It’s no secret that 40k rules these days seem to have the life expectancy of a ‘blow fly’, but what’s up with this?
Looking back at 2013’s Imperial Armor: Apocalypse (basically the Fifth book of that name) most of the units included in are not only obsolete rules wise, but just plain don’t work in the current 7th Edition environment.
A good number of them have already been completely replaced, and in some cases (like the Greater Brass Scorpion) received two new sets of rules in the mean time.
Now a lot of Eldar players are looking to this book for rules on several upgrade kits like the Warp Hunter, Lynx, and Wraithseer. Problem is they are finding that the rules for these guys don’t match up with the new Eldar Codex: Craftworlds.
Distort doesn’t exist anymore
What should it be replaced with?
Why do we not have a FAQ, or Errata to bring these IA: Apocalypse units in line yet? Is this a sign that Forge World either doesn’t care, or already has a new release on the way to replace this aging tome?
I love Forge World and they make great rules sets initially. However their late life maintenance of their publications leaves a lot to be desired.
It’s a travesty that continues to haunt their amazing quality miniatures and awesome game mechanics in their golden years.
And don’t even get me started about how the Badab War Characters are supposed to work in 7th Edition!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits In 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
Bio: Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs for all this, as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all. Spikey Bits started with Rob trying to stay motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects and share his knowledge with others during the early blogging era.
Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.
