Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-14745711-20130906234048/@comment-6078851-20141124174102

tyranids may not head towards earth with as much haste after the astronomican disappears but they will probably stay put within the milky way, since there's an abundance of food still to nom, and they will still end up going for earth eventually. i suppose it's possible that the astronomican has been shining brighter than other 'shiny things' that draw tyranids, and once it's gone other shiny things can then draw their attention, but i seriously doubt gw would simply have tyranids leave the galaxy. they might but it would be a giant cop-out and a massive 'up yours' to 40k fans.

if gw go ahead and let emps die/ascend it definitely leaves room for a whole host of tantalizing things to happen, such as multiple battles for terra, unprecedented chaos invasions, or multiple new factions arising from the ashes of the imperium. in short this could lead to the re-invigoration of 40k's plot that so many of us want to see and, as mentioned, with new factions comes new codexes and models for gw to make more money.