GhostShark

Also, I wonder if "armies we're focusing on" means rules, fluff, models or all three? I believe they said before that they'd be releasing all armies as an index (or something like that ) at the start and then considering individual army books later. If this is the case, it may be that the difference between focus and non-focus factions is more about fluff and model releases than rules. It may be that all armies will just be index armies and we won't see army books at all. It would also make a lot of sense for them to say "Here's the first 9 armies we'll be releasing (and re-releasing) models for, so those are also the armies that will get narrative focus. After that we'll move on to other armies."

Well... I thought they'd probably do a big index book with 6-10 of the most popular armies and leave the rest out entirely. And I didn't really expect any new models at all outside of a starter set. I also was worried that they'd only reprint a small selection of models. My biggest concern is that they might do 2 new armies in a big starter box (which of course would be cool) but otherwise not actually release any models for any of the other armies at all. Or cutting them down to whatever AOS models exist.

OTOH, they'll be playable right out of the gate. You'll be able to put your armies on the table and play them against your friends. Yes, they probably will be outdated in a year or two. That's a real concern, but not one that WHFB players haven't faced even when that game was still alive. A lot of armies went a few years without updates. So i don't want to dismiss your concern, because it is a real concern! But I also think that this isn't so bad and is infinitely better that what we have now. I also think there is a real possibility that if the game is successful they will expand into the armies they don't plan to support on release. they said as much with Chaos Dwarves, that they COULD happen after a few years. "Could" certainly doesn't mean will. But I think its pretty likely that the first few years will be spent just getting the initial 9 armies up to speed. Which is a pretty huge undertaking, even making use of old models. I'm really not trying to be too optimistic. In fat, up till now I've kept my expectations extremely conservative. This is much more than I expected.

I don't really understand the "who is this for" questions. People have been asking for this for years. It looks like TOW will be a new system that allows: - Older players to play their classic WHFB armies - New player to pick up re-released armies to get started. - New models expanding those ranges for both old and new players to buy. - A focus on 9 specific armies for now, but rules for all armies. - The suggestion of even more armies in the future. - Ongoing support. What's the actual problem? This seems like a dream come true.

I wonder if the reason they're painting and presenting so many old k8ist is less because they don't plan to update them but more because they want to present a book full of a wide range of full color images of painted miniatures? A few people have noted that they're heavily leaning on nostalgia with classic green flock and older style scenery. Filling the book with photos of classic models could be part of that approach. That way they can show players that their old arms are still valid and useable right away, they can resell these old kits and they can have a book full of exciting images instead of just showing off a few new models. Anyway, my point is that they may still plan/hope to release updated versions of a lot of these kits eventually. It may even be that offering a bunch of older metal and plastic in the first few months is just a stop gap plan as they fill out the armies one or two at a time.