Deathwatch Wild Speculation Thread (11th Edition wish listing?)

[Indy Techwisp]

So we don't even know for certain that Deathwatch will get anything in 11th (ideally they do, we kicked up enough of a fuss as a community to revive the faction).
Assuming we do tho, and the rumours that 11th is basically going to be 10.5 are correct, this is what I personally think Deathwatch would get in that Codex:

 

Firstly, I think Talonstrike will get access to Suppressors (called "Intercessor with Autocannon" on the datasheet or something).

No real reason why other than that it was in a Killteam unit before so it might as well get moved to the dedicated Jump Pack team.

 

For new Datasheets, I could see a "Deathwatch Scouts" datasheet being added.
As we see with Space Wolves, Veteran Scouts are a thing and Deathwatch certainly do use them, so since they can't take normal Scouts why not get give them a bespoke Scout unit?

For what it would have, obviously it would have the Killteam Keyword (to benefit from Detachment rules like the DW Terminators) and a different ability (maybe a psuedo Lone Op like the Legends Scout Sniper squad?) but weapon wise it'd probably be mostly the same as the main Scout Squad, maybe with a Power Sword for the Sarge and the ability to take both the Heavy Bolter and the Missile Launcher in the same unit?

 

Additionally, there's rumours of a Multipart Outriders kit on the way soon, so if that turns out to be real then Deathwatch Outriders may be a possibility (probably with Power Swords for the whole unit like Veterans), also with the Killteam keyword and a new ability.

 

Now since neither of the above or any of the Killteam units could really be sold as a kit on the webstore, we'd need at least something to release for Deathwatch that isn't just a book.

The obvious answer here would be a Primaris Veteran Killteam, but I personally think that's being saved for a Kill Team release.

Instead, how about some more Characters?

A Watchmaster in a different Armour Mark (or Terminator Armour) would be a good call, even if the ability remains mostly the same.

For something else tho, we could take inspiration from the older Legends stuff and give Deathwatch a bespoke Psyker character.
Previously, Deathwatch had access to Codicier Natorian as a named HQ, so maybe they could get a generic Codicier character now KT Cassius and it's associated characters are gone.

 

Of course, despite all of that, Deathwatch may instead just get rolled into IA again, but "better" this time (i.e. also moving the Killteam Datasheets over to IA as well or something).

 

Feel free to reply with any wild speculation of your own and tell me just how far off-base I was for the kind of stuff you want for Deathwatch.

[NKirkham24]

I think we will continue to exist, they backtracked pretty quickly on squatting us, so I doubt they'd do it again. 

 

Deathwatch also feature in Space marine II so I think the faction has some more prominence because of that. 

 

I think we will get access to bikes again, if they're multi part we can make them Deathwatch, and you know GW only let people make and take the things that come in their boxes.

 

My guess would be, if there is any model support, it will be an updated upgrade set and a character. 

 

Possible a re-do of Artemis, Primarisified of course.

 

Wishlisting, I would like to see an updated Kill team set, the Veterans kit is still great, I could just see a primaris version being brought out for it.

 

My only other wish would be to make the Corvus decent. Not even good, just decent. It's an amazing model, the fluff with the kill teams is great, but it's rules are pants.