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What I’m hoping for (in order of importance):

More Primaris customization
Primaris assault marines
Battlefleet gothic reboot
Primaris bikes

Carlovonsexron wrote:

I pretty much expect all of next Sat to be spess mareenz

so that would mean that they're still not living up to the hype

They never live up to hype when people expect more than they should from standard wording they have used for years.

tneva82 wrote:
They never live up to hype when people expect more than they should from standard wording they have used for years.

No matter how many times you keep claiming this, it will continue to be untrue.

Still expecting the next iteration of 40k.

Psychic Awakening is building toward something. Or several somethings. Started off filling in a few blanks in the modern background, and has since added new war zones and concerns.

Seems to make sense it’s the next edition. Show it off with related models, ready for people to get hands-on with the new rules at Warhammerfest.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Started off filling in a few blanks in the modern background.

Genuine question here, not trying to seem antagonistic but - what blanks have been filled in?

Phoenix book clarified bits and bobs of the Eldar background, particularly the impact of the Ynnari.

Mind, my mate has had my copy since it came out, so been a while since I’ve been able to review!

Well guys- let's set ourselves up for disappointment again...

From WC-

Yes! The online preview faucet is fully OPEN, and we can scarcely contain the tide of incredible new reveals. The Hype Train stops for no man, no law, and no virus. Next week, on the 4th of April, we’ll be following up from yesterday’s incredible Warhammer Preview Online with another one! It’s going to be mega.

Either something big is genuinely on the way or GW just doesn't know how to emote correctly...

They might be having another run of those boxed games they had in 2017 like Gangs, Patrol and Chosen. Or maybe a return to traditional AOS WH Quest - its hard to see them carrying on Blackstone Fortress forever beyond two years...

 Grimtuff wrote:
Well guys- let's set ourselves up for disappointment again...

From WC-

Yes! The online preview faucet is fully OPEN, and we can scarcely contain the tide of incredible new reveals. The Hype Train stops for no man, no law, and no virus. Next week, on the 4th of April, we’ll be following up from yesterday’s incredible Warhammer Preview Online with another one! It’s going to be mega.

Either something big is genuinely on the way or GW just doesn't know how to emote correctly...

Oh boy. Time to prepare for another round of whining when there's not news of new edition of 40k, AOS and complete rehaul of their lines with brand new plastics for every model this year.

There's no way PA8 was the only 40k news they had planned for Adepticon:

2017 was about 8E.

2018 was the next few codexes and confirmation that Sisters were coming back.

2019 was Apocalypse, Slaanesh, & first hints at PA.

The obvious choices are 9E, PA9 and the new Primaris stuff. However I wonder if they'll still go ahead with a big reveal when the release date is now so uncertain. We might see a smaller announcement than originally planned depending on how the current situation has affected the release schedule.

 xttz wrote:
There's no way PA8 was the only 40k news they had planned for Adepticon:

2017 was about 8E.

2018 was the next few codexes and confirmation that Sisters were coming back.

2019 was Apocalypse, Slaanesh, & first hints at PA.

The obvious choices are 9E, PA9 and the new Primaris stuff. However I wonder if they'll still go ahead with a big reveal when the release date is now so uncertain. We might see a smaller announcement than originally planned depending on how the current situation has affected the release schedule.

we could also see more of biles faction, if its not just rules ofcourse

New releases being beginning of May is probably a little optimistic and assuming that the lockdown ends mid April rather than towards the end (or beginning of May) but if they've got quick quick production runs (say a week or two from firing up the machines to having boxes ready to ship in the wharehouse) they can probably compress the next few PA books by a week or two and get back on schedule - assuming them want to.

