If any of you are like me, I used to play warhammer fantasy TT, however I think online games actually led to me quitting the TT, because they both take tremendous amounts of time.
When I was in highschool I would paint my models every day after school for hours on end (listening to my one Nirvana tape over and over) and I would literally beg, borrow and steal to be able to afford new figures. On the weekend my friends and I would meet up and play huge TT battles (3 on 3s etc.) that would sometimes last up to 6 hours.
When Ultima Online came out, I found myself spending less and less time painting, playing WAR TT and other pen and paper RPGs (think Palladium) and more and more time putzing around in UO.
These days, unless I retire in my 30s, I just could never afford the time to paint more than one model a month and maybe if I was lucky slip away to one of the local nerdery gathering spots to play the TT , once every 3 months or so. Hell, I wouldn't even know the rules anymore.
Here is one exception I can think of though: perhaps if people tire of WAR similar to how I did in DAoC, they could pick up some TT stuff and some paint and supplement slow end game time with the TT game. Just a thought; I can picture myself actually doing this, but hopefulyl the game won't get boring for a long time!
I am a longtime TT player and if you were ever interested in modeling then I could see a surge in TT interest from WAR’s release. It’s not for everyone but can become addictive in its own right. If the game takes off like everyone hopes I think some of the younger players may find an interest in collecting the models of bosses as there should be a mini associated with each as a minimum, and all it takes is building and painting up your first few to get you hooked
If you read SCI / Fantasy the book series alone are pretty good.
With all the lore in the GW line hopefully WAR will lead to the next logical step of a 40K or Necromunda MMO.
I believe it will draw more players into the tabletop game. However, once they get there and realize that one single regiment in the TT game is costing them as much as 3 months of subscription to the online game, they'll soon change their mind about playing.
I got into 40k back when 2nd edition came out, and minis were fairly inexpensive. Now, when boxed regiments are pushing the $40 mark, that's where I draw the line. A whole army would cost you almost $500, plus time to assemble and paint.
To tell the truth I had never even heard of Warhammer until the beginning of 2008.....They kept saying how great it was and how it has been around since 1983 but I would wager a large percentage of us didnt even know it existed..... I had played Warcraft's early games but never once saw any game called Warhammer....
I believe it will draw more players into the tabletop game. However, once they get there and realize that one single regiment in the TT game is costing them as much as 3 months of subscription to the online game, they'll soon change their mind about playing. I got into 40k back when 2nd edition came out, and minis were fairly inexpensive. Now, when boxed regiments are pushing the $40 mark, that's where I draw the line. A whole army would cost you almost $500, plus time to assemble and paint.
It can get expensive but ebay is a great resource for budget armies and bits as well as older game shops in some areas, If someone does get bit by the TT bug there are plenty of great player sites that can help for those on a budget. But it really is not a poor mans hobby. The last time I had a shop owner price out by 3000 point Empire army he estimated it at about $600.00. If your a good enough modeler thou you can make pretty good money painting regiments for people. That $40 reg with a good paint job could go easy for $120.00 done right.
People's interest in the IP has increased a lot and honestly I find that it`s about time that Warhammer is known by a lot of people.TT and MMO are two different audiences and the coming of WAR is a good thing for IP.
In the land of Predators,the lion does not fear the jackals...
To tell the truth I had never even heard of Warhammer until the beginning of 2008.....They kept saying how great it was and how it has been around since 1983 but I would wager a large percentage of us didnt even know it existed..... I had played Warcraft's early games but never once saw any game called Warhammer....
Wait, what?
------------------------------ "Capitalism is currently working as intended."
the tabletop game will generate player for WAR, not the other way around.
WARs world is old, I played RPGs in it since the 80s and played a bit tabletop also. The problem with it is that many players of those games will feel that it is not as their games and be dissapointed, it is almost impossible to make a computergame just like the RPG/tabletop experience...
I myself is kinda pissed on them because I don't think the old Dungeons and Dragons level system is good enough, WFRPGs system would make an awesome MMO. But the art I seen so far is good, I just played a bit in a dark forest but it had the right feel of the old world, not so cheerful as wow.
