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aka_mythos wrote:Ugh... double post... *lowers head in shame*

It's not you, I've been having trouble with that problem today as well. Something is up with the server.

GW has already stated that Inquisition will be less prominent when they revisit WH and DH. Their current prominence is related to the release of the Inquisitor RPG/skirmish game that was released years ago. That will not be the case when the associated armies are revised, whenever that will be.

this may be a rumour but i was talking to the manager of my local gw and he says that there will be a new dark eldar codex released this year, and maybe tau within 2010-11. maybe the witch hunters will receive a glorious rebirth as well. personally i hope that just the battle sisters re-released but that's just me. sorry

aka_mythos wrote:
Grey Knights, all the script and text embedded into the armor, will have to be better thought out since it has to be set straight on to the direction the model is pulled from the mold.

Both deserve plastics but have detail issues preventing it. GW will rework them and we will see them eventually.

Have you seen the Space Wolves plastics? There's embedded text and amounts of detail that I would have thought were impossible a few years ago. I think they're definitely ready to do Grey Knights in plastic. 3-ups have been seen by Stickmonkey over on Warseer, whose rumor list I have quoted and put into it's own thread.

All this thread has done is remind me that I want my Dawn of Aweseome: SoulStormz!!1! sister avatar from BrotherSRM.

As bribe:

Brother SRM wrote:

aka_mythos wrote:
Grey Knights, all the script and text embedded into the armor, will have to be better thought out since it has to be set straight on to the direction the model is pulled from the mold.

Both deserve plastics but have detail issues preventing it. GW will rework them and we will see them eventually.

Have you seen the Space Wolves plastics? There's embedded text and amounts of detail that I would have thought were impossible a few years ago. I think they're definitely ready to do Grey Knights in plastic. 3-ups have been seen by Stickmonkey over on Warseer, whose rumor list I have quoted and put into it's own thread.

I know. What I was saying is why the GK had not been done previously. 2 years ago GW didn't have the capability, now they do.

ShumaGorath wrote:Have they squatted anything since the squats?

Define the word "squatted", and you'll have your answer.

ugh...... manchu thats exactly the kidn of fanart i hate... its to silly to be serious and to serious to be silly... Bleugh.

PLASTIC SOB NOW!!!! i want some palstic femal heads to make arbites with.

I am pretty sure we will see plastic Sisters - pushing plastic instead of metal was touted as one of the reasons for the good financials from GW.

Yes... because plastics give GW a larger profit margin. A $45 metal kit contains $10 worth of metal while a $45 plastic kit contains $5 worth of plastic. All other overhead is effectively the same. The only other difference is the expected sales volume, which metals make up for by having less up front cost.

So of course GW is happy when people buy plastics, they're paying beyond the premium of the metal kits and the mass production drives their cost down.

Yes we will see plastic sisters of battle. I just think all their cloth bits are going to be reworked.

Yeah, I like the variety of figs and army builds you can tinker with. They have the Freakshow stuff with the Inquistion, acroflags, penitent engines, sister repentia & mistress (that's where the older SOBs go), and assassins/death cult. or you could just run exclusive SOBs. Fun army to run and actually tougher with the Faith system than some of the other Psychic powers and they even get a 5+ to resist Psychics thrown at them. Different pose configurations and way easier conversions for sisters if they come out in plastic, much like how Eldar were for Guardians and DAs. It's just so much cheaper for them for plastics and robes are easy to do now for plastic figs. It would be nice to see what new figs they come up with for Sisters (some new special characters would be nice, Ophelia & Ephemeral, hint hint). They did finally come up with official tank kits for the Immolator and the Exorcist with the last codex. I do wish they would have Sister Dreads it would just take a change in the chest plate piece and give another elite or heavy slot, but that might go too much into SM territory (Yeah, I know there's the Throne of Judgement but just one guy. A Sister initiates for like a Scout squad for infiltration and/or another FA squad with maybe bikes because they seriously lack another FA choice(ho boy, Harley Sisters, I can see it now). Just even new rules on existing figs for characters like Confessor Kyrinov & Missionary Jacobus. Hell, they don't even have to make new molds or figs, just playtest and write up some rules for them, it won't cost them much at all. Ugh, I've wishlisted and ranted enough.
I love that first cosplayer SOB, very good authentic looking costume and cute girl. :3

I'm really confused about the whole situation because I just saw that they put the metal squad of 10 back on the gw website apparently. I think metal and plastic both have their upsides and I think plastic sisters would be pretty cool, but I really liked working with the metal as well. Either way, I think they look attractive enough as they are, especially after looking through the pictures in the codex, and honestly don't like anime and think it would be stupid if they made anime-looking SOB. I like how strong yet still attractive they look and am sure that this look will stay the same regardless of what they release. In any case I'm highly anticipating to see what changes they make, if any, to the Witch Hunters and hope they're good ones.

