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Posted by Blood of Kittens:

”By the end of the next Olympics we will treated to 6th ed Warhammer 40k”
Now that is something that people that follow GW trends have suspected for awhile. So really that is not that earth shattering. What makes 6thed potentially earth shattering is the version of AoBR we will get. For the first time ever neither Xenos, the Warriors of Roboute Guilliman, or the Sledgehammer of the Emperor will be chosen to fill the starter box.

What that means well all of us will have to wait to find out…

That means late 2012.

Last year, stickmonkey also predicted new 40k edition in 2012, but with Eldar in the starter box.

Harry's caveat to these early rumours:

Not saying this is wrong but .... leading up to fantasy 8th edition I heard from different, equally trusted sources, absolutely rock solid information regarding the two armies in the fantasy box. Thing is they all told me different things. Right up to 12 months out I had Orcs and Empire, High Elves and Goblins and High Elves and Skaven. It wasn't until quite late in the day I was confident about what was in the box.

My point is ... whilst this first rumour may be right, I bet it is not the last rumour we hear on this.

DA vs Chaos Marines.

That's my guess

Good god, no more ultrasmurfs? This must be great news for some people, but depressing news for others. Either way, that being said, the starter would probably include another SM chapter. Maybe SW, or BA

The fact that there aren't going to be any xenos in there, might suggest it's against CSM?

Boring/

ArbitorIan wrote:DA vs Chaos Marines.

That's my guess

That's your idea of "potentially earth shattering"? Replacing Space Marines with Robed Space Marines?

Hmmm thats leaves only Chaos, SOB, Inq, SW, BA, DA, BT. So maybe GW are going to be focusing more on Chaos in the 6th? CSM & CD need a buff up now thanks to the release of codex GK. And there always room for the return of the LATD!

It's totally LATD vs. Mechanicus

Which edition did I miss that had IG in the starter set then?

lord_blackfang wrote:It's totally LATD vs. Mechanicus

If either of these factions would be released again, I'm jumping on the bandwagon.

I'll predict CSM against either Templars or Dark Angels. However, I don't think tis means either Templars or Dark Angels will get a new codex. instead I predict that they'll be folded into a new Codex: Space Marines.

This won't be the first time GW has painted their starter box marines in non- Ultramarine colors. 3rd edition featured Black Templars on the rule book and box, with models featuring that paint scheme prevalent in all the photos. 2nd edition had Blood Angels. Focusing on Ultramarines in the starter box is a fairly recent trend.

I'm gonna go for daemon-hunters (an elite army) with a more horedy daemon army , which i think will be nurgle as then they will have people buying it just for plastic nurgle daemons.

But thats a stab in the dark.

blackclaw1 wrote:I'm gonna go for daemon-hunters (an elite army) with a more horedy daemon army , which i think will be nurgle as then they will have people buying it just for plastic nurgle daemons.

But thats a stab in the dark.

That's what I was thinking, but rather it'd be Grey Knights vs Chaos Daemons.

Honestly, can't say that'd be too bad.. but why would they try and market a top-end elite army that has high-point-cost models, and therefore doesn't require as much wallet-beating as other armies? Hm..

im thinking GK and CSM

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

blackclaw1 wrote:I'm gonna go for daemon-hunters (an elite army) with a more horedy daemon army , which i think will be nurgle as then they will have people buying it just for plastic nurgle daemons.

But thats a stab in the dark.

That's what I was thinking, but rather it'd be Grey Knights vs Chaos Daemons.

Honestly, can't say that'd be too bad.. but why would they try and market a top-end elite army that has high-point-cost models, and therefore doesn't require as much wallet-beating as other armies? Hm..

gw will have a few more price increase before this comes out.

I would like Imperial guard vs chaos or necrons but personally I cannot see GW not having a starter set without their poster boys and cash cows even if other races were to get more love.

As much as I would like it to be GK vs CD i think that they would not do the grey knights due to the fact that there would be like five to ten terminators which there was five in black reach but grey knight terminators are much more powerful

Necrons vs. Daemons. Saw a picture and a description of them both in WD, seemed similar.

Hope it is guard Vs CSM. Two armies I play in one glorious box o' fun!

Edit: Though I don't think we will be getting a new edition as early as that - surely?

Maybe GW finally decided that Marines are selling well enough...?

ArbitorIan wrote:DA vs Chaos Marines.

That's my guess

So black DA vs green DA ?

I reckon Black Templars vs CSM.

I don't see them doing MEQ vs MEQ in the starter (I really *hope* they don't, as it'd be really dull), but I do see them including at least one MEQ army, so my guess and hope is for either DA/BT vs Daemons, or Guard vs CSM -- probably the former.

Guard vs CSM would be a good Black Crusade box and campaign...

SilverMK2 wrote:Guard vs CSM would be a good Black Crusade box and campaign...

Black Crusade? GW want people to pick up CSM dont they? Why would they promote something Abaddon ''Win 0 Loss 13' The Despoiler has his hands on?

'Play as either the resolute Imperial Guard or the unluckiest group of renegades around'. Not a good selling point methinks.

Mr. Burning wrote:

SilverMK2 wrote:Guard vs CSM would be a good Black Crusade box and campaign...

Black Crusade? GW want people to pick up CSM dont they? Why would they promote something Abaddon ''Win 0 Loss 13' The Despoiler has his hands on?

3r... teenth time lucky

Let me just point out that the same rumour that says no SM also says no IG.

So regardless of whether the rumour is true of false, IG are out.

lord_blackfang wrote:Let me just point out that the same rumour that says no SM also says no IG.

So regardless of whether the rumour is true of false, IG are out.

But it is so much more fun to make up your own rumours.

Eldar in white porcelain hats versus Eldar in black leather hats. Should fit in perfectly with the absolute moral views these days.

Or maybe the Space Anime Gundams versus the Metal Space Metal Zombies.

I hope the timing for this is false. It seems like yesterday when I picked up 4th ed. Let alone 5th.
Also, despite what individuals hope for, it will probably be Space Marines.

Has GW ever released more than one starter kit for an edition? What I mean is: one box with SM vs. Orks and a different box with Eldar vs. IG, or some equivalent?

i reckon it's gonna be eldar vs chaos because they both need updates, but they're probably not going to be updated this year

Kroothawk wrote:For the first time ever neither Xenos, the Warriors of Roboute Guilliman, or the Sledgehammer of the Emperor will be chosen to fill the starter box.

What this suggests to me, assuming it's true, is possibly one of six (existing) races:

- Sisters
- Necrons
- Daemons
- Chaos Space Marines
- Black Templars
- Dark Angels

Me, I'd put my money on Sisters and Chaos Space Marines...