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BrassScorpion wrote: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.

Necrons, Tau and Sororitas are all due for a release within the next 14 months according to several rumour posters. Warseer moderator Darnok (and it seems Worglock) is very convinced that we will only see a Sororitas Codex second half of 2011. So no big secret, just no official information which is normal several months before the release date.

Kroothawk wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote: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.

Necrons, Tau and Sororitas are all due for a release within the next 14 months according to several rumour posters. Warseer moderator Darnok (and it seems Worglock) is very convinced that we will only see a Sororitas Codex second half of 2011. So no big secret, just no official information which is normal several months before the release date.

So what's the lineup of these three codeces, as it stands, according to these rumours? Sisters-Necrons-Tau?

Again, product has to be boxed and ready to ship months ahead of release. Soooo, if you're looking for what's coming within the next 6 months, forget 14 months, let's talk about the next 6 months, then I'd go with the army that's already been manufactured and is ready to ship.

BrassScorpion wrote:Again, product has to be boxed and ready to ship months ahead of release. Soooo, if you're looking for what's coming within the next 6 months, forget 14 months, let's talk about the next 6 months, then I'd go with the army that's already been manufactured and is ready to ship.

Out of the three, the only models I've really heard as being ready to ship are Sisters and possibly Necrons.

I believe it's the other way around, unless both are done.

BrassScorpion wrote:I believe it's the other way around, unless both are done.

Stickmonkey (Salt, but I'm hopeful) said he'd seen the Sisters models, with veils and new bolters and looking all awesome. Haven't heard much about Necrons models other than wishlisting, really, though I may be misinformed/unobservant

with grey knights being the newest thing, id hope necrons would be next, not sisters. id rather see a new xenos army then 2 imperiums in a row.

kenzosan wrote:with grey knights being the newest thing, id hope necrons would be next, not sisters. id rather see a new xenos army then 2 imperiums in a row.

I think I could give Sisters a pass on that because their line infantry models were sculpted before half the posters here were born and they still don't have plastic troops.

Brother SRM wrote:I think I could give Sisters a pass on that because their line infantry models were sculpted before half the posters here were born and they still don't have plastic troops.

sisters models look hilarious man

idk, i think necrons need work way more then sisters. everyone i know switched to their secondary army and put necrons onto the shelf.

sisters models look hilarious man

In the 41st Millennium there is only war... and sexy corsets and lingerie.

BrassScorpion wrote:

sisters models look hilarious man

In the 41st Millennium there is only war... and sexy corsets and lingerie.

i ment more the giant mohawks

kenzosan wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:

sisters models look hilarious man

In the 41st Millennium there is only war... and sexy corsets and lingerie.

i ment more the giant mohawks

Sounds like you're thinking of Escher from Necromunda -- I don't remember a sisterhawk.

kenzosan wrote:i ment more the giant mohawks

What the hell are you talking about?

Brother SRM wrote:

kenzosan wrote:i ment more the giant mohawks

What the hell are you talking about?

sorry, just a joke on this http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440304a&prodId=prod1080147 i always refer to her as having a mohawk, never got corrected till i got older so it kinda stuck with me...

That's more a beehive hairdo or a pompador and it long predates the punk movement and is nothing like a "mohawk".

BrassScorpion wrote:That's more a beehive hairdo or a pompador and it long predates the punk movement and is nothing like a "mohawk".

like i said, its stuck in my head that way i tend to think faster then i type.

to say this, my friend would be happy if necrons came out according to that time table.

I would have switched to a secondary army, but the only other army I wanna play is Sisters... I think I'm cursed to only liking codices written as long ago as possible whilst still being legally playable...

Scarey Nerd wrote:I would have switched to a secondary army, but the only other army I wanna play is Sisters... I think I'm cursed to only liking codices written as long ago as possible whilst still being legally playable...

thats how i was the first 3 months i was learning the game i went grey knights to sisters to dark eldar before going ig. my friend is still waiting on necrons since he always liked em since he started playing.

kenzosan wrote:thats how i was the first 3 months i was learning the game i went grey knights to sisters to dark eldar before going ig. my friend is still waiting on necrons since he always liked em since he started playing.

Necrons need the update more than sisters in terms of rules, but when it comes to the actual practicality of collecting the armies, Sisters cost £86.60 or so for 2 minimum troop choices and an HQ, if you give nothing any wargear or special weapons which would therefore need different (and more expensive) models.

Scarey Nerd wrote:

kenzosan wrote:thats how i was the first 3 months i was learning the game i went grey knights to sisters to dark eldar before going ig. my friend is still waiting on necrons since he always liked em since he started playing.

