9th Edition, what I'd like to see

Hey welcome back to my blog, here's what I'd like to see on the coming 9th edition across 40k and it's specialist games. If you have any ideas or disagree with something leave a comment!

This post will be separated in 3 categories, Models, Rules and Specialist Games. Let's dive in!

MODELS

I won't cover all factions as I don't have specific requests for some (like the Talons of the Emperor or Orks), it's not that I like them (love Orks) but I thing model-wise they're pretty great right now and will probably get some stuff down the line (hoping for some new Speed Freekz)

9th already started gifting Primaris with a lot of cool models like the Bladeguard Veterans

But for me Primaris are still lacking in the category that most interests me about Warhammer:

Customization

Primaris usually have between 1 and 2 weapon options, except for the Intercessors which have 3 (and I say 3 in the broad meaning of 3, they have 3 patterns of basically the same weapon)

Gone are the Tactical Squads of old, now replaced by squads designed to do 1 thing and 1 thing only. Yeah we now have Assault Intercessors but that seems to be a different unit than regular, and likely to only have access to chainswords by the looks of it.

Come on, give us more options for our Marines, not all of them need to be on the competitive edge, but being able to have more options is always better

Terminators too! You have to decide Games Workshop, either new Terminator Models or you give more options to Aggressors like close combat weaponry in order to fully phase out old Terminators (hope not though!)

As for Primarchs? It's pretty much guaranteed that the Lion is coming soon, given the big fleet of Fallen massing up. I'd also like to see Corax return, he appeared on the warp with new powers hunting for Lorgar, and I think that'd be something amazing to see on the tabletop

Enough Loyals, let's move on to the next topic: Traitors

Chaos Marines offers some of the most detailed models in the range, just the regular CSMs having a lot of details on them. So I'm not going to ask for anything related to troops for them. Primaris Chaos Marines? No, get away from that Bile please.

The reason I don't like the idea of Primaris Chaos Marines is not because of fluff. In fact I'm all up for Renegade Primaris Marines as seen on what's going on with the Brazen Drakes. But they should just use Space Marines rules for those renegades or limit them to really specific roles. It'd be a shame to see Chaos Lists just become Primaris with spikes, right now with the advent of Primaris I think Traitors and Loyals look quite different regarding to troops and should stay like that

Instead I'd like to see more love to Characters. Reading and Hearing Lucius and Tarvitz fight on the Horus Heresy always gives me the need to make an Emperor's Children army. But with Lucius's Model looking this outdated...I always end up passing

Give us a truly horrific Lucius Model and I'll be good to go with this guys

As for Primarchs? I'd really like to see Perturabo take the spotlight for once. I do believe he's going to return if Dorn ever returns to 40k. Perturabo vs Dorn on 40k would be just amazing to watch

We all know Fulgrim and Angron are probably the ones getting released next. And I'm pretty sure the models will be awesome

WERE YOU JUST TALKING HERESY?

Inquisition should get more models, I said it Give me new crusaders, give me more stuff for them

It's really fun kitbashing stuff together from IG and Necromunda for Inquisitors and Acolytes, but it becomes troublesome when you want a big army and you have to find a way to add troops

As for the Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard? I'm a sucker for elite armies, I know that's not what most IG players want, but new Tempestus Units would be great for both kind of IG Players

WHAT ABOUT US MON'KEIGH?

Eldars should get new stuff, I mean come on the Ynnari are extremely limited. I want to see more Harlequins too, specially ones that can be used on Kill Team. I don't play Harlequins myself, but fighting the same unit every time gets boring

For Craftworlds Eldars, give them new models for the Guardians please!

These just look extremely dated, whenever I want to make a Kill Team for Asuryani and want some fodder I look at these guys and well, paying 40$ for these models doesn't seem like a great idea to me

Moving over to Tyranids and Genestealer Cults

New Termagants, Hormagaunts and Genestealers please!!!

Specially with more options! Give us some mutations to strap unto our Genestealers to make them even more killy! And bring back Space Hulk everyone loves Space Hulk!

Also give us some new HQs for GSC!

NEXT IN LINE! Grey Knights!

