Topic: 8th edition on route.

[phillyt]

Most of your concerns above are about keeping track of wounds.  You're right, that's going to be time consuming.

As far as managing ongoing combats, you need to consider a couple things.  First, against our irks many enemies will be leaving combat rather than allow for ongoing combat.  They want to shoot those orks now open to enemy fire.  If they don't you go through the activation process which really won't be any longer than what we had already. 

[Aldaris]

I recommend simply getting a couple D20 for wound tracking. Done!
 

[Finlay]

I don't see how the wounds is a problem at all.

I already use dice to track wounds,, now You just use a d20 not a d6.

[rufus sparkfire]

MTG lifecounter dice!

[Aldaris]

Come to think of it, Orks will love those changes to twin-linked.

MOAR DAKKA.

DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA

[rufus sparkfire]

Six lascannons on a vendetta gunship!

Four autocannons on a dreadnought!

[phillyt]

Come to think of it, Orks will love those changes to twin-linked.

MOAR DAKKA.

DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA

In other news, I wonder just how much work Forge World is doing.  They say they will have 8th edition rules for all of their models but how far are they REALLY going?  Will they have everything from say.... Castra Novem?

[Finlay]

I hope the peltasts are still incredibly OP. mwahaha.

[Xathrodox86]

Every unit has to be worth using? Heresy! 

Here's hoping!

[Mathi Alfblut]

RRAAAAAHHHH DAKKADAKKADAKKA!!!! First rank fire, second rank fire! Light them up good!

My 7-year old will LOVE the new 40K!

[Xathrodox86]

RRAAAAAHHHH DAKKADAKKADAKKA!!!! First rank fire, second rank fire! Light them up good!

My 7-year old will LOVE the new 40K!

The Guard finally became viable again.

[Aldaris]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/11/warhammer-40000-faction-focus-eldar/

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/11/new-warhammer-40000-datasheetsgw-homepage-post-4/

[StealthKnightSteg]

Great reading all this enthusiasm from you guys!
And Aldaris good to see you interested again, I missed you on the Eurobash!

Even I'm looking into 40k more and more now as this edition might make me go into the game with the less rule clutter.

Also Battleshock test ain't that bad, I'm very used to it from AoS already and it's a nifty mechanic. Also dead models just tip them over in a pile behind the unit (space never been an issue for me on the battlefield and AoS usually has more models on the table) or use a dice to keep count.

[Sig]

Starting to feel like a cross between AoS, 40k and Warpath, which is a good thing.

If GW don't balls up and make the big models OP, sounds like a winner. They're making all the right noises.

[rufus sparkfire]

And Aldaris good to see you interested again, I missed you on the Eurobash!

You didn't miss me? 

 

[Finlay]

I like the faction key words.
Presumably can choose a chaos army with less "formation bonuses" but more variety.
And then tzeentxh, marines right down to 1k sons with big bonus but no variety.

Seems a neater way of allowing player variety which fits in universe (which is what formations are) without being op.

[StealthKnightSteg]

And Aldaris good to see you interested again, I missed you on the Eurobash!

You didn't miss me? 

 

I also did miss you! But it was "somewhat explained" why you weren't there this time around,while Aldaris just went dark ages on us
But hope both of you will be there again next year!

[rufus sparkfire]

Hmmm, I wonder what they said! Oh well.

I missed you too! 

[StealthKnightSteg]

Hmmm, I wonder what they said! Oh well.

I missed you too! 

Just that you couldn't/wouldn't come and that you were a silly man to miss out on the 10th edition! (that last part is mostly my own comment)

[rufus sparkfire]

Well, maybe next time! Depending.

Now back to 40K. Sorry for the interruption!

[Walt von Ark]

yep, getting into this game, reading HH (just finished the fourth)and seeing these rules are really getting me excited! it was probably better to wait for all the rules to drop but bought myself 200 euros worth of chaos marines (and some extra's ) for 30 euro's.

[TexasYankee]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/12/new-warhammer-40000-points-power-levels-may12gw-homepage-post-4/

Very much like the sound of this. Rough estimates for a quick, AoS type game, and also detailed points for nerds like me who love to build lists as much as play the game. Almost sounds perfect.

I have plenty of d20/d12/d8 dice left over from my D&D days, I'll give it a shot when tracking wounds.

All things considered, there are a lot more positive than negative, so much so I see a lot of my old group coming back to play. Well done, GW.

[Finlay]

It also means that, in the future, points for units could change without invalidating existing books – so if one unit or weapon starts to dominate tournaments, or certain units don’t seem to be carrying their weight in competitive games, we can address the balance.



Nice.

[rufus sparkfire]

Stratagems!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/14/new-warhammer-40000-stratagems-may14gw-homepage-post-4/

[phillyt]

DO you think those will be the only three uses?  Or are those generic and they will add race specific ones?