EC Rumours

[Elazar The Glorified]

4 hours ago, LSM said:

 

If these are for the "basic marines" then it might just be Bolters, though that would be frightfully boring.

 

Maybe they could throw in a Neurowhip and a 'Blaster. Or an Icon and a backpack.

 

I thought more this, it sounds like from Valrak these are the Legionaries so far, so if they stick with them, probably seeing what special weapons and equipment they have as even if this is just a sprue like the Night Lords there will likely be a special close-combat weapon (like a whip) for the Champion, a banner or icon equivalent and then maybe a duelling sabre or something or a chest plate or something that's quite EC stylised. Hopefully be an exciting one tomorrow to tide us over until Christmas Day!

[Macidious]

3 hours ago, Elazar The Glorified said:

 

I thought more this, it sounds like from Valrak these are the Legionaries so far, so if they stick with them, probably seeing what special weapons and equipment they have as even if this is just a sprue like the Night Lords there will likely be a special close-combat weapon (like a whip) for the Champion, a banner or icon equivalent and then maybe a duelling sabre or something or a chest plate or something that's quite EC stylised. Hopefully be an exciting one tomorrow to tide us over until Christmas Day!

Yeah these dopamine hits every 2 weeks come and go I need to see some models haha, hopefully a bin man goes to Nottingham and looks for some ec boxes soon to leak lol

[01RTB01]

5 hours ago, Elazar The Glorified said:

 

I thought more this, it sounds like from Valrak these are the Legionaries so far, so if they stick with them, probably seeing what special weapons and equipment they have as even if this is just a sprue like the Night Lords there will likely be a special close-combat weapon (like a whip) for the Champion, a banner or icon equivalent and then maybe a duelling sabre or something or a chest plate or something that's quite EC stylised. Hopefully be an exciting one tomorrow to tide us over until Christmas Day!

Valrak has said totally new kit NOT an upgrade sprue. Based on the fact there's no mortal unit it tallies for kit numbers too. 

[LSM]

6 hours ago, Elazar The Glorified said:

I thought more this, it sounds like from Valrak these are the Legionaries so far, so if they stick with them, probably seeing what special weapons and equipment they have as even if this is just a sprue like the Night Lords there will likely be a special close-combat weapon (like a whip) for the Champion, a banner or icon equivalent and then maybe a duelling sabre or something or a chest plate or something that's quite EC stylised. Hopefully be an exciting one tomorrow to tide us over until Christmas Day!

 

I'm going to trust that these aren't an upgrade sprue.

 

Even if they are, though, I think that there will be a smattering of Sonic Weapons. Just, y'know, a couple as special weapon options (while the six-man "Noise Marines" have them as base). 

 

Valrak did mention a Plasma Gun, so maybe one of those (modded with a bunch of extra exhausts to blow the overheating back at the user).

 

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Looking back at how the World Eaters were shown off:

• 04/05/22: Announcement of coming Codex, and renders of Chainaxes/Eviscerator.
• 08/07/22: Angron is forced to be previewed early after an image of him leaks.
• 08/08/22: "Khorne Day" shows off a single new Berzerker.
• 01/09/22: NOVA Open shows off full Berzerker unit.
• 05/09/22: Renders dump: Jugger Lord's backpack, Chainaxe, Shoulder Pads and Helmet, Berzerkers' Icon, Eviscerator (again), Shoulder Pads, and heads, Jakhal belt buckles, and what turned out to be the first preview of an Eightbound's head, chest plate, and Chainfist.  
• 08/10/22: Warhammer Day reveal of Lord Avocado.
• 19/11/22: Warhammer Preview Online shows off the rest of the line (Eightbound, Jakhals, Jugger Lord).
• 06/12/22: Further showing off the Berzerkers, including more renders of heads and shoulder pads.

So... obviously not a great parallel to the Ecstatic Epistle. Far more stretched out, and having to disrupt themselves with the Angron leak. Then the weird choice to just put a bunch of renders all out at once in a single article.

 

But maybe we can look to the type of thing shown off: iconic weapons, Icon, heads, shoulder pads, bits of the new elite unit, bits of the lord.

Edited December 10 by LSM

[Elazar The Glorified]

No complaints from me if it is a full kit but has that actually been confirmed that it's fully new sprues and not a new unit ala Nemesis Claws etc?

[ZeroWolf]

28 minutes ago, Elazar The Glorified said:

No complaints from me if it is a full kit but has that actually been confirmed that it's fully new sprues and not a new unit ala Nemesis Claws etc?

Confirmed by GW? No

Confirmed by Valrak's sources? Yes, if I recall correctly but as the big V always says rumours are all lies until GW says they're not...or words to that effect.

[Macidious]

2 hours ago, LSM said:

 

I'm going to trust that these aren't an upgrade sprue.

 

Even if they are, though, I think that there will be a smattering of Sonic Weapons. Just, y'know, a couple as special weapon options (while the six-man "Noise Marines" have them as base). 

 

Valrak did mention a Plasma Gun, so maybe one of those (modded with a bunch of extra exhausts to blow the overheating back at the user).

 

//

 

Looking back at how the World Eaters were shown off:

• 04/05/22: Announcement of coming Codex, and renders of Chainaxes/Eviscerator.
• 08/07/22: Angron is forced to be previewed early after an image of him leaks.
• 08/08/22: "Khorne Day" shows off a single new Berzerker.
• 01/09/22: NOVA Open shows off full Berzerker unit.
• 05/09/22: Renders dump: Jugger Lord's backpack, Chainaxe, Shoulder Pads and Helmet, Berzerkers' Icon, Eviscerator (again), Shoulder Pads, and heads, Jakhal belt buckles, and what turned out to be the first preview of an Eightbound's head, chest plate, and Chainfist.  
• 08/10/22: Warhammer Day reveal of Lord Avocado.
• 19/11/22: Warhammer Preview Online shows off the rest of the line (Eightbound, Jakhals, Jugger Lord).
• 06/12/22: Further showing off the Berzerkers, including more renders of heads and shoulder pads.

