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**KingCracker**

Mantle wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:I have to wonder if we'll ever see anything coming of this Tau piece:

Also:
Ouze, I have bookmarked that quote. I am quoting you on that Necron Lord combination of hip-hop and Transformers if it happens.

I would love to see those models released, but IIRC they were said to be a new sculptors work who was showing GW what he could do or something like that.

Thats just what they want you to believe. trust in the insanity brothers....now wheres that tinfoil hat Orkmoticon Ive been asking for!?

**Worglock**

Tabitha wrote:There won’t be any armies released in early/mid summer because with DE wave 2.0 followed by the summer expansion, and with several armies getting new units then, Games Workshop wants customers buying those new boxes, not buying a new army. So that means that the next release will be in the fall (September/October. Maybe August, but I doubt it.)

Despite how much I personally want witch hunters, the sisters are not the next army. I wouldn’t expect them before 2012 personally, no matter how awesome it would be.

Necrons are very likely next just because they are pretty much done. I can’t see why they would hold off on their release past October, and wouldn’t be surprised at an incoming e-mail some time mid summer, after the expansion. As far as Tau, they will be released at the beginning of summer 2012, just before 6th edition. Sort of like Eldar, where they were a 4th edition army built for 5th edition.

Only if there are two more armies released this year for 40k.

**Scarey Nerd**

Worglock wrote:
Tabitha wrote:There won’t be any armies released in early/mid summer because with DE wave 2.0 followed by the summer expansion, and with several armies getting new units then, Games Workshop wants customers buying those new boxes, not buying a new army. So that means that the next release will be in the fall (September/October. Maybe August, but I doubt it.)

Despite how much I personally want witch hunters, the sisters are not the next army. I wouldn’t expect them before 2012 personally, no matter how awesome it would be.

Necrons are very likely next just because they are pretty much done. I can’t see why they would hold off on their release past October, and wouldn’t be surprised at an incoming e-mail some time mid summer, after the expansion. As far as Tau, they will be released at the beginning of summer 2012, just before 6th edition. Sort of like Eldar, where they were a 4th edition army built for 5th edition.

Only if there are two more armies released this year for 40k.

Do you have other information then, Worglock? The rumours about Necrons being pushed back seem to be nonsense, IMHO, as I said earlier in the thread, I don't see why there would be a problem so bad that they'd need to fill the slot with Tau etc. So are you saying the release will be Tau - Necrons - Other?

**MaximusPrime**

If this is true I hope so!!!

**prime12357**

At this point, I'll be happy if my beloved undead robots just get a fun, balanced codex and some nice looking models before I become a grandfather. (hopefully sooner)

**Uriels_Flame**

Summer of Undead goodness - Tomb Kings and Necrons . . .

Would GW dare?

**TyraelVladinhurst**

Uriels_Flame wrote:Summer of Undead goodness - Tomb Kings and Necrons . . .

Would GW dare?

no they wouldn't the only time they dare is when multiple marines are available for release

**AlexHolker**

Uriels_Flame wrote:Summer of Undead goodness - Tomb Kings and Necrons . . .

Would GW dare?

Less than a month ago, the fluff was still "being worked on", and fluid enough that the Black Library staff considered it an obstacle to writing new Necron novels. If the fluff was the last thing to be finalised (say, because they were cleaning up after Ward) and if they could get it finished in that month, we could get an Incoming email in a few days, for a release in July, two months after the Tomb Kings.

Whether that is likely is another question entirely.

**Vhalyar**

AlexHolker wrote:
Uriels_Flame wrote:Summer of Undead goodness - Tomb Kings and Necrons . . .

Would GW dare?

Less than a month ago, the fluff was still "being worked on", and fluid enough that the Black Library staff considered it an obstacle to writing new Necron novels. If the fluff was the last thing to be finalised (say, because they were cleaning up after Ward) and if they could get it finished in that month, we could get an Incoming email in a few days, for a release in July, two months after the Tomb Kings.

Whether that is likely is another question entirely.

BrassScorpion believes that the codex has been finished for a while, while a regular rumor poster at HO says it's been done for at least three weeks.

**Sasori**

I expect we would get an Incoming email around July/August to be honest, and a release in October seems really likely. With the summer of flyers, and Wave 2 kits that are coming out, I don't see a release in the summer being likely at all.

**Vhalyar**

That's what's floating around. Not sure why anyone would think that a July release is likely, of all things.

**DarthSpader**

proballly not necrons at all. im thinking its a chaos 'dex and all the "necron" stuff is just the new heretic/daemon models.

