Killerk wrote:Actually you can, others have done it. As to AoS well WFB was terrible game with not very good minis , but corporate marketing made it the most successful fantasy game in the world, AoS will take the same route, with the exception that the way it is constructed makes buying more models a verry viable option as you can use anything you buy, and the more you field the better.
If WFB was a terrible game, then why did you play it?
I don't understand the mentality of people who put down something they spend a lot of time and effort on. Life is temporary, and it doesn't make sense to waste it on activities that aren't constructive or enjoyable.
Opinions are subjective of course; I consider FB a good game.
It's never been 100% satisfying to me, but it has been getting better over the editions. Blood Bowl is a better game, and Necromunda an even better game: both were stand alone, and so much easier to balance (Indeed, necromunda even ran on the Warhammer engine). For games that have to be continually altered to sell models and keep the company operational, I think GW have done quite well with FB and 40k.
A great game in my opinion, would be represented by the first few games in the Total War series. Coming from FB they were a revelation; medieval warfare with a consistent internal logic, with rewarding and deep and consistent tactics and strategy! But a computerised engine, and a stand alone game, is always going to provide a better simulation experience than rolling a lot of dice.
What is interesting, is that the basic engine of Shogun: Total War (revealed in the manual to the special edition of the original game) is quite similar to Warhammer's, although working on a decimal, rather than D6 math. Which in my mind shows how good the basic engine of Warhammer is; it has a beautiful and simple series of relations with the game board size, model size, simulated historical combat, and the humble six sided dice.
I can't say where WFB is compared to its competitors, because I haven't played them all. But so far none have grabbed me.
WFB may not be a great game, but in my opinion is a good game (definitely not a bad game) ...and the reason I play it:
a great experience; socialising, fluff immersion, reading, story telling, role playing, army building, painting, modelling, the online community ...everything that comes with it