40k 7th Edition is up for pre order 17th, releases 24th May

[Agent0range]

I was talking to a friend the other day, mainly about why I don't like 40k. He on the other hand had quite the opposite view (despite being an England WFB player.) However he did say he would never play a standard game of 40k with set lists again. He is very much of the opinion that the game plays best, when people are playing for fun, all my Orcs, vs your Blood Angels all equipped with Jump Packs. He seems to think the way forward with the system is more narrative games not worrying about balance, so if 7th promoted that I know one person whom would be in favour.

I on the other hand still don't see anything for me in the system.

I would certainly be in favour of that more narrative type of game. I get the feeling this is what GW have in mind when they design the ruleset. There's so many "Forge the Narrative" type boxes all over the current 6th Ed rulebook, I really think they had no intention of designing a game specifically for competitive play. You get the feeling they design the rules to be "Play what is cool" and want you to buy loads of different models.

The "unbound" no FOC does sound pants on head crazy. Hopefully the benefits to "battle forged" lists are such that they are a decent option when compared to just bringing six Riptides.

I for one will still be playing 40K, as I'm hopelessly addicted to it and love the artstyle/fluff/armies. I'm very interested in the 'Maelstrom of War' type missions, where there are effectively multiple victory conditions that are asymmetrical, giving all types of lists a good chance of snatching a win.