A Friendly 6th Edition Reminder...

Thought this was a pretty good and appropriate article. If you haven't seen it enjoy.


by: TastyTaste at BoK

Have you heard that 6th edition is coming?
I know, shocking only a few months away…we think.
With that said, I think it time to start laying down some ground rules before the arrival.
The following advice should go without saying, but…
With 6th edition being the first fully immersed edition of the social media age, everyone will have a voice and sadly an often “infallible” one at that.
The danger for 6th is pretty straightforward: if established early, certain paradigms can send the game on a crash course towards domination by a few extremely vocal persistent voices. Dividing people into camps with stone throwing occurring across all the blogosphere.
Many commentators will jump at the chance to stake a claim to whatever “brilliant” idea they have conceived about the true nature of the 6th edition– with the average reader pulled aggressively between all fabricated ideologies.
It’s acceptable to have opinions and some things won’t change like Pyrovores will probably still suck, but blanket statements trying to establish an overarching game theory can have damaging effects for the community. Especially if, statements try to continue establish theories without the benefit of real play testing.
Either way, you can expect everyone jumping to all sorts of conclusions.
Since the explosion of blogs a 40k Internet punditocracy has become entrenched and worse they feel entitled. With that sense of entitlement the punditocracy will do their darnedest to stay relevant because the alternative means actual real human interaction.
So how do you avoid the influence of a tiny circle with in an even smaller circle?
Do something remarkable: play the game and decide for yourself.
I know call me crazy, but by actually playing the game, you will, in fact, inform yourself more than any blog or forum could about how 6th edition plays.
This doesn’t mean you can’t find solid ideas on the Internet, but it is essential to not get caught up in all the hoopla of those running first to pass ultimate judgment. As with everything, perceptions with 6th will change , but assuming the first prognostications are correct is an easy road to ruin.
Don’t take what the Internet says with its multitudes of pent-up insecurities and agendas; instead hunker down with your friends, play games, and hopefully lots of them.
With an untainted perspective, you can avoid all the insane rules debates that will rage over the Web. Additionally, the experience gathered from playing will enable you to see the good from the bad when you return to online discussion.
I say give yourself about a month then slowly ease yourself back into what the Internet community, by then Games Workshop might even have a few FAQs waiting as well.
For our part, Blood of Kitten’s will focus on the excitement surrounding the new edition, not whether its broken or extraordinary. We will have plenty of time to pass judgment in the years ahead.

Cinci Con and CAG Bash Details

So another fantastic CAG Bash is on the shelf and what a great time it was. ML saw 1st place finishes both days of the 40k tourney. The terrain was great, the atmosphere was electric and the games memorable. Monger and myself took quite a few pics... focusing on terrain and armies. Here are some of the pics we took. We here at ML hope to see you next Spring for the next one. You can always check back to see when it is and the details or log onto Cincinnati Arsenal Gaming for the direct details from the organizer himself.... Makari (Sean Pittman).

Martial Law brings home the CAGbash Axe!!!

Martial Law pulls out 1st place at the annual CAGbash in Cincinnati this weekend. ML's own Brian "Crawling Chaos" grabs the CAG Axe with Daemons for not only this year, but becomes the event's first two time winner! Now that this guy's got an additional hand weapon.... better watch out for his melee!
A great event held by Cincinnati Arsenal Gaming. Fantastic prizes and look at those CAG Axes Brian's holding... that in itself makes this an event not to be missed. See you there in 2013!

Martial Law had a good turn out with nine members attending, several ranking in the top ten...
Warmonger- 4th
Brady- 5th
Wayno 6th
HoD- 8th
CAG Bash Day 2 saw ML bringing home 1st again... Wayno "Lashes" the competition into submission.

CAGBash 2012 at CincyCon March 2-4th

CAGBash 2012 is right around the corner. The main 40k tournament is on Sat. March 3rd with a special invite 40k tourney on Sun March 4th for the top 16 players from Saturdays event, more prizes Oh Yea! This all takes place at CincyCon which is a 3 day convention of tablet top gaming, board and card games, vendors prize raffles and more. This is all held at the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center. Food catered by the Sky Galley restaurant. Come out and battle with us, a good time awaits all. More info can be found in the link to the left of this page or you can visit the guest forums under the Tournament Calander section for all the details. I'll be there so if you see me say hi and introduce yourself. I'll be the guy in the Martial Law shirt.

