As I've said recently in another thread, I'm more excited about 40,000 then I have been in years; maybe a decade. So, let's ponder the future of the far flung future, shall we. This will be a free form thread on my thoughts regarding what's coming next. Prognastication.

So, having voraciously consumed all recent rumors regarding 40,000 both here and on Warseer, what that future look like? Well, the rumors are strarting to seriously contradict one another and lots of it probably depends upon what you want to believe I guess. Personally, if I'm honest, I WANT to belive the next two codexes will be Chaos Legions and Chaos Renegades. Okay, I'd be willing to swap the order.

Anyway, the rumors as I see them, are that the following are coming (the order is the real question, isn't it?): Chaos Renegades (LatD FTW!!!!), Chaos Legions, Tau, Eldar, Black Templars and 6th Ed. Many grew very excited that Tau were said to be next. Others (including myself) were excited that Chaos Legions were said to be after that and that there was even a possability that a Chaos Renegades (Traitor guard, mutants, etc.). Having said all that, obviously it can't all happen next year. So, what are we to make of all this?

Well, I think the first thing to do it plug 6th edition into July next year. I think it is pretty obvious that this will be the big deal next year. Just too much pointing to this being a certainty for me. Given that, that means one or two codexes before the release -- mabe a White Dwarf one as well. Personally, I'm leaning toward 2 codexes, as there were only 2 official this year and I think it will be a real 40,000 year next year. So, if that means three codexes next year, what can we deduce?

Well, though I was kinda excited about Tau being next, just for the whole more Xenos thing ('cause I don't wanna play them myself), I think this really means Tau might be screwed. Because, upon deeper reflection, I don't believe for a second that the next codex will not be a space marine codex -- so, given rumors, that means Black Templars. And since I believe the 6th edition July thing, that means that the November slot will be the vanilla Space Marines. That means that there will be only room for one real codex around May sometime. I'm guessing the Chaos Legions book, with a featuring of Chaos in the boxed set for 6th. Either way, I personally believe that the Chaos Renegades 'book' will actually be a WD release thing around June.

So, in the end, I guess I'm looking at:

Black Templars -- Chaos Legions -- 6th Ed. -- Space Marines


Of course, that looks like too much marines. So perhaps this is more likely:

Black Templars -- Tau -- 6th Ed. -- Space Marines


Hmmmm.... Neither feels right considering the big Tau and Chaos Legions rumors lately. There is also the supposed Chaos thrust of 6th edition that is hinted at (which my gut says is true), and leaving Chaos Legions to 2013 does not seem to support that. Also, it has been forever since Eldar were done (which I'm kinda fine with truth be told ... stop with the whole dying race thing already, get it over with).

So ..... I think I'm hurting my brain. Still, I guess I'll go with this:

Black Templars -- Tau -- 6th Ed. -- Space Marines
*with a Renegades (LatD) list in WD May-June or June-July

So, are you pondering what I'm pondering? Man, watching too much Pinky and the Brain lately.