but as with many games / series 40k has gotten darker as it's evolved (just look at Discworld; what started as a fun satire has evolved into some quite dark storylines).
I personally prefer the Grimdark style for the game, wackier light-hearted stuff is more for movies and books.

I do like some of the new background, I just don't agree on massively re-writing large sections of background...especially when the people re-writing it have very tenuous grasps on established background in the first place.

greenstuff_gav wrote

Regarding New Editions:
40k had some major jumps; 1st to 2nd was near-enough a complete rewrite. 2nd to 3rd shifted focus from characters and individuals to units. 3rd to 4th reworked alot of the game from combat to vehicles. from 4th to 6th have mainly been tweaks; 6th's focus (or quite rightly "gimmick") is on flying vehicles and a new method of shooting (overwatch / Snapfire) as well as an overhaul of all the myriad of special rules, condensing them into the main book.

Appart from the fact that there were books released under 1st that nearly made it 2nd...and WD articles that made 3rd in to 4th....I do like snapfire though, finally makes flamers worth taking. I'm not sure if the universal special rules are actually a step forwards...You've got to either memorise or have a reference sheet for everything else about your army so remembering/writing down a few special rules isn't a lot more effort and having unique abilities adds something to the game IMHO.

greenstuff_gav wrote

Rob, i tried the catachan arms on the new cultists and they don't fit at all :(
the Cadians work, but need a fair bit of work to distress 'em; removing armour plates and adding tears to the sleeves etc...

Oh I was talking about putting them on the WFB flagellant bodies, but yeah I can imagine the hulking great muscles don't fit so well on the new figures. I suppose the flagellant arms themselves with weapon swaps at the wrists would probably be a better idea.

greenstuff_gav wrote

On the whole? i'll stick to Inquisitor, thank you very much :)

Sensible man.