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Originally Posted by CallOfCth'reader
Back in the old days we used our imaginations to give games narrative, rather than have it force fed us. I stopped playing Warhammer when things started to get rigid, and imagination was discouraged so as to sell expensive character figures (around 3rd edition). And the sculpting on those character figures was often awfully over the top.
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Sounds more like 4th. Special characters were very rarely used in 3rd Edition, except for being sawed apart to build other characters.
Then again GW shot itself in the foot with 4th and later editions because they nerfed their most expensive kits- transport vehicles- to the ground.
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Other companies have hooked into including powerful character figures in their games, because it's a nice cash cow.
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So it seems. Narrative and roleplaying always seem to play second fiddle to greed.