RE: [Epic] Epic future under doubt Chaos

From: Kelley, Kevin J., JCS <kevin.kelley_at_...>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 07:26:48 -0400

Seems to ne all you Chaos guys buy a pack and trade noise marines for
nurgles & etc.

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> From: Thane Morgan[SMTP:thane_at_...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 8:28 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] NEWSFLASH - Epic future under doubt
>
>
>
> Carl Woodrow wrote:
>
> > Because of the size of the boxed set it retails at a whopping 25.00 UK
> > pounds. This may seem a lot, but the box does seem to contain a great
> deal
> > of infantry and vehicles for the money...it remains to see if most
> gamers
> > can afford to splash out that kind of money in one go.
>
> The real question is: do you get 5 stands of each of the listed types, or
> do you
> get real detachments. I think its pretty crappy that everyone who wants
> another
> unit of plague marines has to buy all the rest as well, but I guess the
> "Brain
> Trust" decided that gamers don't like having a choice, and are more than
> willing
> to shell out for a lot of stuff they don't need. Maybe they figure we'll
> give
> the extras out to get new players.
>
> > Other releases are going to be the Khorne War Engines which are exactly
> the
> > same as previously, the new Plague Tower and Catapult, and the Firelord
> > (which also has not changed any). Finally the Slaanesh walkers round off
> > this weekend releases.
> >
>
> So we've waited 2 years to get the same stuff. I will be nice to finally
> be able
> to get some walkers though (hmmm, sounds like I don't want to get rid of
> my
> chaos yet...)
>
> > I have a few more interesting items concerning the future of some of the
> > other gaming systems, namely Necromunda, but as this is predominately an
> > Epic list I will refrain from going off topic unless there is a real
> demand.
> >
> > Regards
> > Carl
> >
>
> DEMAND, DEMAND, DEMAND!!!!!
>
> Don't let my bitterness fool you, I'm glad the system will remain.
> Hopefully
> they'll now make a real effort with some good articles and above all
> battle
> reports to get some new players. Though I'm working on some 15mm Fantasy
> Rules
> that will blow away their system, I would be cool to have flights of
> dragons
> flaming a treeman legion. I doubt I'll put much into a new workshop game
> though.
>
> Thane
>
>
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