When looking at units from sources like the monstrous arcanum or when making up a unit from a lore blurb like the Great Stag Knights CA didn't make the unit then show it off to GW, they asked GW is this okay and GW gave them an approval to move forward with the idea, potentially providing a list of caveats as needed. GW isn't particularly concerned with the order in which CA sells those materials but GW clearly established limitations on what is or isn't an option. They made an 8th edition army book for Cathay as part of the trove of resources that went to CA and that book no doubt included a list of characters which CA could choose to implement, as well as units ready made for DLC. GW are able to avoid micromanaging by giving detailed materials up front from which designers then choose what to implement. However what you're underestimating here is what exact is in the "design bible and resources".
GW is able to work with so many game companies because they're relaxed enough to allow game designers to design games. I don't think anyone other than the people who are directly chained to the 8th edition army books think GW is literally giving CA orders here. This seems like a good summary of their working relationship, great observations over time! They've never confirmed so even that's nebulous.īut aside from the obvious guidelines and design bibles, and the fact the books are a GW resource I don't think they lord over CA as much as some people seem to think they do. Such as Vampire Coast, thent his would be a Dreadfleet DLC was that because they'd have to pay? Was that an internal CA decision. There have only been a handful of times where given pause. This is not GW going, now make Thrott, now make this new unit, and so forth. Their own directors, get to a point then get a nod. It has never sounded like they nod each indivdiual unit, more they have internal people that lord over it. Sometimes this has sounded like literally nothing till they sent off the review copy, sometimes with Cathay they got a design bible and a nod to do then gave the final nod. Obviously using GW guides and design bibles but they have a lot of choices. They get to decided if they use an older or newer look. The rough draft where they take liberties, the 3d models where they take liberties. They obviously do, look at all the design stuff they publish. Or decided to make units.ĬA has a good degree of artistic control based around the guidelines. They say they've chosen many lords since. CA has stated up front they chose Ghorst from given materials in todays interview. GW made a design bible for Cathay, and for Kislev.ĬA has directive control. CA said as much and constantly reference said works. GW has given a the design bible and resources to CA. GW has given CA guidelines to their work. People are confusing final nod, directive control, guidelines, and design bibles, and artistic control.
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