Hardcover Codex

[Freakiq]

I'm digging the hardbacks in fantasy and would definitely welcome them in 40k.

The fact that some pictures in the Necron codex were made in colour (but printed in B&W) shows that they are preparing for or at least considering colour hardbacks.

[Lothlanathorian]

GW making images in color and printing them in b&W isn't new to GW or just about anyone who prints rulebooks or anything else of that short.

[Fithos]

I would say I would like to see Ebook releases...

But GW will probably save that for seventh, and then charge more than they do for the hardcover ones.

In all seriousness, I know it isn't a budget hobby, but I haven't bought anything new since about Christmas after the IG codex was released. I don't have a ton of money to spend on this hobby and have been slowly building up my IG force for about ten years but as their prices inflated so has everything else I need to buy and I can't justify their outrageous prices anymore. If they go hardcover and charge $40 plus price hikes for the models themselves to field up to date armies I will probably either be buying second hand or, more likely, also be leaving the hobby.

[prowla]

I expect Hardback Codices and plastic mini-sprues/clampack models to show up with the new edition.

+1, no reason why they wouldn't, as they already have them going on at Fantasy side. In fact, the plastic clamshells are the only way to get the whole Finecast scandal off their backs. I understand Finecast has had much more flak on 40k side, where there are no sweet plastic IC clamshells to cushion the blow.

If they go hardcover for the Codices, I will be bowing out of the hobby. This isn't a ragequit blah blah I'm an idiot thing so much as an I know GW will charge a price for these books in excess of reason and it isn't anything I'd care to be a part of.

Out of the hobby, or The Hobby? Fortunately, there's plenty of other games that still are somewhat reasonably priced.

[Friedrich von Offenbach]

I'd actually prefer white dwarf quality (and price) codexes. The prices for codexes are already to high, when all i want are the rules written on a piece of paper - such is it a problem that most people in my gaming group have at least one codex which has been pirated from the web and printed off. Sure hardcover would be great, nice to look at, touch, feel, etc, but not for those prices. Sometimes i might want a nice hardcover book, but most of the time all i want is a low quality soft cover book/magazine

[Lothlanathorian]

Out of the hobby, or The Hobby? Fortunately, there's plenty of other games that still are somewhat reasonably priced.

I did mean The Hobby when I said that

[Ebon]

I understand Finecast has had much more flak on 40k side, where there are no sweet plastic IC clamshells to cushion the blow.

The models are nice, true, but remember that they're still priced as if they were metals for plastic models. Eight quid for a single plastic mini at regular scale.

I'd actually prefer white dwarf quality (and price) codexes. The prices for codexes are already to high, when all i want are the rules written on a piece of paper - such is it a problem that most people in my gaming group have at least one codex which has been pirated from the web and printed off. Sure hardcover would be great, nice to look at, touch, feel, etc, but not for those prices. Sometimes i might want a nice hardcover book, but most of the time all i want is a low quality soft cover book/magazine

I'd be happy with either direction as long as they pick one. Cheap, magazine-quality codexes? Fine, it'll fall apart pretty quick but I can just buy new ones at that price. Full-colour, hardback codex? Again, fine. It'll hold up well and the full-colour is nice to look at. The current softback ones are the worst of both worlds, IMO: Expensive, mostly B&W and fall apart too easily.

[ogretyrant]

I took one look at the price of my new OK army book and.... I got it by other means! I am constantly on the lookout for 2nd hand ones that I can pick up but whilst the books are nice they are not £25 nice!

I used to buy all the books just so I could have a good read of them and make some army lists and toy with the idea of getting the models for said army lists, heck I even bought new armies because I bought army books/codex at a resnable price!

Personally I like the idea of background fluff books and seperate army lists/rules because then if you only want the rules for your army or just to play around with some lists you dont have to give your arm and your leg! But I realise That GW is a buiseness and are out to make money so this will not happen but I am a firm believer that if you offer a cheap or reasnible priced product you will get mote ppl buying your product and maybe make more money! But this is just some crazy ramblings from a mad gamer!

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[Gondrak]

i always buy every codex and would love to see them in hardback.