From: Todd Field <todd_field@...> ... I think there may not be much time between the time Warmaster comes to market and the new version of Warhammer...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:33 pm
... I'd bet on virtually none. I doubt the rules will be all that similar at the nuts and bolts level, since the games have different scales and different ...
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Richard Brantley
tenebrae@...
Feb 1, 2000 3:16 pm
From: Scott Baxter <ScottB@...> ... Yea, that's part of my logic. ... Oh, I hope so. But the "big box" strategy is bread and butter to GW so that won't go...
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paul smith
psmith@...
Feb 1, 2000 3:58 pm
Heya guys. finally got round to joining up ;) after speaking to mail order about these pre order packs their descriptions of them put the two sets on the...
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paul smith
psmith@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:46 pm
The one thing my source would tell me about the actual game of warmaster is the fact that archers don't work exactly as you would imagine. Unlike warhammer...
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Marc Robson
mrobson@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:01 pm
I wonder if you could paint up the high elves like wood elves ??? just not use the bolt thrower... make a mini treeman to use as a chariot or something.. Hmmm...
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Simon M Jones
sjones@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:01 pm
paul smith wrote: <snip> ... I must disagree on this point, Its warhammer where archers dont work as I would imagine. Warmaster seems to be a game where the...
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Kevin Shope
zeroman@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:22 pm
What are the 6 armies in the rulebook? And what is the mini release schedule? I Am interested in Brettonians (only because I can do HYW with them) but if I...
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Kindred Jr., David
DWKindredJr@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:30 pm
... Per Tuomas, High Elves, Orcs&Goblins, Empire, Tomb Kings, Chaos Warriors, Dwarfs. David Kindred...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:32 pm
... Rumours abound, but the first six seem to be: High Elves, Undead, Empire, Orcs, Chaos, and then I've heard either Dwarfs or Brettonians. Dwarfs seem more...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:39 pm
... Well, if by 'cause casualties' you mean cause models to be removed from units, I'm hoping nothing in the game works that way. My ten left thumbs wreck...
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Tom Grimsley
thoom@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:49 pm
When I was at gd99 I went to the demo and got real good look at the minis and some of the knights were painted with the bretonnian flavor( lots of color and...
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Kevin Shope
zeroman@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:02 pm
True, at 10mm it might be hard to really tell the difference unpainted. But what about the rules for Bretts? WIll they be in the book? zeroman ... and some of...
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Tom Grimsley
thoom@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:21 pm
I'm not really sure.If your talking about the virtues and characters I dont think so.What I was refering to is generic human stats.If you choose not to field...
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Tom Grimsley
thoom@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:38 pm
Also keep in mind that White Dwarf will be supporting this product for at least a year.They will lkely produce rules for the races not included in the initial...
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Tom Grimsley
thoom@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:28 pm
My group will be using WM to enhance our WH world.We will use both game systems to further the stories we've been telling for years.Finally we will have...
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Kindred Jr., David
DWKindredJr@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:42 pm
... WM will be great for campaigns where you first battle with smaller skirmish style armies culminating in epic battles to decide the fate of nations. Imagine...
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Todd Field
todd_field@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:53 pm
Absolutely!! We will definitely be using warmaster in the same light. Huge epic battles that can later be broken down into WFB sized battles will make the...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 1, 2000 8:07 pm
... I don't know if we'll be using it in close conjunction with Warhammer all that much. We already restrict most of our Warhammer play to smaller ...
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GrailKnight
grailknight@...
Feb 1, 2000 8:08 pm
Yeap...that's the main reason I'm getting it. Been trying to do that with Mighty Empires. I still like the game, but I believe WM will be better suited to this...
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Richard Brantley
tenebrae@...
Feb 1, 2000 8:10 pm
From: paul smith <psmith@...> ... Okay, thats...weird. The concept of a unit running right off the edge of a cliff is kinda funny, though. ... So...
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Richard Brantley
tenebrae@...
Feb 1, 2000 8:15 pm
From: Kevin Shope <zeroman@...> ... I remember Chaos in E40K, and I would argue that they never actually shipped - the $60 collection box doesn't count!...
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Richard Brantley
tenebrae@...
Feb 1, 2000 9:01 pm
From: Scott Baxter <ScottB@...> ... month). ... And there was much rejoicing :)...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 1, 2000 9:14 pm
... I hasten to add I have no inside information as to whether this is true or not; this is just the off-the-record line I've gotten from some folks near to...
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Richard Brantley
tenebrae@...
Feb 1, 2000 9:58 pm
From: Scott Baxter <ScottB@...> ... You're right, it oughta be. Seriously, I could see them coming out maybe two army boxes a month, so they have "new...
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Todd Field
todd_field@...
Feb 1, 2000 10:17 pm
... Although with the supposed release of the Tyranid and Sisters of Battle Codexes (sp?) due in that same time frame, they may not be concerned with spreading...
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Owen Millhouse
Milhouse@...
Feb 2, 2000 3:35 am
Where are the Skaven? sigh -Owen...
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paul smith
psmith@...
Feb 2, 2000 9:49 am
... as ... sorry..I meant in comparison to what warhammer players are used to. ... he was playing a game with the development staff in head office so I guess...
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Simon M Jones
sjones@...
Feb 2, 2000 10:13 am
... I guess I knew what you meant, I just think there are a lot of players out there for whom wargaming and GW are synoymous. I have high hopes that warmaster...
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Scott Baxter
ScottB@...
Feb 2, 2000 2:05 pm
... Left for some future time, I expect. To second guess the logic behind the six: There are three 'good' armies (High Elves, Empire, Dwarfs) and three 'bad'...
