Wrong time to buy?

[leeaustin911]

Hiya guys I've recently got myself the vampire counts army book from games workshop and also managed to get an 8th edition mini rulebook off ebay, just wondering if it would be a bad time to be buying any models with what I've read about 9th edition due to come out, I'm only looking at getting some mantic zombies and probably some skeletons from gw, would I be better off waiting until the new edition or do you think its highly likely I'll still be able to use these models in the new edition with them being such core units, new to the game by the way so I'm not very informed on possible changes to everything

 

[najo]

Chances you can use anything you buy is high, but I would hold off on getting anything until we know what direction the game is going. The rules could effect which units are useful and how units affect play styles. You could get some models and learn 8th now, but you will be relearning everything in about a month and a half.

 

[hellz85]

I've bought quite a large amount of vc stuff recently, I'm just waiting for it to arrive. I think it depends on what you are most interested in, painting is my fave part of the hobby and I have 3 other armies and a closed group to continue playing 8th with if we/i don't like 9th so for me it still makes sense to buy now as I like virtually all the vc models. I also figure that it's easy to find decent t alternative models should gw pull the plug on the vc or wildly change the aesthetic. I also think the undead will definitely be in 9th ed in one form or another, I just hope they don't lose the gothic theme. GW minis will also work in kings of war if you wanted to give that a go. If you are primarily interested in gaming and would likely only play the new edition when it comes out you might be better off waiting, it's only going to be another month if the main rumour mongers are correct.

 

[The Sun King]

Hi mate And welcome to the fold If you like painting and you've already bought some VC models I think you can just spend your time painting that and not even be done before 9th comes out so you should be fine.

 

[leeaustin911]

Thanks for the informative replies, I'll probably just get a box of the mantis zombies seen as you get quite a few then and just paint them to keep me going until the new edition is out and then go from there, cheers

 

[leeaustin911]

Mantic*

 

[Sception]

Now is absolutely the wrong time to start a new army. While, according to rumors, the existing faction rules will still be playable in 9th edition, supposedly they will no longer be supported as living factions with new rules and models going forward. Instead, there are supposed to be 6 new factions, including a new undead faction, and if these rumors are true then you're probably better off starting one of them.

The only exception would be if there are particular models that you want for their own sake that might be hard to get after the new edition comes out. Any special characters, including Nagash and the Mortarchs, and anything you happen to like in the tomb kings range springs immediately to mind.

But yeah, if the rumors are true, you're much better off waiting, and if not then waiting isn't going to hurt you any.

 

[DarkRane]

Well poo... and I finally figured what all I wanted for my 5000pt army... oh well better finding this out now than in a month :tongue: