Re: [Epic] bases (an old and stupid question?)

From: Aaron Day <akkala_at_...>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 09:34:03 -0500

Francois Bruntz wrote:
>
> Fredrik Berggren a �crit :
>
> >
> >does any one know what (besides potentially increased sales) made GW
> >change the bases of the infantry stands in epic 40k from the 20 mm
> >base
> >of SM? I mean dose it say in the rulebook, or do they in some way try
> >to
> >explain it?
> >
> >//fredde, playing NetEpic
>
> If I remember well what GW staff said :
> 1- The new stands look great
> 2- The new stands are easier to paint
> 3- Some players will drop the old stands to buy new ones because
> the new figs can't be easily placed in the old stands (unofficial)
>
> I agree with 1- and 2- and I suspect 3- to be true. There are certainly
> more reasons.
>

I remember reading a long time ago that the reason they did that was to
make E40K look more like 40K where squads are typically deployed in
lines rather than blobs.

Aaron
Received on Tue Aug 04 1998 - 14:34:03 UTC