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This year for me is one of the most mysterious for GW for a long. Due to some long time rumour mungers quitting and a seeming lack of a major tent pole release, we really have little idea what is coming. Here is what we do know.


100% Deathwatch vs geanstealer board game (Sad Panda is the one reliable rumour we have left.)
99% an Age of sigmar board game in summer
99% a second horus heresy board game in the autumn
90% A second war zone Fenris book. (This has been GW's recent policy)
Other random rumours
Another old army making a return. The only thing I can think of is sisters.
Some stuff for Tzeentch maybe including Thousand sons. ( this also comes from Sad Panda)
combined Adeptus mechanicus book. (Mentioned by Lady Atia, another reliable rumour monger who usually only mentions things that are coming very soon.)
More Duaridin.
In March Age of Sigmar green skins possibly featuring a new wyvern. (As seen in the art)

Plastic 30k stuff
Geanstealer cult and deathwatch codexes and multi part plastic kita for each, presumably different from those in the box set.

Things confirmed to not be coming.
Imperial guard
Chaos codex
Lord of change (I really hope this is wrong)

Is there anything I missed? Sad Panda??!!??

Confirmed not to be coming where? Just curious.

Looks not bad. Another board game. Must be a shift in GW's policy.

 wuestenfux wrote:
Looks not bad. Another board game. Must be a shift in GW's policy.

I thought they were a miniatures company and not a game company, GW is really sending mixed signals and it makes my wallet cry

 Vankraken wrote:

 wuestenfux wrote:
Looks not bad. Another board game. Must be a shift in GW's policy.

I thought they were a miniatures company and not a game company, GW is really sending mixed signals and it makes my wallet cry

Indeed, GW shifted from a gaming company to a company that produces miniatures for collectors. The board games are not in line with this development. All the warscrolls (AoS) and rules for formations (40k, AoS) show that GW is still a gaming company but their rules are partly garbage.

Dark Eldar in Second Half of the year can be added, but it is a rumor to take with a grain of salt. Check news and rumors for more.

It was really specific and I hope at least some of it comes true. Lots of people are talking about how it seems to be too powerful and I think they're missing the point is that this would likely come in a two set campaign box with formations.

Damn, checked those rumours, first thing came to mind was that Craftworlds got even better transports lol

 Frozocrone wrote:
Damn, checked those rumours, first thing came to mind was that Craftworlds got even better transports lol

Don't be silly you know it will be part of a formation or super formation like the Space Marine one.

I was thinking more about Venoms...12 inch disembark would be amazing for banshees and harlies

If it does turn out to be a formation and not the decurion bonus then I will legit rofl

No SoB or IG Why does GW hate us?

Sad Panda, said that Imperial guard got their due in Montka, that a Lord of change sculpt had not been started and that chaos was getting stuff this year but not a codex. Several people have said that there is no sign of new sisters.

 Gamgee wrote:
Dark Eldar in Second Half of the year can be added, but it is a rumor to take with a grain of salt. Check news and rumors for more.

It was really specific and I hope at least some of it comes true. Lots of people are talking about how it seems to be too powerful and I think they're missing the point is that this would likely come in a two set campaign box with formations.

Those "rumors" stink highly of being pure made-up, fanboy level, wish listing rodent gak.

The Tzeentch stuff is rumored by Sad Panda to be mostly AoS related, with both he & Atia hinting heavily at new Thousands Sons "after summer".

After seeing the useless Tzeentch Daemon formations, my bet is that 1ksons see no rules changes at all, and are a given a formation that requires Ahriman & 9 squads of 9 Thousand Sons each, because GW apparently thinks our sacred numbers should be a way to nerf us even more so, instead of being you know, any kind of beneficial boon or anything silly like that!

The Dark Eldar rumors source is frontlinegaming recce. So this is a little more credible than people are making it out to be. He even says his source has been right in the past. Hmmm...

 Gamgee wrote:
The Dark Eldar rumors source is frontlinegaming recce. So this is a little more credible than people are making it out to be. He even says his source has been right in the past. Hmmm...

Frontline's rumor record is almost as woeful as the trash spewed from BoLS.
Until it comes from Sad Panda, Lady Atia, or Harry/Hastings, it's salt mine worthy. Hell, over on B&C, Atia has already alluded to these so-called rumors being made-up gak.

Could/will Dark Eldar get a new book later this year? Possibly, though I definitely think we'll also see one of either Orks or 'Nids first, and we know there's bound to be at least one more Loyalist Marine update this year. (my money's on BA's)

It's also possible that Dark Eldar get to join us poor Chaos players and have to wait until next year for anything.