.....

though necrons would be intersting. i remember when they first arrived everyone in the local area had a 1000 point identical necron army within 2 weeks. was kinda freaky.

**Worglock**

Scarey Nerd wrote:
Worglock wrote:
Tabitha wrote:There won’t be any armies released in early/mid summer because with DE wave 2.0 followed by the summer expansion, and with several armies getting new units then, Games Workshop wants customers buying those new boxes, not buying a new army. So that means that the next release will be in the fall (September/October. Maybe August, but I doubt it.)

Despite how much I personally want witch hunters, the sisters are not the next army. I wouldn’t expect them before 2012 personally, no matter how awesome it would be.

Necrons are very likely next just because they are pretty much done. I can’t see why they would hold off on their release past October, and wouldn’t be surprised at an incoming e-mail some time mid summer, after the expansion. As far as Tau, they will be released at the beginning of summer 2012, just before 6th edition. Sort of like Eldar, where they were a 4th edition army built for 5th edition.

Only if there are two more armies released this year for 40k.

Do you have other information then, Worglock? The rumours about Necrons being pushed back seem to be nonsense, IMHO, as I said earlier in the thread, I don't see why there would be a problem so bad that they'd need to fill the slot with Tau etc. So are you saying the release will be Tau - Necrons - Other?

Yes. Imperial. Not Marines.

**Scarey Nerd**

Worglock wrote:Yes. Imperial. Not Marines.

Please, please, please tell me that we're talking about Sisters, here. *Hopeful face*

**Praxiss**

So.......haver Necrons been pushed back or not? I'm confused.

**Asherian Command**

Yeah?

**Sasori**

Praxiss wrote:So.......haver Necrons been pushed back or not? I'm confused.

Nobody knows for sure, there are conflicting rumors. Worgock seems sure, but hasn't posted anything besides his statements to confirm it.

**BrassScorpion**

Well, Necrons are done and unreleased, but there is scant reliable information on the idea that Witch Hunters/SoB or Tau are actually finished and equally potentially ready for release. In fact, quite the opposite at least in the case of Tau. So therein lies the credibility problem on a potential SoB or Tau release substituting for Necrons in 2011. If SoB are done and ready to go then it may be the best guarded secret GW has ever kept this close to a release.

**Praxiss**

Fair enough. i'll just have to keep hoping for an October Release (although it does, annoyingly, clash with the release of Battlefield 3. Doh!)

**NecronLord3**

IMO, most reliable sources are saying Necrons are the next codex(not next release). The way it breaks down to me is the Necrons were pushed back and Grey Knights was released. This would jive with the rumor leaks, just maybe not the timeline some are going by.

Fingers crossed for Necrons this year.

**Cypher's Sword**

How badass would it be if they added the other two C'tan:

The Void Dragon: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Void_Dragon

The Outsider: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Outsider

I have been praying that they would imploy these awesome characters, can you Imagine feilding a living metal dragon, or god of madness that has gathered so much power from eating its fellow gods? thats just so cool to me, but of course you wouldn't be able to field the Outsider with any other C'tan.

Fingers crossed.....

**Necros**

Actually, I don't like the idea of the ctans being part of the army. Never really did. I'd rather see em do ginormous undead robomonsters instead, if they want super tough greater-demonish kind of things. The tomb stalker was a great start.

**Praxiss**

C'Tan should be Apoc only. I always thought they were too much of a point sink to take anyway.

**HoverBoy**

I think the cataan should be APOC only too, and much much stronger, theyre fething gods after all.

**Scarey Nerd**

Yeah, C'Tan should be about 600 points MINIMUM, and have ridiculous abilities. I'm talking stuff like making them walkers with 14 all round and the living metal rule, but still having the skimmer rule. Craziness and shenanigans.

**Ascalam**

If they can't, AT LEAST benchpress an Imperator Titan, one handed, they're underpowered

Kidding.

I've always seen the codex ones as being a splinter of the whole, kindof like the Eldar Avatar isn't Khaine, but a fragment of Khaine. Glom all the Avatars together into Avatar Voltron to get a better idea of Khaine.

Remember the Epic scale avatar that was about 40 ft high, compared to the troops?

**HoverBoy**

Screw that.
An actuall C'taan model should be bigger than it's owner.

**AoD**

A C'tan should be exactly whatever size it chooses to be.

**Ascalam**

Dr Manhattan from Watchmen would be a humanesque C'tan.

SImilar level of power, and size is pretty much just a preference.

**Necros**

I'd be happy if FW made the Ctan models, as big as their greater than greater demon models. Even though I'd never be able to afford them...