Yes, I read those rumours aswell. So no new cheap access to boost our precious Empire armies with more core.
Neither to get true bargain for starting a future greenskin army.
But I makes some sense in that it would boost the skaven sales. After all, getting decent sized skaven infantry units are expensive since they are cheap pointwise but have a bad ratio between that and money.
A BfSP NG style starter army would provide some exellent starting points, since enlarging the infantry units will not feel as costly as getting them to begin with.
And them Helf whiners will get cheap spears that will turn ROXOR next ed and will be followed by new boxes of HE infantry replacing Hamfists and his brothers.
Sigh... I guess I can make some new Eternal guards from those spears. But I wanted a cheap as dirt Warwagon or something. Or another regiment of stout halberdiers.