Reecius / Frontline - Total rumors: (4 TRUE) / (15 FALSE) / (1 PARTIALLY TRUE/VAGUE)

Certainly not very promising.

Chikout wrote:
Sad Panda, said that Imperial guard got their due in Montka, that a Lord of change sculpt had not been started and that chaos was getting stuff this year but not a codex. Several people have said that there is no sign of new sisters.

Well thats sad, I think the guard could really use some sort of revitalizing, especially since all those new formations can lend them selves very well to new point costs/rules for all guardsman and still be a big seller. Mostly things like Leman Russes, Ogryns, and hellhounds need points reductions and they need to get multiples rules for having 3 in a unit like SM have, doubly so since they are an army that needs to take a lot of stuff.

Chikout wrote:


Things confirmed to not be coming.
Chaos codex

Looks like another year of trying to keep up with horde armies and their superior codex's. Also Necrons.

Chikout wrote:
This year for me is one of the most mysterious for GW for a long. Due to some long time rumour muggers quitting and a seeming lack of a major tent pole release, we really have little idea what is coming. Here is what we do know.

100% More space wolves featuring Ulrik and a wolf priest.
99% Deathwatch vs geanstealer board game (Sad Panda is the one reliable rumour we have left.)
90% A second war zone Fenris book. (This has been GW's recent policy)
Other random rumours
Some stuff for Tzeentch maybe including Thousand sons. ( this also comes from Sad Panda)
combined Adeptus mechanicus book. (Mentioned by Lady Atia, another reliable rumour monger who usually only mentions things that are coming very soon.)
More Duaridin.
Age of Sigmar green skins possibly featuring a new wyvern. (As seen in the art)
Age of Sigmar undead (again hinted at in the art)
Plastic 30k stuff
Geanstealer cult and deathwatch individual units (from the board game)

Things confirmed to not be coming.
Imperial guard
Sisters of battle
Chaos codex
Lord of change (I really hope this is wrong)

Is there anything I missed? Sad Panda??!!??

Who doesnt like mystery ?

We can be certain of spess mahreens at least, even before the SW release.

Wouldn't surprise me to see GK get an overhaul. Or just produce a few more units that have always been in the imperiums arsenal

Don't forget Blood Bowl in 4Q16.

I expect another Marine Campaign with Ultramarine/Salamander team up, so they can milk every Codex: Space Marines player for that sweet, sweet supplement money.

Well, I guess they'd need to do Black Templars, too... I guess... if they have too...

I'd actually like to see a Black Templar or Salamander book. Both are the only chapters so far that have gotten nearly no attention this edition.

HoundsofDemos wrote:
I'd actually like to see a Black Templar or Salamander book. Both are the only chapters so far that have gotten nearly no attention this edition.

Codex Armageddon reference? :3

They should actually redo Armageddon. BTs, Salamanders, Steel Legion and Ork Speed Freaks could all get some love there. And you know people will throw money at a speed freak army.

Updated the op.

According to K'ovir and I think Frontline there is allegedly more Tau Campaign coming.

K'ovir has an outstanding rumor for more Tau campaign and Frontline is the one who says it looks to be Tau vs Orks (Goffs). Everything K'ovir has said has been accurate so far, but he didn't say what it would be about. So it seems fairly likely Tau campaign is coming.

They just released the Orks vs Tau. Ghazkgull is a Goff, and they just rereleased Waagh! Ghazkgull and Farsight Enclaves...

 Gamgee wrote:
According to K'ovir and I think Frontline there is allegedly more Tau Campaign coming.

K'ovir has an outstanding rumor for more Tau campaign and Frontline is the one who says it looks to be Tau vs Orks (Goffs). Everything K'ovir has said has been accurate so far, but he didn't say what it would be about. So it seems fairly likely Tau campaign is coming.

Tau vs Goff Orks is like an army of Rocks fighting an army of Scissors.

Is this the new pattern? Campaign book exhibiting the conflict between two parties? Orks vs. Tau, SW vs. Tau, and whatnot.

 Crazyterran wrote:
They just released the Orks vs Tau. Ghazkgull is a Goff, and they just rereleased Waagh! Ghazkgull and Farsight Enclaves...

K'ovir who so far has a 100% accuracy rating. He says there is more Tau campaign coming this year.

Frontline Reccius says this. Tau vs Goffs campaign rumor. They have a poor rumor record.

So just because the Tau vs Goffs doesn't happen doesn't mean the new Tau campaign won't. I'm just clarifying.

You do know they are marketing this as a Tau vs Ork campaign, right? I mean, we have a whole year left, and with th breakneck release rate I'm sure there could be more Tau, but if he is saying a Tau Campaign with Orks, that's right now.

Of course, there is also the FW Tau vs SM and Admech that is coming.