6th or 3.X?

[wyvirn]

I think it is a huge leap forward, similar to 7th to 8th edition of Fantasy. You can still find the remnants of 3rd edition, but I don't they will ever completely scour all of the foundation without making a completely new game. I see it as using what worked before and refining it a little, but also adding a large amount of new stuff that may or may not work (Random Objectives, Flyer/Skyfire relationship, etc). I feel it's worthy of it's own edition.

[Thoth62]

Having not seen it myself, it sounds like an effort was made not only to reflect and make changes based on previous editions, like overwatch, throwing grenades (2nd), and obviously mechanics from 3rd onwards, but they also made an effort to freshen things up with some new concepts to the base ruleset, like flyers, and skyfire. I think it shows a lot of guts (for lack of a better term) on GW's part to 'learn' from the past, and also move forward. I approve, and I can't wait until I'm able to have my first game (Sadly, it won't be until September )

[bad dice]

even thou I loved 2nd and hated 3rd I still have to agree 6th is a 3rd ed incarnation.
It has teh potential to be the best so far and is much much more to my liking than anything before.
But the final judgement will be the codices they produce for this one.

You know why it is 3.2 and not 6th ( well it is 6th but you know)
Because gw learned form 2th to 3th edition switch.

Like you I loved 2nd and disliked 3th. I liked 4th and 5th tough.
And by the thime 5th rolled around I started to realise why I hated 3th. They had changed to much.

That is the problem whit new editions;
change to much and ppl will hate it, because they don't recognize the game any more.
change to little and ppl will call it a cash in.

I really like 6th even if it ain't that large a change

They kept it close enough for me to roll into it whit ease and still know what is going on.
They changed enough to make it interesting. By nerfing transports and introducing new unit types and more interesting rules for old ones.

It's a new dawn in a familiar city if you don't mind the metaphor.
And I like it.