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precinctomega · 01-26-2008

Why is no one asking the really pertinent question: why are they releasing 5th Edition now?

GW has been working on a 6-year alternating cycle for the Big Two for the last twelve years or so. In other words, every three years, one of the Big Two gets updated. 4th Ed was released in 2004. WFB 6th Ed was released in 2007. Surely, we shouldn't be seeing 40k5 until 2010?

My greatest fear is that GW has been spooked by its recent losses and plunging share price and the board has brought forward the release of their best-selling title accordingly. The Studio will be under pressure to produce a quick result.

If we see 5th Ed released this Summer, the rules-set itself will probably be fair enough (I never design my armies for TT effectiveness, anyway, so it's all so much "meh" to me), but I fear that the release will be awash with typos, inconsistencies and errors, because the company is releasing a product that hasn't been fully and appropriately playtested.

R.

01-26-2008	#167 (permalink)
precinctomega Trooper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: York, UK Posts: 135 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: 5th EDITION - PRELEAK INFO GIVEOUT Why is no one asking the really pertinent question: why are they releasing 5th Edition now? GW has been working on a 6-year alternating cycle for the Big Two for the last twelve years or so. In other words, every three years, one of the Big Two gets updated. 4th Ed was released in 2004. WFB 6th Ed was released in 2007. Surely, we shouldn't be seeing 40k5 until 2010? My greatest fear is that GW has been spooked by its recent losses and plunging share price and the board has brought forward the release of their best-selling title accordingly. The Studio will be under pressure to produce a quick result. If we see 5th Ed released this Summer, the rules-set itself will probably be fair enough (I never design my armies for TT effectiveness, anyway, so it's all so much "meh" to me), but I fear that the release will be awash with typos, inconsistencies and errors, because the company is releasing a product that hasn't been fully and appropriately playtested. R.