A Failure to Commit

So, it finally happened today.  Actually, yesterday, but who's counting.  With the announcement of the General's Handbook, Games Workshop caved to player demands. How you ask? They placed a points value on Age of Sigmar miniatures.  Kind of.  They only made it a subset.  You can agree to use that set of rules instead of the original.  Not sure how the whole thing works, and not gonna pay to find out.  Don't think it'll fix the game.  You're still going play AoS, right?

Sorry for that chaotic first paragraph, but that jumbled thought process Games Workshop makes you feel that disjointed.  Their continued insistence to press ahead with Age of Sigmar despite declining player interest and lagging sales is frustrating. Their attempts to draw in more players, but still not give them a game they want is confusing.  And the terrible story is just infuriating.  So, I'm just going to put down on record today that I'm not sure if AoS is going to survive one more year, let alone two.  So, if in 2018 Games Workshop is still pumping out miniatures for AoS, I think I will finally fully commit and purchase the starter set and a whole line of Stormcast Eternals, as apology for not believing in them.

And to gripe a little further, the book feels a little like a cop-out anyway.  The inclusion of multi player rules seems a little weak, as I didn't know that was something that took a lot of extra regulation.  Defend your allies and attack your enemies, total victory points at the end.  Its not much more difficult than single player.  And what should be the coolest part, the Path to Glory rules, were already released for chaos back in December, where many people already paid for them.  To ask them to pay again seems a little crass.  It could have just been released in the app or as a PDF online, and given out free like the base rules.

Needless to say, this isn't a product I feel any need to purchase.  Even though it does come at the incredibly reasonable price of only $25 for a Games Workshop publication.


Do any of you have any thoughts on where you think AoS is going?  Let me know in the comments.