So I think easy guesses:
Something else from the Escher book (like the Ogryn gang in the Goliath one)
Maruader Vigiliant/Tiger shark AX2 and Remoras
Tease of the Sons of Behemat
Tease of the last 40K PA book (at least the name)
Something for Titanicus that I didn't realise was already out


More wishlisty but possible
Some WIP from Gothic
Whatever this thing is:

A hint of the next storyline for 40K, more 'Soul Wars' than 9th ed and how it's going to work
Catachans/Eldar/Ork things we've seen hinted at the rumour engine - but reckon they're going to these build up a bit
New Shadespire season with Dark/shadow elves - we've seen a lot of bits in the rumour engine, but I think we'll them here first rather than as a full army. Reckon this will still be a while off though rather than in this preview.
The flying boat

Just full on wishlisting
Bunch of new Necron models because the last book is as big a deal as Engine War is for the Mechanicus
Ordinatus for Titanicus
Dark mechanicus for Engine War

I can't see the business sense in releasing 9th edition while a major 8th edition supplement run is still happening. Early 2021 makes a lot more sense, once the PA series is wrapped up.

Agreed.

I think Tastyfish’s list just above has about the sum of it.
Maybe a little something else thrown in.

EC or WE codex, new primarch, etc thrown in or something in the Wishlisty section perhaps.
Not things I’m rooting for, but I could see as potential..

tneva82 wrote:
Oh boy. Time to prepare for another round of whining when there's not news of new edition of 40k, AOS and complete rehaul of their lines with brand new plastics for every model this year.

*ahem*

As xttz has so clearly pointed out, we were expecting a big reveal, like every other time:

 xttz wrote:

2017 was about 8E.

2018 was the next few codexes and confirmation that Sisters were coming back.

2019 was Apocalypse, Slaanesh, & first hints at PA.

Not one mini for 40K, one for LOTR, and a few scattered things here and there, pretty much all of which we knew about already even if we didn't have the details (like the awesome Warcry stuff) or stuff that was leaked prior to the reveal (the Lion).

 xttz wrote:
There's no way PA8 was the only 40k news they had planned for Adepticon:

Why not? 40k dead gaem, all the money is in AOS, LOTR, Warcry, Blackstone fortress and other specialist gaems now.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
Oh boy. Time to prepare for another round of whining when there's not news of new edition of 40k, AOS and complete rehaul of their lines with brand new plastics for every model this year.

*ahem*

As xttz has so clearly pointed out, we were expecting a big reveal, like every other time:

 xttz wrote:

2017 was about 8E.

2018 was the next few codexes and confirmation that Sisters were coming back.

2019 was Apocalypse, Slaanesh, & first hints at PA.

Not one mini for 40K, one for LOTR, and a few scattered things here and there, pretty much all of which we knew about already even if we didn't have the details (like the awesome Warcry stuff) or stuff that was leaked prior to the reveal (the Lion).

This is why I’m hopeful for this Saturday’s reveal.

I remain however braced for ‘oh’ level of disappointment.

It would have made sense on the normal release schedule - previous editions have come out around the school holidays in summer (End of June preorder/July release).

We should have had
War of the Beast - March
Engine War - April
War of the Spider - May
As yet unnamed last PA - June
Then 9th ed, assuming the last PA wasn't wrapped up in this as well.

However with schools closed for the rest of the year in the UK and parts of the US, there's probably some flexiblity.

There is no indication that War of the Spider would be the second last. There may well be more after War of the Spider.

Harlequins, Deatwatch, Necrons and Sisters could be a single book, but could also be 2 (or even 3 books), especially if PA will double-dip more factions like War of the Spider does with Chaos Marines.

And while it might be conceivable that you could squeeze in a 9th edition in June this year, it still makes more "sense" to have it be 2021 (or even more likely, have 9th Ed. be out sometime 2022 or 2023 and only provide perhaps some minor tweaks and updates based on FAQs with this year's version of Shadowspear).

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Still expecting the next iteration of 40k.

Psychic Awakening is building toward something. Or several somethings. Started off filling in a few blanks in the modern background, and has since added new war zones and concerns.

Seems to make sense it’s the next edition. Show it off with related models, ready for people to get hands-on with the new rules at Warhammerfest.