So... obviously not a great parallel to the Ecstatic Epistle. Far more stretched out, and having to disrupt themselves with the Angron leak. Then the weird choice to just put a bunch of renders all out at once in a single article.

 

But maybe we can look to the type of thing shown off: iconic weapons, Icon, heads, shoulder pads, bits of the new elite unit, bits of the lord.

Yeah I think our timeline is going at a faster pace, best case scenario is this Christmas we see the ec army boxset which always releases a month earlier than the full codex release , and then yeah maybe at the preview in march or if they is an earlier one we could see the rest of the army , unless it is leaked like angron was 

[01RTB01]

Happy Ecstatic eve everyone. Here's hoping we've all been suitably good for something to whet our appetites tomorrow. 

 

 

[RS1169]

Weapons is a good shout for tomorrow with an army set reveal for Christmas (hope…)

 

adepticon can be Fulgrim reveal and start of the wolves. 

I know the Krieg and Eldar stuff was just shown off, but I need me some moar 40k juicy  reveals or leaks. 

[Macidious]

8 hours ago, RS1169 said:

Weapons is a good shout for tomorrow with an army set reveal for Christmas (hope…)

 

adepticon can be Fulgrim reveal and start of the wolves. 

I know the Krieg and Eldar stuff was just shown off, but I need me some moar 40k juicy  reveals or leaks. 

Happy ecstatic epistle day!!!! 
 

im hoping to see sonic weapons today

 

imagine they go craaazyyyy and show a whole legionary and if they do that then were definitely seeing a boxset for Christmas 

[Marshal Loss]

To be honest they could chuck an EC symbol on a boltgun and I'd still be excited to see it.

[Macidious]

1 hour ago, Marshal Loss said:

To be honest they could chuck an EC symbol on a boltgun and I'd still be excited to see it.

We are used to being blue balled and teased for years so wouldn’t surprise me if they’re like yeah they’ll sit there and take it

[skylerboodie]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/doxl2avk/the-ecstatic-epistle-immaculate-armaments-of-agony/

 

 

Edited December 11 by skylerboodie

[DeadFingers]

CONDUCTOR OF THE HYPE ENGINE

 

ENGAGE THE GLAM DRIVE

 

FABULOUS SPEED

[Xanthous]

Not the obvious focus of the article, but damn, those vambraces are stylish.

[Craig]

I like the rear protuberances. Reminds me of bagpipes.

[LSM]

3 hours ago, Marshal Loss said:

To be honest they could chuck an EC symbol on a boltgun and I'd still be excited to see it.

[01RTB01]

He came, he came! The ecstatic Epistle has been and haven't they delivered?! 

 

Genuinely, without exaggeration they're amazing. They hit the sweet spot of guitar details and classic sonics. Hopefully we get some more sonic blasters that are bespoke but either way, these are excellent! Love the dials on the blaster and blastmaster. 

[Kharn13]

7 minutes ago, Xanthous said:

Not the obvious focus of the article, but damn, those vambraces are stylish.

Very dualist looking!

[LSM]

16 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said:

He came, he came! The ecstatic Epistle has been and haven't they delivered?! 

 

Genuinely, without exaggeration they're amazing. They hit the sweet spot of guitar details and classic sonics. Hopefully we get some more sonic blasters that are bespoke but either way, these are excellent! Love the dials on the blaster and blastmaster. 

 

Aye - basically what I was looking for. Guns, but with musical flimflam present (dials, valves, a whammy bar, fretters, etc.).

 

Not sure about the canisters. That's kind of a curious addition - as though they need some sort of fuel. (I'm also not a huge fan conceptually of a Sonic Pistol - why shoot a dinky little scream gun when your mouth already is a dinky little scream gun, y'know?)

 

The hands also seem a bit plain - I liked the previous style, with all sorts of grotesque tubes and feeds interconnecting the guns and the wielder. Though I suppose these could be special weapons for the "basic marines", and the fancier six-man squad could be more extreme.

Edited December 11 by LSM

[Fire Golem]

So good! I’m so excited for this release. 

[01RTB01]

4 minutes ago, LSM said:

 

Aye - basically what I was looking for. Guns, but with musical flimflam present (dials, valves, a whammy bar, fretters, etc.).

 

Not sure about the canisters. That's kind of a curious addition - as though they need some sort of fuel. (I'm also not a huge fan conceptually of a Sonic Pistol - why shoot a dinky little scream gun when your mouth already is a dinky little scream gun, y'know?)

 

The hands also seem a bit plain - I liked the previous style, with all sorts of grotesque tubes and feeds interconnecting the guns and the wielder. Though I suppose these could be special weapons for the "basic marines", and the fancier six-man squad could be more extreme.

 

The canisters are perhaps odd but easily snipped off. 

 

I don't think these will be for the basic marines. Visually they're not going to want to confuse noise marines and legionnaires. I'd put hefty money on these being 'just' for the noise marines. Can't wait to see the torsos, legs, backpacks now.

[Dark Shepherd]

What are the flasks on the guns?

[Fire Golem]

I think they’re valves like on bagpipes rather than flasks/canisters. 
 

Edit: for some reason I totally skipped the big fuel canister things under the front. I was focusing on the little ones at the back. 

Edited December 11 by Fire Golem

[Chapter Master Valrak]

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