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| GW has burned me out on Wood Elves.; warning: rant inside | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 30th September 2005 - 12:56 AM (1,097 Views) | |
| D99 | 30th September 2005 - 12:56 AM Post #1 |
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I haven't even played them. I don't want to play them. It's almost gotten out of hand really, the last 3 white dwarfs have been nothing but Wood Elfs articles for the fantasy section. I was hoping this month they wouldn't spend so much time on it, but once again, the only other fantasy only article besides that one was a intresting Empire Calvary one. One article, that did not have to do with Wood Elfs. Now, I realize that the wood elf/bret thing, but seriously, all of that was really a wood elf article plugged with another army. I'm all for GW showing thier new armies for 1-2 magazines. I enjoyed reading about wood elfs 2 issues ago. Last issue I was a little tired of it, but through it anyway. I will not read the current ones. I'm sorry, I can't. Also, I get a subscription, otherwise I would not have bought the last two issues, simply put. Also, Black Gobbo, which I used to LOVE! I mean I loved Black Gobbo, always has about 2 fantasy/2 40k/Lotr article. It was perfect, they changed up everything about it each month, except when there was a new realease, which they would concentrate on for about 2 issues, but in the second, they would toss in another fantasy army. I went back thinking they did not do this for ogres, but they did. I'm not sure what it is then, I enjoyed reading about every Ogre article. Maybe because it was not another "Woodland ambush". Or How to base your Wood elves, article 3 I've read from GW. But I enjoyed it. I can't say the same for the wood elves. I hope this Wood Elf craze dies down soon, because I am personally sad that I didn't even bother with reading this black gobbo (I looked for the 40k articles, none, I am not intrested in LOTR) and a sad day indeed, that I read a 40k article, which I don't even play before a fantasy one in this months white dwarf. Ugh. |
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| opulis | 30th September 2005 - 09:01 AM Post #2 |
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Yeah i get what you mean but what pisses me off more is lordof the rings it always takes up like half the magazine with list and stuff i dont even understand opulis watch the language please. altholugh I agree, LOTR should have its own magazine. If New Line Cinema doesnt want it to become mixed in with warhammer for any reason (you cant even use LOTR bitz in any Warhammerarmy you use at a tournament) then why don't they get their own publication? because it won't sell. duh. LOTR has fizzled and died now that the movies have been out for awhile. |
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| General Vorg | 30th September 2005 - 11:38 AM Post #3 |
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maybe if GW stopped making LOTR tthen they could spend more time in wasrhammer? anyway, i see your point, but you just have 2 let it flow past you. imean, they cant talk about woodies for ever.... eventually they HAVE to show that moulder army list *drools* squeeks |
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| Skaven Lord Vinshqueek | 30th September 2005 - 02:01 PM Post #4 |
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Bunny ear says flop
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*ROFLMAO!*... GEE, you guys, this discussion has even been held on the GW.com forums for the White Dwarf. This is because indeed many were massing with the complaint of the major presence of LotR, which (in their vision) was not attractive for non-LotR players to read. It developed into a wide discussion with even Owen Rees, whom claimed it all not to be so bad nowadays. Well, duh... Off course the quality of the magazine itself has improved, IMHO the quality of articles has been dropping a little, due to the MAJOR input of hobby articles, where I (personally) miss just way too much tacticas, Specialist Games bits and pieces, and I can continue for such a long time. But, not to start my own personal rant on what's hot and what's not, just read the whole GW forum topic yourselves: "What has happened"-thread from GW forums. And for those who wonder how GW deals with these kind of topics from now on, just click this shiny and bright link! (clickety click here!). Onto the topic at hand then (man, can I sidetrack a topic!)... Although I agree that all the Wood Elves thrown at us right now is getting a little too much to handle, you have to see the point from GW as well that they need to promote their new army. Same happened with Ogre Kingdoms, same happened with Tyranids, same happened with Imperial Guard, it's just the way how WD is run nowadays. Is it a bad thing? Nope, not for me. I'll be sitting out my subscription till december 2006 and after that, I might (sorry, didn't stress it enough... I MIGHT) buy a WD when something interesting has been put in it. Although it's a bit of a shame, they'll make changes quick enough when their income of WD is dropping. About Black Gobbo, I have to completely disagree... Although they do vary their content, that is just one webzine that so totally makes me wonder why I never made it into GW. I mean, that is just something with horrible painting articles (I mean, it's just like that Convertion thing of Owen Rees with the Lustria Skaven) that could be made so much better! I don't know if their aim was to reach a target group that is not yet a great painter - and don't misunderstand me here, I'm no Golden Demon painter, my painting skills are lame as well - but for me those Black Gobbo's just look... Odd. I'll think I'll keep it to this for now... Greetz |