I don't want new stuff for Grey Knights, I want new models for their Strike Squad

I mean come on, they don't have to be Primaris! Just make them more truescale and with better details!

These should either be coming very soon or it means Games Workshop knows that they can get 40k players to buy Stormcasts to convert these old guys

RULES

This one is extremely short, I just want to go over rules that I think they should tweak

1. Tanks/Monsters shooting in melee as of 9th Edition. I love the idea, but they should only be able to shoot stuff that are NOT in melee with their big stuff. I mean, let's assume I charge in with a lot of gretchin or hormagaunts...A tank shouldn't be able to twist it's gun like Bugs Bunny and shoot something that is right next to it (not to mention that should hurt itself)

2. Make Drop Pods Great Again! Let Primaris Marines enter Drop Pods and give them a boost in their rules!! Drop Pods was one of my favorite things of Warhammer and they've gone and gotten rid of them!

3. Make it so Assassins don't count for "all units in your army need to have <something something> keyword" rules, they're basically useless on those armies and makes no sense. They are lone operatives that are working solo, Marines shouldn't just stop following their doctrines because there's a chopping guy running around screaming

4. More love to the Xenos! Make rules to be able to get some Freebooterz as allies on some armies (not all though!) for example! Give us more starting sets that are just made of xenos, something like Tyranids vs Orks Total Rampage. Xenos armies are not only getting the least love but I believe they are amongst the most expensive

SPECIALIST GAMES

Let's start with the ones everyone knows and love: Kill Team and Necromunda

Let us field Necromunda gangs on Kill Team! I mean, for the love of god, nobody plays Necromunda where I live. I need to have an excuse to play these guys!

Also I'd love to see stuff like the Beastmen of Blackstone Fortress in Necromunda

Mutants from the Hive World getting into the gang wars would be pretty amazing to see!

I want more stuff for Kill Team, there are a lot of units that are missing that make total sense to be in there, like Hellblasters and Aggressors

Some will make a point that these could be too strong but hell make them cost a lot of points. We already have Terminators in there! Makes no sense not to have their Primaris Counterparts

This goes in line with my request with more weapon options for Aggressors if there are no plans for new loyal Termies

Give Chaos Space Marines more options!

Raptors would be awesome! But I'd also like to see the option to include 1 or two Havocs. Yeah they're basically CSM with Heavy Weapons and T5. But right now Traitor Marines are kind of lacking both in firepower and survivability, depending completely on Khorne Berserkers and the two Heavy/Special Weapons they can field, give them 1 or 2 more to be on par!

More Harlequin units would be awesome, as well as allowing GSC to field some regular IG guardsmen!

Servants of the Abyss should get a big boost...and speaking of Blackstone Fortress...

Give us a real Rogue Trader Kill Team!

I think Rogue Traders are something that doesn't get enough love on 40k. I really want to see a team of these guys that are really MY DUDES

This would be awesome and is the single thing I really want and need for Kill Team in 2020/2021

Let's move on to the two Specialist Games I want back:

I don't know if this counts as a specialist game, but bring back SPACE HULK!! This game was simply awesome. If I'm right and GW wants to slowly phase out Termies then give us a version with something else! It doesn't even have to be Aggressors. A squad of Marines going into a Tyranid Hive, a band Rogue Trades finding themselves boarded by Xenos, or even some Imperial Guardsmen whose Gellar Field just went off and are invaded by Daemons!!

I like the latter two the most, it'd be awesome (also don't forget rules to use your kill team on this game in a White Dwarf!)

Last but definitely not least is the Specialist Game I think everyone wants to have back again

Battlefleet Gothic should come back

The Video Games were a success, it scratched that itch that I didn't know I had

To command a fleet of Imperial Forces and have an all out Void War against the enemies of the Imperium was amazing

And it should come back to tabletop. The design of the ships look awesome and I bet there'd be a lot of people dying to customize their own spacecrafts like they do with Imperial Knights

Make the biggest ships be around Adeptus Titanicus Titans length so the details can be truly appreciated and you have a game that everyone would kill to buy! 40k Spacecraft design is just gorgeous to look at

Thanks guys, I'll be back soon with more!