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Hi!
Some things are so "true" that it takes all the fun out of commenting on them.... 
E:A, in my view will go the way of epic 40k, becuase like that game its not a "complete" game. Meaning, it doesnt have offical published rules for all armies and at no point was there a full line of available miniatures for ALL armies.
The only reason second edition space marine and titan legions has lasted as long as it has thorugh netepic is becuase it a "full" system. You name it SM2/TL/Netepic has it. No unit, army or model of choice has been deleted or forgotten. While I can hardly say fans of this older system or netepic are in generous abundance, the fact that we can still build on its "completeness" gives us the edge to last as many years as there are people who care to invest in it.
Epic 40 nor E:A have this advantage. If you are a chaos or tyranid player you just got hosed for the second time in a row. No new rules or figs. Yes, we can be optimistic and expect "something" in the form of support, but as I have pointed out since Epic A was still a gleam in Jervis's eye, GW doesnt want to support it, so it will just fade away.
There are only two things which, in my view, need to happen for Epic A to be anywhere near where netepic is years from now, and those are:
1. A group of people need to step up to the plate and do NetEpic A. In other words cut the cord from GW and extend and expand missing army lists, quickly and efficiently. Easier said than done, but vital to its continued exisitance.
2. FW needs to fill the gap in epic minis production. It seems poised to do just that, but well see if epics fading market presence does/or doesnt affect FW's perception on making money off epic.
In my view history WILL repeat itself with Epic A unless some true fans salvage it. Trying to keep it alive, while still depending on GW is just day dreaming. Its only a little more than a year since its release and quite frankly its at leasts as bad off than epic 40k was at a similar time frame.
Any version can "live" in the most basic sense (somebody, somehwere plays it), but without support from some group, how alive will it truely be?
Yea, yea, I know, my usual "doom and gloom" you say. But while I am not a native Missourian, I do agree with their state motto....
...SHOW ME!
...and GW has "shown me" they dont care about epic.....
Primarch
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). My only real concern is that SG will open up the previously cancelled Epic lines. I want the whole pachage opened up, and at least all of the archive troops such as the Chaos plastic sprues.
Nuff said, not arguing with Primarch this time around.
I've got most of it arrayed in my War Room ! And I collect IG, SM (including Traitor-SM1), Ork, Eldar, Chaos/Cultists, Squat, 'Nid, TL, and Tau ! Did I miss any ?! 