I think the the Chaos space marines are getting left be bihined in the times. There is so much there that they can do to bring them up to date and make the cult armies so much better. The Loyal SM have 4 inddivual SM codexs to give them a edge on the table. They could make 4 CSM codexes on the 4 Chaos gods alone to give them a boost in support. I wish GW would give all the armies some support like that or make a division for the bad guyes like Dark Eldar , Chaos and others, I know it might sound like i b@$#$ching but Im getting a little bored with all the new SM stuff there getting come on spread the wealth.

Look at the bright side, they about to run out of good guy space marines armies to redo (still got Black templar, grey knights and Dark Angels in 5th ed to do) and you won't have to worry about it anymore.

hopefully grey knights are coming soon

Well we know that the Dark Eldar are set to soon be released. While I would love the idea of 4 Chaos Codexes I think they could make it work in one. You just have to give the playes more options. The current CSM Codex was a test for how they were going to take things but that quickly changed and made the CSM's worse because of it. Eventually they'll work on it, until then we'll just have to make the best of it.

i could see a "traitor legion" or "chaos cults" codex

First and foremost I can't see there being power specific codices any time soon, considering they have gelled all of the chaos powers together and dumbed them down into one codex for daemons. Your CSM codex before the current one did have power specific entries.

Secondly, stop yer complaining, we Sisters players need a codex overhaul (and SOME plastic miniatures) before you lot do!

And you'll get them sooner, too. Word is that Sisters will get a PDF codex in Q1/2 2011. Apparently plastic Sisters will accompany that release.

The CSM Codex may not be everything it could be in terms of theme and variety, but in terms of balance, coherence and reliability, it's still in the top rank.

R.

A PDF codex??? why not a 'real' one?? do tell me more...

Agreed, I play regularly against CSM and they are still top hard bastards.

hey, memento, GET IN LINE PAL

Grey Knights are the cooler half of the inquisition. hell, i'd sacrifice them both for deathwatch

Grey Knights were slated for early 2010 - at about the same time as the Sisters, but in print format - but it's sounding like they've been pulled forward in a compromise agreement following a dispute between Sales and Design. Word is that GKs will be the next codex after DE, now, pushing Dark Angels back into 2011.

Not sure why the Sisters will get a PDF codex. I think the main reason is a question of sales - sales of the current range don't project well enough to sales of a new range to justify a print codex (q.v. the old Blood Angels codex). The future of Inquisition codexes is up in the air and I think they're going to punch this one out as a PDF to get it out of the way and revisit the whole concept once we reach 6th Edition.

R.