40k End Times (NOT plastic Horus Heresy)

[Defenestratus]

Seems that one of the more notable rumormonger sites is reporting an admittedly EXTRA SALTY rumor that the points system in 40k is going away and that formations are all we'll get.

So 40k is about to get Sigmarized potentially.

Thoughts?

[Alaric]

Same as AOS. People will make their own system for points, some will ragequit and the rest will carry on. I just cant take it seriously though. Funny to chat aboot tho.

[Erik Setzer]

I don't think they're quite that stupid.

But hey, it'd be the final step in them being able to say they're not a game company, they're a model company, and if you choose to use your models as toys rather than sitting them on a shelf to look pretty like you're supposed to, that's on you.

Still think it's not likely.

[Kirsten]

seems highly unlikely to me. Age of Sigmar was a response to a number of specific issues, which 40k doesn't have. no point changing the whole system when it sells and is successful.

[Rissan4ever]

Agreed. Fantasy sales had been declining for a long time before AoS; they HAD to change everything in order to save the brand. 40K doesn't seem to have that problem.

[Defenestratus]

Agreed. Fantasy sales had been declining for a long time before AoS; they HAD to change everything in order to save the brand. 40K doesn't seem to have that problem.

Remember GW doesn't think you buy your miniatures for the game. They think you buy the minis for the models, for the joy of assembling and painting them. The game is secondary to your overall hobby experience.

Why should they spend so much capital in games development if their customers don't care as much about the game as the models*

*NOTE: This statement is based off of the statements that GW has made in their half-year statements about the nature of what they see as their customer base - not my own opinions which differ significantly.

[Cutter]

Seems that one of the more notable rumormonger sites is reporting an admittedly EXTRA SALTY rumor that the points system in 40k is going away and that formations are all we'll get.

So 40k is about to get Sigmarized potentially.

Thoughts?

I'd be good with it, as it would provide a convenient point for me to draw a line under my extensive but largely unused 40k collection.