RE: [Epic] Multiple Mailing Lists

From: John Erickson <erickson_at_...>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 09:24:45 -0500

Agro wrote:
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I definitely had to laugh when Andy Chambers admitted that they were
preparing the rerelease (EPIC98?)...
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Does anyone who has read the rules actually like the game?

Agro

(Gotta love that 2nd Edition...)
Well I have read the rules and played the game (not as many times as I would
have liked), and I like the rules. I came to GW games from wargaming, and I
am still a wargamer at heart. I do admit the GW games look much better than
say Squad Leader but up til now I always felt the rules were pathetic. E40K is
the first GW game I've played that has a wargame feel to it. Not a hardcore
wargame, but it is different from thier other games and I like it.
Now as to Andy saying they were working on the rerelease are you refering to
his comment about the "reprinting"? If so this is not uncommon. It isn't a rework
of the rules. It is just a correction of the mistakes thier editors didn't catch the
first time around. Now I agree that the mistakes should have been caught the
first time around, but this is hardly a beheading offense.
  Before I get painted as a blind follower of the GW religion let me say I do have
some problems with the new rules. The first is the flyer rules, I don't like them.
At the very least there should be an 'escort' mission. Something to keep enemy
interceptors away from your bombers. The second is SHV's. I don't have much
experience with them but in our games they don't seem cost effective. Who
knows, that could just be our playing style. I won't go into the non-rules problems
I have with GW. Let's just say I'm glad I'm done with school and have a good job.
One last comment in this long post. I am not trying to sway you from your love
of 2nd edition. Early on I mentioned playing Squad Leader. I like SL, and when
advanced squad leader came out I rushed to the store and bought it. I hate it.
There is nothing wrong with liking the old stuff.
John
Received on Wed Apr 30 1997 - 14:24:45 UTC