Greetings and salutations folks. Having been tromping about the real world for a spell looking for a job, I have been severely derelict in my responsibilities to you. But while I haven't been writing, my earns never stop hearing the constant rumoring of what's to come, and has left me pondering about what has come already.
It has been some time since 6th dropped, and Warhammer 40,000 has been quite different since it did. While the identity of the game remains largely the same, there have been many tweaks and developments which 6th has introduced that has made it a feat in itself just to keep up with them all. Some of these were noticed right off the bat; such as the introduction of Overwatch, the massively expanded psychic prescience with Deny the Witch and the Core BRB disciplines, and the hull point system. All of these and more have made the change over from 5th to 6th quite extensive. But is all of this for the better?
Sometimes in order to make the new rules shine, the game starts to change to suit them. Taking a page from Sir Conan Doyle, "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." When you apply the concept with what I am seeing from 40k, you may find yourself understanding why I feel Games Workshop is twisting the game to suit mechanics, instead of mechanics to suit the game.
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