Wow was this ever a surprise after hearing all of the hooplah that 6th edition would be here to stay. I guess all of the issues that 6th edition had going along with all of the negative publicity 40k has been getting from the internet community finally got GW to listen to its fan base and release an update to its cash cow. In truth, 6th edition has been a great edition. All 6th edition books at the beginning were balanced. The problem started with the release of Tau and Eldar as GW through everything out and reversed course with the balance of the game. Sure there are several issues with the rules but really the death knell of the edition came with these 2 books. I'm sorry but when players who never looked at Tau before started bringing along grey plastic riptides to the table, I knew that something was going on. And then Eldar hit, and with it wave serpents and battle bro shenanigans. This to me brought about the end of the edition. What about dataslates you may ask? Well these weren't so bad until you got the tau and 2nd Nid one. I like many hobbyists eagerly await the changes that are coming with 7th if and only if they heeded the players warnings and actually try to bring some balance to the game. Some of the early rumors such as changing up the allies chart, new psychic phase, etc. Sound pretty good. Unbound of course sounds ridiculous but the in game benefits that a battleforge army gives you might be enough to offset the advantages that comes with being able to take anything. I guess in less then a week we will find out for sure if this was just purely a money grab by a company that lost a lot of money last year or the beginning of a mindset of a company that takes the criticism and responds by providing the gamers and fans what they want, a fun and balanced game for all.
