Why do Games Workshop keep letting Matt Ward write for them?

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Da Orky Man

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Kitsuna10060 said:
Soviet Heavy said:
(google Khornate Knights for more)
i did just that ....
what
the
flaming
fucking
HELL
is he smoking?!
FIRE his ass, i'm no expert on the 40k canon and even i could tell that's WAY the hell of base, really what the hell ...
Really? Can't be that bad...

*Google search later*

How? What? Why?
WHAT THE HELL?!

I do consider myself an expert on 40k lore, and that is just waaaaay out of canon. Like Master Chief was an Elite all along kind of out of canon.
 

Weaver

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Darkmantle said:
Chairman Miaow said:
AC10 said:
GoaThief said:
I stopped 40k around the time the third edition rulebook came out (loved the second). All these fancy new races who don't sit well in the universe and all that, it died well over a decade ago so who cares?!

I guess this is a new generation getting done over by Games Workshop (again).

;)
I agree, second edition was really good. It also maintained some of that kind of... I dunno, "wink and smile" feeling. 40k is proposterous and absurd, and in second edition it knew it was. In 4th and 5th it's like they forgot and suddenly everything is massively serious.
It got GRIMDARK.
gonna sum modern warhammer

GRIMDARKGRIMDARGRIMDARK

someone actually told me the reason I didn't like the setting is because I was too much of a pussy to handle all the Grim darkness of it :p
Was he 12 years old? Given your planescape avatar I'll assume you're probably on the "older gamer" side of things. I just sersiouly don't see how an adult could put so much stake into how "hardcore" the lore of his wargaming hobby is. Are people so insecure about their interests they see it as a form of validation? Do they think that makes it for "grown ups"?

I like 40k, but at the end of the day you're moving overpriced plastic minis around a table.
 

Lunar Templar

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Da Orky <ponify style= said:
Kitsuna10060 said:
Soviet Heavy said:
(google Khornate Knights for more)
i did just that ....
what
the
flaming
fucking
HELL
is he smoking?!
FIRE his ass, i'm no expert on the 40k canon and even i could tell that's WAY the hell of base, really what the hell ...
Really? Can't be that bad...

*Google search later*

How? What? Why?
WHAT THE HELL?!

I do consider myself an expert on 40k lore, and that is just waaaaay out of canon. Like Master Chief was an Elite all along kind of out of canon.
all i wanna know is ...

can we purge the heretic now? please??!!
 

angry_flashlight

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Soviet Heavy said:
This is probably some of the most hilarious news I've heard. Anyone who has played 40K tabletop knows about the international events that happen every few years. Armageddon, Eye of Terror, Fall of Medusa V campaigns. Each of these affected the fluff that comes after.

Ultramarines Vs Word Bearers in a fight to the death. [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/wnt/blog.jsp?pid=1000006-gws]

Imagine what would happen if all the people who hated Ward's Ultramarine fetish sided together in this competition, and won? No more Ultramarines, or at least severely crippled Ultramarines.
I think it's time to slaughter some Ultras. >:D DIE ULTRASMURF! Now we can blot out this plague forever! IRON WITHIN! IRON WITHOUT!

...
Who am I kidding? The Ultramarines have Plot Armour thanks to Ward.
 

80Maxwell08

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angry_flashlight said:
Soviet Heavy said:
This is probably some of the most hilarious news I've heard. Anyone who has played 40K tabletop knows about the international events that happen every few years. Armageddon, Eye of Terror, Fall of Medusa V campaigns. Each of these affected the fluff that comes after.

Ultramarines Vs Word Bearers in a fight to the death. [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/wnt/blog.jsp?pid=1000006-gws]

Imagine what would happen if all the people who hated Ward's Ultramarine fetish sided together in this competition, and won? No more Ultramarines, or at least severely crippled Ultramarines.
I think it's time to slaughter some Ultras. >:D DIE ULTRASMURF! Now we can blot out this plague forever! IRON WITHIN! IRON WITHOUT!

...
Who am I kidding? The Ultramarines have Plot Armour thanks to Ward.
I'm thinking of bringing my Grey Knights and turning their blades on the Ultramarines saying they need the purity that only the Ultramarines possess to resist the temptations of Chaos.
 

angry_flashlight

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80Maxwell08 said:
I'm thinking of bringing my Grey Knights and turning their blades on the Ultramarines saying they need the purity that only the Ultramarines possess to resist the temptations of Chaos.
HAHAHA Oh that'd be great! Be sure to mention their spiritual liege while you're at it. XD
 

Darkmantle

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AC10 said:
Darkmantle said:
Chairman Miaow said:
AC10 said:
GoaThief said:
I stopped 40k around the time the third edition rulebook came out (loved the second). All these fancy new races who don't sit well in the universe and all that, it died well over a decade ago so who cares?!

I guess this is a new generation getting done over by Games Workshop (again).

;)
I agree, second edition was really good. It also maintained some of that kind of... I dunno, "wink and smile" feeling. 40k is proposterous and absurd, and in second edition it knew it was. In 4th and 5th it's like they forgot and suddenly everything is massively serious.
It got GRIMDARK.
gonna sum modern warhammer

GRIMDARKGRIMDARGRIMDARK

someone actually told me the reason I didn't like the setting is because I was too much of a pussy to handle all the Grim darkness of it :p
Was he 12 years old? Given your planescape avatar I'll assume you're probably on the "older gamer" side of things. I just sersiouly don't see how an adult could put so much stake into how "hardcore" the lore of his wargaming hobby is. Are people so insecure about their interests they see it as a form of validation? Do they think that makes it for "grown ups"?

I like 40k, but at the end of the day you're moving overpriced plastic minis around a table.
it was on the internet, so it's likely :p
 

El Dwarfio

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snowplow said:
Lol I don't lay WH any more, but thanks for introducing me to that website,a lot of good material on it XDXD

On a barely related note Any guys on here planning on sending an short stories to the Black Library during their open sessions, looking to for a trustworthy critique group - you'll never get better without constructive criticism but I'm far to embarrassed to show what is essentially WH fanfic to my friends.
 

Nouw

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Don't let that embarrassment stop you! It's a wonderful opportunity and if I had something to send I would. Maybe when I'm a tad older though.
 

MortisLegio

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Kitsuna10060 said:
Da Orky <ponify style= said:
Kitsuna10060 said:
Soviet Heavy said:
(google Khornate Knights for more)
i did just that ....
what
the
flaming
fucking
HELL
is he smoking?!
FIRE his ass, i'm no expert on the 40k canon and even i could tell that's WAY the hell of base, really what the hell ...
Really? Can't be that bad...

*Google search later*

How? What? Why?
WHAT THE HELL?!

I do consider myself an expert on 40k lore, and that is just waaaaay out of canon. Like Master Chief was an Elite all along kind of out of canon.
all i wanna know is ...

can we purge the heretic now? please??!!
Yes! By the Emperor, Yes!
Matt ward must be stopped before Orkz and Guardsmen team up to fight Tyranids who teamed up with Tau.