So, I got my hands on the "Assault on Black Reach" box first time this morning and as far as the "plastic" content is concerned, I'm fully satisfied...
However, I'm appaled by the "paper" content of the box. Not about the small rulebook, it'll be extremely useful. But the fact that the "other book" features nothing, in terms of fluff or scenarii, related to Black Reach really bothers me.
One of the thing I liked about the Battle for Macragge set was the small scenarii it contained (which gave me ideas for larger scale scenarii)... In fact, I bought it only for the terrain pieces and got a good surprise when I found more content than I expected.
Now, with the new box set, while I got what I expected in terms of physical content, I was disappointed by the complete absence of a real "setting". What's the point of naming a box "Assault on Black Reach", if you get nothing about Black Reach in it? Just call it the "Warhammer 40,000 starter set", then you won't lure anyone into expecting you'll actually be talking about Black Reach in the box!
Well, that'll be all for that "rant". However I wouldn't have bothered posting this if I didn't wonder:
Am I the only one disappointed by the lack of fluff and scenarii in that set?
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4 comments:
Good and thorough use of the plural is much appreciated! Nice one!
I hope I like the set better!
Couldn't agree more with the comments above - the models set is awesome, unfortunately there's no 'Black Reach' material. I've read it cover to cover and still can't tell you what a black reach is (unless it's the insidiously clawing hand of the GW promotional machine). Understand from Geek that GW sold out in the first week - awesome starter set, shame about the absense of unique fluff. The Mini rulebook and the 'Black Reahc - Read First!' book are effectively cut and paste from the rulebook... 9/10 for materials (dice/rulebook/measurers etc), 0/10 for original content.
Plural of what? "Scenario" is an English word (even if it's derived from Latin or Italian), so it should use English plural endings.
This is EXACTLY what I said when I opened mine! I was hoping for starter missions or learning type scenarii. I love the plastic and the small rule book, but the lack of Black Reach information is disappointing indeed!
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