What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about?

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 4, 2015 18:35:07 GMT KevinC and grensche like this

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The Eighth Edition For Life Warhammer Forum is dedicated to the 8th edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. While GW has launched a new era for Warhammer with the Age of Sigmar, this forum is for those in our hobby community who wish to continue playing WFB 8th edition – either exclusively or along side the new Age of Sigmar.

Many WFB players have divided into factions in order to create Warhammer Fantasy 8.1 or 8.5 or 9 edition. The Eighth Edition For Live community is dedicated to preserving the 8th edition rules set. As wargamers we all have thoughts about how to alter or tweak the main ruleset, but the Eighth Edition For Life players recognize that such alterations could merely do further harm to the 8th edition community. Our intend is to continue to play Eighth Edition as is, while building new expansions for the game.

In addition to various 8th edition Warhammer discussions, from rules questions to army list building to painting projects and so on, the EEFL (Eighth Edition For Life) community on this forum also seeks to create new army books and expansions, such as the Indy GT Dwarfs of Chaos army book and the Warhammer: GROM End Times expansion.

Welcome fellow EEFL Warhammer gamers and hobbyists!

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Download the free WFB 8th edition expansion – WARHAMMER: GROM (2023 REVISED EDITION) – here:

eefl.freeforums.net/thread/3367/warhammer-grom-revised-edition-2023

avatarofbugman God To battle, to war. For us there is nothing more! Posts: 779	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 4, 2015 23:56:13 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by avatarofbugman on Jul 4, 2015 23:56:13 GMT EEFL is the way to go. AoS may come, but my ranks remain steadfast.
	An Ogre is just a Dwarf on the Titan formula.

dannytee God Posts: 1,060	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 5, 2015 19:36:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dannytee on Jul 5, 2015 19:36:12 GMT Eight edition Warhammer is a great rule set and I also wish to continue eighth edition for many years to come.

wilsonthenarc God Posts: 1,904	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 6, 2015 2:09:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wilsonthenarc on Jul 6, 2015 2:09:55 GMT EEFL > AoS Take your round bases and shove 'em Keep the Spehhhz marines in 40K

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 6, 2015 2:20:36 GMT

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Post by wilsonthenarc on Jul 6, 2015 2:20:36 GMT

So where is the thread for brass tacks re: how we refine and make 8th perfect for OUR 8.1?

Like, my vote would be for something to downplay steadfast.
Flank charge disrupts steadfast?

Maybe kyboshing some of the supa-killy spells while we'e at it?
Make it less about 6 dicing spells.

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 6, 2015 12:58:59 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by avatarofbugman on Jul 6, 2015 12:58:59 GMT

I think steadfast is just about right. It works for all armies the same way. Want to prevent it, take a similar sized unit on the attack. If you win they most likely will have lost steadfast.

An Ogre is just a Dwarf on the Titan formula.

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 6, 2015 19:39:51 GMT

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Post by wilsonthenarc on Jul 6, 2015 19:39:51 GMT

I dunno, I like the tactical flair of a big impactful charge (hammer) breaking a big unit (anvil). With full blown steadfast, it typically boils down to a Test on Ld 9 (or better), unmodified, and re-rolled with a BSB. To get rid of steadfast usually takes 2 or 3 rounds of fighting. I just think it is a rule worth playtesting and/or discussing over a Growler of Bugman's Finest XXXXXX.

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 7, 2015 16:28:02 GMT via Tapatalk wilsonthenarc likes this

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Post by avatarofbugman on Jul 7, 2015 16:28:02 GMT

The taking time to break a big unit is the whole point of steadfast. Don't forget that steadfast units often take up points and lower tactical flexibility. The point is to allow a unit to withstand the charge of knights

An Ogre is just a Dwarf on the Titan formula.

boda317 Senior Member Posts: 280	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 7, 2015 16:52:24 GMT via mobile wilsonthenarc likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by boda317 on Jul 7, 2015 16:52:24 GMT Nothing was worse then, back in 7th, a fully ranked unit of foot troops would lose by a little by 5 knights and then run.

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 3:52:05 GMT pendrake likes this

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Post by cwalker on Jul 11, 2015 3:52:05 GMT

We are doing a Warhammer 8.5 project here in Illinois.

One of our rules going forward is that if you are Disrupted then you are not Steadfast.

Not that much of a rules change actually. Think about how many times you have actually had a unit Disrupted in the last 5 years.

Now it will actually make a difference and you have to plan for it and against it. This makes the game more interesting.

We are also banning troops with 5 or more models from forming up in a rank with less than a 5 model frontage. Exceptions are Fast Cavalry and skirmishers. This is to stop congo lining and other similar shenanigans.

Other stuff is all in the Army Books themselves.

Our take is that you want to mess with the rules themselves as little as possible. Only the most glaring rules and army book FAQs need correcting.

This is Chris Walker from IWFB by the way.

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What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 4:01:18 GMT

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Post by TheREALricksalamone on Jul 11, 2015 4:01:18 GMT

Welcome Chris. Thanks for joining the conversation.

My armies:
Khorne Ogres: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/2179/c
DeathGuard: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/626/d
Crimson Fists: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/569/crimson-fist-army-log
Undead: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/88/undead-legion-vampire-counts-army
WoC: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/23/khorne-warrior-army-showcase
Stormcast: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/26/stormcast-project-log
Empire: eefl.freeforums.net/thread/50/empire-army-showcase

montegue New Member Posts: 2	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 5:26:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by montegue on Jul 11, 2015 5:26:19 GMT Great idea! Thanks for creating a place for people who love 8th ed.

demigamer New Member Posts: 2	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 7:41:42 GMT pendrake likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by demigamer on Jul 11, 2015 7:41:42 GMT So long as we can balance some of the more extreme elements of 8th, including armies, this will remain the go to edition for tourney and in-depth play.

wilsonthenarc God Posts: 1,904	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 12:35:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wilsonthenarc on Jul 11, 2015 12:35:01 GMT Sir Grumpsalot. Of House Grumpcat, of the North

ascophyllum New Member Posts: 3	What is The Eighth Edition For Life WFB Forum all about? Jul 11, 2015 18:24:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ascophyllum on Jul 11, 2015 18:24:33 GMT Long time fan of 8th ed. here from Iceland. So when I say something is cool its cool! WFB 8th ed. is cool!

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