Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7858071-20130406043216/@comment-3580035-20130406091109

I also think the rulebook costs too much for what it is, and it is a pain to carry. However, depending on what armies you play, you could get the new starter set which has Dark Angels and Chaos Space Marines. Not only this, but you get a mini rulebook, templates, and some other stuff with it, so its a better deal overall. You will probably need new codices for your army though, but its definitely worth it. The new edition came out last year and won't be updated for a while so you won't have to worry about any books you buy becoming obsolete quickly (unless you get the eldar codex, which might get a update in a couple of months). Most codices are updated once every 4-6 years, though more often for popular armies like Space Marines.