Re: [Epic] Epic 40K (!_at_#@!*#&)

From: Spatula <shupes_at_...>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:27:16 -0500

> From: Michael the Liu <mikethel_at_...>
>
> >>I'm very interested. I've always liked the Epic-scale models, but I
> >>wasn't interested in the rules system. If Epic 40K is much closer to
> >>40K rules, as GW has stated, I'll play.
>
> The words of some random 40k player (doesn't like Epic rules but likes 40k
> rules?!?). It is people like this that I bet GW is hoping to cash in on,
> with the (relatively) small Epic crowd being tossed aside to make room for
> 40k converts.

        Yeah, pretty sad, huh? The thing is, from what we've heard so
far, Epic 40k ISN'T going to be like 40k at all.

> >In short, the old system is no more. They're called the old game 'the
> >titanicus rules' or some such and it's really a different concept altogether.
>
> Danger Will Rogers! Danger! Danger!

        Indeed.

> >In some ways is got more abstract - Eldar aspects are just aspects. You
> >can make stands of close-assault aspects & combine banshees, scorpions etc
> >or support aspects with reapers & dragons.

        Is this a joke? I had heard similar things about the lesser
daemons for Chaos, and I can't believe someone thought this was a
good thing. Who's going to like this change? Blech.

        I kinda wonder what this will mean for the plastics. If all
aspects are pretty much the same, will they still have scorp, banshee,
hawk models or will there be some 'generic aspect' model instead? (ala
the exarchs, I guess) I suppose this is how they're going to fit
full detachments into the boxes.

> Yeap, we saw those coming from a long way off all right. I love that bit
> about how while the old minis _will_ be compatabile, anyone who takes one
> look at the new ones will be so enraptured by them that they'll just _need_
> to have them, and wouldn't _want_ to use their old ones.

        Well, that's your problem, really. Your old minis are still
compatible, and I certainly don't _need_ the new ones.

> I also love that bit how they're absolutely sure that anyone who liked the
> old system will love the new one. Is that why they're catering to the 40k
> players?

        Heh...

Scott
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