Re: [Epic] off topic:Wd leaderless?

From: Larry \ <liquid_at_...>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 07:53:36 -0700

according to WD215, Mr. Swayer is former editor of CJ. He, along with a guy
named Matthew White, are "taking joint responsibility for the new-look White
Dwarf."

Liquid

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <tim_macpherson_at_...>
To: space-marine_at_... <space-marine@...>
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 4:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Epic] off topic:Wd leaderless?


>
>>Yup, these guys are going thru the editors like crazy. At least 3 diff
>>editors in the last 14 issues or so. BTW, is the WD editor Robin Dews or
>>Paul Sawyer ? I thought it was Paul Sawyer, but I have not quite seen much
>>of his editorial.
>
>I thought Paul Sawyer was editor of The Journal...isn't that Jake-guy still
>the editor?
>>
>>In WD217, Robin Dews "climb upon the soapbox in order to rant and rave
>about
>>a subject close to my heart.." Basically he was defending (or whatever
you
>>want to call it) Epic40K. Evidently he got pretty cheesed off by US
>>retailers' view that E40K is a "simpler than its predecessors and
therefore
>>as a result can't be as realistic."
>
>Heheh ..realistic. =) A game that bases most probabilities on the the roll
>of a 6 sided die. =)
>More complicated doesn't mean more realistic....and certainly doesn't mean
>more enjoyable either. It's a science-FICTION game!
>
>
>>
>>To cut the story short, he got pretty worked up over the whole matter. Me
>>thinks this is because E40K sales has been very disappointing. And the
>>feedback that these GW guys get is that E40K is too simple as compared to
>>Epic. Mayhaps someone could compile the mails that just went on a few days
>>ago on the list :)
>
>I think GW policy of making retailers carry a whole rack of E40K or nothing
>at all blew up in their faces. I remember plenty of grumbling at my local
>game store about this. I believe this hurt the launch of E40K big-time.
E40K
>may be a slow starter...in my gaming group there are 4 or 5 of us that just
>started the game. I have played 40K and WHFB for a couple years...I just
>started E40K about 2 weeks ago. Epic...as far as I know...hasn't been as
>popular as the other two games anyways. I can't really see GW pulling
>support for Epic because it is one of their 3 core products...it has to be
>more popular than WHQ,SH, and Necromunda.
>
>
>Tim
>Fledgling Dark Angels Master
>>
>>And still not much improvement in WD - though I still buy them ;)
>>
>>Regards
>>Oki
>>
>
>
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