Forgeworld in 40K

I saw this article and thought I would pass it on. I do this because there has been some talk on the internet about Forgeworld in 40K and this article caught my attention. I myself am against the whole Forgeworld thing simply because it introduces elements outside of the codex' and BRB into a game system that already has problems with balance and codex creep, but thats just me. The author of this article while not against Forgeworld in 40k, he is not really for it either and brings to light somethings that you might not think about. It's an interesting read so check it out and let us here at ML know what you think?


by: Hulksmash @ They Shall Know Fear

This was a question asked in my “What would you like to see” thread so I thought
I’d throw out my views on this.


I love Forgeworld. The books are amazing and so are many of the models. I love the way it looks on the table top and I love the idea adding of new units into my various armies. Why do I say the idea? Well simply because I currently don’t invest in too many FW models that can’t be used in some capacity as a unit existing in a codex. For instance I’ve been considering picking up two Contemptor Dreads to use as Dreadknights due to how awesome they look.


I’m also in love with the Achilles and Vulture models.


So what keeps me from making these purchases? The fact that I’ll rarely, if ever, get to use the models in a game. My current life engagements mean that I very, very rarely get to play outside of tournaments. I generally play 3-6 times a month and once in a while that game will be against someone at a local store (normally set up well in advance).


That means I should be all for allowing FW models into Tournaments right? Well, like most things, my view isn’t black and white on the subject.


For RTT’s and local game shop tournaments:


I’m actually very against the idea of allowing FW. Why? Local RTT’s are about building the community and in my opinion easing new players into the tournament scene. For the same reason I rarely take the same army twice to a RTT (sometimes the same codex but almost never the same list) I would be against Forgeworld. While variety is good a lot of local tourney players in the areas I have been just aren’t that into the hobby or don’t have the resources when they are starting out to invest in FW. Some might not even be aware it exists. The books aren’t on shelves generally and you rarely see the models on the table. What this translates to is a feelingof getting “swindled” when someone puts down models you’re not familiar with that aren’t in an easily accessible book and proceeds to pound your face in.


Please be aware that I’m not saying it’s the FW model that did the pounding. But it’s a perception thing. I’m also against them on the smaller RTT/local store level simply because store owners don’t profit on these items. They can order them but not at any kind of discount and so the store doesn’t make any money on these items outside of peripheral costs of things like paint, glue, and primer. There is no incentive for a local store owner to allow them into play as any Contemptor dreadnought purchased from FW is $18 out of the owners pocket (approximate profit margin). It’s not huge amounts but it does affect them.


Grand Tournament and Regional Style Events:


In this format I’m cool with it. Would I want to see every event allow them in? Nope. But would it be nice once in a while for events to allow me to field them? Hell yes. At an event this large the attendees in general are a different type of gamer. A lot of them are paying to travel to the event and to stay from out of town and are a little more serious about this aspect of the hobby. This means you can reasonably expect them to either have FW themselves or at least have the means of getting the knowledge. Also there is less feeling of being swindled at this level in my opinion.


The only problem I see on this level is that the TO would have to have solid knowledge of units and would probably have to have a page for their events for what is allowed and what isn’t.


For instance I like a lot of the army lists available from Forgeworld. I think they are fun and different. I’m also a huge fan of the SM Characters from the Badab War books that alter codex SM’s in certain ways. I feel they make the game more fun and would be interesting additions. But at times there are units that are verging on or actually are broken. The Deathwind Drop Pods, the original Lucius Pattern Drop Pod, the Hades Breaching Drill, and others over the years.


This would place the onus on the TO to determine allowances or at least note excluded units. That’s asking a lot from a guy who is already putting on a large event that is generally at cost to the person hosting.


Conclusion:


I’m open to the idea. For me execution would be the determining factor which I think is true for much of the community. I’m torn on whether I would be ok seeing conversions representing FW units instead of the actual models. I feel like to for me the rule of cool would be the standard but that is a pretty hard rule to enforce as a TO. The other major issues I see are general availability and the additional financial
requirement which is why I would only even consider supporting it at the larger event level.


Those are my thoughts. I realize it’s not a solid yes or no but more of an “I’m open to it”. Sorry, I can’t be annoyingly opinionated on everything.


How do you guys feel about it?