3.0,failed or not

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Quite interesting video,more than interesting. In my personal opinion 3.0 it's not a failed edition,but very disssapointing at least for me, a wasted opportunity.

 

But what's your opinion,specially comparing previous editions?

[Corswain]

There are some very disappointing changes this edition, for me, the weapon options and Legacies fiasco in particular but it depends on how you measure success.

 

I've been a retailer for 20ish years so I would largely (although not exclusively) measure success or failure based on sales. I would imagine that GW will do exactly that, so regardless of how many of us feel or believe the product/game to be going, only GW will know and they might be extremely happy with it.

 

I've also used that product/game split very deliberately as it might be an enourmously unpopular game but still a very successful product line of miniatures.

 

Short version - maybe. But only GW knows and I don't think they're likely to tell us outside of one sentence in their financial report. 

[MDops]

I would hope there would be something coming out in the next shareholder report. I don't think (looking at the previous year) that they will get that granular in the reporting but i suppose getting an understanding of the sales for the last 6 months something could be gleaned.

[Valkyrion]

I'm not able to watch that video just yet, but all I can tell you is this;

HH2.0 boxed set starting contents not counting the HQ; 10 cataphractii terminators, 30 MK VI marines, Contemptor, Spartan

HH3.0 as above; 6 Saturnine Terminators, 30 MK II marines, Saturnine Dreadnought, Weapons Platform.

 

I can only speak for myself, but I bought the 2.0 boxed set four times. Four. One of those times will have been to make use of the weapon upgrade boxes and/or ebay, and another of them was to begin an eventually aborted project, but across the existence of 2.0, 120 marines, 4 contemptors, 4 spartans and 40 terminators crossed my path.

For HH3.0  I simply have the contents of the big box without any desire to buy more.

 

You could argue that I don't need to buy more because I already have a big chunk of infantry from the last edition, and you would be correct. But we all know that isn't how Horus Heresy players are and I'm looking forward to the Mk IV and V box as much as the rest of you and will thank you kindly for those extra marks no matter how needless they are!

The last box is one and done, it's simply not that useful, and I've had no need to buy more.