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Reply To: Warhammer Fantasy Battle….'returns'??

November 17, 2019 at 12:34 pm #1457640

zoidpinhead

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It is as interesting to see the reaction to this news as much as the news itself. Predictably the Internet surpasses all other media in its ability to focus on the extremes of dichotomy.

As quite a few commenters above have pointed out this is actually a logical decision (and savvy bit of marketing) from a business that wants to tap into an income stream they haven’t paid any attention to recently. By allowing that particular game (Mass combat, ‘classic’ fantasy wargame set in their “historic” setting) to lie fallow the nature of our hobby will always either see the idea fade away totally or create market potential. They spotted that there is still significant positive nostalgia and that has developed the earning potential sufficiently for such a game to return.

Personally I enjoyed the Old World setting and would probably consider looking at this game when it eventually hits in a couple of years. That isn’t a guarantee that I’ll buy in though. I thought I’d be all-in on any new Star Wars mass combat game but just haven’t been inspired by Legion.

More choice is positive for the industry. Nobody is forcing anyone to game the GW way or makes you part with your money. These are choices and more choice feels more positive than negative to me.