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-Shrike- wrote:
Ahem...
After last page's warning, I think it might be better if these Hobbit rumours were taken elsewhere. Further discussion in this thread cannot end well.

I think the point that brought it up in the first places is that there is little in the way leaks or rumors to say what will be released in the December and that the silence on the Hobbit release bodes well for a Tyranid release in December. Personally I am starting to lose hope for December, as we have heard squat and it is less than 3 weeks way.

Well since GW leaks rumors they can't because of new line.Also:How many 40k rumor sites are there?(5 good ones)How many hobbit?NONE.Not even bad ones.

Yeah, there are rarely (if any) Hobbit rumors ever. Most mongers typically say, "something for The Hobbit in [insert month]" without anything to back it up. It's often just an assumption based on release patterns.

GW has all but bucked their release patterns this year, so December could be a bit of a surprise.

And somehow, we're talking about The Hobbit again....

Let's be clear, here: rumors about when rumors might appear, perhaps through early access to WD? NOT on topic. Kindly curtail further discussion along those lines.

And yes, that might very well mean that there's nothing to discuss in this thread for a week; that's fine, too.

New info on 2014 release schedule from Faeit:

http://natfka.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-will-2014-look-like-release.html#more

Guess what isn't listed in 2014?

Not to be picky...

But next month isn't in 2014

Which is, I think, precisely his point.

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gak

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Soo first off really excited that Tyranids may be getting updated next month but does anyone find it strange that we still haven't seen a cheesy preview video on the GW website seems out of the norm for them usually we get some sort of preview by now.

I agree. It's starting to get a little too close for comfort.

 BlackRaven1987!! wrote:
Soo first off really excited that Tyranids may be getting updated next month but does anyone find it strange that we still haven't seen a cheesy preview video on the GW website seems out of the norm for them usually we get some sort of preview by now.

No we don't normally get a cheesy preview video by now. It's only the 18th. Maybe next week we might see something.

Judging by the (observed) "schedule" of these things posted a few pages back, we're likely looking at "cheesy video" stage due on 11/23, with WD on 11/30, and release on 12/7.

I look at it like this; the Tyranid release is probably going to be the largest of 6th Edition yet in terms of new kits (obviously Space Marines still own sales). GW really don't want to spoil the party there, but they gave us a cheeky little hint that they are coming with the Hive Guard leak, building up heaps of anticipation as everyone knows there are going to be a lot of new kits. Everyone gets to look at the Hive Guard kit, go "cool, but where is the Harpy/Mycetic Spore/new units/etc". Something tells me they are going to hit us with a sledge-hammer in terms of the sheer breadth of this release....

The cheesy preview video will probably be the 25th, not the 23rd (if this even happens). They always post those on Mondays, not Saturdays. I'd expect the cheesy video next Monday, then preorders going up Saturday the 30th. That faeit 2014 schedule not showing nids has my hopes high for December!




Then again, my hopes have gotten high before.

http://cheezburger.com/7902514176
Not a sledgehammer. More like this.

 Janthkin wrote:
Which is, I think, precisely his point.

What he said ;-)

I'm actually getting excited now!


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DO IT TO IT wrote:
The cheesy preview video will probably be the 25th, not the 23rd (if this even happens). They always post those on Mondays, not Saturdays. I'd expect the cheesy video next Monday, then preorders going up Saturday the 30th. That faeit 2014 schedule not showing nids has my hopes high for December!




Then again, my hopes have gotten high before.

I seem to remember getting the cheesy video emails from GW on Saturday mornings (Central US Time), and typically they come a week before the announcement of the Codex. Sort of an announcement for the announcement, if you will.

If GW is behind the small leak and the tight seal on any others, I have to give them props for building the anticipation. This certainly makes me more excited about Tyranids than if I knew exactly what was coming 6 months ago.

 brassangel wrote:
If GW is behind the small leak and the tight seal on any others, I have to give them props for building the anticipation. This certainly makes me more excited about Tyranids than if I knew exactly what was coming 6 months ago.

It probably doesn't help future sales of the Hobbit, though.

But it makes sense that they'd want to be like, "Guys, hold on, Tyranids are actually right around the corner" since prior to the image leak and Smaug rumour people were staunchly convinced it would be january at the earliest. I know that, personally, I've slowed my wasteful spending in the past few weeks in anticipation of needing to drop ~$500 on all the new Tyranid goodies.

I'm tired of people acting like leaks are 100% calculated and intentional these days, though. It's an interesting theory, but there's no proof that what we get is anything different than what we've been getting for years from the traditional sources.

Altruizine wrote:

 brassangel wrote:
If GW is behind the small leak and the tight seal on any others, I have to give them props for building the anticipation. This certainly makes me more excited about Tyranids than if I knew exactly what was coming 6 months ago.

It probably doesn't help future sales of the Hobbit, though.

