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UPDATE:

 reds8n wrote:
new tanks

http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/2015/05/13/new-warhammer-world-exclusives/



.. warhammer world exclusives..?

Naftka wrote:This came as as surprise this morning, and it was very concise with the information. June 13th will see a new Adeptus Astartes codex release with two vehicle boxes! That is big news... but it gets better; New Land Raider Variant alongside a new Rhino variant.

Check out the latest on 40k Rumors,

Please remember that this is a rumor at this point.

via 'RR' on Faeit 212
'June 13th sees new Adeptus Astartes Codex release with two vehicle boxes. New land raider command variant included and new rhino command variant. Ornate design on additional armour plates etc. More marine kits to follow.

The codex sees predators/whirlwinds/indicators as 1-3 options. No surprise.
The codex sees land raider squadrons and huge bonus to ignoring damage when part of them.
More info to come...'

I am taking this with salt, due to it conflicting with the supposed 9th Edition release for Fantasy

Wouldnt surprise me. Seems like those boys up at Nottingham have nothog better to do other than write the same book- over and over again.

Hopefully they re-write the CSM Codex.

Gotta double dip those codex sales!

 Verviedi wrote:
I am taking this with salt, due to it conflicting with the supposed 9th Edition release for Fantasy

The new Eldar release (Codex and all) lasted one week. The big monthly release is long gone.

Warmonger2757 wrote:
Hopefully they re-write the CSM Codex.

You know they won't get it right. Why bother

I am still a little sore over my £25 for two pages of rules Imperial Knights codex lasting roughly a year...

 Red Corsair wrote:

Warmonger2757 wrote:
Hopefully they re-write the CSM Codex.

You know they won't get it right. Why bother

I even scratchbuilt myself few droppods before last "update" since I was sure we ll get them this time I am sucker for all chaos stuff

On topic if this is true I am really curious what role could this new vehicles fill. They start shooting themself in the legs with full auto with these rewrites. There is almost no new thing they can add and one must be wondering is it even profitable to do new moulds and casting of stuff which is forgotten few months after the release.

Sounds legit after what was rumored by Lords of War Gaming recently. It then might be followed by a Space Marine (Raven Guard actually) vs Tau campaign starter set, then a new Tau codex book.

The source though... time will tell

If this is true, then I'm glad I'm holding off from starting a big army project like I was intending with Space Wolves. I'm willing to wait till 6/13... and so is my wallet...

If, and it's a big if, this new LR can make something as awesome as Calgar's Land Raider from the 5th ed codex, that could be pretty cool!

New codex, though? No way in hell am I buying that after just 2 years, especially when the current one is not only functional but about as closed to balanced internally and externally as it gets.

With the new "detachment-of-formations" style of army-building (or, in GW's mind, army-selling), I can see why they would want to apply this to their single biggest selling army as soon as possible. I suspect that, not only will we still have chapter tactics, we will also now get some chapter specific formations, too. But, the real question is, what will be the model(s) they want to sell with this? With Necrons, it was Tomb Blades for the core formation. With Eldar, it was Jetbikes and/or Guardians for the core formation. What models will they add into the core formation that most people probably don't have much of so GW can sell lots of them?

Anyway, vehicle squadrons sound like they might help with the less-used vehicles. Whirlwind squadrons could be fun. Predators will still largely be mediocre unless they drop the points on them or give them some real punch or something; at least the 30K preds have 4-shot autocannons to make them useful.

Scouts or Tactical Marines will be my bet as to what the "tax" will be.

Personally I have always been in favor of mandating a 2:1 ratio of Scout Squads to MEQs.

Great this is exactly what I wanted!!! /s

Seriously though? I think the current codex is fine, and now it feels like my money was wasted. Anyone want an LE White Scars codex that's only been used for like 6 games?

Again?, a new Rhino and a new Land Raider?...

*Looks at his old Chaos LR and Rhinos*...*sight*

Looking forward to squadrons everywhere!

Plus, Land Raiders and Rhinos are better additions then silly chibi-style stuff

Could my IG please get whole Companies per slot? Thanks.

Land Raider formation sounds cool. New Land Raider variant has a 50/50 chance of being daft/awesome, so mixed feelings there. New codex seems ridiculous but, this is the new, GW age of rapid-fire rules replacement. I wonder how many knuckleheads will spring for the extra-limited-ultimate-awesome-chaptermaster edition with alternate hologram embossed foil covers this time when they now know they be milked again in a year or two?

Main reason for a new codex is to get that name change through.

 BrookM wrote:
Main reason for a new codex is to get that name change through.

Yup.

And shift the Landraider kit to an all in one for £60/$90

You're both probably right - how depressing is the prospect?!?

And not that you're both right!

 Kanluwen wrote:
Scouts or Tactical Marines will be my bet as to what the "tax" will be.

Personally I have always been in favor of mandating a 2:1 ratio of Scout Squads to MEQs.

Considering the number of scouts in a chapter to the number of marines, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

I’d guess the “tax” will be dreads or speeders, but that tac squads will play prominently. Depends a lot on if some get new rules to help move kits.

(my guesses)
SM demi-company:
Captain
3 tac squads
1 assault squad
1 dev squad
dreadnought

Rapid Strike force:
Captain (on bike)
3x5+ man bike squads
attack bike squad
land speeder squadron

If we do get a new codex, I’ll be a little irritated. The one we have now is fine, and not that old. Of course, I’m still smarting about the new Eldar codex, which is also replacing a newish codex, and makes me feel dirty for owning it.

Is anybody else flipping over this? GW is just pushing and pushing and I've only been back into the 40k world for about 3 months. Already I'm sick of release after release that cause all my books to become scrap. Seriously GW would have lost s customer if I had different games at my flgs. Sadly it's only 40k so I guess I gotta suck it up and deal with it

 Drogga wrote:
Is anybody else flipping over this? GW is just pushing and pushing and I've only been back into the 40k world for about 3 months. Already I'm sick of release after release that cause all my books to become scrap. Seriously GW would have lost s customer if I had different games at my flgs. Sadly it's only 40k so I guess I gotta suck it up and deal with it

I’m not at the straw that broke the camel’s back yet, but I can see it from where I am.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Scouts or Tactical Marines will be my bet as to what the "tax" will be.

Personally I have always been in favor of mandating a 2:1 ratio of Scout Squads to MEQs.

That makes absolutely no sense from a background, design or marketing perspective.

I remember when just a few years ago people complaining about the slow Codex release schedule.

Upcoming Astartes Codex army building... kind of

Saw this coming. Sold my SM codex three days ago.

 His Master's Voice wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Scouts or Tactical Marines will be my bet as to what the "tax" will be.

Personally I have always been in favor of mandating a 2:1 ratio of Scout Squads to MEQs.

That makes absolutely no sense from a background, design or marketing perspective.

Doesn't it though?

If Marines are going to be deployed to the field, Scouts are already deployed to mark the engagement zone and start disrupting everything.

So the ideal force to be seen on the average tabletop engagement SHOULD be more Scouts than MEQ.

How long until GW just goes with a membership fee model like Microsoft and Adobe did?

For just $10/mo you can get access to all our rules!

We'll probably also see the Marines reboxed with bigger bases while they're at it.