Wargame 40k

[Norwegian Ninja]

Considering that Focus Home Interactive (the publisher of Eugen System's Wargame series and the upcoming Act of Agreesion) has had experience working with Games Workshop (the comapny resposinble for Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000);,publishing such titles as Bloodbowl, Space Hulk and the upcoming Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, I think myself as well as a considerable number of Wargame and Warhammer 40k fans would love to see the Wargame franchise's take on RTS applied to the Warhammer 40k universe, with the various warring nations replaced by the iconic races of Warhmmer 40k such as the Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Tau, Eldar, etc. This would provide a refreshing change of direction from Wargame's modern warfare, as well as bring in new players from the 40k crowd.

What do you think of this idea? How do you think such a game would work? What factions would be in the game?

[Jellyfish]

Oh i like this, I can picture Rhino's with different specifications as transport vehichles. It would be more focused on ground forces obviously and it would be fuzzy/ specialized in the sense of alliances between different races. This would also make the most varied in gameplay style and art direction Eudene has ever attempted. I for one would buy this instantly. Not to mention that Games workshop has recently given up the rights to all WH40K games, allowing anyone who wants to, attempt to make a game. This would also provide a new outlit for both new wh40k fans and the old fanbases of wargame and wh40k combined.

[SkyrimN00B]

MAKE THIS A THING

[theGrimpond]

haha... i like !! i've had the thought too, glad to see it in writing :D make it viral... modding community maybe

[Marcel]

+1

[Smackhead Steve]

I think total war (or CA) beat them to it...http://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/

[Norwegian Ninja]

Originally posted by SOA pockets:

I think total war (or CA) beat them to it...http://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/

That's Warhammer (Fantasy), which is very different from Warhammer 40k; so Eugen still has a good chance.

[Cullen's Hound]

Eugen is nowhere near predatory enough for Games Workshop to want to work with them.

[Eihger]

You guys aren't thinking big enough for the Wargame 40k. Not just One imperial Guard army, but ALL OF THEM
Cadians
Catachans
Krieg
Valhallan
Vostroyan
Elysian
ETC....
All different with different stats, and slightly different vehicle designs. All with their own Varriants (TOW Chimera anyone?) Every possible unit in Forgeworld and GW as well as so many new ones.

Not to mention that each army can be as fluffy as it wants now. Space Marines being the ridiculously high point and hard to kill shock infantry in your deck. Your coalition decks are summative alliances. Ultimately it boils down to the two party battles as I don't think the engine can go beyond that. A focus on making the 40k universe feel Alive and gitty grim dark instead of this campy zany dark that most games give us.

Just imagine a roster of thousands of possible units, not limited by the fairness of the tabletop, but a more "realistic" interpritation. Titans acting like walking battleships as anti-missle guns fire all over and AA turrets knocking out aircraft making them damn hard to kill. Titans don't have to be scalled differently they can be as big as they should be. All vehicle scales can be changed.

I drool at the thought of a Wargame 40k Epic

[Yolofessional]

+1

[Troubled Child]

I'd love this but only if it was based on the background and not the terrible rules that we've had since the move to 3rd edition (all follow up rules were basically just tweaks of 3rd). And before the hate starts 2nd edition wasn't perfect but that was down to the wargear and character rules not the basic mechanics.