Jagged Red Lines

Facepalm. What is it with reading comprehension of people on the Internet today?

The order was wrong, sure, but most of it was accurate. Honestly I feel release schedules are so fluid these days at GW, with disruption to supply chains that they even struggle to stick to their own stated roadmaps. You also missed the correct prediction of a lumineth release, which was unthinkable at the time as it was less than a year since their last book. As well as the correct prediction of sylvaneth and tzeentch. The slaves Christmas release was spot on, especially with it including BoC models (theridons). I'm not by any means saying that we should base all our hopes on it, or believe in it wholeheartedly. But I do think that - especially if we get a GSG/S2D box announced for spring - there might be a grain of truth in the rest of it.

Yes, I went through it a few pages back. There were more hits than missus imo. Enough to suggest that the poster had more than a grain of reliability - although their timing was all off.

The rumours say we should expect to be disappointed. Those 4chan leaks from a year back talked about gitz being around Christmas with S2D, and them sharing a battlebox. With the delayed slaves battletome, it's certainly within the realms of possibility.

My guess for the preview is: Gloomspite and slaves battlebox Gloomspite underworlds warband and battletome preview

Looking at these rumours again from last year, quite a few have turned out correct, while others were pretty far off the mark. Looking at what they've got wrong, there may be a better indication of what's next: Correct (and sort-of correct) * IDK/FS and combined battlebox (Fury of the Deep) * Ogors and Nighthaunt (although the timing is off) * STD Christmas * The rumour that STD will include BoC is clearly wrong, but it's possible the source saw the Theridons and thought they were minotaurs. * Lumineth and Sylvaneth tomes The currently incorrect (and potentially in the pipeline for 2023? * OBR new book, with archers and liege on monster * Gloomspite book and STD/GSG battlebox * Skaven, seraphon, CoS, khorne battletomes * MALERION * Nagash and SILENT PEOPLE

A reminder of how rumours are often so near the mark.

My guess is Gitz and Beasts of Chaos for early next year. Cities for reveal at Warhammer Fest, along with Old World.

The only thing that fyreslayers need are mobility options. Personally I'd like to see either mini magmadroth cavalry, or a chariot unit. I'd also like to see a unit of female beserkers.

Ominous

I'm not sure these were released around Christmas, but they did get bundle boxes for the Firestorm campaign. (I think my flgs still has the anvilguard one for sale)

Absolutely the same. But other people who bought into the army because of the rules, have a right to be critical of how GW handled it. It's arguably true that the errata should have gone live at the same time the preorders went up. The Nurgle banner and the Tzeentch mark were clearly corrections. As the original wording for each was unclear or incomplete. The Everchosen rule and the alteration of the casting roll for Daemonic Speed were obvious nerfs. Interestingly, Honest Wargamer mentioned that the battletome feels an older book. Lots of customisation which they've since removed from the later books. I wonder if this means they'll get a toned down, simplified updated book in a year's time.

To be fair, the errata came out a good six or seven hours *after* the preorders went live. So there's likely to be many people who rushed to buy, thinking that the box would sell out, who are now regretting their decision. Personally, I've just been building knights to run in the other subfaction, so it doesn't bother me too much. But I understand people's disappointment - it would have been much better to have these the same moment that preorders went live.

It's wonderfully vague though. Doesn't leave out the possibility that lots of Cities units will go to legends. Especially as the only official communication we've had from GW seems to strongly suggest that Dawnbringers are a "re-imagining" of Cities of Sigmar.

How do you know this? Do you have a source, or are you just speculating?

Honestly, f*** dawnbringer crusades if it invalidates my existing cities army. I'm not excited for it at all.

I'm the opposite. I don't even play 40k and this is making me want an imperial guard army, just so I can play with this model. Its utterly beautiful. It reminds me of the old world Tyrion, Green Knight or Archaon. Every race had an awesome centrepiece on a horse.

Jesus Christ I've missed this forum

I have an Ogor rumour. Honest Wargamer said stonehorns have a new monstrous action - roll 3d6 and move over a unit like it has flying. Can move over multiple units. Each unit moved over takes d3 mortal wounds. Have to end the move in combat. No idea if he was trolling. But seemed serious. Quite fun, if true!

GW prioritising 40k again

Wonder if the beastclaw stuff will be debuff heavy, to represent the environmental effects of the everwinter. Strike last, minuses to hit and wound, reduced movement/charge/runs etc.

My point really was that they seem to have taken destruction in a new direction with kruelboyz. They're more serious, darker and less comic. I guess whether they'll build on that will depend on how popular the new faction has proved.

I'm not knocking it, but call a spade a spade

I wonder if they've started slotting old world models into rumour engines. 100% agreed. I hate that until now destruction has been the comic relief faction. That said, with kragnos and kruleboyz they seem to be experimenting to a certain extent with a darker more savage look.