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So... Who remembers the Fall of Medusa V campaign? Who still has their campaign ID cards? ninja

And for someone who doesn't stay as informed as they should ( sweatdrop ) has GW done any big campaigns like that since?

Removes the sacred book of Lexicanum from the shelf and opens it.
According to Lexis writing about that campaing and I quote:

"The Imperium of Man- both the Space Marines and loyal imperial guard troops were the overall victors of the campaign. Though the planet itself could not be saved, much of the civilian population was successfully evacuated from the doomed planet. In addition to the successful evacuation, many of the planet's sacred sites were defended to the bitter end, and Ygethmor's plan was thwarted. Such a victory came at a huge cost, with many Guard Troopers and Marines, led by Lord Marshal Graf Harazhan, choosing to remain on the planet to deny the enemies of the Imperium anything of value."

More on that on their website:
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/The_Fall_of_Medusa_V#.ToIlPuy3tTk

There was one another for Fantasy after the Medusa V,
"Nemesis Crown" it was called,
before the world-campaing came to an end.
Which is shame, it was quite interesting and all time fun. biggrin
Don´t remember about the website thing, we just played locally
at the store and reported our results to the shopkeepers. <.<"

As for the Medusa V ID-card?
I still got it in my wallet. :p
And I think I still have a copy of that booklet somewhere. <.< >.>

Edit:
On wikipedia about GW, there is apparently another global campaign
coming, going or gone this year, called "Scourge of the Storm".
How did that get under my auspex. <.<"

I am old enough to remember Ichar IV campaign... ouch!

Showing your age now are you? wink

The problem mainly is, the scenarios were becoming a bit too far-fetched when it came to catering to each and every army present. Now, all the factions of Warhammer Fantasy fighting about something I could more or less see happen, but 40k?

Medusa V was really stretching it in more way than one. Everybody was on that planet somehow, having hidden bases and whatnot, though it was pretty clear from the outset that it would be a big Imperium versus Chaos event with the other races barely playing a part. The Tau were gathering data on the warp, the Eldar were trying to slay the Chaos daemon, the Dark Eldar were looking for slaves and the orks, they were having the time of their lives.

These events would probably work better if they focused on one or two factions at a time, like with Ichar V or, deep sigh of good memories, Armageddon 3, with its own codex, themed army lists and slew of miniature releases building up to the event half a year in advance. It shouldn't cater to all factions, it just makes things more of a ******** and makes the outcomes hilariously bad at times.

Maybe I'm just cranky at how the hobby is run these days, but what we need is something I keep shouting at a lot of people these days: KISS! a.k.a. Keep. It. Simple. Stupid.

I really, really want these to return, but in a more simplistic fashion. Armageddon was big, but simple. Orks versus Imperium. Bam, Imperium wins, they keep a planet. Orks win, the Imperium has a big problem. The outcome of this campaign by the way sees the Imperium win, but only just and best of all, it has become official hobby canon, with many of the armies fielded by players living on in the canon as well.

Medusa V had no real impact on the background. They made some promises, but it didn't feel serious you know?

Bleh, I'm rambling now.

No, just showing your age again. xp

Again, the thing is: According to the results Cadia should have fallen. It was an overwhelming Chaos victory. But you can't let Cadia fall if a few months later Codex: Cadians is about to be released.

I will agree on the Tau expansion though, that was worked into the fluff well enough. But other than that? Ooh, some prison planet got blown up. Not enough of an impact IMHO.

I think we've reached a point where the logging of results is no longer as reliable and trustworthy as it once was. It's all too easy for someone to make a pile of dummy accounts and have these push the advantage for one faction over all others. Knowing how cynical and cruel some on-line factions can be, things could turn bad really fast, forcing GW to yet again write an ending that not only undoes the results, but perhaps more importantly, pleases Tom Kirby.