Official Rumour Thread: New Vampire Counts Book

[Maldorien]

I just noticed on the GW site (UK) that the battalion is also no longer available along with all the aformentioned.

After our book and our battalion box is no longer available on the website, it is now time for our fell bats to dissapear . They are also no longer available.

We're getting closer...

 

[old man doom]

I just noticed on the GW site (UK) that the battalion is also no longer available along with all the aformentioned.

After our book and our battalion box is no longer available on the website, it is now time for our fell bats to dissapear . They are also no longer available.

We're getting closer...

Spirit Hosts are unavailable from the US site while Fell Bats are still up. Weird.

 

[The Night Masquerade]

On the GW UK store.... the BLACK KNIGHTS are no longer available (except Champion and musician).

Seems to me new Black Knights are comming!!!!

Yeeha !

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

On the GW UK store.... the BLACK KNIGHTS are no longer available (except Champion and musician).

Seems to me new Black Knights are comming!!!!

Yeeha !

Yeah, they are getting a dual kitthat makes black knights and ethereal knights I think.

 

[piratemonkey124]

I really hope they keep it similar to how it is now, with maybe a monstrous infantry. And some point cost changes, as far everything else. I hope its not like the o&g book. I was sorely disappointed and sold my o&g shortly after. As far as rumors go, I have heard bretonnians in January as well. So until I see it I don't hold my breath. 4 magic items in the new books is kind of a joke, and in the case of the new o&g the items weren't that good anyways.

 

[N.I.B]

The less items and powers the easier it is for the developers to balance the armies. But GW's 8th ed record so far isn't that reassuring, with Ogre Kingdoms above O&G and high above TK in power. And the less items/powers, the more streamlined and same the armies get, the less flavour and diversity we get.
On the other hand I believe VC had more flavour with the previous book than the current von Carstein mix.

 

[piratemonkey124]

Too many people complaining their chose army isn't competitive.

 

[Vampire Ron]

Full list of what's down on the UK site:
Army Book
Battalion
Zacharias on Zombie Dragon
Lahmian Vampire, foot and mounted
Necromancer on Nightmare
Fell Bats
Black Knights
Black Coach
Cairn Wraith 2

With all that gone, it must be released soon!

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

January 14th is what a lot of people are saying.
Just in time for my Dads birthday.

 

[Kubikajiri]

I hope they make our book less compeditive! Give us a chance to dominate! ;p

 

[Elbisrever]

Well, I can't really believe that GW would bring out a new army before at least announcing it in the last White Dwarf. As there were no hints in the last WD, I think they'll have to be released in February. Or didn't they also not announce it with the O&G, OK and TK? I don't really know. But damn I can't wait for my vampy's to march to war with some fresh new ( and good) rules! :konrad:

 

[spineyrequiem]

Tomb kings were mentioned, just: the last page of the White Dwarf the month before said they'd be out next month. I don't remember if ogres got mentioned though...

 

[Pietr Von Carstein]

Well, I'm just going by what the lads on warseer are saying, and both frgt/10 and Harry say january.

 

[piratemonkey124]

That doesn't make one bit of sense.

I hope they make our book less compeditive! Give us a chance to dominate! ;p

 

[merenwen]

I was asking my local GW manager about the VC update roumer and he said that they might just have ran out of books and havent been able to stock them back, and they might have ran out of those models and not re stocking them yet. He said he hasn't heard anything about it, But he could very well be lying. I hope we do get a new book

 

[Seelenberührer]

I'd say it's EXTREMELY unlikely that they'd just "happen" to run out of half of the VC miniature range. Simultaneously. And some of this stuff has been oop for a while... Also, the wide-spreaded-ness of the rumours. I'd say that he's either lying or uninformed.

That said, apparently store owners (including the actual GW stores) don't hear about releases until two weeks before, so unless he's actively been trying to find out what's coming up, then there's no reason he should know...

 

[Kubikajiri]

Two of the local game shops in my area havn't heard anything about an update.

 

[Raizi]

Asked for any rumors from my local shop today, and they said they get the info prolly even later than the hobbyists. They feel like GW's standard these days is that everyone, including stores gets the info for new releases from the newest WD issue.

If this is true, then GW has some serious promotional issues.

 

[DarkSir]

Note that for the last few months, they have been withholding any release information til the very last minute. I got an OFFICIAL word that Necrons were in the November WD and the book would release the following week 4 days before the White Dwarf was in my hands. My GW sales rep says they're being kept as in the dark as we are, until the last moment.

In December, I had no preorder information for the Beastmen and O&G releases (or the Army Boxes) til 4 days before the White Dwarf dropped.

I expect the same this month. So theoretically, I should know what's coming on Saturday. Wow, this year is getting away from me.

 

[Vlad the Acolyte]

I expect the same this month. So theoretically, I should know what's coming on Saturday. Wow, this year is getting away from me.

Are you forgetting that WD wont be out until 7th Jan? I think you may have to wait until at least the weekend before new year, maybe not even until the 3rd Jan?

 

[DarkSir]

I hadn't heard that. Last I heard, I'd be getting it the last Saturday of December. Bah

 

[Vlad the Acolyte]

Sorry - Inside back page of last issue - "White Dwarf 385 on Sale 7th January". Small writing over an image of Skaven vs Dwarfs. Not very obvious at all.

 

[Elbisrever]

Indeed it says so. But if GW is really so secluded nowadays, then it might just be possible for VC to come out in January. I watched another video (x-mas special) at BeastsofWar. They didn't mention VC when talking about what's coming up in 2012 ( they did mention Chaos and Tau), however like I said before, they did mention it earlier when conlcuding the Necron-week that next year they (BeastsofWar) would be back with VC.

This year is really lasting to long...

 

[Dan_Lee]

I got a letter yesterday regarding my WD subscription from the distributor. Next months WD will be released on the 7th as Christmas is on the way, and January's new models will be available for pre-order on that same day. No clue as to what those models are though.

Whatever the new stuff is, it looks to be available for pre-order on the 7th of Jan and therefore should be available on the 14th.

 

[N.I.B]

About the clampdown on info:

At the Las Vegas Throne of Skulls, staff and regional reps stated the lockdown is due to one thing.

The Hobbit

That was what was stated in a Q&A they had at the end of the tournament. When GW re-upped their license to cover the new movie, they were forced to accept a one week info window. The design studio has had full access to scenes and images from the new movie. MGM does not want any info released early on the movie and required GW to demonstrate they can keep a fairly tight lid on info and images coming out of the studio. No one at GW likes it, but given how much money LotR made for them, they decided it was worth it. Any money loss due to reduced subscriptions or sales would be more than made up for with the Hobbit license.

Expect this format to stay around for at least two more years. Once the second Hobbit movie comes out, hopefully this silliness will end.