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Last Hussar | 21 Jan 2019 3:27 p.m. PST |
‘Heroin for middle-class nerds': how Warhammer conquered gaming link |
Winston Smith | 21 Jan 2019 3:34 p.m. PST |
As long as the call The Imperium "fascist", I find little fault to find with the article. If you can ignore the fluff and the silliness, there is much to like. |
Chairtwosqueaky | 21 Jan 2019 4:17 p.m. PST |
300+ comments on the story. Wargamers making their thoughts known. I wonder if the story will inspire anyone to look into the hobby. I hope so… |
Last Hussar | 21 Jan 2019 5:20 p.m. PST |
I mourn the New WK F/40k. maimly because IG were good 'Colonial Marine' standins (knock offs!) |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 21 Jan 2019 7:33 p.m. PST |
Has the author never done heroin? or been a nerd? |
Andrew Walters | 22 Jan 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
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Parzival | 24 Jan 2019 3:45 p.m. PST |
Hmmm. Were the original creators trying to do an over-the-top ridiculously absurd setting with the game? I certainly agree that it is that, but I'm not familiar enough with the game or the ancillary works to know whether there is a satirical or humorous thrust to the nihilism presented. Of course, maybe the simple aspect that it is obviously absurd nonsense is enough. In any case, initially the cost kept me from starting Warhammer back in the ‘80s, and then by the ‘90s, while I did pick up Space Hulk & Battle Masters ( the terrific entry-game done with Milton Bradley), the nihilistic, gory settings of WFB & 40K were a turn-off on top of the expense. Warmaster, which I got later, was milder on the nihil front, and cheaper too. When I got around to picking up a 40K "Macragge" set (circa 2006-7, I think), a perusal of the actual rules of the main game left me cold. (Though, honestly, the much simpler starter rules were decent.) I sold that set at a con, and haven't been attracted to either main game since then. I flirted with LotR (sold most of that off), still have the original Bo5A(WM) sets, and I did acquire Dreadfleet on a deep discount (haven't played it; buzz was the rules were terrible, so it's still on the shelf).They *could* have had me with the new Warhammer Quest release, but I don't like the figures or the Age of Sigmar setting, so no purchase resulted there. Ah, well, as I noted on another thread, I long ago ceased to be the target market, or a likely source of long-term profit for them. Still, if your goal in this business is to make a huge profit, clearly they know what to do. I will say I'm puzzled as to how, exactly, they reach the pre-adolescent market in the first place. Anybody know what their advertising/marketing presence is towards "tweens & teens"? Surely they have one, but I've never seen a sign off it, at least not on this side of the pond. |
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