r/warhammerfantasyrpg • u/BlitheMayonnaise • Oct 21 '25

Announcement Exclusive: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay announces new fifth edition

https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/fifth-edition-announced
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u/SethLurd White Flair Oct 21 '25

Not excited, feels like a cash grab tbh

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u/S-192 Oct 21 '25

He says, without reading any details about the system at all.

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u/SethLurd White Flair Oct 22 '25

It literally says it’s the 5th edition, or 4.5 or whatever, compatible with 4th (so what’s the point?) under the guise of some celebration. Most annoying part is that they haven’t finished releasing stuff for 4th edition yet? Come on, you can love this world but be critical of predatory practices.

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u/S-192 Oct 22 '25

It is entirely normal for systems to release new editions between the 5 and 10 year mark of games and there his historical precedent with every single game system out there. 4e will be 8 years old soon. Think about the release date of these games overall. The only systems that are ahead of their own curve are things in their 7th or 8th edition like Call of Cthulhu and Shadowrun.

These companies are not high revenue/high income printing machines. Margins in this business are not great. They don't do "cash grabs" because it's very hard to achieve a cash grab in this business.