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Alpha legion supplement 40k digital

I want to believe.

BUt I'm a bit concerned about the fluff that might make it into that thing.

I want everyone to forget the silliness that is...Voldorius.

Please!

 brassangel wrote:

Well said. Plus, I'm not sure how much of his predictions turn out to be "false" or "vague" so much as way ahead of schedule and thus in the wrong order.

I would wager he's nailed the next few months.

I wouldn't take that wager. Last time he did a list like this he failed miserably (the infamous digital releases list).

Also, the last couple 'way ahead of schedule' rules sets he put out were waaaay off. Like not even playtest off.

Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

 Chimaera wrote:
Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

UNlikely. It will probably be similar to the last time we got a 13th company list. Chances of putting a Primarch in a 40k codex? Low.

 pretre wrote:

 Chimaera wrote:
Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

UNlikely. It will probably be similar to the last time we got a 13th company list. Chances of putting a Primarch in a 40k codex? Low.

For sure it's wishful thinking.

Still it would be a good opportunity to give some tidbit on the current activities of Russ, in some sort of veiled GW way.

I am sort of hoping Blackmane's saga progresses a little also.

A plastic SW scouts conversion sprue would be a nice complimentary release as would a plastic SW Chaplin & RP.

With any luck Ragnar, Ulrik and PA Njal will get a makeover.

What if the Alpha Legion supplement is just Codex: Space Marines with a green marine on the front!

Jokes aside, looking forward to the CSM updates, hope it is better than the black legion one.

Ultramarines supplement digital

Well we totally need this

With the new IG book inc, we can expect a dozen new LR variants, none of which can be made with any former kit other than the basic LR. LOL

Hmmm no sign of Sisters in this. Not sure if that makes it more or less salty.

D

 Kirasu wrote:
Can't say I'm "impressed" with all these supplements.. Feels like GW asked themselves "What items are the most cost effective to gouge our customers with"..

Books!

It's actually very well thought out, I would give it a 7 or 8 on the gouging index. People will buy the ridiculously over-priced digitial copy to get the rules early, then a few months later the paper copy. They might also buy the paper copy assuming that the typos and rule clarifications over ambiguously worded rules of the digital version will be rectified in the later release (*cough*)

If you find this unreasonable, consider that for Infinity Corvus Belli do the exact opposite of releasing the actual book first (which has new content on the inside as well as on the outside) and then release a free digital copy of the rules later on.

I really hope this is correct. I love the Nid fluff and I'm just starting a Nid army.

Fingers crossed.

Puscifer wrote:
I really hope this is correct. I love the Nid fluff and I'm just starting a Nid army.

Fingers crossed.

Tyranids being next in 40k is not in question, only if it is November or January/February.

Why is there no link to the original post this was scraped from in the OP?

 Captain Avatar wrote:
Had to do a doubletake here. I initially read your "Ultramorons" comment as "Ultramormons". The resulting mental image of power armoured mormons going door to door with their literature and bolters was quite amusing.

Thanks for the unintended chuckle, later.

Word Bearers maybe?

*new* but when it comes too the supp codex (eg farsight) do you think gw will force people too play with them soon?

 tau tse tung wrote:
*new* but when it comes too the supp codex (eg farsight) do you think gw will force people too play with them soon?

Yeah I reckon GW will declare that you need to buy all the suppliments for a codex before you can use the codex itself.

 Kroothawk wrote:
That is not true. He was the first to get the Necron release date right, also several details of the Necron design, one year in advance.
His speculation on a "summer of flyers" became reality one year later than he thought.

You have a funny definition of "reality".

Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
Tau transport in codex
Dark eldar bomber in August
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish

One out of six turned out more or less true.

pretre wrote:

 Chimaera wrote:
Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

UNlikely. It will probably be similar to the last time we got a 13th company list. Chances of putting a Primarch in a 40k codex? Low.

Aren't all the primarchs either dead/missing/entombed in the 40k universe? I would think that makes it impossible to put one of them in a 40k codex.

Not that it wouldn't be awesome to have the Russ back. I would totally start a Space Wolves army.

Avian wrote:

Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
Tau transport in codex
Dark eldar bomber in August
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish

One out of six turned out more or less true.

Yikes. I have to give props to the Rumor Tracking thread. It sheds light into who or what are/is making the claims. Clearly Stickmonkey has a Magic 8 Ball that he relies on.

 Harriticus wrote:

Ultramarines supplement digital

Well we totally need this

Depending upon how it is done it could be kind of cool.

Tyrannic War Ultramarine Supplement? Yes please.

Avian wrote:

 Kroothawk wrote:
That is not true. He was the first to get the Necron release date right, also several details of the Necron design, one year in advance.
His speculation on a "summer of flyers" became reality one year later than he thought.

You have a funny definition of "reality".

Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
Tau transport in codex
Dark eldar bomber in August
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish

One out of six turned out more or less true.

Wasn't that the second wave rumor, and not the "summer of flyers" rumor that predated pretre's tracking? IE completely different.

You are kind of correct. Here's the original rumor from 2011 which is being added to the tracker now:

I expect the UM supplement to be like the BL supplement.

AKA a waste of time and money.

 SickSix wrote:
I expect the UM supplement to be like the BL supplement.

AKA a waste of time and money.

Too bad we're forced to buy it at gunpoint. :(

 Kroothawk wrote:

Puscifer wrote:
I really hope this is correct. I love the Nid fluff and I'm just starting a Nid army.

Fingers crossed.

