Forgeworld Warhammer 40,000 Open Day 2014

[HsojVvad]

Just in case it isn't, Prospero is thee homeworld for the Thousand Sons.

Thank you very much. I wasn't joking. Why would it be a joke? Is everyone suppose to know everything 40K?

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New Tyranid bug shots via [URL="http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?397629-So-three-Contemptors-walk-into-a-bar&p=7221781&viewfull=1#post7221781"]Metro Gnome[/URL]:

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Calling out Bigred. I am shamed of you. You use to show character. Now you just seem to throw anything out. This was on the Tyranid forums first and you give credit to someone else? Also the person who took the pictures said it was him. Ok, I understand you can't read everything (but seems you do the way you just post a lot of stuff).

Hopefully this is a case of you didn't read his post yet and give credit where credit is due.

[energongoodie]

Thank you very much. I wasn't joking. Why would it be a joke? Is everyone suppose to know everything 40K?

Yes

[HsojVvad]

[url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/jhhq1u17h1y8y7h/VID_20140720_131433.mp4[/url]

Here is a video from Mauler as well. Please give the proper credit this time.

[Bigred]

My apologies HsojVvad. In the middle of writing up breaking news it can be difficult to track down an original source of a particular image., so we go as far as we can before the trail gets fuzzy.

Can you please give me a source (username or website) and a URL to the origin of that image and we will correct the post right away.

-Larry

[Lucidum]

Best thing to come out of FW today?

Malanthrope rules changes.

While I would have preffered a Nid style apothecary (granting FNP, or having Catalyst as a base psychic power, similar to zoans) I can totally dig them being more survivable venomthropes that still can buff units in synapse.

Wait what? Where’d these come from? Do we have a PDF for the rules? Or were they just previewed at Open Day? (Man….I really wish I could make it to these events. Sadly i’m in the US and just wealthy enough to afford 40k models, but not much past that at the moment).

[DrLove42]

Wait what? Where’d these come from? Do we have a PDF for the rules? Or were they just previewed at Open Day? (Man….I really wish I could make it to these events. Sadly i’m in the US and just wealthy enough to afford 40k models, but not much past that at the moment).

It'd been in previews of the new IA, which went up for order today

[DWest]

Thank you very much. I wasn't joking. Why would it be a joke? Is everyone suppose to know everything 40K?

"Prospero" is also the informal title of one of the upcoming Horus Heresy campaign books, similar to how we currently have "Betrayal", "Massacre", etc. Way back when this first started, the Prospero book was tentatively slotted in as Book 3 (I think?), and since then it keeps sliding further down the release list with each event. Given the nature of several of the posters here, it's entirely possible your "what's that?" comment was taken as a sarcastic jab in that direction.

[daboarder]

Wait what? Where’d these come from? Do we have a PDF for the rules? Or were they just previewed at Open Day? (Man….I really wish I could make it to these events. Sadly i’m in the US and just wealthy enough to afford 40k models, but not much past that at the moment).

Mauler over at the tyranid hive bought the book on early release, champs been letting us know what changed (dima, stone crusher, Malanthrope) Honestly though, the release is a bit lackluster, the Malanthrope change is good, but the Dima is just another slow fragile MC and the Stonecrusher lost its 2+ sv

EDIT:
Bigred, your source is Mauler on the Tyranid Hive

[HsojVvad]

Big Red, right here. That is what I thought, you were busy. I find you one of the most stand up guys. Sorry if I came along a bit too strong. Sorry.

Also on The Tyranid Hive. [url]http://thetyranidhive.proboards.com/thread/47171/dimachaeron-apocalypse-model?page=3[/url]

It's false...mostly.

The first seminar was about 40k, why they're not progressing the timeline beyond where it is now and how instead GW have 10,000 years (Heresy to M41) to pick events out of to use as a basis for supplements and the like. Someone laughed and stated that if they were working backwards they there is a chance that they could revisit Squats from their time in 30k up to their demise at the claws of the Tyranids. Jes, Phil & Matt all had a good laugh, said that they could and then carried on to talk about more feasible stuff.

So no, there's no indication that Squats are on the return.

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Oh and those are my two photos of the Dimachaeron from a thread in the Tyranid Hive forum.

You're welcome, Mr Gnome :P

Found this on Natfka. Thought it was really interesting. Sorry if it was posted here, didn't see it. [url]http://natfka.blogspot.ca/2014/07/open-day-40k-seminars.html[/url]

40k Open Day happened this last weekend, and I was underwater (literally on the Deschutes River white water rafting), several people were able to get to the event and its seminars. The Seminars really where a lot of the information comes from and we had some great bits of information come from readers here on Faeit 212. It obviously was time to share these.


via the Faeit 212 inbox
Lo mate, just got back from the 50k Open Day which was cool, the first seminar was covering 40k and why GW aren’t advancing the timeline. The state of 40k is being kept at the “Two minutes to midnight” point and the design studio are focussing on events from 30k up to M41 with plenty of stuff to pull from those 10,000 years. Just as a heads-up: a chap laughed and said that if the team are pulling events from the Heresy onward then they can bring back Squats from that time up until they get eaten – Jes, Phil & Matt had a good laugh and then went on to discuss more likely stuff. So before anyone asks; no there are still no plans to bring squats back.

