Nealsmith @ WarSeer:
OK here is what my FLGS owner told me that he got straight from the GW sales rep:
- Weekly release schedules with each month having a "theme". So like January Tyranids and February something else, but each week is a new release of product.
- The weekly magazine ($4 USD) is tied to that week's release. It may have rules for a particular model being released that might not be in a codex/supplement yet. They then get integrated into the next iteration of the book they are supposed to be in. Not a lot of other details, so I'm still on the fence about the weekly.
- The monthly will be the "model-porn" version with pretty pictures, painting, etc. I didn't ask the price...
- As with the current WD, people will probably pick and choose based on their interests.
- He did mention something about an actual re-write of the rules coming up and that Fantasy 9th was indeed pushed back. We had a tornado warning come up, so I didn't get to ask him much about that. (Seriously! It did happen! )
He mentioned something about changing snap-shots/defensive fire during assaults to help "assaulty armies"... I need to get more details...
- Fantasy 9th will integrate the "big battles" stuff and the "skirmish" games more fully apparently. Make it easier to play low point games it seems. I haven't played much Fantasy lately, but it's taking off at our FLGS because of issues with 40K.
- One (tongue in cheek) comment he made was "instead of spending $500 on one Saturday a month, you can spend $150 every Saturday."