Ghostofman
10-30-2014, 02:08 PM
So looking at the rules, and through various codex I'm noticing a trend that never really clicked before. On the new FOCs they list restrictions, and that typically is: "All units must be of the same faction (or of a specific faction) or have no faction.)
This got me thinking: Are there currently any units without a faction?
I confess I don't have every expansion dex, white dwarf issue, and dataslate, but I have enough that I think I would have seen or at least heard of one by now...
If there is no (or very few) factionless units this also could be the answer to the question of what GW plans to release after all the dexes have been revised.
Think about it. From a business standpoint factionless units could easily be the new hotness to the GW bosses. Units that could be used with almost any army, or almost any build, with little to no penalty could be sold to any player no matter if they have one army or six. Take a $30 to $100 factionless model + $10 to $20 worth of two or three pages of dataslate + ? = Profit!
The Gamer in me is of course excited at the prospect of new models and units. Not to mention if there's enough variety the possibility of having essentially an entire new faction that can use whichever FOC most benefits the intended playstyle that week.
The Cynic in me of course just sees this as another stupid business trick to try and boost numbers, with the units rules probably turning out to be game-breaking must-haves, or completely lacking value beyond looking cool when painted by someone with way more free time then I.
So what do you think? Is there a factionless unit that has slipped through the cracks? Or are we looking at a possible future of the game?
This got me thinking: Are there currently any units without a faction?
I confess I don't have every expansion dex, white dwarf issue, and dataslate, but I have enough that I think I would have seen or at least heard of one by now...
If there is no (or very few) factionless units this also could be the answer to the question of what GW plans to release after all the dexes have been revised.
Think about it. From a business standpoint factionless units could easily be the new hotness to the GW bosses. Units that could be used with almost any army, or almost any build, with little to no penalty could be sold to any player no matter if they have one army or six. Take a $30 to $100 factionless model + $10 to $20 worth of two or three pages of dataslate + ? = Profit!
The Gamer in me is of course excited at the prospect of new models and units. Not to mention if there's enough variety the possibility of having essentially an entire new faction that can use whichever FOC most benefits the intended playstyle that week.
The Cynic in me of course just sees this as another stupid business trick to try and boost numbers, with the units rules probably turning out to be game-breaking must-haves, or completely lacking value beyond looking cool when painted by someone with way more free time then I.
So what do you think? Is there a factionless unit that has slipped through the cracks? Or are we looking at a possible future of the game?