Wintermute  20/07/2008 - 09:11   

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Seven is a good number they say, and I hope you'll agree the same applies to this issue of Firebase. This is the biggest issue of Firebase to date at a whopping 163 pages. Besides finding some of the best Warhammer 40,000 content on the internet, we hope you'll take a look at the impressive Epic: Raiders supplement produced for Epic: Armageddon by a group of dedicated Specialist Games hobbyists.

Rest assured faithful readers, we've got even more great ideas lined up for the future. Our monster is maturing.

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burning crome  20/07/2008 - 20:54   
9 look really good i've only read three articals so far but every thing seem to be of a high standered.

Logarithm Udgaur  21/07/2008 - 03:53   
I gave it a one rating because I was miffed (still am to a certain extent) that they did not include my name with the article I wrote. After reading through it I am a little embarrassed with the rating I gave it. It deserves a nine at least and reminds me of the reasons that I used too read White Dwarf. Congratulations to all the staff, you folks did a great job.

Lord Cook  21/07/2008 - 04:13   
Gave an 8. Consistently good, as always.

scrubout  21/07/2008 - 04:27   
Thank you Elijah Hampton, I really appreciate that post, and I feel terrible about omitting your name and hope you will consider contributing content again in the future. Your Stalk Tank and rules are nothing short of excellent.

My name was not listed in the second issue as a proofreader, hehe, so I understand completely how you are a bit disappointed about not being mentioned.

Regards,

-scrubout

Voleron  21/07/2008 - 04:48   
I quite enjoyed it. Very good as always. (I'm still perusing the Epic: Raiders supplement, but it looks very, very good so far.) 9.

scarletsquig  21/07/2008 - 06:49   
7... slightly less than previous months due to the lack of a painting article.

Highlights were the scratch-built orca guide, and the dark heresy interview.

Specialist games section was top-notch, well-written and I'm still enjoying the "introduction to epic" articles.. it was good to read about the history of the game.

Didn't realise that it only costs £12 to start playing epic with a basic army, tempted to give it a go... was initially put off of the Armageddon re-release by the cost of some of the metals.

Dragonlover  21/07/2008 - 06:54   
Aye, the Dark Heresy interview was good, especially since I now know what book is coming out after Disciples. I've not rated the issue yet since I need to read the junglefight stuff, and I think my name was put on my article. If not, it's in my email address which is definitely in the article, so meh.

Dragonlover

P.S: scarletsquig- you have a *sexyawesome* avatar

LittleLeadMen  21/07/2008 - 13:08   
Firebase is very consistent.

Some Highlights:

• Pages and pages of incredibly poorly painted miniatures. My eyes, my eyes! It burns!
• Anime style illustrations that are not in character with the game background.
• Plenty of "hobby content" that has been covered countless times in other venues with far better results (That cities of death style hobby article was just awful. It was similar to the web content when the 1st Cityfight book was released, only it looked much, much worse.)

Sholto  21/07/2008 - 13:18   
Thanks for the comments. I am not going to defend the miniature painting quality because I don't think it needs defending - many people play with unpainted or partly painted minis, many people have differing skill levels and this is a mag for gamers by gamers. Sometimes it's nice to see that not everyone is playing the game the way they do in WD! Would be nice if we could, but...

As for the artwork, if there is anyone whose art you would like to see in the mag, let us know. I think what we have is good, but I'd love to see more and different art in there.

What was "awful" about the Cities of Death article? Rather than just pan it, why not tell us what was wrong and how you would fix it?

Remember, if you think Firebase is consistently bad, the only way you will see it get better is through feedback we can use.

Regards,

Sholto

scrubout  21/07/2008 - 14:09   
Your name was not listed, but your email and member name for Warseer is listed. By the way, Ross Watson told me he enjoyed your Daemonhosts article.

-scrubout