Is there any point in starting a Warhammer army right now?

[IeuanBrown]

So its my birthday in a few weeks and I''m in a bit of a dilemma. I shall definitely be getting myself some new miniatures and supplies for my 40k Tyranid army, however after recently buying the Archaon: Everchosen novel I'm hooked on the Warhammer fantasy world, which is a first time for myself. After watching all the new End Times releases and painting videos from GW over the last few months, my interest in 40k has dwindled and I've been looking into getting started with a Warhammer army. My dilemma comes from the current status with Warhammer, being that its in between 8th and 9th edition :/ and after reading the end of the End Times here on BoLS, i was just wondering is this the right time to start my collection or should i hold off until the summer, when 9th edition is rumored to be out? I love most of the armies in Warhammer (except for dark elves) and i think choosing an army would be loads of fun because there is so much diversity in the range. However, my worry is will my race still be playable in 9th edition or will i end out with a mass of outdated and unplayable miniatures? I would really love some advice on the matter, thanks.

[Deadlift]

I thought about this very question....I am waiting to see what happens with 9th before diving in.

[IeuanBrown]

Yeah that's exactly what i was planning to do but i just cant wait to get started

[Houghten]

Is 9th even confirmed yet?

[IeuanBrown]

the end of the Archaon End Times book strongly suggests it.

[Darren Richardson]

well, personally, I would go with what ever army takes your fancy right now, even if it's invailadated in the next edition, YOU can still play 8th edition with friends and such.

There is currently a growing movement amongest veteran gamers to playing older editions of games called losely called the "Oldhammer" movement, many of those players first started playing back in 1st, 2nd or 3rd editions and they have become disparaged with modern Warhammer and so have moved back to using those older rulesets.

Some even play to other out of print rulesets by other companies even.