"Codex Adeptus Astartes – A Review" Topic

"I must admit, when I saw a new Codex Space Marines had been released I had to check the date of my last review to make sure I wasn't going mad. The previous edition was just 2 years old. Now I've never been one to stand in the way of progress (stop laughing) but that does seem a little soon and understandably makes people nervous about committing to a £35.00 GBP book if it's going to be replaced just 24 months later. It's little wonder the illegal download underground is getting bigger all the time…"
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Bringing a new book so soon is bound to cause a certain degree of justified gnashing of teeth.

True but this part of GW new Business Plan.

Instead of waiting to release new Codexes they are going to release and release again, because…

They make money by doing this.

The quality of production has been increased. The lining paper is a better fit and feels less luck it was stuck down by PVA. The hateful fold-in reference sheet is gone and with it the embarrassingly shonky folds.

Sadly the increase in quality doesn't extend to the writing.

It is not about the writing but all the petty pictures of models that they want you to buy.

The rest of the rules are largely unchanged with a few points changes here and there. There's been a subtle push towards flyers and anti-flyer units

Remember they want you to buy the models as for the rules well they make a minor change and now you have to buy this overprice Codex. Too bad with you spent over $50 USD dollars for the last one.

Oh and this one costs more than the last one.

Just wait in another 18-24 months you might have to buy the next one as well.