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From Faeit 212
"Earlier today I received an email that the next White Dwarf (April's edition/ released in March) was seen, and in it, Tyranids were spotted. Exactly what it was that was seen is still a mystery, but its still exciting to think that our favorite bugs might just be next for some sort of an update or release.


Please note that this is a rumor, and that this email's content was edited for posting.

via the Faeit 212 inbox from an anonymous source
Tyranids is next month. Not sure whats coming exactly, but the info was spotted from an upcoming WD due out at the end of march. "

This makes me excited and could explain why there has been NO flyer updates for the bugs. I can only hope and dream.

Let's hope it's true for all the 'Nid players.

Good news, I hope it's true. Tyranid players were never happy with the 5th edition book.

People are going to be shiving one another to pick up any future white dwarves that include any rules to vainly attempt to avoid $40 FAQs in the future. I really like the GW IP but their business practices make me feel like I am buying buying rugs made of kitten pelts assembled by blind, one armed infants that were shipped around the world twice on rafts pulled from the Pacific garbage patch every time I buy something of theirs.
I have a whole tyranid army sitting in a case waiting for a rule set tweak to inspire me. Maybe these rules will be them. .

I think all it will be is advertisements and try to make it cool to collect Tyranids,

"Look shiney minis, buy buy BUY!"

I don't think nothing new will be added, but would love it if it happened, but not holding onto hope. I give up with Tyranid rumous that all turned false espically this "summer of fliers" people tried to do for 2 years in a row lol.

Stop being paranoid. Whatever in the next WD, is just good news for the bug's players.

I see some options
1- news models
2- WD codex
3- new codex
4- novels
5- 30 pages of showcase....

hellpato wrote:
Stop being paranoid. Whatever in the next WD, is just good news for the bug's players.

I see some options
1- news models
2- WD codex
3- new codex
4- novels
5- 30 pages of showcase....

30 page showcase means something new.

Kendo wrote:
People are going to be shiving one another to pick up any future white dwarves that include any rules to vainly attempt to avoid $40 FAQs in the future. I really like the GW IP but their business practices make me feel like I am buying buying rugs made of kitten pelts assembled by blind, one armed infants that were shipped around the world twice on rafts pulled from the Pacific garbage patch every time I buy something of theirs.
I have a whole tyranid army sitting in a case waiting for a rule set tweak to inspire me. Maybe these rules will be them. .

You could always get an Ipad and download issues whenever you want. :-P

It may not be rules. The Harpy and the Mycetic Spore are still very major units missing a model. Arguably, the Tyranid Prime coud use a model an there was an old rumor regarding the Ymgarl getting the Flash Gits expensive model treatment.

For the love of good please make an anti air unit that's rules are not so badly worded that they do not work like the lictor or trygon. Or who can actualy do it's job. The harpy has so weak vector strikes and has only blast template weapons. None who can damadge an enemy flyer. :-(

 Niiai wrote:
For the love of good please make an anti air unit that's rules are not so badly worded that they do not work like the lictor or trygon. Or who can actualy do it's job. The harpy has so weak vector strikes and has only blast template weapons. None who can damadge an enemy flyer. :-(

God knows it would be easy enough to just create a new kind of spore mine that floats at flyer level, waiting to hit them as they come in. Or, for that matter, also attack deep strikers on the way in...

 Absolutionis wrote:
It may not be rules. The Harpy and the Mycetic Spore are still very major units missing a model. Arguably, the Tyranid Prime coud use a model an there was an old rumor regarding the Ymgarl getting the Flash Gits expensive model treatment.

I agree with all that and to do the Tyranid Prime would be really simple all they would have to do is bring out the old Tyrant sculpt and that would work perfect as a Prime sculpt(honestly that is what i use as my Prime now) Honestly I am not looking for a brand new codex I think that is a little too much wishful thinking but a rules revamp in a white dwarf would be awesome and maybe a new model/unit would be fun too. Really all i want is my Synapse creatures to get eternal warrior that is all I really want.

