7th edition and the future of our hobby.

[Reinholt]

Truth be told, the bigger issue I am worried about is simply edition burnout and fatigue.

 

Five years ago, everyone in my gaming group bought every 40k release, book-wise. Now, it has been pared down to the bare minimum needed to play their armies. Some are not even doing that and are sharing books. Half the group has now said they are not buying 7th because it's just too much money to keep up with all the books.

 

They have started playing other games instead, as others have indicated. My worry is that GW has accelerated things beyond the willingness of groups to spend. I have seen 40k withering and dying here, which is sad, because that has an impact on my 30k gaming.

 

This is primarily my concern, beyond rumors about the exact contents of 7th. I think those details are less important, unless they are exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. The main issue for me is the burnout factor that seems to be occurring.