Guest Triszin Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/10/06/warhammer-day-35-years-of-only-war/ Interesting.... Edited October 7, 2022 by Sword Brother Adelard Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) Nevermind... Edited October 6, 2022 by Slave to Darkness Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I'll eat a hat* if that's not hints at 10th *Only edible hats, made of cake, preferably Victoria sponge Marshal Mittens, Mostwanted and BLACK BLΠFLY 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKoolPants Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 This is making me realize I’ve played since 3rd Edition. And that some/most of my Cadian sculpts are from then. And that I am old. ALSO 10th EDISH definitely being tee’d up here. Iron Father Ferrum, MithrilForge, JaM_TW and 3 others 5 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mittens Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 2nd E feels older. Still have some 3e stuff kicking around. I played mostly 3e and 4e, feels so long ago, but also, not that long ago. Alby the Slayer and Emperor Ming 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warp Rider Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 3rd Edition was my introduction to all things 40k and GW. Will always feel a pang of nostalgia when it comes up. Fingers crossed we see something for 10th this weekend. Marshal Mittens and BLACK BLΠFLY 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 When I saw the picture at the top of the post I got all excited that they were doing an anniversary re-issue of the original Rogue Trader book. Since getting back into Warhammer I've been regretting that at some point I got rid of my 1st edition book. Inquisitor lorr and Marshal Mittens 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 If GW see what the 30th anniversary reprints are going for on eBay they'd b we daft not to do it again for 35th. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I'll die on the hill that 3rd laid both the mechanical and lore foundations that created what is generally understood to be 40K, only to be refined by 5th, into what was the most accessible version. Every day, we stray further from the light. Arbedark, Alby the Slayer, Warp Rider and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, SpaceDwalin said: If GW see what the 30th anniversary reprints are going for on eBay they'd b we daft not to do it again for 35th. If the reprints are goin for stupid prices I wonder how much the original is worth these days? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 54 minutes ago, Slave to Darkness said: If the reprints are goin for stupid prices I wonder how much the original is worth these days? From my brief research the reprint starts around £85 and the original anything from £150 to £250 Arkhanist 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, SpaceDwalin said: From my brief research the reprint starts around £85 and the original anything from £150 to £250 I have a spare copy that my mate up north has. Think its time to get that back. SpaceDwalin 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa.logan Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I bought two near-mint copies for a pound each what feels a few years back but now I realise was twenty years ago… Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Slave to Darkness said: I have a spare copy that my mate up north has. Think its time to get that back. If I'm wrong and they're going cheaper than I found, please let me know where! Slave to Darkness 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 1 minute ago, SpaceDwalin said: If I'm wrong and they're going cheaper than I found, please let me know where! Will do. 4 minutes ago, aa.logan said: I bought two near-mint copies for a pound each what feels a few years back but now I realise was twenty years ago… Yeah I remember gettin both RoC books for a tenner when 2nd dropped. Only seems like yesterday as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alby the Slayer Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) I think many people discovered the 40k universe via the 3rd edition. It was the end of the 90' and the lore and the mechanics of the game changes (improves) so much. In a better way, at least for me. It was more easy to understand and play the game, it had an unique, grim, feel and the new miniatures range was mindblowing. My first plastic SM tactical squad, so much versatility, all those bits... The majestic Land Raider... (it was "Testudo" in the italian adaptation) Dark Eldar too, the free mini in the White Dwarf... I think it was my first plastic 40k mini. Edited October 7, 2022 by Alby the Slayer gram errors phandaal, Doghouse and Arbedark 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domhnall Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alby the Slayer said: I think many people discovered the 40k universe via the 3rd edition. It was the end of the 90' and the lore and the mechanics of the game changes (improves) so much. In a better way, at least for me. It was more easy to understand and play the game, it had an unique, grim, feel and the new miniatures range was mindblowing. My first plastic SM tactical squad, so much versatility, all those bits... The majestic Land Raider... (it was "Testudo" in the italian adaptation) Dark Eldar too, the free mini in the White Dwarf... I think it was my first plastic 40k mini. From the other side, for me the massive shift in mechanics was one (honestly, a minor reason) of the reasons I stopped playing the game. Coming from 2nd Edition, 3rd just felt too 'simplistic, dumbed down' and lacking in character I suppose it could be comparible to D&D 3.5 to 4th edition? Looking back, yes it was a massive improvement for gameplay flow (a normal game of 2nd easily took us the best part of half a day), and 2nd had so many dice, you still felt the RPG-alike origins. I honestly did try to get started again with 5th edition (black reach), and still have the marines from that box, but I'm un-social (not anti social), so that didn't go far! Those plastic marines in 3rd were so good though! An improvement on the metal bodied ones from 2nd, and so many options with the separate legs and body! Happy days! I think the internet also helped it's spread. 