Dark Heresy

[drakensis]

There has been a heresy of the darkest order, one that even the Inquisition has not been able to halt.

After more than a year of anticicipation, the Black Industries (part of the Black Library, part of Games Workshop) released Dark Heresy, the first volume (of a
promised three) of the new Warhammer 40K roleplaying game line.

It sold like hotcakes. As if it were going out of fashion. It sold OUT. That was wednesday 23rd.

Wednesday 30th, the Black Library shut down Black Industries and declared the line would have 'some online support' for the immediate future.

WTF? Okay, I realise that they presumably have some business based reasons for this (focusing on the novels, it would seem). But I've seen those novels,
shelf after shelf at Borders, shifting a few a day. Dark Heresy was a license to print money. And they killed it!
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.

[WengFook]

Yeah I heard the same thing... I think the logic in closing down BI is in the difference of manpower between the end products. With novels you just really need
a writer and an editor to make sure the fluff stays consistent. With RPG's many more elements like game balancing, artists, layout designers are
involved. At the end of the day I suppose they think its easier to get novels out the door than RPG's
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

[Norgarth]

GW has a habit of going more for a quick buck rather than put actual effort into things.

Warhammer Fantasy and 40k seem to be more simplistic with each edition, which I've heard explained as 'so it's easier for kids to understand, kids
who can nag their parents into spends lots of cash buying a new army.' Support for their 'Specialist games' (their games other than Fantasy, 40K,
and LotR) is practically non-existant.
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[jpub]

Damnit! There goes any chances for a Talisman expansion.