I'm just getting into the game and my store has copies of books that i can use while I'm there. I should even get the rule books if there will be new ones being released next year? I feel like this is a weird time for new players to enter the game.
Rumors about the next Army Book update
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its only rumoured that 9th will be out next year, it could be 2015 though, you would probably be better off trying to get your hands on the mini rule book that comes with the island of blood starter instead of getting the big one
Anybody noticed that Bretonnia models are disappearing on the site? Maybe the next army book come February?
As for 9th I have only heard about a summer release next year. Nothing earlier but definitely not later either.
As for 9th I have only heard about a summer release next year. Nothing earlier but definitely not later either.
yup. i mentioned stockists cant order more from GW on first page of this thread. brett and woodies are def following after dwarfs
Well that's good because they're out of date, but I'm not sure they're doing it right by updating a year before they go out of date again (okay, 1 edition isn't as bad as three, but...) Of course, it probably makes more money.
I highly doubt Bretts will get a new book until after 9th. Steadfast amongst other things will need to be addressed so the largely Cav force will be viable. Releasing a new book for them would be pointless unless they write specific rules for them to bring them up to par.
If 8th Brets get Auto-Cancel Steadfast I want an errata that lets me upgrade a Corpse Cart to be the bsb. 
In my opinion it'd make close to zero sense for GW to release collective army books which feature several armies in them. After all, let's not forget, GW wants you to shell our your pennies and multiple releases of individual army books work so much better in regards to that than books containing the rules for more than one army.
Just look at the number and frequency of new releases that have been hitting us for the past twelve months or so: More army / codex books in a smaller time frame, more add-on or campaign books, rules 'updates' only made to grab even more coin (looking at you 'Escalation' and 'Stronghold'), plus an overwhelming number of digital releases.
No, it wouldn't make any sense at all for them to release those compilation army books for WHFB.
Also, I really hope they'll wait 'til 2015 for a release of 9th ed. WHFB, updating all the armies before releasing a new set of core rules.
And if they're really going to release 7th ed. 40k in 2014 I'm going to throw up .... But I really can't see that rumour coming real at all. Maybe a 40k compilation rulebook containing the core rules, Apocalypse, Escalation and Stronghold, to milk the cow even more. But a new edition of 40k after only two years ... seriously ?
Now, back to the WHFB army books ...
I sincerly hope (and believe) we'll see Dwarfs, Brets and Wood Elves in 2014, though I'm not entirely sure if Dwarfs or Brets will be first. Yes, Dwarfs are rumoured to hit in january or february, but almost nothing of their model range has vanished from the GW website. Just as opposed to Brets, where a lot of models have allready been taken down the site.
But we'll see ...
Just look at the number and frequency of new releases that have been hitting us for the past twelve months or so: More army / codex books in a smaller time frame, more add-on or campaign books, rules 'updates' only made to grab even more coin (looking at you 'Escalation' and 'Stronghold'), plus an overwhelming number of digital releases.
No, it wouldn't make any sense at all for them to release those compilation army books for WHFB.
Also, I really hope they'll wait 'til 2015 for a release of 9th ed. WHFB, updating all the armies before releasing a new set of core rules.
And if they're really going to release 7th ed. 40k in 2014 I'm going to throw up .... But I really can't see that rumour coming real at all. Maybe a 40k compilation rulebook containing the core rules, Apocalypse, Escalation and Stronghold, to milk the cow even more. But a new edition of 40k after only two years ... seriously ?
Now, back to the WHFB army books ...
I sincerly hope (and believe) we'll see Dwarfs, Brets and Wood Elves in 2014, though I'm not entirely sure if Dwarfs or Brets will be first. Yes, Dwarfs are rumoured to hit in january or february, but almost nothing of their model range has vanished from the GW website. Just as opposed to Brets, where a lot of models have allready been taken down the site.
But we'll see ...
Mr. West said:
Looks like i will have to hunt for this when I get home.
erv:Anyway in regards to the army books going out of date, this is not a worry.
They play test their books for often longer than a year before coming out and are prepared for the next edition more than the books that came out back after the prior edition first came out.
Remember grey knights 5th edition with the wording in that book with psychic mastry levels?...
That rule did not show up in the 40k BRB until 6th edition.