I'd love it if they showed a teaser image to sample the ranges that they are bringing out in the coming year. Of course that risks disappointing folks whose factions aren't covered, then again its the hope that kills you... Wouldn't need to state the order or the extent of the releases but give a sense of what's coming. Its great to see what's coming up in the next few months but it generally doesn't have much interest- expecting more marines/imperials/chaos is all great for those factions but offer little if they aren't your bag and its compounded by the box game systems which are focused on the Imperial/chaos- it will be great to see Battlefleet Gothic but again that will be Imperials vs Chaos for the first few years like Titanicus ..If they gave a snippet of what's coming in the next year [not even all] it would most likely give interest to a broader set of gamers and collectors. But it probably doesn't fit with their business model at the moment..

Sunny Side Up wrote:
There is no indication that War of the Spider would be the second last. There may well be more after War of the Spider.

Harlequins, Deatwatch, Necrons and Sisters could be a single book, but could also be 2 (or even 3 books), especially if PA will double-dip more factions like War of the Spider does with Chaos Marines.

And while it might be conceivable that you could squeeze in a 9th edition in June this year, it still makes more "sense" to have it be 2021 (or even more likely, have 9th Ed. be out sometime 2022 or 2023 and only provide perhaps some minor tweaks and updates based on FAQs with this year's version of Shadowspear).

One thing worth noting is how modular factions are now thanks to stratigums, tactics, etc the fabius bile faction shows GW's willing to exploit that, there is a LOT of room for new subfactions, eneugh that they could pump out a years worth of supplements effortlessly. you could have stuff like blood ravens vs some brand new craftworld, complete with a brand new craftworld character etc

So, were people actually expecting something big ? Like, because GW said it was going to be big ? Like everytime ? Like it wasn't standard marketing practice ?
I mean, are you new here or... ?
I am genuinely wondering how can people be disappointed with what was announced (lots of long awaited stuff if not surprising stuff)

Sunny Side Up wrote:
There is no indication that War of the Spider would be the second last. There may well be more after War of the Spider.

Harlequins, Deatwatch, Necrons and Sisters could be a single book, but could also be 2 (or even 3 books), especially if PA will double-dip more factions like War of the Spider does with Chaos Marines.

And while it might be conceivable that you could squeeze in a 9th edition in June this year, it still makes more "sense" to have it be 2021 (or even more likely, have 9th Ed. be out sometime 2022 or 2023 and only provide perhaps some minor tweaks and updates based on FAQs with this year's version of Shadowspear).

I think there's probably either just the one and then 9th in the traditional slot, or a lot more books to come.

Whilst there's scope for more books - especially if they start dipping into the other 'mixed' or allied factions, it also seems that this would a good enough point to draw a line under this chapter of the 40K story and then start on the next one. Particularly when '9th ed' is likely just to be a reprinted rulebook with the collected errata in it and a new starter set rather than a large change to the way the rules work - so the largest thing that will have changed is the background.

people are always dissapointed. GW cant ever win, so I assume they just soldier on, for those people who do appreciate it

 godardc wrote:
So, were people actually expecting something big ? Like, because GW said it was going to be big ? Like everytime ? Like it wasn't standard marketing practice ?
I mean, are you new here or... ?
I am genuinely wondering how can people be disappointed with what was announced (lots of long awaited stuff if not surprising stuff)

It seems that there is a significant number of people who have never seen any commercials in their entire life.

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Naw its more that there's a small minority who just want to complain and thus do so with very little provocation. That they are mostly complaining about the same thing they complained about last time and that most of it because its not the second coming of the Emperor in terms of magnitude I think basically summarises that they've nothing really to complain about so they grasp at straws.

Hey folks, let's stick to the topic and otherwise let the thread rest until Saturday, okay?

I think people are setting themselves up for disappointment on the Primaris marines being revealed tbh. Even if 9th is revealed it won't be the model range that comes with it, it'll just be the concept.

 The Phazer wrote:
I think people are setting themselves up for disappointment on the Primaris marines being revealed tbh. Even if 9th is revealed it won't be the model range that comes with it, it'll just be the concept.

Perhaps. Though the bikes and landspeeder pic was leaked ages ago, so it would make sense to just reveal them.