But anyway, see the attached pic: all the Necrons are missing from their case…
M.


via Shane from 35 Going on 40k Blog
What stuck with me from the seminars
[url]http://35on40k.tumblr.com/post/92427296427/notes-from-the-40k-open-day-seminars[/url]

+ As my friend said, the GW staff talked like teachers for the most part. When a kid asked about the new IG codex being ‘nerfed’, the conversation ended with “Did you like the new Codex overall?” “Yes.” “Yay!”. That was cheap but it would tie in with marketing towards kids. And by George, where do these kids get there money from?
+ Bugman’s Bar was better than I expected. There was no discount at the GW stores for the day (missed opportunity).
+ Astra Militarum and Imperial Guard are the same thing; it was a change to bring the IG in under a gothic name like other Imperium factions.
+ As a general principle, GW will not have models in a codex that they no longer sell a model for.
+ Forge World and GW studio act independently and catch-up to share ideas/pass on new rules. Forge World are able to act more reactionary and at a quicker pace.
+ People like the new Psychic phase.
+ Phil Kelly would like to see a Sisters vs Eldar supplement; this was a personal idea when asked what he’d like to see if he could do anything.
+ Supplements will become more popular and replace the typical ‘new codex & new units’ cycle (though this will still happen when the time’s right). The supplements enable GW to add brand new units at a faster pace to armies without complete Codex rewrites or waiting for the conveyor belt to come round. There was a strong hint at something Sisters related in the future in this regards.
+ Someone asked if there would be a compendium of supplements/formations/datasheets eventually. They said they hadn’t considered it but it was a cool idea should the opportunity arise.
+ People and GW like Unbound. Comments of ‘reminds me of 2nd’ were not uncommon.
+ When asked if Unbound was permitted at tournaments, GW said that’s up to each tournament organiser to decide.
+ When asked about the idea of a system that lets you build your own HQ character, GW said they leave this up to the the player to create and discuss with friends. Internally, they’ve created personal characters. It was a cop out answer as it was a great suggestion.
+ 41k won’t happen.
+ Concept artists/sculptors come up with the models, the studio then write the rules to match.
+ The studio has been playing Kill Team recently.
+ They like Lords of War - big robots fighting big monsters.
+ They admit they’ve yet to crack how to do social media well; they are looking into it.
+ They talked about an idea Jervis has had of a gameplay supplement. This could cover concepts such as roleplay narratives, campaigns, leagues, tournaments, etc.
+ The studio said that from experience, people talk to them at events etc about the new models, story and painting. Rules is something they rarely ever get asked in person. They openly said - perhaps unintentionally - that at the Open Day no one was asking about rules, only models. And to them this made it seem like models come first, rules second. Though, of course, rules should still be good.
+ No specialist games. Focusing on core ranges.
+ They tried killing off main army characters and felt it didn’t work. They won’t be doing it again.
+ One of guys - whose name escapes me - really likes Tau and the Riptide. I think he wrote the rules. Phil Kelly later made a interesting side note by mentioning that the Riptide was a stepping stone in big robots when talking about the Titans. As technology progresses they hope to continue exploring giant robots and monsters; they love the concept of them stomping through cities.
+ They have a playtest team of about a dozen (a mix of tournament/casual players). This doesn’t include the core GW team playing too. Not all the playtest team may be testing the same thing at the same time.
+ GW strongly encourages people to approach them face-to-face at these events and ask them questions. Next time I’m going to take all the rule questions I have.
+ If people enjoyed the Open Day format they’d like to do it again.
+ When asked about the possibility of a new race they said yes.
+ A guy asked if Dark Eldar would ever get better armour than cardboard. The answer was no, it was part of what made them unique. Like having no tanks. Plus Orks only have t-shirts for armour.

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Wait what? Where’d these come from? Do we have a PDF for the rules? Or were they just previewed at Open Day? (Man….I really wish I could make it to these events. Sadly i’m in the US and just wealthy enough to afford 40k models, but not much past that at the moment).

On The Tyranid Hive forum. I gave a link before. I believe just follow the same link from above. Somewhere in there. Sorry I don't know how to make a direct link to the post.

[Bigred]

HsojVvad,

Thank you for the image information. We have updated the posts both here and on the frontage with the correct attribution to The Tyranid Hive. And thanks you for caring enough to bring it to our attention. The details do matter.

-Larry