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What are the chances that tomorrow announces pre-order coming up for Engine War?

Also, still no news on final May preview to show off remaining Adepticon announcements?

 Virules wrote:
What are the chances that tomorrow announces pre-order coming up for Engine War?

Also, still no news on final May preview to show off remaining Adepticon announcements?

To first, I reckon 50/50. Also the final May Preview wouldn't be Adepticon announcements, but also UK Games Expo ones.

Here's last years, Enforcers, Corvus Cabal, Wood elves for blood bowl and Blackstone Ascension.

Year before that it was announcement that Space wolves and Orks were the next codices, and the first reveal of the new Genestealer cult models (the Aberrants), plus Cawdor and the first Nightgaunt special character.

I don't expect any new preorders outside of WD or Made to Orders until GW can open their shops back up, to be honest.

Made to Order would require reopening the factory and they already have an ever-increasing backlog for that. Meanwhile things like PA7-9 and the AoS Aelves will be sitting ready to go in the warehouse. If GW wants to prop up sales figures before the end of their fiscal year in June then selling existing stock would make the most sense.

So we got another WHC article on the AdMech yesterday, this time giving an overview of the two cavalry units.

It was more of a flavour preview than a rules spoiler, but there were a few background bits in there which might interest people.

Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

 p5freak wrote:
Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

I have to agree, I suspect that this is just them cutting things down and trying to stretch out the previews as yet again more admech previews, not like there is 3 other factions in the book you could maybe preview.
At this point I must admit I am starting to worry that this is going to be a primarily admech book with nothing of actual value for either knight codex's and probably demons getting psychic powers and not much else.

Well technically they didnt preview anything for engine war yet. These are just 2nd wave skitarii models that are delayed so long to fit in with engine war ( the flyer was revealed in Plastik! in like september last year).

 0XFallen wrote:
Well technically they didnt preview anything for engine war yet. These are just 2nd wave skitarii models that are delayed so long to fit in with engine war ( the flyer was revealed in Plastik! in like september last year).

Well the models rules, which have been previewed, are part of the rules content in engine war. I know what you're trying to say in that there's no new faction rules like relics or whatever, but I imagine we'll get those soon.

Ice_can wrote:

 p5freak wrote:
Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

I have to agree, I suspect that this is just them cutting things down and trying to stretch out the previews as yet again more admech previews, not like there is 3 other factions in the book you could maybe preview.
At this point I must admit I am starting to worry that this is going to be a primarily admech book with nothing of actual value for either knight codex's and probably demons getting psychic powers and not much else.

Im pretty sure i wont buy it, because admech will probably be 3/4 of the entire book.

 p5freak wrote:

Ice_can wrote:

 p5freak wrote:
Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

I have to agree, I suspect that this is just them cutting things down and trying to stretch out the previews as yet again more admech previews, not like there is 3 other factions in the book you could maybe preview.
At this point I must admit I am starting to worry that this is going to be a primarily admech book with nothing of actual value for either knight codex's and probably demons getting psychic powers and not much else.

Im pretty sure i wont buy it, because admech will probably be 3/4 of the entire book.

We have no idea because they don't review the book until announcing preorder. They're basically just trying to remind people of its existence. Knights are also meant to get something in this book. We just won't know until they start really previewing it sadly. I think currently, even 14 days later - they're focused on getting all the backorder stuff and new orders out. I know I bought a bunch of paint. Can only imagine the volume of crap they're dealing with.

 p5freak wrote:
Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

I mean, how DARE they?! It's not like there's a global pandemic going on, affecting every aspect of life or something.

 Manfred von Drakken wrote:

 p5freak wrote:
Dont get me started on the fourth or fifth admech preview, its not even something new, just repeats I just dont get what takes so long to release engine war. Its all done and ready. GW has reopened 14 days ago.

I mean, how DARE they?! It's not like there's a global pandemic going on, affecting every aspect of life or something.

They live in the UK, they're meant to be working. Or not. Or maybe they are. It's hard to tell but the takeaway message is that dying is nbd.

It is a bit strange indeed to not have at least an article
on the content for other factions from the book by now.

