Hot on the heels of all those 5th Edition books disappearing from shelves and Games Workshop's main site over the weekend, we're hearing more and more rumors as the release is seemingly imminent!
So what's next? Well let's take a look back to the summer of 2010, when 8th Edition Fantasy hit!
Fantasy broke in late June of that year with a one month countdown to it's release in July. They releases a super awesome Collector's edition, as well as the normal book, and tons of new templates and markers for the new mechanics.
If their collectors edition of Fantasy was any indicator of what the 40k one might be, sign me up now!
That thing was amazing with gold plating and high quality paper stock pages.
So where does that leave us for a release date? Good question...
We haven't had a one month countdown to any release in well over a year, and as the rumor mongers have pegged July 14th as the "official rumored release date" for sixth, I'm not buying in quite yet.
We haven't had a one month countdown to any release in well over a year, and as the rumor mongers have pegged July 14th as the "official rumored release date" for sixth, I'm not buying in quite yet.
I think we'll see the typical two week out unveiling via White Dwarf and GW's advanced order website, as opposed to the one month buildup we saw with Fantasy 8th Edition.
So when will the countdown begin? Well, we all know it will be in the White Dwarf, and the new one of those won't be out for a full month, so it's possible I suppose it will be in July's White Dwarf.
But until the rumor dam starts to fracture completely, all we have to go on is a continued trickle of rumors, and gut feelings.
Besides being hungry right now, my guts telling me we may all be wrong... sixth may be farther off than we think.
Besides being hungry right now, my guts telling me we may all be wrong... sixth may be farther off than we think.
What do you think, when will we see the new book? -MBG
Credit for the artist's rendition of the new book goes to Mike Brandt.
Latest chatter is the WD will be released earlier in June...
ReplyDeleteOn one hand I am super excited for a new edition and the chance to get away from 5th which has gone stale for many. On the other hand the rumors have me terrified that 6th will be the death of competitive 40K and will draw closer to a casual beer and pretzel style of game.
ReplyDeleteEither way Im pumped, been working on my new chaos forces for two months now. All I need is 6th and the new dex and I'm set.
ReplyDeleteWhich is what GW has always insisted that 40k was in the first place. Many have said the rules were not written for competitive play, but it was the tournament players who tried to make it a competitive game.
ReplyDeleteSorry to be a downer but GW is contractually obligated to put out a starter for the Hobbit this summer therefore the sixth edition probably wont be out til next summer
ReplyDeleteHowever Dark Angels should have a new codex by the end of the year!
ReplyDeleteIf that's the case, then why can you no longer order the 5th edition rulebook? It's an incredibly dumb idea for them to not have a core rulebook for their breadwinning game system for a year.
ReplyDeleteAs the hobbit film isnt coming out till late December wouldn't it be more likely to release the hobbit set then, plus with the 5th edition rule book now unavailable it seems much more likely that 6th edition is imminent. Although im looking forward to both releases so im all good.
ReplyDeletelets hope so we are in need of it.
ReplyDeleteI can't see there being any major changes to the ruleset, just a bit of a tidy up. I'm more excited to see if they'll finally advance the fluff...into the feared 42nd Millenium!
ReplyDeleteI really want 6th, NOW!!!
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