Faeit’s 40k Rumor Tarot: Divining the Future
Tau are now behind us, and looking ahead, it seems that Eldar are next, to be followed by an
Apocalypse Expansion, and then a Space Marine codex. This week, we take a look at the future, from the near, to the far flung reaches of 6th edition.
Contact with alien races always renews one’s faith in humanity. It is my belief that foreign travel narrows the mind wonderfully. -Helem Boesch
Release Orders
When it comes to releases for 40k, we really are always referring back to Hastings release order. For reference and for those that do not follow Faeit’s Tarot, it goes something like this (from a couple weeks ago)
From 75hastings69
Tau, Eldar, Orks, Space Marines, Tyranids, and then Imperial Guard…… However, Move the Orks.
From a Good Source on Faeit 212
1. Tau
2. Eldar
3. Space Marines
4. Nids/Ork tossup.
5. IG
6. The Nids or Orks that get pushed back.
Early this week, Stickmonkey weighed on the issue and was able to attach months to our release order. Interesting enough, this time frame, for at least the next few months through July correlated with a couple other sources on Faeit 212.
from Stickmonkey
May: High Elves
June: Eldar
July: Apocalypse
August: Lizardmen
September: Blood Bowl
October: Space Marines
November: Dwarves?
December: Hobbit
January: Tyranids
I had Dwarves a lot sooner than others, so its probably safe to leave a question mark. It could possibly be brettonians or wood elves. Im basing my prediction of Dwarves on where I recall them being design wise, which was right after lizardmen.
I’ve had multiple confirmations of space marines being the last 40k codex of 2013 and Tyranids being the first codex of 2014.
October is a Black Box release, blood bowl and Warhammer quest have come up, although…it could be something surprisingly different…
Interesting enough, that places Space Marines, which is sure to be a big release, right after the summer months, and places Eldar much earlier than was previously thought.
The Far Far Off Future
With our timelines going through possibly mid 2014, we are left with a lot of wondering whether or not anything beyond that was laid out. In the last half of the week this rumor bit hit, and while some of it seems a little far fetched or far away, its exciting to consider.
From anonymous sources at Faeit 212
*Wolves early / middle 2014, Inquisition fall / end 2014, Blood Angels fall / end 2015.*Not many releases for Wolves, just specific flyer variants.*Finecast big predator wolf.*Wulven units included.*They also get almost all Marine releases till then, apart of flyers.*Inquisition all three ordos, two different armies (grey knights and sororitas). Inquisitors can replace IG HQs.*Blood Angels on early re-design.
One thing to consider is that with the pace of this current release schedule, it will not be too far off before we are seeing almost all codices redone.
Games Day Australia
This week there are rumors abound that Games Day Australia is going to be cancelled. This is a rumor, not a fact. It still has large implications though for the gaming community in Australia. While it seems that more and more hobbyists are growing upset with current Games Day venues, it seems rather abrupt to lose one in Australia. The crowds still seem to go to each of the Games Day’s in their respective countries, and I have even considered dishing out the cash to fly to one in the near future. Australia was on the top of the list, simply because my wife and kids can vacation while I hit the events.
Make sure to check back here at Bell of Lost Souls often to find out the latest on what is coming, and then join the conversation over on Faeit 212.