It is obvious that admechs is the main thing, but a page
for deamons or knights could be uploaded the same way
the admech content is.

mortar_crew wrote:
It is a bit strange indeed to not have at least an article
on the content for other factions from the book by now.

It is obvious that admechs is the main thing, but a page
for deamons or knights could be uploaded the same way
the admech content is.

And then even if it's still 2 months till release people are going to still complain that there's not enough content, which means it'll just foster ill will. Or more ill will.
Frankly right now I just want the book out so I stop hearing people moaning about it.

 BroodSpawn wrote:

mortar_crew wrote:
It is a bit strange indeed to not have at least an article
on the content for other factions from the book by now.

It is obvious that admechs is the main thing, but a page
for deamons or knights could be uploaded the same way
the admech content is.

And then even if it's still 2 months till release people are going to still complain that there's not enough content, which means it'll just foster ill will. Or more ill will.
Frankly right now I just want the book out so I stop hearing people moaning about it.

The problem is that the AdMech players aren't the ones making the racket. It's the people who are going to complain that "they didn't get enough attention" in the form of Daemons(who really shouldn't be an army book at this point, if Skitarii got theirs cut out from under them for simply not having an HQ...which is something anyone could have written rules for) players.

There's probably gonna be crying from the Knight/Chaos Knight players too, but who cares? You're not a real army if my Skitarii aren't.

People please, can we stop this already? Stay polite, stay on topic.

If Daemons can get something along the lines of what the Harlis got, it'll be good. I more suspect they'll be taken out behind the wood shed and shot like GSC were.

As for Knights, I mean, what else could they have? Custom House Traits?

 Kanluwen wrote:
... if Skitarii got theirs cut out from under them for simply not having an HQ...which is something anyone could have written rules for...

That's not the reason why AdMech were split into two books and then combined back into a single army, and you know that.

Knights? Hopefully a few more strategems, more freeblade/dread lade traits, possibly some warlord traits that only work if a knight is part of an aux detachment.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:
Knights? Hopefully a few more strategems, more freeblade/dread lade traits, possibly some warlord traits that only work if a knight is part of an aux detachment.

If anything they need something to do the opposite and balance out the downside of pure list vrs soup.

Close Combat Armgiers and rules for conversions in White Dwarf - like they did for Grandmaster baby carriers.

This sounds interesting, which white dwarf?

 laam999 wrote:
This sounds interesting, which white dwarf?

I think it was a suggestion rather than a rumour.

Aye, wishlisting.

I'd be happy with (useful) create-your-own-House rules, but I think that's a given with the previous PA books so far.

 laam999 wrote:
This sounds interesting, which white dwarf?

Sorry I meant they did in WD for the Grey Knight Grandmaster Dreadknight and often have conversion articles in it - despite the no model no rules

Ah ok, I thought I'd totally missed something that could be awesome there.

Well nothing this week too. But i'm putting my money on next one, since Uk factories should have reopened.

Warhammer Community wrote:Fans of the Adeptus Mechanicus will want to keep their optics calibrated this week for an in-depth look at the models and rules for two new Pteraxii units, each sporting flight packs and grabby claws.

I'm not holding much hope for this, but thought I would make sure people are aware.


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strigops wrote:
Well nothing this week too. But i'm putting my money on next one, since Uk factories should have reopened.

Again: this stuff is already produced. It's already warehoused.

This isn't going to get released until they can open up their stores.

 Kanluwen wrote:

Warhammer Community wrote:Fans of the Adeptus Mechanicus will want to keep their optics calibrated this week for an in-depth look at the models and rules for two new Pteraxii units, each sporting flight packs and grabby claws.

I'm not holding much hope for this, but thought I would make sure people are aware.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

strigops wrote:
Well nothing this week too. But i'm putting my money on next one, since Uk factories should have reopened.

Again: this stuff is already produced. It's already warehoused.

This isn't going to get released until they can open up their stores.

Then we wont see anything before july... if we are lucky.
I wonder what posts they'll make by then.

 Kanluwen wrote:
This isn't going to get released until they can open up their stores.

Their stores are open in most major markets.