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| shasocastris | | [ Shas'ui ] Joined: Tue Dec 04 2007, 01:42PM Posts: 112 | When I ask this question, you may think me insane. What could possibly be better than the awesomeness of 4th edition. Tau are awesome, the new codexes of Orks and Deamonica are amazing. So, what could be even better than what we have now?
I give you... Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition.
Cheers!
 warhammer_40k_5th_ed._2008_prerelease_eng.pdf
"The gue'la will either except our destiny, or die!"
-Shas'o Castris
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| Infantryman |  Fri Jan 25 2008, 05:39AM | |
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[ Shas'ui ] Joined: Tue Jan 08 2008, 02:45PM
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| Shasocastris, I have feeling you might be asked to take this down for legal reasons. I know that warseer hasn't allowed this to be posted on their forum, although there had been A LOT of discussion about it there.
That aside I'm still skeptical about how genuine this is; anyone with a scanner and the right software could produce it.
I'd also be surprised if GW brought out 5th Edition before updating the rest of the 3rd edition codices, namely Witch Hunters, Daemon hunters, Imperial Guard, Dark Eldar, Necrons, Space Wolves. The next Codex is going to be Daemons, probably in May, so there isn't likely to be another 40k release before August anyway. Would they really replace the basically sound 4th Edition rules with such a backlog of codexes to do?
I remember listening to Jervis Johnson at a seminar one evening at the Grand Tournament. Someone asked him when they start work on new editions of a game. His answer was, soon after the current edition is released! From some of his standard bearer articles in WD I get the impression that the Games Designers tinker with rules regularly to see what could be improved. I could imagine this is a leaked play test document but I don't think it can be considered definitive in any way.
Just my thoughts.
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| Hellios | | Fri Jan 25 2008, 06:58AM | |
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| This will most likly be a play test doc and not finished however some of the principle ideas in this might be in the next set and I wouldn't think a new set of 40k rules will come out until this summer at least. Also from what I know of the new rules I fear this will hit mech Eldar and especially Dark Eldar really hard although I admit that Eldar skimmers are a bit to powerful >.< but then again they are the most technologicaly advanced race in the galaxy(that you can play) after the Necrons and that Monolith is way harder to take down XD not that I'm dissing tau technology here ^^ | | Back to top | |
| Der Mond | | Fri Jan 25 2008, 08:16AM | |
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The wielder of the big and shiny stick.
[ Shas'vre ] Joined: Sat Dec 01 2007, 11:47AM
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| What could possibly be better than the awesomeness of 4th edition?
A jelly donut?
Never eat anything that has no recognisable head...
-Danny
It's a violin, it's not meant for actual music.
-My Brother
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| Ethereal Shas | | Fri Jan 25 2008, 10:39AM | |
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Aun'o'T'olku'Ol'kak'Shas
[ Shas'vre ] Joined: Wed Nov 07 2007, 03:53PM
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| Shasocastris, I have feeling you might be asked to take this down for legal reasons. I know that warseer hasn't allowed this to be posted on their forum, although there had been A LOT of discussion about it there.
The document itself gives us no clues about its origins, so it could as well be the work of an individual (with a lot of time, that's true), rather than the product of GW. That is the reason why i am not going to remove this document. but if anyone knows the true origins of this document and it becomes clear this document was stolen from GW, please tell us, for we don't want any preventable trouble with GW.
On the other hand, we have to keep in mind it is very well possible that GW has leaked it on purpose, so that they can see our reactions and possibly adjust stuff.
Having said this, i'm going to thoroughly read this baby!
Shas
One caste for the protection of our race,
for their skills and strategies will defend us all.
One caste for the construction of a safe place,
for without their technology our empire would fall.
One caste for our faraway travels,
for their ships will bring us through the galaxy.
One caste for the talking at all levels,
for their smooth words will pave our road to victory.
In our galaxy there will only be the Tau’va.
One caste to rule them all, one caste to guid them,
one caste to bring them all, and in the era of the Mont’au, bind them.
In our galaxy there will only be the Tau’va. | | Back to top | |
| Der Mond | | Fri Jan 25 2008, 04:16PM | |
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The wielder of the big and shiny stick.
[ Shas'vre ] Joined: Sat Dec 01 2007, 11:47AM
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| On the other hand, we have to keep in mind it is very well possible that GW has leaked it on purpose, so that they can see our reactions and possibly adjust stuff.
Thats giving them to much credit.
Never eat anything that has no recognisable head...
-Danny
It's a violin, it's not meant for actual music.
-My Brother
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| Magnus | | Sun Jan 27 2008, 04:25PM | |
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[ Shas'la ] Joined: Sat Dec 01 2007, 03:58PM
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| to be honest... 4th edition is pretty crud, and 5th (if the this is true) looks worse in a lot of ways.
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| Infantryman | | Tue Jan 29 2008, 01:22AM | |
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[ Shas'ui ] Joined: Tue Jan 08 2008, 02:45PM
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| For what it' worth the staff at my local GW and FLGS say that 5th edition will be out late summer/early autumn. I'm beginning to believe........... | | Back to top | |
| Infantryman | | Thu Jan 31 2008, 02:32PM | |
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[ Shas'ui ] Joined: Tue Jan 08 2008, 02:45PM
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| aun' shi who? wrote ... The "leaked" pre-release has been confirmed by GW. SNOOGANS!!
Where and when exactly?
And in what sense "confirmed"?
Just curious about your source for this... | | Back to top | |
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