Swiftblade: Over this past weekend, The Warhammer Kansas City Open happened to much rejoicing and rolling of dice. Also there was lots of Chaos Space Marine stuff that isn’t Horus Heresy related and seeing the Decimator and the Blight Drone go stinks. Imagine releasing a slew of new plastic kits which can be used in your most popular game, then removing them from said game. Rob: This sucks complete ass and makes no sense from a business standpoint. Removing these models from competitive play though means that most folks who bought Heresy stuff to support their 40k forces will be keeping these models on the display shelf for a while. I’ll be very excited to play my Chaos Contemptor next time I play in Crusade with my Chaos Space Marines. I would have much preferred it though that this distinction was made when the new edition of Horus Heresy came out last year, and not a year later. If Games Workshop wanted to split these two systems and make them more distinct, I think that’s fine. Additionally, there’s some models that take a weird stray shot from this change, like the Decimator, which was a 40k model first and foremost. But we just released so much of it in plastic, and especially when it comes to the dreadnaughts this was very exciting for 40k players who already loved these models and were told they would get continued support in the game in all forms. There was a lot of bloat here that needed to be trimmed. Having to explain to someone what a Contemptor Dreadnought does because it doesn’t appear in my codex sucks. This is aimed to reduce the rules bloat attached to Marine armies of both flavors, and to make the 40k and HH settings more visually and narratively distinct. For most of the Horus Heresy range though, these units won’t be getting regular balance passes in things like FAQs, and because of that they won’t be legal in competitive tournament play. Some stuff has specifically been excluded from this, like the Custodes Forge World range. Not neat!īlood Angels Leviathan Dreadnought. They will be, barring a few exceptions, illegal in matched play. From the announcement, it was made clear that many Horus Heresy models that were usable in 40k will get rules for gameplay in Tenth edition for both narrative and matched play. One of the articles this week focused on Horus Heresy models getting Warhammer 40k rules going forward in Tenth edition. Swiftblade: Okay, well it’s not quite as dramatic as the title makes it sound, but it’s pretty damn close. We also know that the Leviathan box set will be going on Preorder this Saturday, with a two week preorder period, meaning the release of the box set and the “official” start of tenth edition will be June 24th. You can also check out some articles here on Goonhammer by Warhammer players much smarter than I, breaking down the rules, the changes, and their thoughts on them! Check out part one of that rules review here and part two here. You can download the rules for yourself here on the Warhammer Community website and feast your eyes upon its glory yourself. Swiftblade: So, in case you’ve been in a coma or deep in the wilderness the past few days, the core rules for tenth edition have been officially released by Games Workshop. GW makes the FREE rules for Warhammer 40k 10th edition available for download It won’t be too long before we’re reviewing game factions so keep your eyes peeled for that.
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