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Games Workshop => Warhammer 40K => Topic started by: andalucien on April 28, 2014, 11:32:28 AM
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http://natfka.blogspot.com/2014/04/7th-edition-release-date.html
There is a part of my soul buried deep down that still hopes that GW really will come out with better rules, and that this is it...
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I know the rumors say that Orks get a codex next but...
I would not be surprised if right after a 7th ed came out, Gdub would say "We have to update our Space Marines to the new edition right now!!!"
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I would not be surprised if right after a 7th ed came out, Gdub would say "We have to update our Space Marines to the new edition right now!!!"
Except for this current edition, where Chaos Marines were the 1st codex of 6th.
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I would not be surprised if right after a 7th ed came out, Gdub would say "We have to update our Space Marines to the new edition right now!!!"
Except for this current edition, where Chaos Marines were the 1st codex of 6th.
Were SM ever the actual first codex put out in an edition?
And I was not saying it would happen, I am just saying it would not surprise me. Actually, since some of the new codii have gone straight to the video game DLC model maybe all the units would be in a Dataslate instead of a codex. Woohoo, I would not have to buy rules for models that stink...like DA flyers.
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SM were 1st for 4th and 5th editions.
Btw, looks like the 6th ed rulebook has disappeared from the U.S. and Canadian websites.
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Scuttlebutt has it that the mini rulebook is still available...
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Hard to tell what's really going on here. They haven't pulled some things you would think they would have like digital versions, Escalation, etc etc
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Hard to tell what's really going on here. They haven't pulled some things you would think they would have like digital versions, Escalation, etc etc
Nah, they will roll it into the new rulebook. It's believed that the FOC slots for Escalation & Stronghold will be included, but the actual entries will still be excluded; thus making them still valid.. and of course sold separately ;D
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I had a quick convo with my **NEW** GW rep today (other one "got a promotion"). No mention of taking books off of shelves.
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wonder if it's not going to be 7th per say but a 6.5 updated version of the rules
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interesting, it looks like the core rule book is not available in the online store any more though.
Another wait and see scenario....
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That doesn't indicate much as didn't GW sell old versions of things right until the last second?
They also have odd ideas about uptime and maintenance windows. It's possible the web developers just went on break after deploying (and not testing) their code.
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7th ed is supposed to drop the last day of May.
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Told ya. (well, not you guys, but most everyone who was THE SKY IS FALLING")
The new rulebook is not a 7th edition of the game, but a re-issue of 6th edition which has the FAQs incorporated in it, and some minor tweaks across the board. Some of you may remember when they did something similar during 3rd edition, where they totally overhauled the assault phase, but the edition itself was left alone from that point. Same idea here-- they're folding in the changes in Stronghold Assault into the main rulebook, and quantifying superheavy units and D weapons in the main rules. But that's about it.
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Told ya. (well, not you guys, but most everyone who was THE SKY IS FALLING")
The new rulebook is not a 7th edition of the game, but a re-issue of 6th edition which has the FAQs incorporated in it, and some minor tweaks across the board. Some of you may remember when they did something similar during 3rd edition, where they totally overhauled the assault phase, but the edition itself was left alone from that point. Same idea here-- they're folding in the changes in Stronghold Assault into the main rulebook, and quantifying superheavy units and D weapons in the main rules. But that's about it.
Do we have proof of this?
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What Typhus write was a quote from someone who supposedly was told this in a GW corporate meeting.
1. The promise of errata can only be a good thing, y'all know that the lack of rules clarity is the #1 that has driven me away from the game recently and led me to sell off half of my armies (though i still have a few :)). So, here's hoping there was some effort put into this and it's not just all the existing year-old stuff plus stronghold combined with 6th edition book...
2. If it's new errata, hopefully they will also make the errata available independently of the new book. Otherwise, the old 6th edition rulebooks are kinda useless, since if you look up something in there, it could be something that was errata'd in 6.5 edition, and you won't know unless you have a copy of the errata somehow.
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I've heard that a PDF might be available specifically geared toward people who own the expansions already, as a way of not having to re-buy the book.
But if I know GW, there will be some subtle changes hidden later.
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If they offer a $50 mini hardcover book with just the rules, I'd still be interested despite owning all the expansions. I want all my words in one language house.
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So... was 6th just a beta edition?
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I don't think so, for the last 18 months GW has been doing a stellar job with releasing codex updates and book expansions, so it would seem natural to release a new edition to keep up with the current pace of new additions to the game.
Previous editions lasted for 4 years, but back then they were also only releasing 2 codices a year with a single expansion.