I Hope Matt Ward Wrote 6th Edition!

[Chris Copeland]

I like Matt Ward. Codex: Necrons is one of the best army books I've ever read... the background is interesting and solid and the army is nicely balanced. Three cheers for Matt Ward!

“But, wait!” you say. “What about the Gray Knights?” Ward is just a human. [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion?s=t"]I think[/URL] he really screwed up Codex: Gray Knights... I like the fluff but the army is far from well balanced. However, his editors, playtesters, and supervisors also screwed up. Codex: GK never should have made it out the door in the form it did... Codex: Necrons shows what can happen when he and his supervisors are at the tops of their games.

He seems to have come a long way as a game-designer. Codex: Necrons is the proof. I hope Ward took some of that goodness and poured it into 6th Edition. I hope he wrote 6th Edition. Cheers. Cope

PS Some of you might think that I am trying to be [URL="http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ironic?q=ironical#ironic__3"]ironical[/URL]. I assure you that I am not. I really do like Matt Ward.

[eldargal]

I wouldn't object, he did an excellent job with 8th edition WFB.

[Wolfshade]

I do have to agree with you to some extent, some of the stuff is lovely and fluffy and certain stretches the possibilities of the ruleset

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

He spells it as "Mat Ward"

Me and a friend have been discussing Ward for quite a while, and we've mellowed out with him somewhat. I hope that he's at least contributed to it. (as long as that contribution doesn't involve Raven Guard)

[DrLove42]

He is very good. he does tend to marine fanboi ism a little but should be ok.

Id still rather it wss Phil Kelly (6's be upon him)

[Wolfshade]

He spells it as "Mat Ward"

In Codex Necrons & BA its Matthew Ward

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Informally speaking.

[GrogDaTyrant]

Yeah, he's sunshine and roses... provided you play only armies he likes. I personally would rather he didn't write 6th, as I find 8th rather dull and uninteresting. And he apparently hasn't learned anything from his days of writing 7th ed Army Books.

My viewpoint ultimately is that Ward, Cruddace, and Kelly are all a case of 'pick your poison'. I don't like any of those 3, and feel that they're all terrible game designers. Especially Kelly. Oh sure, he's good with Eldar of any variety, but I personally don't appreciate what he did with the Orks.

[UltramarineFan]

I do agree but I wish all the rules writers would work on the main rulebook. It would be using up manpower but surely it would provide a better result overall?

[Wildeybeast]

I wouldn't object, he did an excellent job with 8th edition WFB.

Seconded, though I have feeling Jervis will have at least ahve had a hand in writing 6th.