40K Rulebooks, Starter Sets and Psychic Cards Pulled - 7th Ed 40K Imminent?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I welcome my new 7th edition overlords!

Very excite for the new edition.

[techsoldaten]

I have to say this makes me REALLY nervous... I know people will say that it opens up the game and allows people to field their collections, and create fluffy armies... BUT what will really happen is that people will now just spam the single powerful unit in the game and that will be that...

in 2000 point games what is to now stop someone from taking 5 - 6 flying deamon princes all tooled up? When facing that once all you will get is someone countering that will all SM thunderhammer storm shield armies...

I fear this is the beginning of the end...

At 2000 points, you actually could field 5 FMCs already.

The winning 1850 point list at Adepticon was Fateweaver + 4 FMCs and 1 Heldrake, with some troops and a sorcerer thrown in. Drop the sorcerer and you have a place for another FMC at 2000 points. The only thing unbound lists would mean is that the added FMC could come from Codex Daemons instead of Codex CSM.

That said, it's worth it to wait and see what the rules reveal. If I was going to really create a cheezy list with any units I desire, it would have a lot more than FMCs in it.

[Azrell]

7th edition: We give up just take whatever and balance it yourself.

[Mr Mystery]

Dude.

GW could release a game between just two Marines, identically equipped, and whomever lost would still whine about a lack of balance.

[daboarder]

Dude.

GW could release a game between just two Marines, identically equipped, and whomever lost would still whine about a lack of balance.

Dude,

GW already did that....and its hailed because it is balanced.....its called horus heresy

[Mr Mystery]

Except there's a great many additional rules involved.

But whilst some ride from town to town to inform the sky has now become gravitationally challenged, I shall be in the garden taking tea, and enjoying my hobby.

[lattd]

7th edition, take what you want as you will moan whatever happens. Use all your collection or use an organisation chart but someone will moan they can't take what they want.

But in all honesty unbound armies will be great for campaigns! Just don't use it in tournaments.

[BeardMonk]

I actually feel that the FOC/unbound armys is a good thing. If having a FOC style army gives you significant bonuses, then that will negate another person turning up with an unbound/specialist army. However it will actually open the door to some interesting setups. Full assault marine army? Do it. Star Phantoms gun line? Do it. Imperial Guard tank and mechanised army? Do it. As long as your local meta allows it, crack on. And that’s a positive thing.

But i think GW need to sort out the bent/broken allies system. When you see Eldar turning up with detachments of allied Dark Eldar you know its going wrong.

I will watch and wait. Quite a few people who play 40K in our club have been threatening to do a "tale of X gamers" for 40K so with the release of a new edition I think I will probably get involved.

[Herzlos]

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I like how all the staff players are using it to spam stuff; an army of Forgefiends/Helldrakes/Defilers, an army of Leman Russes, an army of Riptide and Broadsides.

They all sound awful to play against, in that it'll be terribly one sided and dull.

It's as if we're going from heroic 28mm mass battle games to 76mm skirmish.

Edit: I have to admit I like the mission cards, and having the ability to change missions each turn could be interesting if a little chaotic. The unbounded thing does mean I'll spend most of my games up against the characters of the blood angels along with a host of terminators and death company. Woo

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It does mean that I can create my 3rd Company's famous tank battles, which is cool.