So for me it can go either way, great or suck but I will at least try it, and that is because I played the games and like the world. But that is not what matters if I stay past the first month, then the game have to be really good.
Oh, if you want to get the feeling for the world before the release, read the "Jack Yeowill" books, Drachenfelds is brilliant (not sure about the spelling though).
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If any of you are like me, I used to play warhammer fantasy TT, however I think online games actually led to me quitting the TT, because they both take tremendous amounts of time.
When I was in highschool I would paint my models every day after school for hours on end (listening to my one Nirvana tape over and over) and I would literally beg, borrow and steal to be able to afford new figures. On the weekend my friends and I would meet up and play huge TT battles (3 on 3s etc.) that would sometimes last up to 6 hours.
When Ultima Online came out, I found myself spending less and less time painting, playing WAR TT and other pen and paper RPGs (think Palladium) and more and more time putzing around in UO.
These days, unless I retire in my 30s, I just could never afford the time to paint more than one model a month and maybe if I was lucky slip away to one of the local nerdery gathering spots to play the TT , once every 3 months or so. Hell, I wouldn't even know the rules anymore.
Here is one exception I can think of though: perhaps if people tire of WAR similar to how I did in DAoC, they could pick up some TT stuff and some paint and supplement slow end game time with the TT game. Just a thought; I can picture myself actually doing this, but hopefulyl the game won't get boring for a long time!
I am a longtime TT player and if you were ever interested in modeling then I could see a surge in TT interest from WAR’s release. It’s not for everyone but can become addictive in its own right. If the game takes off like everyone hopes I think some of the younger players may find an interest in collecting the models of bosses as there should be a mini associated with each as a minimum, and all it takes is building and painting up your first few to get you hooked
I believe it will draw more players into the tabletop game. However, once they get there and realize that one single regiment in the TT game is costing them as much as 3 months of subscription to the online game, they'll soon change their mind about playing.
I got into 40k back when 2nd edition came out, and minis were fairly inexpensive. Now, when boxed regiments are pushing the $40 mark, that's where I draw the line. A whole army would cost you almost $500, plus time to assemble and paint.
To tell the truth I had never even heard of Warhammer until the beginning of 2008.....They kept saying how great it was and how it has been around since 1983 but I would wager a large percentage of us didnt even know it existed..... I had played Warcraft's early games but never once saw any game called Warhammer....
It can get expensive but ebay is a great resource for budget armies and bits as well as older game shops in some areas, If someone does get bit by the TT bug there are plenty of great player sites that can help for those on a budget. But it really is not a poor mans hobby. The last time I had a shop owner price out by 3000 point Empire army he estimated it at about $600.00. If your a good enough modeler thou you can make pretty good money painting regiments for people. That $40 reg with a good paint job could go easy for $120.00 done right.
People's interest in the IP has increased a lot and honestly I find that it`s about time that Warhammer is known by a lot of people.TT and MMO are two different audiences and the coming of WAR is a good thing for IP.
In the land of Predators,the lion does not fear the jackals...
Wait, what?
------------------------------
"Capitalism is currently working as intended."
the tabletop game will generate player for WAR, not the other way around.
WARs world is old, I played RPGs in it since the 80s and played a bit tabletop also. The problem with it is that many players of those games will feel that it is not as their games and be dissapointed, it is almost impossible to make a computergame just like the RPG/tabletop experience...
I myself is kinda pissed on them because I don't think the old Dungeons and Dragons level system is good enough, WFRPGs system would make an awesome MMO. But the art I seen so far is good, I just played a bit in a dark forest but it had the right feel of the old world, not so cheerful as wow.
So for me it can go either way, great or suck but I will at least try it, and that is because I played the games and like the world. But that is not what matters if I stay past the first month, then the game have to be really good.
Oh, if you want to get the feeling for the world before the release, read the "Jack Yeowill" books, Drachenfelds is brilliant (not sure about the spelling though).