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Anung Un Rama wrote:Btw. do people on Dakka already know about Fantasy Flight's new Warhammer board game?

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=84&enmi=Chaos%20in%20the%20Old%20World

reds8n posted a thread about it:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/241966.page

Unix wrote:Actually, with all seriousness, wasn't there once a rumor/comments about a 40K advanced rules set? That would something new.

Maybe it's been completely disavowed bu I thought some GW higher up brought that up a Gamesday or two ago

That was mentioned as being a pet project of Andy Chambers, who now works for Blizzard and it was supposed to be released right after 4th edition.

BrookM wrote:

Unix wrote:Actually, with all seriousness, wasn't there once a rumor/comments about a 40K advanced rules set? That would something new.

Maybe it's been completely disavowed bu I thought some GW higher up brought that up a Gamesday or two ago

That was mentioned as being a pet project of Andy Chambers, who now works for Blizzard and it was supposed to be released right after 4th edition.

Isn't that sort of what turned into the Starship Troopers ruleset?

Hordini wrote:

BrookM wrote:

Unix wrote:Actually, with all seriousness, wasn't there once a rumor/comments about a 40K advanced rules set? That would something new.

Maybe it's been completely disavowed bu I thought some GW higher up brought that up a Gamesday or two ago

That was mentioned as being a pet project of Andy Chambers, who now works for Blizzard and it was supposed to be released right after 4th edition.

Isn't that sort of what turned into the Starship Troopers ruleset?

I think that was the case yes, that and some ancient battles game. I'd check his site but the git hasn't updated it for two or so years now.

Well those rumors on Bell rule out some of the ideas we've had here:

-It is a completely stand alone set that is not related to any race.
-It is something that GW has never done before.
-It is a board game.

space hulk doesn't fit in here at all, it has been done before and it is definitly related to an know race.
But why should GW do something with a new race wich would be interesting for us when they have dozends of already existing ones.

could be though that the new space hulk isn't about marines and nids at all and that a "full plastics" board game regards as something they've never done before.

damn it, let it be august now! :-)

M@MAX wrote:Well those rumors on Bell rule out some of the ideas we've had here:

-It is a completely stand alone set that is not related to any race.
-It is something that GW has never done before.
-It is a board game.

space hulk doesn't fit in here at all, it has been done before and it is definitly related to an know race.
But why should GW do something with a new race wich would be interesting for us when they have dozends of already existing ones.

could be though that the new space hulk isn't about marines and nids at all and that a "full plastics" board game regards as something they've never done before.

damn it, let it be august now! :-)

I would actually like to see a new race. Maybe it's going to be like some kinda D&D style game?

Most of the odds based on what information is available seem to be on the idea that this "surprise" product is the reissue of Space Hulk. However, the real surprise to me is that there isn't more definite information about this just a month from the big unveiling. Now THAT is a surprise given the way that information about GW's upcoming products tends to leak out weeks, months and even years ahead of time.

Indeed they are very tight-lipped about this, maybe they issued strong threats in head office?

Well, if they let people know that any leaks would be punished by immediate dismissal "for cause" and fines, that could work...

Its got to be 40K themed Mountain Dew, and you collect "40k Dew Points" to spend on an online board game to see where the fluff goes in 6th Edition.

The flavors will be Ultramarine Blueberry, Ork Nob PowerLime, Space Wolf Runic Mist (to coincide with the new codex), and then they will release a new version of Ultramarine Blueberry with a little something to make it better than the others.

JohnHwangDD wrote:Yeah, but GW doesn't sell non-GW merchandise.

Thus, it could be something they've never done before. It would make sense for them to carry the product for a limited time.

The Bell of Lost Souls says that they are rumours not gospel... as I said on the other thread about this I have heard its 54mm and to do with Orks...
Mick

Ah, but the masses are good little sheeple.

JohnHwangDD wrote:Well, if they let people know that any leaks would be punished by immediate dismissal "for cause" and fines, that could work...

So GW staffers are actually servitors?

Interesting!

M@MAX wrote:Well those rumors on Bell rule out some of the ideas we've had here:
-It is a completely stand alone set that is not related to any race.
-It is something that GW has never done before.
-It is a board game.

Spoiler alert!

One thing we know - it'll be expensive like the Spear of Sicarius box set. If it's nothing they've done before, it'll be a cheap new army!

On second thought... no.

Anyone who thinks this is NOT Space HUlk needs to stop thinking so hard.

-It is a completely stand alone set that is not related to any race.

It's not related to any (one) race, It's Terminators vs. Genestealers

-It is something that GW has never done before.

I'll tell you what GW has never done before; Pre-painted miniatures.

-It is a board game.

It's Space Hulk


Dosadi

Dosadi, just a little while ago I thought GW had everyone eating out of their hand based on how well they've built the hype. But now I'm starting to think people will be disappointed when it's revealed to be Space Hulk. The thing ceased to be the "Mystery Box" and became the "Wishlist Box."

If it's Space Hulk, surley the only *new* thing will be the Board itself, as Termies and Nids are all plastic now.

Prepainted minis ?
God, i hope thats not what they mean. Could make sense though....

M@MAX wrote:Prepainted minis ?
God, i hope thats not what they mean. Could make sense though....

And as I've said in every single Space Hulk thread this year, it's something that the studio has considered when they talked about possibly doing a new Space Hulk.

And then every jumps down my throat about how GW games are a "Hobby"(as if that's something that prepainted suddenly stops being somehow) and would never do that ever possibly.

Fishmen??
That would be sweet, especially if they looked like the fish men from the Castlevania Series..

fishmen? they have allready been realsied they are called tau

has anyone read the thread on warseer he later goes on to say that after another chat at his store its not deffinatley a "board game" but a "boxed game"

Most games come in a box of some sort

11 pages of plastic crack wish-list in this thread.

Another 5 in http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/247232.page

Just 1 at http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/247692.page

5 here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/246912.page

22 pages of big fat hairy sphericals. No actual information anywhere.

For the sake of my sanity. SHUT THE F*** UP!

You could just ignore those threads, there's no sense in telling the internets to shut up.

Or maybe as we have four threads on the same subject on the front page, the mods could step in and say enough is enough.

None of the threads are news or rumours, just speculation.

hammerofulric wrote:Or maybe as we have four threads on the same subject on the front page, the mods could step in and say enough is enough.

None of the threads are news or rumours, just speculation.

A rumour is speculation till proven true...

UltraPrime wrote:

hammerofulric wrote:Or maybe as we have four threads on the same subject on the front page, the mods could step in and say enough is enough.

None of the threads are news or rumours, just speculation.

A rumour is speculation till proven true...

You just got burned dude. Burned.

Is there any chance this is going to be WHFRP 3E? From the way it was described in Graham McNeill's blog, it might very well be something that GW hasn't done before (sorta kinda).
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208458