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| Warlord Mormek of Black Chasm | 30th September 2005 - 04:16 PM Post #5 |
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wood elves are good but not 3 wd good <_< wish they wood show/put something else in it |
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| daemonic badger | 30th September 2005 - 05:36 PM Post #6 |
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They did the same sorta thing with woodies, and although they were a new race, this is a bit of a major revamp thing, unlike say, skaven |
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| Tilara | 30th September 2005 - 06:35 PM Post #7 |
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No worries, the wood elf stuff will be over pretty soon. Hope you like 4 months of dwarves... |
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| Thraskittar | 30th September 2005 - 09:04 PM Post #8 |
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If you think 4 issues about something is bad then start hating Spaces marines :angry: (stupid good guys). I personally don't mind 4 issues on WE it's just the articles on them are crap. And I agree that the Lotr section should be removed it takes up too much space and I don't even read it. The only things worth while in the current issue was the undead articles, Return of the lichemaster which wasn't even that good and the Ork articles (the warboss with sentinel legs was made by a local gw staff (Adam brown ).
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| D99 | 30th September 2005 - 10:05 PM Post #9 |
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Stormvermin
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I play dwarfs ![]() I'm looking forward to it... |
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| General Vorg | 30th September 2005 - 10:41 PM Post #10 |
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Keeper of the Squeeks and the Temple
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but remember, we dont ![]() squeeks |
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| Llamarama | 30th September 2005 - 10:50 PM Post #11 |
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Retired CoXIII
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I've stopped buying them for this very reason. The only reason I EVER pick them up (if I do) is for the Golden Demon pics. Since I can just go online and get those, its kind of a waste. White Dwarf is essentially a gigantic brochure for Games Workshop's newest army. Those of us that mainly like Fantasy don't even have to deal with the crap that is Space Marines. If you don't bother looking at the 40k section, EVERY issue at least 75% of the 40k material is Space Marines related, even if they are not the new army. It's pretty disgusting, especially when Space Marines are such a boring army IMO. |
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| General Vorg | 30th September 2005 - 10:54 PM Post #12 |
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Keeper of the Squeeks and the Temple
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why do they keep adding to these 'space' marines, they should all burn in my candle (couldnt afford to rent hell for the day so just bought a candle) yes, LOTR is stupid! srry for saying that, 2 all you LOTR fans, your game is.. .cool... haha, there are no LOTR fans! wow, im ranting ![]() AND IM LOVING IT *seizures* squeeks |
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| Blood Vixen | 30th September 2005 - 11:03 PM Post #13 |
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All hail the Age of Skaven
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i stopped bothering about them ages ago before the woodies came out it was all about the ogre kingdom female ogre ninja.... right and why would you want a ninja ogre let alone a ogre female to bulky for all the stelth stuff |
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| D99 | 1st October 2005 - 12:22 AM Post #14 |
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Stormvermin
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Pff! Everyone loves dwarfs! No, honestly, give me one magazine on them, with a battle report versus anything other than wood elfs (What about a gobbo horde?), and some talk about the new changes, and thats all I need. I play three armies, Dwarfs, Skaven, O&G, although I like reading articles on these, I don't want a magazine focused on anyone of these armies for more than one magazine, I enjoy change, and new reading. I love reading about how to be effective with a Slannesh Daemon legion, or a druchii all mounted list. I love reading about how x player created his themed all infantry empire list, and how he painted it and how its done. I don't want to read about 14 differnet dwarf vs x army scenarios, I dont want to read about the new units every month in tactica: "Thunderers!". It gets old. Change is the spice of life. |
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| Kill-Kill | 1st October 2005 - 02:16 AM Post #15 |
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[insert cool member title here]
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Varity, not change. |
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<font color="darkred">Your words are just bloody fallacy, A house of cards, painted white. Tried to recreate Normandy, But you made up the reasons to fight</font> Mik was here! <font color=pink> <-thanks </font> | |
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