2nd was still solidly in the realm of "no widespread internet access". Imagine not being able to see anything other than in store, or in White Dwarf! Edited October 7, 2022 by Domhnall Lazarine 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Brigade Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 "Before long, the rich and diverse Warhammer 40,000 universe we know today had begun to form from the bold concepts in the first edition rulebook. All of this came at a cost though. By the end of its run, you needed to take along a stack of expansion books, compendiums and White Dwarfs to play even a simple game. What we needed was something to streamline it all… what we needed was a second edition." How times change... Redcomet, phandaal, Emperor Ming and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) It's really bizarre to think it's been 35 years already. For my personal journey I think Rogue Trader does it for me for the simple fact that it was my edition, it's the one that got me hooked and the one I grew up with. I still adore the Compendium, Realm of Chaos and Chapter Approved books. Also Battle for Armageddon, Space Hulk, Death Wing, Space Fleet, Advanced Space Crusade, the original Epic Space Marine and Adeptus Titanicus. Such an amazing time. Second edition was the one that I played the most to be fair, it took the ideas of the first and made it into product that was bound together in this much bigger universe. I still have nightmares about my power gamer brother's dreadnought with twin assault cannons and Assault squads with jump packs, power fists and chainswords. Amazing codexes though and I seem to remember a lot of cardstock stuff. Edited October 7, 2022 by Doghouse Lazarine, Lysimachus and Slave to Darkness 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcomet Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 The best gaming memories I have are from 2nd edition. From the hit location cards for vehicles being the coolest, to insane Solitaires and Assassins. 3rd put me off 40k for a long time. The tiny pamphlet codexes and the overly simplistic rules didn’t speak to me. Started playing Fantasy and Battletech a lot instead. I remember coming back during 5th, and having a good time, despite some of the ultra broken army builds. 6th and 7th I don’t even remember. 8th was a breath of fresh air propelled by the Primaris. Slave to Darkness 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) Ah, lovely nostalgia! It's funny though, I got into 40k in-between 2nd and 3rd, and I always felt like it had been around for ages... but it really hadn't! The Codex Imperialis Sourcebook from the 2nd Ed box is still one of my favourites, that is definitely where the vast majority of my headcanon comes from! Edited October 7, 2022 by Lysimachus Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3rd was my first real edition coming in to 40k at the very tail end of 2nd. Those global campaigns were nuts. My "largest" army back then was Orks so Armageddon was especially cool to me. It was a trek down to the public library to get on their Internet and look at that Y2K website GW had going for "real time" updates. Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 16 hours ago, SpaceDwalin said: If GW see what the 30th anniversary reprints are going for on eBay they'd b we daft not to do it again for 35th. Some part of me wonders if this article isn’t hinting that they’ll be limited reprinting all of the core rulebooks… SpaceDwalin 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, Lexington said: Some part of me wonders if this article isn’t hinting that they’ll be limited reprinting all of the core rulebooks… Although hopefully not in a Buy Them All or Don't Get Any FOMO boxset! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSilver Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 This makes me feel so old, in a "I was there the day Horus slew the Emperor" kind of way.... I was 14 years old and had made the trip to the Royal Horticultural halls in London for my first ever Games Day. I had £50 in my pocket, which was a LOT of money for me back then and had traveled up to get my hands on the new Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader book. I remember tables covered in home-made scenery, converted Zoids toys and space marines. I picked up the rulebook, a box plastic RTB01 Space Marines and a box of metal Space Orks and that was it - I was hooked, for 35 years...... I have original copies of every rule-book and almost every codex/supplement on my shelves at home. Sadly my Rogue Trader rulebook is in a bit of a sorry state, the glue binding was terrible and most of the pages are loose but it's all there. I have played every edition but i actually think 5th is my favourite, mainly for the City Fight / Cities of Death games we played to death for one whole summer. I have to say 9th has been my least favourite so far - not so much the rules but more due to GW constantly chasing the meta and having to constantly release "patches" for everything. But it's been a glorious 35 years. :) Alby the Slayer, Emperor Ming, Lexington and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/376140-35-years-of-warhammer-40000-warcom-article/#findComment-5872828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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