Flyer Rules

[stroller]

You buy white dwarf. They sell stuff. If you want it, you buy it. That's the deal.

Personally I'd like it if they gave me everything free. Obviously, you'd still have to pay. I want them to stay in profit so I can have more free stuff next month.

Apple's iPad sales do not contribute to GW's profit margin.

What have the flyer rules being in White Dwarf got to do with the ipad - yet? And no, I don't "know" about any future releases...

[tiger g]

Not sure why if he started with the codex rules they would not let him finish. It was not a compeition it was for fun. So the other two players who disagreed I probably would not play with again as it is just a game.

We? All? Some certainly. Many maybe. Majority? Who can say.



Anecdote:
On 40k's 25th anniversary I took part in a mashed together multiplayer Kill Team game in a GW store. One of the four players was using Codex: Witch Hunters. I'd completely forgotten that there'd been a White Dwarf article for Sisters of Battle anyway, and noone raised an eye at using an 'Out of date' codex. Halfway through the game the player wanted to use his Vindicare assassin. I pointed out that the Vindicare could fire into close combat, and other players called foul at this. The staffer was called, and said that in Codex: Grey Knights the Vindicare assassin has changed and couldn't be used that way. I pointed out that we weren't using Grey Knights, but Witch Hunters (There are plenty of examples of Space Marine codices having the same equipment work different ways in different books). It was then the staffer said that Witch Hunters was out of date - we should be using Codex: Sisters of Battle.

Fair Enough. But when the young player said he missed those issues of White Dwarf and so couldn't use that codex, there was no suggestion of what he should do. There was no store copy produced that he could use, or even look through. While we did continue the game anyway, in essence a young player had been told that his rules were out of date, and then left to stand there. How is this acceptable?

[Chivs]

None of the players argued. It didn't bother any of us what he was using. I'm just irritated by the white dwarf only rules situation and how there was no attempt by the staffer to overcome it. In his defense if was a busy day in the store, but it could have left the poor kid feeling rather crappy. Its how I would have felt in his place.

[tiger g]

Why was the staffer called if he had the codex with the rules in it?

New rules in the wd are great. Gives the mag a reason to be bought.

As was said before wd cannot win.

[Chivs]

I mentioned that a Vindicare Assassin could shoot into Close Combat. An observer disputed this, and asked the staffer. That's what brought him in.

I did find the old FAQ; it is still on the GW website if you do a google search for Witchhunter FAQ, and yes, a Vindicare could shoot into CC. Don't know whether he can anymore though.



I'll say again, if new compulsory rules is the only reason to buy White Dwarf then it's a very poor state of affairs for the magazine. It turns the magazine from being something you want to buy, hopefully because of a variety of good hobby coverage, into something you are forced to buy whether you want to or not. I wouldn't call that a win for White Dwarf, but to each his own.

[Konovalev]

Personally I don't see why the rules for these new units isn't included in the freudian box with the model. Print a simple pamphlet, no pictures, and stick it in the box with the sprue. Done, you have your rules for your new model.

I don't mind if rules get put into WD, but as previously said, only as long as the WD isn't the sole source of these rules.

[tiger g]

I would show them the errors of their way and not buy any of the kits until they start included the rules with the kits.

Ok , so I 'd rather not buy white dwarf , how do I get the rules ? I'd assume that GW would put them on their website next month but I doubt they will.

[Melkanador]

I wanted to have the rules for Adeptus Sororitas.

As I don´t have the WDs I phoned up my local GW.

I was told to try to Ebay those rules.

When I asked how someone is supposed to play Adeptus Sororitas without rules, I was told to play them with Codex Space Marines which is also available for iPad.

Seems the miniatures without printed or applefied rules are just nice proxys nowadays.

Guess the flyers will go the same route if not included in a new codex.