Worth buying 9th Ed Codices?

[Corax Legionaire]

Forgive a noobie question but as a new player building my first army and learning the game - is it worth me buying the 9th edition codices with 10th edition of play just a few weeks out - or should I wait on the 10th edition books to be made avaiBattle.

 

Are the 9th Ed rules only superceded for a faction once their new codex comes out?  The books are not a huge investment compared to models but just wondering where best to put my money when it comes to learning units and order of battle.

[Valkyrion]

I'd hold off if I were you. 

If you're new to the game then you might find it frustrating when something you've recently learned and committed to memory is superseded by a similar but different rule.

 

If you are interested in the lore and art then go for it, but I wouldn't give the rules any more than a passing glance. 

 

Normally, faction rules are only superseded by a new codex coming out, but in the case of 10th edition every faction will be given free rules immediately. 

 

Just a quick note to say I noticed your Raven Guard avatar and name - your codex supplement is from last edition, so it will be even more jarring trying to learn 8th edition made rules for 9th edition when 10th edition is around the corner.  However, it is a nice little Raven Guard centric tome and has information on company composition and suchlike, so if you're a fan I say buy it. 

 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Valkyrion

[BluejayJunior]

I would also say to hold off. Unless you really want it for the lore. The 9th codexes have been a little more sparse on lore and the supplements were I think pretty good on that. But that's still a high investment. 

[Emperor Ming]

Defiantly hold off

 

I'm kinda in hobby limbo atm, waiting to see what happens

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

I mean we’re more than a few weeks out from 10th.

so if you dont mind not playing for the next 1/4 of a year or so hold off.

 

if you want to play the game get the codex for the army you want to play.

[Emperor Ming]

Bad form really, that they continue to peddle the soon to be obsolete codexs to anyone who's not in the know

[Valkyrion]

27 minutes ago, Emperor Ming said:

Bad form really, that they continue to peddle the soon to be obsolete codexs to anyone who's not in the know

 

Twas ever thus, I think. 

[Corax Legionaire]

27 minutes ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said:

I mean we’re more than a few weeks out from 10th.

so if you dont mind not playing for the next 1/4 of a year or so hold off.

 

if you want to play the game get the codex for the army you want to play.

 

Oh I'm not going to be playing for a while yet.  Just ordered my first set of pieces this week and i wont really be able to do a lot until my retirement is final in a few months.  (24 hour firefighter shifts can get in the way of life, lol)

 

I know all the values will change and such, but the basics pieces will keep going.  But I also having elbow surgery on Monday and can't use my right arm for a month.  Hard to roll, haha.

 

Thanks everyone.  I am a bit of a lore junkie.  That said, trying to learn 30 years i. A few months or a few books is stupid.  I might just pick up Raven Guard and Chaos Marines for Alpha Legion just for the shelf as that's my style of play.  Always done precision ranged and Covert/ stealth.  My brain thinks that way.  A gym bud who is a retired USMC sniper said I was one they just missed.  Being trained in hazmat, one of my wife's coworkers who played said I should do Nurgle-based chaos... no thanks lol.

 

I was just confused seeing new  World Eaters out just a few weeks ago but then going to be changed in April.  Didn't make a lot of sense.  

 

Thanks again everyone.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

1 hour ago, Corax Legionaire said:

 

Oh I'm not going to be playing for a while yet.  Just ordered my first set of pieces this week and i wont really be able to do a lot until my retirement is final in a few months.  (24 hour firefighter shifts can get in the way of life, lol)

 

I know all the values will change and such, but the basics pieces will keep going.  But I also having elbow surgery on Monday and can't use my right arm for a month.  Hard to roll, haha.

 

Thanks everyone.  I am a bit of a lore junkie.  That said, trying to learn 30 years i. A few months or a few books is stupid.  I might just pick up Raven Guard and Chaos Marines for Alpha Legion just for the shelf as that's my style of play.  Always done precision ranged and Covert/ stealth.  My brain thinks that way.  A gym bud who is a retired USMC sniper said I was one they just missed.  Being trained in hazmat, one of my wife's coworkers who played said I should do Nurgle-based chaos... no thanks lol.

 

I was just confused seeing new  World Eaters out just a few weeks ago but then going to be changed in April.  Didn't make a lot of sense.  

 

Thanks again everyone.

Yeah nothing is changing in April, and nothing is changing until June at the earliest.

[Orange Knight]

1 hour ago, Emperor Ming said:

Bad form really, that they continue to peddle the soon to be obsolete codexs to anyone who's not in the know

 

I was in GW today, and all the codex books had a sticker warning of the imminent new edition, and advising potential buyers to talk to the staff.

[ZeroWolf]

The one near me in Middlesbrough is the same though oddly not the commander sets.

[potatocrusader]

Save your money to buy more models imo. I would recommend checking online for the rules and unit stats, there is a certain site that has everything neatly compiled.

I would also focus on getting what you have painted up and ready for battle once the new edition drops, which will have free rules on release day.

Also, most important... WELCOME TO THE HOBBY! :)

[Orange Knight]

I agree. Focus on building and painting up some models. 

 

10th will be a wild ride of fun and excitement when it drops. Lots of ideas will be flung around and people will be trying new things.

 

June will be around in no time, so enjoy the time between now and then on just building up your chosen faction.

[sitnam]

If you enjoy the lore, the books might be worth getting, but you can find the obsolete 8th edition books for cheap right now if you want lore

[Lord_Ikka]

11 hours ago, Orange Knight said:

 

I was in GW today, and all the codex books had a sticker warning of the imminent new edition, and advising potential buyers to talk to the staff.

Nice of GW to have their own stores do this, but I was talking to one of my local game stores owner and he wasn't sure where the old codices were going to be used for 10th. Wasn't too happy when I explained to him that it was going to be a complete rules reset and the 9th ed codices were basically just lore books. Now, he is kinda flaky at times, so GW might have let him know and he spaced it. 

 

As far as the OP goes- like the others have said, find some minis you like and paint them. Another option, if you have a local game store of some variety, is to see if any players in your area are able to teach you the game/lend you an army to play. Quite a few veteran players know that teaching someone to play is a good route to getting another active gamer on their local scene, so you may be able to find someone to help out.