The new edition of Warhammer 40k was announced a few weeks ago – and it seems like pretty major changes. What does that mean for the hobby – and will I start playing it again? Combat Patrol? Hmm? We’ll talk about all this and, of course, I’ll answer your wargaming-related questions. Come have fun!
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I am here as well 😛
I’ve only ever been to one con, more than 20 years ago, from which I came away with a lot of crud, most of which remains unpainted. Based on this I would have to rename it CrudCon UK, though I doubt it will catch on.
I was also very disappointed with the scale choice of the new Star Wars game. It seems Atomic Mass is struggling because Fantasy Flight was so successful (until they weren’t).
Hopefully these companies will find a way to make money as 3d printing becomes more popular and selling minis becomes less profitable. Worried the current golden age of gaming may end.
Warhammer plus could work if all codexes and rules updates were free on there for their subscription price . If gw doesn't get more competitive pricing wize, more people will begin printing their own buy the books and that's the only sale they'll get from those players maybe paints but thats really it.
GW have all but priced me out of their part of the hobby, particularly 40k. By the time I've bought a new army or refreshed an existing one, 11th ed. will be out, if GW don't squat models I want in the mean time! £40 for a MTO AM/IG infantry squad/£50 for a Primaris transport – they're taking the p!! Combat patrol is a joke (ditto "Boarding Actions"), there's little to no savings in those boxes and 40k hasn't lent itself to being a "skirmish" game since 2nd edition. I do occasionally buy GW models, but from third party discounters here in the UK – even that's becoming a non-starter, mostly due to supply problems, the Kasrkin squad is a prime example – came out, went straight out of stock at GW, no doubt bought up by scalpers which GW do nothing about.
That walker is £27.00 in the uk. One available from a store I've bought from.
Another UK store has 7 in stock £24.30.
GW is the reason I don't play GW games!
I would like to point out that video games that play exactly like the physical game make the physical game a lot easier to learn. I picked up magic the gathering so much quicker by playing magic the gathering arena than I ever would have by playing it physically.
I can't over-emphasize the importance of having a good onboarding path for aspiring 40K players, and they are sounding like Combat Patrol will be that. Taking the list-building out of it does take a lot of the stress out of starting, where you not only don't know what to put in your force, you don't know what to buy or which weapons options to pick. It also lets them balance the forces so that the various factions are at least kind of even; 500pt 40K can be very rock-paper-scissors, which can lead to very bad first experiences, that often drive people away from the hobby just as they are starting out. And finally, pre-set combat patrol lists will let experienced players know which models from their highly-tuned tournament armies they can bring to now squash noobs like bugs–which can happen easily and accidentally, when a would-be mentor brings a list that can't help but crush the random assortment of starter-box fodder a new player is likely to field for their first few games. I seriously hope that the new Combat Patrol format is what GW is promising, and how you're explaining it. But based on past performance, I'm dubious…they have a tendency to mess up good ideas in Nottingham.
Are we still pretending that masks were anything but a security blanket?
I've lived in Japan for almost 20 years, and Iwata airbrushes are not as popular here as Tamiya and Mr Hobby GSI CREOS. They are much more common, and the same quality. Most of the popular Japanese airbrushes are made by the same company under contract. So there isn't any real difference in quality between the various brand's product lines anyway. Just the name on the side.
GW said that the 40k approved FW models would be updated for 10th at launch as well. I forget if they clarified if they'll be with the armies themselves or a forgeworld only "book."
I also can't stand indoor-walled game scenery. Aesthetically nor mechanically
Are you sure there wont be 10th Edition Combat Patrols? Tailored to the free rules and rosters. Hopefully I can use models I have. I'm not buying more if I can avoid it, at my age I probably have enough to last a lifetime.
Alternative activation is only good for skirmish games. Would be horrific in 40k
People who keep calling for it don't know what they are talking about lol
If I was going to enter a painting contest at this point it would likely be submitting a photo set of my Inq28/ Blanchitsu/ Grim Dark painting stuff to 28Mag – to me that would be a win.
Combat Patrol looks like a good shot. The one thing I’m concerned about atm is that they’ll launch new Combat Patrol boxes for this format.
Dystopian wars for a boat game. Haven't played the new version but it used to be a lot of fun.
On the subject of AR glasses: I distinctly remember people going nuts in their opposition to the very concept of smart glasses when google glass was announced. There was the pundit who called google glass “A segway for your face” and many other pundits who denounced smart glasses as a horrific concept that nobody would willingly adopt. I also remember a lot of very ableist hysteria in online spaces around the idea of wearing any type of glasses. Which is all to say: I don’t see smart glasses with AR capabilities being accepted by the general public until attitudes change.
Missed the show, but do you think Boarding Patrol boxes will work with combat patrol? Thanks!
Agree with you on Killteam, I havnt played much this edition, much preferred the older one.
Crimson Skies is honestly one of my favourite tabletop games. From what I understand is that after the fall of TSR Microsoft bought the IP for Crimson Skies and they're the hurdle any company needs to conquer before making any sort of game associated with Crimson Skies.
4N6? Nice! I did that in High School. Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interp, and Extemporaneous were my usual events.