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I was told today by my store owner that his GW rep said that the next codex will be Necrons. I can't confirm it with any proof, but I figured I might as well pass it along. I thought it was going to be Daemon Hunters. I don't play either army, but both need a new dex.

Anyways, please don't flame me. If I posted in the wrong section, I am sorry.

Yes!! That would be awesome!! But it needs salt...

Awesome, but we are talking a GW rep..

Dark Eldar just been released, so the next one should be a SM codex. I thought the rumour was Grey Knights.

Not trying to argue, just sharing what I heard in hopes that someone might find it useful for whatever reason.

I hope to dear god its true!

Why can there not be two races released at the same time really?

It's not like they really need to put money into promoting it?

They'd get more money that way.

Although I guess its really just as fast as the books and/or sculpts are made. So maybe its possible for a team to overtake each other if there's a problem on one side.

*shrug* I don't know what goes on in GW really

It seems unlikely, given the weight of Grey Knights rumours (tons, including sightings of the new TAGKs) compared to that for the Necrons (next to none).

obsidianaura wrote:Why can there not be two races released at the same time really?

It's not like they really need to put money into promoting it?

They'd get more money that way.

These days GW isn't even willing to release second waves for different games in the same month. And Skaven and Blood Angels are about as far away from appealing to the same people as it's possible to get.

I wonder if the recent increase in Necron appreances in short stories and the novel Dead Men Walking, are a hint of things to come...llike the Dark Eldar in the last Salamanders book.

AlexHolker wrote: including sightings of the new TAGKs
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Any pics...or just someone claiming to have seen them?

Mad4Minis wrote:Any pics...or just someone claiming to have seen them?

Someone claiming to have seen them.

Im glad to see it. I hope that becomes a reality, the necrons are in dire need of an updated codex and some revision work to the current models offered.

obsidianaura wrote:Why can there not be two races released at the same time really?

It's not like they really need to put money into promoting it?

They'd get more money that way.

GW has been targetting the bandwagon crowd quite heavily with the exponential codex creep, and wide spacing of codexes. If you want people to start every army and play it for just long enough to get it all painted up before they sell it and move on to the next thing, then you must give the player enough time to get tired of it before you drop the next coolest thing. They get much more money from a new player picking up blood angels than an old blood angel player buying a codex, the characters and sanguinary guard.

With this mindset, it actually does make them more money to release 2 races in a widely spaced pattern. If they wanted to maintain interest in all races then you'd see something more like the 90s 'Chapter Approved' column, which released optional rules, units, and scenarios for various armies each month which were codified each year in an annual book.

Didn't forgeworld get a Necron MC?

Necrons also appeared last year in the last Soul Drinker's novel. I had my hopes up then for a concurrent release. I won't be so easily fooled now.

Hardcore necron players have gotta be pretty frustrated at this point.

Ashryu wrote:Hardcore necron players have gotta be pretty frustrated at this point.

How long did Orks wait for the current dex?

Are the Necrons equalling that wait yet?

Personally I hope the new Necron codex come sooner rather than later, as they are the only 40K army I have never collected over the years besides Eldar, and I'm thinking of starting up a collection, but not until I see the new dex and models...

Ashryu wrote:Hardcore necron players have gotta be pretty frustrated at this point.

After millions of years in stasis we can afford to be patient, but yes a new codex for 'crons in the next 12 - 18 months would be nice

What's frustrating to me (as a cron player) is that codices that already had a newer version than crons got updated to 5th before older codices. I get it, from a business standpoint, lead with your strong foot and whatnot. But seriously...it's rather aggravating that an 8 year old codex gets sidelined so a 3 year old (or whatever) codex can be updated first.

Heck, I'm happy with the new MC though, for now. It's SOMETHING at least.

Kevin949 wrote:What's frustrating to me (as a cron player) is that codices that already had a newer version than crons got updated to 5th before older codices. I get it, from a business standpoint, lead with your strong foot and whatnot. But seriously...it's rather aggravating that an 8 year old codex gets sidelined so a 3 year old (or whatever) codex can be updated first.

It's more like the Peter Principle: things get tinkered on until something breaks, then get dropped to the bottom of the list because they're not popular enough to warrant the attention.

Father Gabe wrote:I wonder if the recent increase in Necron appreances in short stories and the novel Dead Men Walking, are a hint of things to come...llike the Dark Eldar in the last Salamanders book.

Let us not forget that the Fall of Damnos is coming out in the spring. Necrons Ahoy. I've been hopeful since I heard about it and most rumours lately point towards the first half of 2011.

I want the codex announced and ready for release before this time next year. The only thing that I'm scared of is, what's gonna happen to my moneh when they do finally arrive? I shudder just thinking about such damage.

GW managers aren't told gak. Don't believe anything they say.

camcam_HALO wrote:Didn't forgeworld get a Necron MC?

No, it's a test FW model.

The_Savior wrote:

camcam_HALO wrote:Didn't forgeworld get a Necron MC?

No, it's a test FW model.

....No it's not.

The_Savior wrote:

camcam_HALO wrote:Didn't forgeworld get a Necron MC?

No, it's a test FW model.

what? Do you have any idea what you just typed? lol.

I thought it was like in testing because of it's special rules?

I know the Tomb Stalker is real.

samrtk wrote:

Father Gabe wrote:I wonder if the recent increase in Necron appreances in short stories and the novel Dead Men Walking, are a hint of things to come...llike the Dark Eldar in the last Salamanders book.

Let us not forget that the Fall of Damnos is coming out in the spring. Necrons Ahoy. I've been hopeful since I heard about it and most rumours lately point towards the first half of 2011.

I want the codex announced and ready for release before this time next year. The only thing that I'm scared of is, what's gonna happen to my moneh when they do finally arrive? I shudder just thinking about such damage.

Just start saving now

The_Savior wrote:I thought it was like in testing because of it's special rules?

I know the Tomb Stalker is real.

Experimental rules is what you're thinking of. Unlikely to change though.

Kevin949 wrote:

The_Savior wrote:I thought it was like in testing because of it's special rules?

I know the Tomb Stalker is real.

Experimental rules is what you're thinking of. Unlikely to change though.

Alright, then I was confused.

There was something about it that really sucked, I just forgot It's a nice model though, for sure.