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Post by Naitsabes on Feb 8, 2023 2:12:56 GMT
hey, at least they are playtesting it. Good news.
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Post by Grimfang Gogulk on Feb 8, 2023 9:45:37 GMT
I found out today, that TWO of my friends are playtesting TOW 😳 But have signed hefty NDAs and WILL NOT tell me A THING. Some friends, right? Ah.. How close are you? They are ina shitty spot.. NDA and a friend.. Don´t take it personal.
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Post by sedge on Feb 8, 2023 10:05:23 GMT
I had hoped they were past the playtesting stage, and were onto the "get everything manufacturered for release this year" stage. I don't know how long their cycle is, but if they're still reviewing rules, it doesn't suggest we'll see the game this year. Though some might say that given how slapdash GW rules can be, playtesting now probably means it'll be released tomorrow
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Post by thegoat on Feb 8, 2023 15:32:15 GMT
hey, at least they are playtesting it. Good news. I knew some 40K playtesters back in the third and fourth edition time. They would get the new rules, then report back that they played a bunch of games along with their recommendations. But in reality they didn't play any games. They just made up game results based on how they wanted the rules to be changed.
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Post by vulcan on Feb 8, 2023 15:39:18 GMT
I found out today, that TWO of my friends are playtesting TOW 😳 But have signed hefty NDAs and WILL NOT tell me A THING. Some friends, right? Would YOU want to risk getting sued by GW?
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Post by Grimfang Gogulk on Feb 8, 2023 18:35:40 GMT
hey, at least they are playtesting it. Good news. I knew some 40K playtesters back in the third and fourth edition time. They would get the new rules, then report back that they played a bunch of games along with their recommendations. But in reality they didn't play any games. They just made up game results based on how they wanted the rules to be changed.
Haha, that´s funny.. And not really surprising..
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Post by DiscoQing on Feb 9, 2023 0:10:28 GMT
I obviously don't mind that they are keeping their word / hush-hush, lol. But it would be nice for tit-bits!
They go to GW HQ to playtest, so everything is in-house/seen.
They do play T9A (which I do not), so I hope they don't bleed that piffle into TOW.
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Post by johngg on Feb 9, 2023 15:21:34 GMT
I obviously don't mind that they are keeping their word / hush-hush, lol. But it would be nice for tit-bits! They go to GW HQ to playtest, so everything is in-house/seen. They do play T9A (which I do not), so I hope they don't bleed that piffle into TOW. T9A 'friends' ?! Ok this is getting weirder and weirder...
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Post by Grimfang Gogulk on Feb 9, 2023 16:38:54 GMT
T9A is trash? Looked at WAP a bit but AFAIK, no one plays it around here so did not bother.. Ah.. GW needs to pick out the best from 3rd Ed to 8th Ed.. And i can tell them what that is.. I should head over there with a choppa to convince them.
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Post by thegoat on Feb 9, 2023 16:41:18 GMT
I sure hope GW didn't take inspiration from T9A or WAP when writing WH:TOW. Both of those took the game in wrong directions.
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Post by johngg on Feb 9, 2023 17:12:32 GMT
In some areas WAP did a good job. Bringing back the cannon rules from 6/7th for example. Afterall NO ONE likes laser guided cannon balls.
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Post by thegoat on Feb 9, 2023 17:28:33 GMT
In some areas WAP did a good job. Bringing back the cannon rules from 6/7th for example. Afterall NO ONE likes laser guided cannon balls. Yes, there are some gems among the rules in WAP and T9A. But as a whole, I don't like them.
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Post by johngg on Feb 9, 2023 18:32:16 GMT
In some areas WAP did a good job. Bringing back the cannon rules from 6/7th for example. Afterall NO ONE likes laser guided cannon balls. Yes, there are some gems among the rules in WAP and T9A. But as a whole, I don't like them. Thats very true. Combat Res is VERY different. I think something we all know that's going to be true is thatt whatever GW do with TOW, not everyone is going to like it.
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Post by Grimfang Gogulk on Feb 9, 2023 21:04:58 GMT
Yepp. Pretty sure most of us with like some shit, hate others.. Ugh.. Hopefully the ratio of good vs trash is positive.. :/
There is a lot I like with 8th Ed coming from 6th kinda. Hordes is not one of them. Armies look boring when you have some 10x4 units - bus you call it? And some big fuckers around it plus some other support. It is just more interesting with several, smaller units, generally. Like the classic 5x4. It looks much better and gives more opportunities for tactical play when you face 20 White lions and 20 Swordmasters instead of 40 Swordmasters ina big blob for example...
I wish they did something like 40k Apocalypse for larger battles instead, or just having Hordes in larger battles, 3000p plus.. But that is me..
What i don´t find worth it now, is bothering about T9A or WAP though. 8th Ed until TOW pops out and then we´ll see....
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Post by imrillion on Feb 9, 2023 21:10:01 GMT
Ok, here’s my predictions, call me the Aussie Nostradamus
Infantry going up in size to the new modern scale. Current infantry can be put on larger movement trays, no need to rebase.
Initial starter box will be TK vs Bretts
2024 release
Empire are getting faction books
Daemons are not getting mono god books. Despite the rumours
Mordheim is coming back
*drops mic*
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