See, we're not assuming it won't happen, we're complaining that it isn't happening now. Instant Gratification, Rarr!!!

See, the difference?

Now, that being said, I'm just hoping the abhumans are in the IG book. Who wouldn't want to play an A-Team style Ogryn squad? Bonehead squad leader = Hannibal, sounds good, right?

Can I say Dan Abnett Woott?

Was I surprised to learn that the IG book ended up with a new and improved system? Yes I was. But if you consider that so many people claim that the DH rules could use some upgrading and the probable fact that there are undoubtly new non existing engine features makes it a valid choice.

There is also the benefit of inciting new players to the game who are just interested in playing the infantry man and don't need all those DH rules to begin with.

That would be soooo cool to play an Ogryn!!!

I am looking forward to Only War. But I hope it is more compatible with other games in the 40K line then previous outings have been (hoping more with Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader actually).

I was stoked for it when it was a DH Supplement, pissed when it became its own game (GenCon 2012 is not late summer 2011). I am also disappointed that it is another RPG in itself. But I can deal with that as I like the subject matter. I have read most of the IG novels and play IG myself, so I am really excited for this product.

I just hope it has good support and fast.

But I hope Dark Heresy gets a second edition that only tweaks it a bit (updated combat rules, bumps the power level from 400XP at start to 1000XP and such).

I have a feeling we will get a generic 40K RPG game soon. I imagine the contract between FFG and GW is about up (its almost been 5 years, cant imagine it being longer then that) and it will either be renewed or ended and if it is ending FFG will release as much material as it can to make money, including turning supplements into full fledged RPGs.

The whole contract deal was renewed a while ago. That's when they went beyond the originally slated 3 RPG's.

BYE

H.B.M.C. said:

I just have to say, yay!

As a matter of note, I am currently running a 40K RPG campaign where I am using all of the books, in one way or another, for my game. You see, while it's entirely okay to segment the vast background of the millieu into discreet areas, it does sort of lose some of the multi-facted splendor that attracted me to the millieu in the first place, back with the original Rogue Trader. I have two players: One is playing a straight Dark Heresy psyker, the other is playing a character who couldn't really defined by one of the static character level-up systems, so I allow him to use basic Black Crusade character rules, without the Chaosy bits, and allowing skill and talent imports from other books, as appropriate. Since I ride herd on the process, it's not broken (although he does complain about the high cost of almost everything; I make him pay Unaligned Chaos costs).

They can easily work together, or apart. The problems that I encounter is a lack of revamps of the older material in light of the improvements made in the newer material.