New Space Marine Codex Rumor Roundup

[40kGamer]

I so hope they put a formation in like the Spear of Sicarius that comes in ~1750 vs 2500. That formation is exactly what a drop pod assault always should have been!

[Power Klawz]

I think what it's trying to say is that there are enough "special pistols" to give one of each type to every member of the squad, whereas there are only 1 each of the actual special weapons. One would assume that this would mean a pretty large divergence from previous assault squad incarnations. Depending on the cost of the upgrades, might be interesting to see a full plasma or grav pistol assault squad. Would make them mobile, extreme close range fire-fight specialists, although still a bit naff in actual fisticuffs.

Still just an unsubstantiated rumor at this point, but seems like an interesting if somewhat curious possibility. Especially if they can keep their bolt pistols and go full gunslingers.

[Erik Setzer]

The rumor was just about box contents, not rules, so we still don't know what the actual rules might be (emphasis on "might").

[Bigred]

Well, the rumors are shaking free now...

via Steve the Warboss: 5-21-2015

Assault Marine Box
-5 Miniatures
-Hands and Arms seperate like Tactical Marine Box
-5x Bolt pistols & Chainswords
-2x Plasma and Grav Pistols
-Same CCW like Tactical Marine Box
-Many Head and Breastplate options
-Most Bitz are Mk6
-no Power Axe
-no Shield
-no special Weapons

Devastator Marine Box
-5 Miniatures
-Same CCW like Tactical Marine Box
-5x Bolter
-1x Combiweapon with Plasma, Flamer, Melta & Grav option
-1x of every heavy weapon
-1x Grav Canon
-Some Mk2 or Mk3 Bitz
-Many Mk5 Bitz

[Power Klawz]

I'm not really buying the no special weapons thing. Would really obviate one of the primary uses of assault squads in the first place. Plus, that would leave CSM with something Imperial marines don't have... which is just not something that is done.

[Kirsten]

special weapons are a relatively new thing though, wouldn't surprise me if they were dropped again, leave assault marines for assaulting.

[Erik Setzer]

special weapons are a relatively new thing though, wouldn't surprise me if they were dropped again, leave assault marines for assaulting.

Define "relatively"... I have a pair of Assault Marines from 4th, maybe even 3rd, edition with flamers in their hands.

Luckily, I have enough other Assault Marines to keep the unit full strength even if I can't use those guys any more, but it'll still suck to have them suddenly become useless after more than a decade of use.

[Wolfshade]

No power axes makes me sad

[Houghten]

Given the sources, I wouldn't get sad too quickly.

[Bigred]

via[URL="http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?407604-Warhammer-9th-Edition-Rumor-Discussion&p=7452286#post7452286"] Darnok[/URL] on Warseer 5-22-2015

I can confirm that Space Marines are coming, as well as Dark Angels. Three weeks of SM releases, one for DAs. After the AdMech stuff is done there is an Eldar armybox, and then it's Marines.

As for those rumours in the OP: eh, "rules rumours" are usually crap, as are these. I consider the "sprue rumours" to be nothing more than wishlisting too.

Well, it will be right after the SM releases, so late June or early July. And quite a lot of stuff too, should be only WHF for a while.
There is a lot of WHF coming after the SM releases are done. Just not at the beginning of June.

Darnok is fairly accurate over time and he is laying out a schedule that looks like this:

• May 23 - Cult Mechanicus (final week-3, Eldar Army box in here somewhere)
• May 30 - Space Marines (week-1)
• June 6 - Space Marines (week-2)
• June 13 - Space Marines (week-3)
• June 20 - Dark Angels (week-1)
• June 27 - WFB 9th Releases begin

What this tells us is that we are seeing multiple rumormongers over the last few months placing WFB 9th int he second half of June consistantly, although there are differences over the exact week.

You will note that this changeover from the non-stop hectic releases for 40K to WFB lines up fairly closely with the fiscal year changeover for GW. They are certainly trying to stuff in all the 40K they can to round out their annual revenue numbers.