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I called this months ago, the simple fact is GW wants the Witchhunters allies rules out but are in no great hurry to put out new SoB models.

Yeah a more charitable way to look at is they want the models to be just right, but let's face it if they were priority GW would have them out by now.

My bet is PDF this fall, codex and models next summer, then it's instantly out of date with 6th edition next fall. Keeping with the Sister's proud tradition of being the last codex in 2nd and 3rd edition.

Flashman wrote:
It may be that the reason for delay is so the Codex and models can be released alongside 6th and not be instantly out of date. It is likely that 40K will switch to hardback once 6th comes around. GW might be waiting so that the Sisters get their hardback book done and out of the way knowing that they won't be redone anytime soon.

Yes but the SoBs have always gotten a half-assed to quarter-assed release. They were the last of the 2nd edition codexes and even then it was an 'allies' book, not a full army. Then they got 2 Chapter Approved lists in 3rd edition then and an instantly out of date codex with almost no plastics. And nothing since 2004.

It's a catch 22. With such shoddy support their sales must be low. With low sales it's hard to convince management to put time and money into developing them, not while Codex Black Space Marines is a possibility.

Obviously there are people in the studio who like them and are working on them but I doubt they are allowed to make it their first priority.

So yeah, I think we'll get a PDF and the full codex and plastics will be kicked further down the road.

Incidentally KK, can we have a preview of Codex Girl Marines?

Ask and you shall receive...



It was my sig a while back. The Shiny Space Marines are getting a bit old, who next?

MadCowCrazy wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Which army does Arbites come in? They would be a nice filler for Sisters army. Since they have both ranged and CC riot gear i can see the kit been very popular.

Adeptus Arbites is not an army, it's the police force in 40k. They are responsible for riot control, police work, arresting people and beating them for confessions etc.

In a game where Space Vikings hit people in the face with chainsaws it's a bit silly to dismiss anything as not belonging on the battlefield.

Space Cops with space shotguns are cool and that's more than enough reason to include them.

Xelkireth wrote:Allies aren't needed and really break the attempt at balancing mechanics of the game.

They are needed with an army that from the get go in 2nd edition was not meant to stand on its own.

If they have militia (a unit that's also been with them since 2nd) to make up some long range shooting it might be OK.