Seems a bit early for a new codex (Only 3 years), but then again, Tyranids tend to be the first Xenos codex updated each edition, so who knows?

God knows it would be easy enough to just create a new kind of spore mine that floats at flyer level, waiting to hit them as they come in. Or, for that matter, also attack deep strikers on the way in...

I would be like the plasma bugs from the Starship Troopers movie.

I do have it on good authority that the 'tyranid problem' was under discussion recently in the design team offices and that the disadvantage tyranids are under due to the allies chart is being talked about.

I don't know about a new codex though, perhaps that's how they'll do it but I find it odd we've not heard much of a whisper about it so far, my prediction would be a stop gap provided by FAQs and interim model releases.

still two 4th edition 'dexes limping about... if anything we'll just see the nids or (more likely) the space wolves in a battle report or army of the month. The quote on the parting shot picture was about the space wolves, the nids were just the target...

skink007 wrote:
still two 4th edition 'dexes limping about... if anything we'll just see the nids or (more likely) the space wolves in a battle report or army of the month. The quote on the parting shot picture was about the space wolves, the nids were just the target...

There are 4, 4th edition dexes. BT, Tau, Eldar and Orks. Unless BT is 3rd, but I'm pretty sure the Necrons were the last 3rd edition dex to be updated.


Tyranids and Space Marines are the only codexes that get updated every edition, so while I doubt this is their codex update, it would be nice to fill in the gap for the rest of the models, and perhaps some updated rules for the Harpy.

bt is fourth edition, my first wd was the one before the dark angels came out, and bt were featured as coming soon.

Back on topic, I'm happy to see that nids are getting some attention.

A lot of hype over an anonymous tip that "I saw Nids in a book, but I don't know any details."

This is almost certainly a wave release of the missing models that rumormongers have suggested were completed some time ago. I'm hoping spores aren't in the bunch since I have five homemade models and would rather not drop $300(+?) to replace them.

My bet for new codices is still on Tau soon, with maybe Eldar later this year.

I'd love to see some new models at least, and of course a rules update and or full on Codex would be great. Rumors do seem to point to Tau next but who knows.

 Savageconvoy wrote:
A lot of hype over an anonymous tip that "I saw Nids in a book, but I don't know any details."

I don't know, everyone's responses seem to be rather reserved, rather than hype to me.

I think everyone pretty much realizes that Faiet only seems to get things right about 50% of the time.

A Harpy model would be my bet. Fits in with GWs "Buy our Flyerz!" paradigm at the moment and doesn't really require any effort from them. There are a decent number of units in that book that don't have models but get used frequently. GW knows this I am sure. Pretty easy money for them I'd think.

I'm skeptical about there being any sort of rules update but I am happy to be wrong!

Gimme a page that says "tyranids get assault grenades" and I'll be happy.

Maybe they used Tyranids to fight the Tau in the obligatory batrep for the Tau getting their new codex

Would be totally chuffed to see some Tyranid action happening. I’m buying up models at the moment while they’re cheap!

What i would love for a new tyranid ability, would be the ability to sacrifice d6 gargoyles, for an automatic penetrating hit on a flyer, by means of flying suicidally into the engines of enemy flyers ^^

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
I do have it on good authority that the 'tyranid problem' was under discussion recently in the design team offices and that the disadvantage tyranids are under due to the allies chart is being talked about.

...

There is of course no way that human intelligence and foresight could have anticipated the problems of introducing an "Allies" system that allows your army to cover its weak spots by recruiting some units from a different army, and excluding some factions from it.

 Kilkrazy wrote:

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
I do have it on good authority that the 'tyranid problem' was under discussion recently in the design team offices and that the disadvantage tyranids are under due to the allies chart is being talked about.

...

There is of course no way that human intelligence and foresight could have anticipated the problems of introducing an "Allies" system that allows your army to cover its weak spots by recruiting some units from a different army, and excluding some factions from it.

I wouldn't mind, if tyranid's could ally with imperial guard, as genestealer cult's. Would be epic, that.

Perhaps Tyranids will get their FOC limits increased due to their lack of being able to take allies.