5th Edition Rule Book for 40k!

[Aaron]

GW, good on games and stories, bad on business.

Yup. I'm hoping when GW goes boobs up that someone buys the license for the novels.

[Sionnach Glic]

Damn straight. It'd be a shame to let a universe that rich in background and originality die.

[Mikey]

Agreed. I'm sure someone like WizKids would pick it up. They could probably turn the franchise into mega-bucks.

[sunnyside]

By the way Mikey if you were thnking about getting into 40K on the tabletop now would be the time to get the main rulebook. It'll give you the maximum time before GW comes up with another edition.

[Mikey]

By the way Mikey if you were thnking about getting into 40K on the tabletop now would be the time to get the main rulebook. It'll give you the maximum time before GW comes up with another edition.

Good idea. That'll give me what, like three weeks?

[sunnyside]

Good idea. That'll give me what, like three weeks?

Realistically? 3-5 years.

[Mikey]

Please allow me my sarcastic digs, thank you.

[sunnyside]

Please allow me my sarcastic digs, thank you.

Well the sarcasm about GW is grounded in reality. They do make a good product. But they will almost certainly hit you up for another rulebook after 3-5 years. Less frequently than that with the codex though.

[Deepcrush]

Codex normally change every 3 years, the rule books between 5 and 6 years apart.

[Deepcrush]

Sunny, when is the next starship battle?

[sunnyside]

Maybe when I'm finally Dr. Sunny

[Deepcrush]

Damn you! *kicks your shin and pouts.*

[Jabber Swarky]

GW, good on games and stories, bad on business.

Yup. I'm hoping when GW goes boobs up that someone buys the license for the novels.

Wait, what? Who said anything about GW going boobs up? o.o

Agreed. I'm sure someone like WizKids would pick it up. They could probably turn the franchise into mega-bucks.

Eh, but the thing about Third parties - especially ones that are allready hugley popular - is that they have a nasty habit of ripping the soul out of a franchise, or doing a 4Kids and removing all the lovley gorey bits and swearing. Hrm.

[Aaron]

Wait, what? Who said anything about GW going boobs up? o.o

Their massive drop off in profits suggest that they are headed for the grave.

[Mikey]

Eh, but the thing about Third parties - especially ones that are allready hugley popular - is that they have a nasty habit of ripping the soul out of a franchise, or doing a 4Kids and removing all the lovley gorey bits and swearing. Hrm.

WizKids did OK with Shadowrun, IMHO.