tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post3482464101542951407..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: Top ListsGary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-37080369642399760232008-04-14T10:23:00.000-07:002008-04-14T10:23:00.000-07:00My copy is copyright 2004.My copy is copyright 2004.Fulminatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332824290977548527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-8703622739860401622008-04-14T09:04:00.000-07:002008-04-14T09:04:00.000-07:00Didn't 4E 40K just come out like 3 years ago?Or wa...Didn't 4E 40K just come out like 3 years ago?<BR/><BR/>Or was it almost 6 years...librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910979028549627470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-13425976186816951902008-04-13T19:14:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:14:00.000-07:00BTW, I think GW still has a policy of not official...BTW, I think GW still has a policy of not officially talking about future releases more than three months prior to those releases. I would expect their publicity drive to start with a teaser in the next issue of White Dwarf, and a full-blown preview in the issue after that.Fulminatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332824290977548527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-73449470411008304962008-04-13T19:05:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:05:00.000-07:00I think the continued strength of sales for 40k ru...I think the continued strength of sales for 40k rulebooks might be traced to a few factors:<BR/>1) the previously discussed lack of publicity regarding the upcoming change.<BR/>2) the desire to have 4th ed as a playable system not just now, but until 5th ed is fully released.<BR/>3) the desire to have 4th ed as a system to play with or without upgrading to 5th ed.<BR/>4) the desire to have a collection of 40k books - which include different background information and artwork. <BR/><BR/>Just a few possibilitiesJoeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768616880852081399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-42704589989851392472008-04-13T12:22:00.000-07:002008-04-13T12:22:00.000-07:00Interesting. I was involved in other things when 2...Interesting. I was involved in other things when 2nd Edition D&D came out, so I pretty much went from 1E to the realization that there was this 2E version that had been out for a good number of years. Transitioning from 1st to 2nd was simple, since it was an incremental upgrade. <BR/><BR/>Going from 2nd to 3rd was difficult to gauge since 2nd was out of print for a while. Still, most game stores had the core books for 2E long after they were supposedly out-of-print. Accessories were harder to come by and I recall driving long distances to game stores in other cities just for the off chance they had a Planescape book I hadn't found yet.<BR/><BR/>Going from 3rd to 4th is not quite the jarring change of 2nd to 3rd, but a bit more involved than the 1st to 2nd incremental change. The biggest issue I have with 4E is that all past adventures are null and void, as are many NPC's and monsters, at least from a stats perspective. <BR/><BR/>Right now I'm in this holding pattern for me 4E game, since I can't use past adventures to build new ones until I see the game structure. Encounters don't scale in 4E like they do in 3E.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-80231571440648288242008-04-13T11:47:00.000-07:002008-04-13T11:47:00.000-07:00I'll run AT-43! ...oh wait, that's not going to w...I'll run AT-43! ...oh wait, that's not going to work is it?<BR/><BR/>Publicity for the new edition of WH40K is nil. I heard rumors a few months ago, but they were more or less denied by GW at the time. <BR/><BR/>Still, fans find out, and that could be part of the reason for stronger Fantasy sales. Players who play both focusing on Fantasy until the new edition of 40K comes out. That's just a guess though.<BR/><BR/>Speculation time: I think that 3.5 sales will dry up when the 4.0 core books are released. Right now I think that a lot of 3.5 purchases are people taking out insurance policies in case 4.0 sucks. People know that the books are going out of print and want to either pick up ones they are missing, or extras of the ones they use the most, before they're only available in the used book market.<BR/><BR/>I saw a certain amount of this back during the transition from 1st to 2nd edition.Fulminatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332824290977548527noreply@blogger.com