Yes: I've been dyed-in-the-wool 40K since the nineties, and this is the first departure from it that I've made.
The rules are the key. I know they're not perfect, but they're so very well thought-through, and not being a competitive player myself I love how the central premise really seems to be a cooperative one - even for competition!
The minis do seem expensive, as I've hardly bought any models in almost three years, but yes, a bit of shopping around really can pay dividends.
Now I have a backbone of infantry, I can see some cheap plastic Shermans (5 for £14!) and some artillery will be just about my lot.
And that's only if I can sneak them past Mrs. Drax.
Oh GW: why do you expend so much effort to alienate us?
it seems like a lot of 40K guys are picking up FoW....
ReplyDeleteYep.
ReplyDeleteFunny, that.
and if you go down the Plastic Soldier Company, Zvezda and Forged in Battle routes, you can get tanks etc for a third of the cost of FoW stuff :)
ReplyDeleteThis migration to FoW...are we getting older, wiser, or just branching out?
ReplyDeleteOr is it all three?
I've been eyeing FoW for a while now too, although I think my first purchase would be the rulebook.
It's kind of amazing, coming from GW's world, to see all the competition in the 15mm WWII space. A whole tournament army for $150 - $200? Yes please.
ReplyDeleteThrow in some very clearly written/balanced rules and well...
Thanks for taking the time to comment, chaps.
ReplyDeleteYes: I've been dyed-in-the-wool 40K since the nineties, and this is the first departure from it that I've made.
The rules are the key. I know they're not perfect, but they're so very well thought-through, and not being a competitive player myself I love how the central premise really seems to be a cooperative one - even for competition!
The minis do seem expensive, as I've hardly bought any models in almost three years, but yes, a bit of shopping around really can pay dividends.
Now I have a backbone of infantry, I can see some cheap plastic Shermans (5 for £14!) and some artillery will be just about my lot.
And that's only if I can sneak them past Mrs. Drax.
Oh GW: why do you expend so much effort to alienate us?