Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition: You're Going To Need More Elves

Funka Genocide · 07-06-2010, 02:36 PM

So as an itinerant Warhammer fan boy I thought I'd start a discussion on the upcoming 8th edition, released this Friday I believe.

The rules have been updated to form a more streamlined process, a lot of people say it's similar to the Lord of The Rings game published by the same company. I'm all for the removal of useless minutiae and a faster playstyle, however what worries me is the emphasis on larger unit sizes.

I've had a chance to take a cursory look through the new rulebook and read a bit through various online sources and it looks like the horde army will rise ascendant. Gone are the days of your 5 strong unit of uber-knights running roughshod over even the sturdiest of defenders, now giant blocks of simple spearmen will carry the day!

I'll need to play some games and get my hands on the new rule book before passing judgment, but are any of you Warhammer fans out there preparing for mass upheaval?

(Also the new boxed set will be high elves and skaven, with a lot of nice goodies for both. Feel free to discuss that, the upcoming errata or anything else you feel pertinent to the new release.)

07-06-2010, 02:36 PM	#1
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition: You're Going To Need More Elves So as an itinerant Warhammer fan boy I thought I'd start a discussion on the upcoming 8th edition, released this Friday I believe. The rules have been updated to form a more streamlined process, a lot of people say it's similar to the Lord of The Rings game published by the same company. I'm all for the removal of useless minutiae and a faster playstyle, however what worries me is the emphasis on larger unit sizes. I've had a chance to take a cursory look through the new rulebook and read a bit through various online sources and it looks like the horde army will rise ascendant. Gone are the days of your 5 strong unit of uber-knights running roughshod over even the sturdiest of defenders, now giant blocks of simple spearmen will carry the day! I'll need to play some games and get my hands on the new rule book before passing judgment, but are any of you Warhammer fans out there preparing for mass upheaval? (Also the new boxed set will be high elves and skaven, with a lot of nice goodies for both. Feel free to discuss that, the upcoming errata or anything else you feel pertinent to the new release.)