Gamesday Spain highlights

[The Refined Gentleman (M.I.A)]

A few interresting points on Gamesday spain from BOLS:
Summary of Presentation Tidbits:
1. Dark Eldar. At least one year from now. Probably more.
2. Blood Angels & Black Templar: In works right now.
3. Space Wolves codex is complete, off to localization.
4. Necron and Tyranids: In the works.
5. Chaos Legion Codices: Inconclusive talks have been had and they are not on the current planning schedule.
6. Legend & Heraldry of Imperial Guard: Maybe if the new book for Imperium (Empire?) Legend & Heraldry has good acceptance.

-The GD Spain presentation was given by Robin Cruddace, (of Codex: Imperial Guard). He laid out several products in the channel up until August, including Planetstrike and Planetary Empires. He noted that all the new kits (such as the Ironclad) are plastic and that even newer armies (such as the Eldar) will be recieving updates here and there in plastic.

-Cruddace was asked about the Space Wolves, and while not giving out a launch date, he did confirm the Studio was working on not only the Wolves, but the Blood Angels and Black Templars.

-He was also asked about the Dark Eldar. Jes Goodwin had still not completed work on them, so even if Games Workshop rushed the current assets into production, they would still be a year off.

Also, on that note:

[ElegaicRequiem]

This news makes me happy! I enjoy how GW straight-up lies all the time... multiple times more than one person I know has been told that the BA would not receive a new codex (implying that they would be phased-out). Although, BA will have a new 'dex within 10-15 years based on GW's current work speed and priorities...

[nicholasakira]

I sure hope the complete the Dark Eldar codex in my lifetime.

[control]

Black Templars, again?! I used to play them and I loooooved them, but surely, other armies are far more deserving then the templars for a new codex.

[druchi]

What I dont understand is what makes all the chapters so diffrent that they couldnt all be put in the one book? a Blood angels and succesor chapters only unit?

Oh wait the big ol GW in the sky wouldnt make as much money.

[ElegaicRequiem]

That and the other chapters have access to different units than the blue boys. And they need different stuff/tactics to represent how much cooler they are: Templars - screw having only 1000 guys in a chapter. Space Wolves - we're gonna do our best to do the opposite of what you say, authority figure. Dark Angels - we have our own problems, and we'll handle it. Blood Angels - we REALLY want to tear the enemy to little pieces w/ our bare hands, and as quickly as possible.

Did I miss anybody?

[druchi]

Why couldnt that all be included is what I am trying to say. A book for all marine players without leaving the others needing seprate books. and like I said having seprate unit entries only appliciable like the Baal predator to BA

[Julian Sharps]

Then you run into Doctrines Syndrome, where some units are restricted in exchange for cool abilities and equipment (and vice versa). Also, said codex would probably be 600 pages long and cost over $100, and anyone who bought it couldn't use half of it because of the unit restrictions unless they decided to collect a force from every space marine chapter GW has serious fluff on. Seriously, they were on to something when they came out with minidexes back in the '90s.

[GuardsmanPatch]

I still want an Imperial Fists 'dex. But that will never, never, never happen.

[RedsandRoyals]

Jun 17, 2009 2:11:43 GMT -5 GuardsmanPatch said:

I still want an Imperial Fists 'dex. But that will never, never, never happen.

If that happened, I would start playing SM, as well as IG, just to use it.

Reds