Yesterday I discovered GW's Combat Arena existed. I had some cursory interest in Gorechosen, but skipped it because the Age of Sigmar theme didn't resonate with me. But if GW wants to reskin in with 40K, then I'm game. I haven't played it yet, but I spent half an hour last night snapping together miniatures.
I like the GW boardgames. I like Space Hulk. I like Deathwatc: Overkill. I like Space Marine Adventures. I like Warhammer Quest: The Silver Tower. I also have Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress and Warhammer Quest: Shadows of Hammerhal, but I haven't finished (or started in the latter's case) assembling them yet. I also like the 40K push fit miniatures. They're generally easy and actually fun to assemble. The push fit miniatures are generally so well engineered and look so nice that they make me think that maybe I could get back into model building.
But then I purchased a 40K starter set, or I get hold of something that doesn't have the easy assemble miniatures. To be perfectly fair, the models are still generally excellent. Putting together a Deathwatch marine is nowhere near as unpleasant to me as say... assembling some of the Shadows of Brimstone minis. But it's still something that I find unfun. They're good models, but it snaps me out of my enthusiasm for the game.
Plus, I'm simply not a tabletop miniatures wargaming guy. I prefer grids or at least movement zones to a freeform table and measuring tape. For miniatures wargaming, I'm much more about Heroscape and it's hex tiles than moving little figures keeping them about 1" apart while I move them 9" down the table. In short, I'm a boardgamer.
But I like GW's stuff. I'm interested in 40K, and at least a little bit in Sigmar and classic fantasy. And modern GW is realizing that it doesn't hurt to cater a bit to people like me as Combat Arena and the other games I own proves.
What kind of sucks is there's not really anywhere for me to go beyond that. Oh, GW has started realizing there's a market there. The support for Blood Bowl has been pretty good the past few years, and if I was into that then I'm sure I'd feel pretty good. Also, Blackstone Fortress has received some expansions, which gives that game some legs and lets you grow down that track. But that's not really the route GW promotes. Combat Arena introduces some nifty characters, giving them backstories and quests. And when the player is done with Combat arena? Go buy a 40K Space Marine vs Orcs starter to "continue your adventures." How does that continue my adventures? Combat Arena sets up it's lore as the included characters training for an upcoming quest, and then... nothing. Go play spezz merinez!
The catalog doesn't even promote Kill Team, which seems a logical progression. It doesn't mention Blackstone Fortress either, and I understand there are some character cards to use the Combat Arena characters in that game.
I dunno. I just wish there was some interconnectivity between the games for a fan like myself beyond: play full bore 40K.
I would like to get a Deathwatch Corvus Blackstar. That thing looks pretty sweet.
I like the GW boardgames. I like Space Hulk. I like Deathwatc: Overkill. I like Space Marine Adventures. I like Warhammer Quest: The Silver Tower. I also have Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress and Warhammer Quest: Shadows of Hammerhal, but I haven't finished (or started in the latter's case) assembling them yet. I also like the 40K push fit miniatures. They're generally easy and actually fun to assemble. The push fit miniatures are generally so well engineered and look so nice that they make me think that maybe I could get back into model building.
But then I purchased a 40K starter set, or I get hold of something that doesn't have the easy assemble miniatures. To be perfectly fair, the models are still generally excellent. Putting together a Deathwatch marine is nowhere near as unpleasant to me as say... assembling some of the Shadows of Brimstone minis. But it's still something that I find unfun. They're good models, but it snaps me out of my enthusiasm for the game.
Plus, I'm simply not a tabletop miniatures wargaming guy. I prefer grids or at least movement zones to a freeform table and measuring tape. For miniatures wargaming, I'm much more about Heroscape and it's hex tiles than moving little figures keeping them about 1" apart while I move them 9" down the table. In short, I'm a boardgamer.
But I like GW's stuff. I'm interested in 40K, and at least a little bit in Sigmar and classic fantasy. And modern GW is realizing that it doesn't hurt to cater a bit to people like me as Combat Arena and the other games I own proves.
What kind of sucks is there's not really anywhere for me to go beyond that. Oh, GW has started realizing there's a market there. The support for Blood Bowl has been pretty good the past few years, and if I was into that then I'm sure I'd feel pretty good. Also, Blackstone Fortress has received some expansions, which gives that game some legs and lets you grow down that track. But that's not really the route GW promotes. Combat Arena introduces some nifty characters, giving them backstories and quests. And when the player is done with Combat arena? Go buy a 40K Space Marine vs Orcs starter to "continue your adventures." How does that continue my adventures? Combat Arena sets up it's lore as the included characters training for an upcoming quest, and then... nothing. Go play spezz merinez!
The catalog doesn't even promote Kill Team, which seems a logical progression. It doesn't mention Blackstone Fortress either, and I understand there are some character cards to use the Combat Arena characters in that game.
I dunno. I just wish there was some interconnectivity between the games for a fan like myself beyond: play full bore 40K.
I would like to get a Deathwatch Corvus Blackstar. That thing looks pretty sweet.