The factions are only an issue if you are only looking for matched play.
I can get the slowdown in releases, high quality art takes time (they are reusing a lot lately), model design takes time to get through the pipeline. I wonder if they are focusing to much on shadespire,
I agree I think this really is a hint that they are adding in new major characters in this settings. These will be the new Vandus, etc type of characters to help move the storyline along.
Not really, its not part of the official campaign line, plus you can't buy just the book.
(I'm thinking more in line with the incredibly great Realmgate wars books)
I really wish they would use xamarian for their apps and put them in the windows store. This way I could run them on a larger screen. So while the citadel paint app sounds cool it just won't be feasible for me as my vision gets worse. Having it on a 27" in screen while I paint would be awesome.
Really hoping that the news leads to new campaign books!