Reply To: New "gang" for Necromunda (and yet another rulebook)

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If you think that Necromunda is bad.

Look at what they’re doing to Killteam.
Instead of all the factions getting stats at release we only got two of them and a compendium that’s barely worth the paper it is printed on, because (as was predicted) the new sets will give them proper stats.
You want T’au or Space nuns ?
Better buy the expansion when it releases …

The only ‘good’ thing is that we’re seeing new sculpts for the killteams that they are releasing.

I think the best strategy is to find a system that will work and only ever use GW minis when they suit your needs.
The new ‘outcasts’ might make interesting crew additions for Stargrave for example.
At least that’s how I’ve started to look at GW releases. I take what I can and ignore the things they claim are ‘games’.

The new Necromunda terrain kind of looks cool, but considering that we can’t trust GW to keep it in stock after launch I’m not even going to bother pre-ordering them.

And yeah … I wouldn’t be surprised if these ‘hive scum’ were part of an original plan to add proper juves to the existing gangs, until the shareholders demanded ‘moar munny’.

Once you start looking at GW’s releases through the lens of a shareholder everything starts to make sense.
It’s not about doing what is good for the game or the gamers.
It’s about maximizing profit for minimal effort.

It’s what all companies do if they want to survive, but GW has taken it to a whole new level.
They’re the EA/Blizzard/Activision/Ubisoft of tabletop gaming.

Remember : companies are not your friends!