CT GAMER wrote:

As akward as it is to say, this is probably some of the best cosplay I've ever seen. Usually cosplayers come out looking really silly, but this is pretty good.

I think that is an awesome pic, LordofHats.

aka_mythos wrote:Yes... because plastics give GW a larger profit margin. A $45 metal kit contains $10 worth of metal while a $45 plastic kit contains $5 worth of plastic. All other overhead is effectively the same. The only other difference is the expected sales volume, which metals make up for by having less up front cost.

So of course GW is happy when people buy plastics, they're paying beyond the premium of the metal kits and the mass production drives their cost down.

Yes we will see plastic sisters of battle. I just think all their cloth bits are going to be reworked.

You're completely forgetting that plastic injection molds are vastly more expensive to make than the silicon or rubber molds used for metals.

You guys might want to take a look at my post over at Heresy. I see no point in posting this huge thread on all forums I visit but for some of you it might bring some hope from reading it.
Its mostly a compilation of rumours and should be treated as such.

http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?p=560146#post560146

@MCC: That's a lot of stuff.

I think the later "News" of releases is not credible. You've got 4 Codices (BT, DE, GK, & Necrons) starting Sep 2010 and finishing Q1 2011. That's more than a year's worth of releases in 6 months. GW simply isn't going to release that many Codices that quickly, and all of these are historically weak sellers. Sounds like a lot of effort by GW for low return.

The conceptual stuff (No Faith Points, No Allies), I can easily believe. The bit about no Imperial Assassins is rather tougher, given that the 4 temples were defined as canonical in C: Assassins 2E, C: Assassins 3E, and carried forward under the DH & WH books. Going back to a generic RT Imperial Assassin doesn't really make sense.

Most of those rumours are from Stickmonkey. He is a reliable source, but sees things VERY far out from the finished product.

On the other hand, that schedule rumour does not match up with my understanding of things. Last I heard, there was the *possibility* that there will be no further Codecies after Blood Angels as they focus on Fantasy Battle for the rest of the year. At *most* there should only be three 40K armies this year.

there was the *possibility* that there will be no further Codecies after Blood Angel

Happy to say that is not correct.

I don't know if it has come up in the thread yet, but GW has got to have realized the correlation between sales and perceived power levels. All they have to do is make their new concept or army as nasty as whatever is already out or better and it doesn't matter what it is, it'll sell.

@Elric: With WFB8 taking the spotlight, that'll be 3 release months towards the end of the year, but one can expect one more 40k release this year:
- Nids,
- BA,
- missions, and
- TBD.
I'd believe another couple releases for Q1 & Q2 next year, but aren't we due for Apoc 2 as one of them?

I HAVE NEWS!!! There may be a full Inquisitorial REDO by the end of THIS YEAR!!!! Battle Sisters and Daemonhunters are landing! My contact at GW told me this.

This was discussed in the `Codex After Blood Angels' thread a couple of weeks ago

Indeed it was.
Which is why I'm focusing on my Black Templars now, keeping the devoted ladies and their inquisitors aside for a while.
I rather practice with an army that isn't going to change a few months after I start winning my games.

Elric of Grans wrote:This was discussed in the `Codex After Blood Angels' thread a couple of weeks ago

He also told me that the blood angels box would not be released this year.

I was at the LA battle bunker last night, and flipped through the battle missions book, and saw no missions for inquisitors. Maybe it was just me not seeing them (did see them on the back cover though) but that made me worry.

But then the red shirt started going on about the GK greens hes seen in company emails so who knows.

Seems odd to miss them out of battle missions. Maybe (any plans to make them a standalone army notwithstanding) it's because they originally conceived as allies for Imperial Forces.

fallen_wolfborn wrote:

Elric of Grans wrote:This was discussed in the `Codex After Blood Angels' thread a couple of weeks ago

He also told me that the blood angels box would not be released this year.

Even though GW themselves confirmed Blood Angels for April?

=I= and sisters/Grey knight rumors are interesting. Not sure how to take it yet.

Yes, there is nothing for them in Battle Missions. Nor Cities of Death, Apocalypse or Planetstrike. Inquisition always misses out in the supplements.

Elric of Grans wrote:Yes, there is nothing for them in Battle Missions. Nor Cities of Death, Apocalypse or Planetstrike. Inquisition always misses out in the supplements.

Really?

WD December 2009 / Planetstrike / page 37 ( demonhunters, attacker and witchhunters, defender )

2 options for planetstrike, the witchhunters use sororitas or seraphim to raise your morale and lower that of your opponent.
The demonhunters may get and invul save 6+ and may stop demons from assaulting after deepstrike.