Necrons need the update more than sisters in terms of rules, but when it comes to the actual practicality of collecting the armies, Sisters cost £86.60 or so for 2 minimum troop choices and an HQ, if you give nothing any wargear or special weapons which would therefore need different (and more expensive) models.

imo necrons needed the update more then nids <_< but thats going further back then id care to care about.

I was under the impression Stickmonkey saw one Sisters scultp and said it looked great, but was a long ways off. Most rumors are banging back n forth between Necrons and Tau - My thought process always goes to what they can sell more of and faster......

In my 39 years and playing since Rogue Trader I have never seen a Sisters of Battle Army, (yes I realize they weren't around back then).

If we went by sales and common played it would most likely be:

Tau
Necrons
Sisters

but who knows.................... :-)

Da-Rock wrote:I was under the impression Stickmonkey saw one Sisters scultp and said it looked great, but was a long ways off. Most rumors are banging back n forth between Necrons and Tau - My thought process always goes to what they can sell more of and faster......

In my 39 years and playing since Rogue Trader I have never seen a Sisters of Battle Army, (yes I realize they weren't around back then).

If we went by sales and common played it would most likely be:

Tau
Necrons
Sisters

but who knows.................... :-)

gotta say you wont see many necrons in 5th edition

Scarey Nerd wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:I believe it's the other way around, unless both are done.

Stickmonkey (Salt, but I'm hopeful) said he'd seen the Sisters models, with veils and new bolters and looking all awesome. Haven't heard much about Necrons models other than wishlisting, really, though I may be misinformed/unobservant

In November 2010, someone talked with Goodwin and apparently he was having a tough time with the sculpting process and had a few problems getting his vision into model form. It's entirely possible that since then he's gotten over the hump and the models are ready for production, but it's also likely that they're not there yet (especially since he still has/had a lot of Dark Eldar work to do and other responsibilities).

E: Digging into this a bit more, apparently he's expressed a desire to take it easy once he's finished with the Dark Eldar stuff.

kenzosan wrote:

BrassScorpion wrote:

sisters models look hilarious man

In the 41st Millennium there is only war... and sexy corsets and lingerie.

i ment more the giant mohawks

Yeah, wasn't clear that with "sister models with a mohawk" you meant one non-sister model with a non--mohawk.

Da-Rock wrote:I was under the impression Stickmonkey saw one Sisters scultp and said it looked great, but was a long ways off. Most rumors are banging back n forth between Necrons and Tau - My thought process always goes to what they can sell more of and faster......

In my 39 years and playing since Rogue Trader I have never seen a Sisters of Battle Army, (yes I realize they weren't around back then).

If we went by sales and common played it would most likely be:

Tau
Necrons
Sisters

but who knows.................... :-)

Sisters were my first army. Kinda sucked at only being dangerous at 12-24", but they are a rare and fun army. I am really looking forward to seeing them in plastic and building a new force of heritic burning lass's

I've only played against Sisters once and did not know how to counter them with their weird Faith Point thing that i didn't understand.

One of the advantages of playing with a rare army i guess, not many people know what they are capable of or how their special rules work.

Praxiss wrote:I've only played against Sisters once and did not know how to counter them with their weird Faith Point thing that i didn't understand. One of the advantages of playing with a rare army i guess, not many people know what they are capable of or how their special rules work.

That's okay, in my experience some people playing that army don't understand the FP system either, leading to some rather suspect army lists and in-game "tactics". Then again, it's so different than anything in the other Codex books that even when it's being done right it sounds suspicious.

Pass. The guy i was playing just announced he was using Faith Points which gave him such-and-such ability. Sounded a bit weird but i didn't have any reason to argue with him. I was ripping him to shreds so wasn't overly fussed TBH.

With the amount of funky stuff in codices these days Faith Points seem pretty tame (SW having a boomerang throwable thunder hammer is my personal fave)

it ewould appear as though another long-overdue army is next- Tomb Kings.

yep, surprised me as well. i got this months white dwarf (grey knights, who look awesome by the way) and on the inside of the last page is a big screaming tomb prince with the words "Tomb Kings" underneath him. after tk surely the similar necrons wil come.... right?

Blackhoof wrote:it ewould appear as though another long-overdue army is next- Tomb Kings.

yep, surprised me as well. i got this months white dwarf (grey knights, who look awesome by the way) and on the inside of the last page is a big screaming tomb prince with the words "Tomb Kings" underneath him. after tk surely the similar necrons wil come.... right?

As far as I'm aware, the order of WHFB codices has no bearing on 40K ones. It'd be a nice coincidence, but I doubt it's a reflection on Necrons.