wargame_insomniac wrote:
BlackLegion wrote:
BTA Militium Astra is the new official name of the Imperial Guard.
That's just because GW can't Trademark "Imperial Guard" but they can Trademark a made-up faux-Latin name.
To me they will still be Imperial Guard.
I really don't understand this. What do they hope to accomplish?
Are they afraid someone may start making models with the words "Imperial Guard" on them? Stop worrying. People have been doing that for ages. (Largely in the historical section, but still….)
Are they afraid people may make sic-fi figures that can be *used* as Imperial Guard? They still can, no matter what you call your figures. You can't prevent other people from making "sic-fi soldier with a ray gun".
Are they afraid other people may make parts/figures advertised as "compatible with GW's Imperial Guard figures"? Didn't the Chapterhouse lawsuit just prove that people can still do that even with a unique new name?
This seems like a lot of time, effort, expense, and fluff-wrecking that changes absolutely nothing.
Besides, GW performed the cardinal sin of picking a new name that I can't say three times fast. So I'll keep using the old name. (How many times do you *really* say "Adeptes Astartes" in casual conversation?)
-S'Cipio