WFB 9th Edition Rumor Roundup

[Cap'nSmurfs]

That's cool, especially if the articles are interesting. As I said before in this a-here thread, I'd love to see some account of the thinking behind the End Times, at the very least.

[Bigred]

via "Mikhael" 6-22-2015

Regarding Age of Sigmar Product Changes

Retailers have been informed that these kits are will be pulled shortly after Age of Sigmar ships:

Empire Free Company
Empire State Troops
Empire Handgunners / Crossbowmen
Empire Great cannon / Mortar
Reiksguard / Knightly Order Box

Khorne Chaoslord on Juggernaut
Galrauch
Marauders of Chaos
Warriors of Chaos
Chosen
Dragon Ogre Shaggoth

There has been regular talk of BIG core product and range shakeups with the new Warhammer. This is only further fuel to the fire.

[Mr Mystery]

All fairly old, barring the Empire State Troops.

Those and the artillery are very much core to Empire armies.

I'd put good munneh on withdrawal due to to relatively imminent replacement.

Empire and Warriors of Chaos books are also two of the older ones.

Thinking further - State Troops are around 10 years old as a kit (including the ranged ones) and they're Defo the 'newest' of the kits - with the possible exclusion of the Chaos Warriors.

[Brakkart]

Well here's hoping when they replace the Chaos Warriors that the new ones actually look chaotic, cos 12 guys in almost identical armour and fur cloaks with only slight variation in the weapons they use looks anything but chaotic. The Avatars of War Apocalypse Warriors are way better and actually look like a group of individual evil warriors fighting together in a unit.

[Erik Setzer]

Empire and Warriors of Chaos books are also two of the older ones.

Well, given that all the books are being yanked, I doubt that much matters. Also, Skaven, Bretonnians, and Beastmen were still rocking softcover books. So yeah, not so much age of books, as these are two "core" armies in the setting, and if the aesthetic is being redone, those would be the obvious starting points.

[Mr Mystery]

Except the above list leaves an awful lot of stuff in each army with the current aesthetic.

#peskyfactsagain

[Wildeybeast]

There's no news or rumors to report.

The rumors out there can evoke a wide variety of reactions. Perhaps you missed them?

No, I got them. I was attempting to highlight that the majority of this thread has become an interminable argument between you and mystery over literally nothing and its becoming rather tedious for some of us who keep checking the news and rumour thread for, you know, news and rumours. Could you not take it somewhere else, or better yet, agree to disagree given you are both so entrenched in your diametrically opposed views?

[grimmas]

Except the above list leaves an awful lot of stuff in each army with the current aesthetic.

#peskyfactsagain

I dunno MM that's all the renaissance style empire stuff from the core choices and it does seem to fit in with the no gunpowder for humans rumour that was mentioned. It's also interesting that marauders are going but horsemen aren't may be there's a clue to the new aesthetic for chaos.

[Mr Mystery]

Marauder Infantry are quite a lot older kit wise than the Marauder Cavalry.

Plus, there remains Black Powder in the form of Engineers, Pistoliers, Outriders, Helblaster and Helstorm.

Could be wrong of course, but my munneh remains on replacement kits.

And Wolfie - you didn't use your Mod voice

[daboarder]

did you just confuse wolf and wildey?