But it makes sense that they'd want to be like, "Guys, hold on, Tyranids are actually right around the corner" since prior to the image leak and Smaug rumour people were staunchly convinced it would be january at the earliest. I know that, personally, I've slowed my wasteful spending in the past few weeks in anticipation of needing to drop ~$500 on all the new Tyranid goodies.

I'm tired of people acting like leaks are 100% calculated and intentional these days, though. It's an interesting theory, but there's no proof that what we get is anything different than what we've been getting for years from the traditional sources.

I can't imagine The Hobbit would have sold as well as half of one 40k army release regardless of how GW hyped it though. It's just not popular as a game.

I leaks are precisely calculated by whoever the sources are. The timing isn't 100% planned, I'm sure, but the information getting out is. Whether by GW, or someone on the inside (and thus technically still GW), people know when they are releasing stuff and why.

I don't think it's a coincidence that things went silent immediately after Fritz released the Hive Guard photo. GW probably put the hammer down (insert Thor jumping through the air) on someone.

Still, the lack of information makes it more exciting than when we used to know everything well in advance. The sales numbers are suggesting as much too.

That release schedule is garbage if true, why should the BA players have to wait longer than the wolves?

I'm desperately scraping together every penny I can so as to buy some of these new goodies when they're released. Anyone need a kidney?

Weirdly, I'm more excited to read the codex than I am to build the new models. I hope the fluff doesn't disappoint.

Agree with SBG. With 5-6k points in models, I just really want a decent ruleset and fluff allowance.

 davou wrote:
That release schedule is garbage if true, why should the BA players have to wait longer than the wolves?

Both Tim and Natfka have crappy accuracy in general, so I wouldn't sweat it much.

davou wrote:That release schedule is garbage if true, why should the BA players have to wait longer than the wolves?

For one, we aren't entirely sure what's going to come when. Two, it doesn't really matter which was released first or which is oldest. They go based on inspiration, logistics, completion of models, etc. Besides, given how fast these books are rolling out, it doesn't really matter which one is first. The other will be close behind.

As to preparing a budget for release: That's why I always have a "gaming fund" set aside every month. If I use it, cool! If not, I store it up for something I will want. That way, whether December or January, I'm ready. I just don't recklessly spend on other crap like going out to eat or video games.

So, how accurate do you guys think the plastic Harridan Apocalypse model rumor will be? That's like... my dream model. Could never afford the FW one though!

I might be willing to part ways with the cash for a collectors edition codex if there is enough artwork to back it up. I might be broke this december but nid artwork can warm up those house just as well as a xmas tree.

 davou wrote:
That release schedule is garbage if true, why should the BA players have to wait longer than the wolves?

Because the Space Wolves codex is older?

 Brother SRM wrote:

 davou wrote:
That release schedule is garbage if true, why should the BA players have to wait longer than the wolves?

Because the Space Wolves codex is older?

And because Wolves need more work to bring their psykers and psychic defenses into line with 6th, and have no aircraft or anti-aircraft, while the BA have the Storm raven?

Ok, having posting issues....hopefully third time a charm....

Noctem wrote:
So, how accurate do you guys think the plastic Harridan Apocalypse model rumor will be? That's like... my dream model. Could never afford the FW one though!

This is purely speculative, but I have never seen a model be "out of stock" for so long before on forgeworld.

This thing has been unavailable since about the time the new APOC book dropped. Since it is actually pretty good in the new rules - I suspect they are losing quite a bit of sales here (my group would have ordred two by now).

Again, this is not scientific, and I by no means have been tracking fw products on a database or anything....but as the guy who coordinates forgeworld orders for a couple of the groups in my area (we buy about 2000-$3000 a year between everyone, and get free shipping on almost every order) I am quite a bit familiar with them, and their ordering/stocking.

so, for what its worth, I would only be mildly surprised to see a plastic harradin....especially after the lord of skulls and the necron tesseract vault.

 brassangel wrote:

I leaks are precisely calculated by whoever the sources are. The timing isn't 100% planned, I'm sure, but the information getting out is. Whether by GW, or someone on the inside (and thus technically still GW), people know when they are releasing stuff and why.

I don't think it's a coincidence that things went silent immediately after Fritz released the Hive Guard photo. GW probably put the hammer down (insert Thor jumping through the air) on someone.

How can you possibly deduce that?

The Hive Guard image looked like a picture of the box taken on a cell phone camera. My guess is some person was in the right place at the right time, and snapped it. I know that's exactly what I would do, given the same opportunity. And then I would have gone home, put it on the internet immediately, and "gone silent" (having no further access to information or pictures). No "precise calculation" in that scenario whatsoever. Occam's Razor, and whatnot.

Lately most advance pictures have been coming from White Dwarf, and there's even less calculation required in those situations. Whoever gets the mag first and is willing to scan/photograph it does so.

 Rotary wrote:
I might be willing to part ways with the cash for a collectors edition codex if there is enough artwork to back it up. I might be broke this december but nid artwork can warm up those house just as well as a xmas tree.

Wait, is there actually extra artwork in the limited edition codexes? I assumed that the only difference was the cover art.