Tyranids being next in 40k is not in question, only if it is November or January/February.

I have heard rumors that it could be as far out as April. Do we have a consensus of rumor to say that Nids are next for 40K?


I didn't see a Hive Fleet Leviathan supplement listed which is strange. Is there any word on what these different hive fleets are gonna be sporting to make them unique? Could this also be the way the Nids get to expand FOC by adding different allied hive fleets much in the same way space marines get to?

 pretre wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
I expect the UM supplement to be like the BL supplement.

AKA a waste of time and money.

Too bad we're forced to buy it at gunpoint. :(

Yeah somehow I am still alive after not buying it. I must just be lucky. Sorry you had to buy it.

 pretre wrote:
You are kind of correct. Here's the original rumor from 2011 which is being added to the tracker now:

Spoiler:

Summer of Flyers - Jan 2011
Still rumored as July wd rule set FALSE
Apoc style rules, strafing/bombing runs, rapid insertion/extraction, special missions, dogfighting? PARTIALLY TRUE
Thunder hawk is NOT likely TRUE
Codex based releases...
Dark eldar raven TRUE
Eldar night wing? FALSE
Ig hydra FALSE
Nid harpy FALSE
Non codex releases...
Ig thunderbolt FALSE
Csm hell blade FALSE
Tau remora FALSE
No necron release? FALSE
Ork fighta/bomma TRUE
No SM release? FALSE

Suspected non codex releases will only be rules...models already FW... FALSE

Necrons may get something with their codex. TRUE

Raven/night wing likely to be combined kit. FALSE

Good job as always.

But I wouldn't really give him a point for saying there will not be a plastic Thunderhawk. It's a... slippery slope.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
But I wouldn't really give him a point for saying there will not be a plastic Thunderhawk. It's a... slippery slope.

Well, to be fair, there have been several people who have come out and said there would be one over the years, so I was giving him points for taking a stand, even if it isn't a strong one.

MadmanMSU wrote:

pretre wrote:

 Chimaera wrote:
Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

UNlikely. It will probably be similar to the last time we got a 13th company list. Chances of putting a Primarch in a 40k codex? Low.

Aren't all the primarchs either dead/missing/entombed in the 40k universe? I would think that makes it impossible to put one of them in a 40k codex.

Not that it wouldn't be awesome to have the Russ back. I would totally start a Space Wolves army.

Avian wrote:

Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
Tau transport in codex
Dark eldar bomber in August
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish

One out of six turned out more or less true.

Yikes. I have to give props to the Rumor Tracking thread. It sheds light into who or what are/is making the claims. Clearly Stickmonkey has a Magic 8 Ball that he relies on.

Well Russ headed off with the 13th GC and then his background/whereabouts go a bit cold.

The 13th seem to pop up here and there to assist some imperial group under threat of destruction but Russ is not with them or at least spotted.

Be good if the new Codex gave some sort of pointer to his whereabouts even if not with the 13th or captured by Chaos.

His promise to the Wolves that he will return when the chapter is in mortal peril is also an interesting play/ bit of fluff.

I look forward to the FW version of him. Should be awesome!

If anyone else has any background info on his whereabouts feel free to chime in.

I don't see how anyone else would have extra background on Leman Russ... Everything we know is in the books. GW wants the story to be vague and that's how you write decent back story is you leave it up to the players to imagine where he has been.

Although it's hard to imagine the Primarchs who went into the warp as still alive.. the ones who didn't go into the warp couldn't be bothered to stay alive and the warp is a lot more dangerous!

Kirasu wrote:I don't see how anyone else would have extra background on Leman Russ... Everything we know is in the books. GW wants the story to be vague and that's how you write decent back story is you leave it up to the players to imagine where he has been.

Although it's hard to imagine the Primarchs who went into the warp as still alive.. the ones who didn't go into the warp couldn't be bothered to stay alive and the warp is a lot more dangerous!

Chimaera wrote:

MadmanMSU wrote:

pretre wrote:

 Chimaera wrote:
Be interesting to see what they do with the next Space Wolves codex but even more interestingly the 13GC supplement in this list.

May even have the man himself in it or at least expand on his whereabouts and background a bit more?

UNlikely. It will probably be similar to the last time we got a 13th company list. Chances of putting a Primarch in a 40k codex? Low.

Aren't all the primarchs either dead/missing/entombed in the 40k universe? I would think that makes it impossible to put one of them in a 40k codex.

Not that it wouldn't be awesome to have the Russ back. I would totally start a Space Wolves army.

Avian wrote:

Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
Tau transport in codex
Dark eldar bomber in August
Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish

One out of six turned out more or less true.

Yikes. I have to give props to the Rumor Tracking thread. It sheds light into who or what are/is making the claims. Clearly Stickmonkey has a Magic 8 Ball that he relies on.

Well Russ headed off with the 13th GC and then his background/whereabouts go a bit cold.

The 13th seem to pop up here and there to assist some imperial group under threat of destruction but Russ is not with them or at least spotted.

Be good if the new Codex gave some sort of pointer to his whereabouts even if not with the 13th or captured by Chaos.

His promise to the Wolves that he will return when the chapter is in mortal peril is also an interesting play/ bit of fluff.

I look forward to the FW version of him. Should be awesome!

If anyone else has any background info on his whereabouts feel free to chime in.

@ Kirasu; not all of them, as primarchs are immortal for all intents and purposes

@Chimaera; in one of the space wolfs books by BL the deamon primarch magnus said something happened to russ