40K "Not 7th" Boxed Set Details

[Bigred]

via BoLS 1-27-2014

Launch Window - @September
Rules Summary: Updated Mini-rulebook contains FAQs, minor tweaks and clarifications, and much of Stronghold Assault rolled into a new shiny package.
Miniatures included: @70
Armies:
Blood Angels (plastic quick assembly)
- Assault Marine Squad
- Tactical Marine Squad
- Death Company Squad
- Captain (kitted out for assault)
- Chaplain
- Sanguinary Priest (limited edition, similar to the Dark Vengeance mini was)

Orks (plastic quick assembly)
- 'Ardboys (full mob)
- Nobs (small squad)
- Warboss
- Big Mek
- Ork themed fortification

This was described as simply an updated Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set and specifically "NOT 7th Edition."

You will note that September falls right smack in the middle of the rumored release slots for Orks (a couple of months before), and Blood Angels (a couple of months after).

On first glance the "not 7th Edition" makes no sense until you [URL="http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/12/40k-why-7th-edition-may-never-come.html"]go back and read this.[/URL] This could certainly be the start of GW rolling the "organic living ruleset" for 40K that does away with edition numbers and the sales dips they cause. Instead we would get updated core products such as rulebooks and starter sets from time to time to "bring them up to speed" with all the most current rules additions that have been rolled out in the intervening years.

This rumor comes from high-confidence sources.

~Have at it.

via [URL="http://natfka.blogspot.com/2014/04/7th-edition-and-starter-set-release.html#more"]Faeit[/URL] 4-10-2014

40k 7th edition and the new starter kit Beachhead Stygia. It is small kit, with only five scouts, five blood angels, a commander with jump pack, five meganobs, 10 armoured ork shootas including a nob with two-handed axe and 10 gretchins. There are some destroyed columns, destroyed gothic stone walls and a three-piece stone bridge carried by gargoyles. It has a 96 page book, but only about the half is used for rules including three scenarios. Expert rules like all vehicle-related stuff are omitted completely. There are a handful of dice, a ruler, but no blast markers.

At the same time, there will be a new starter painting kit with 10 snapfit miniatures that will bring the tactical marines from the starter box to a full squad size and gives the ork player 5 additional boyz. It has a 48 page booklet with additional scenarios and hobby guides, brushes, basing sand and glue.

via BoLS 5-9-2014

Blood Angels (suitably bedazzled)
- Brother-Captain w/JumpPack
- Tactical Squad (10)
- Assault Squad (5)
- Terminator Squad (5)
- Dreadnaught with Autocannon and Multi Melta

- Limited Edition: Sanguinary Priest

Orks
- Warboss
- Weirdboy
- Shoota Boyz Mob (10 or 20, conflicting reports)
- Slugga Boyz Mob (10 or 20, conflicting reports)
- Kommandoz Mob (5)
- Mega-nobz Mob (5)


Extras
- "Orkified" Aegis Defense Line (no gun)
- Misc. small Objectives
Dont be surprised to see the starter paint set change to Blood Angels.

This rumor comes from above average sources.

Or maybe it's not Blood Angels:

via one of [URL="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Faeit212/~3/x-BMdWHn6po/7th-edition-starter-set-is-here.html"]Gary's dudes[/URL]: 7-5-2014

White Dwarf issue 24 has a Space Wolves vs Orks box set in it.
The cover has Space Wolves on it, and the exact quotations are Space Wolves vs Orks Boxed Set: Stormclaw.

Latest Sanctrus Reach image via [URL="https://www.facebook.com/mexork?ref=br_tf"]Nicholas at The Mexican Ork:[/URL] 7-5-2014

[eldargal]

Orks vs Marines, boring.

[Wildeybeast]

So is the living rule book thing just for 40k or is Warhammer going that way too?

[Deadlift]

Orktober it is then

[korgüll]

A new Starter Set without a psyker?
Sry, amounts of salt must be taken...

[Wolfshade]

Orks vs Marines, boring.

Orks vs Marines Brilliant

Lets see, do I have Orks? Yes
Do I have Marines? Yes

70 for all that gubbins

Oh yes x17

[eldargal]

It's just kind of, well, unoriginal:

2nd edition set: Marines vs Orks
3rd edition set: Marines vs Dark Eldar
4th edition set: Marines vs Tyranids
5th edition set: Marines vs Orks
6th edition set: Marines vs Marines + Squishy humans
6th edition set II: Marines vs Orks

I mean I get the need for Marines as the poster Mary Sues for 40k and everything, but there are four 'antagonist' armies that have never seen the inside of a boxed set (Tau, Eldar, Daemons, Necrons) but apparently he prevailing logic, at least in the community, is that the people starter sets are aimed at are too bloody stupid to figure out how to play with something that isn't T4.
I also have a sneaky suspicion the 'Ork themed fortification' will have everyone looking forward to some kind of ork fort a la Gorkamorka but in plastic and instead we will get an Orkified aegis line.

Of course I'll still bloody buy the box anyway because I always do.

[Wolfshade]

Yes, that was what I was thinking,

The 4th war for armageddon?

[pgarfunkle]

Internet Rumour: There'll be a new starter set for 40K 6th Mark 2.
Me: Yep not really interested, but good luck with that.
Internet Rumour: It will be Blood Angels in the box.
Me: ...... well played GW, well played.

[bluepillredpill]

As I said on the news article regarding this, given the rumor about new chaos marine packs coming based on the DV starter set this does sound feasible that the starter could be changed out