The reading jab was a reference to the fact that a statement including the words 'don't try to draw too much story info from it' was immediately cross-posted to a story speculation thread.
How is this a pure story speculation thread and not a general one? The only limitation Dekker gave when opening this thread was not to talk about release dates, so it seems to me speculating about features is okay too.
And even if it is a pure story speculation thread such a feature as capship shields would be relevant, since it would have an impact on the story, if implemented.
Furthermore you wrote "dont' try to draw
too much story info...". If you don't want any speculation just say "it won't be in WiH". "Don't anticipate something too" much sounds to me like it either isn't decided or will take a long time till it comes, not that it won't come at all for sure, which leaves it open for speculation by the fans.
And I'd also like to point out that it isn't exactly good forum conduct to quote a post just to put three dots below it followed by a semi-insult a few posts later.
That out of the way I too expect them to be only in BP3 if at all. And on a new Vishnan ship probably. After all the don't really have anything to counter a Sathanas in their arsenal, with the Sacred Keeper being more like a command carrier, best suited to stay out of combat. It might have one big gun, but that just doesn't cut it against a Sath. Besides that the Keeper is too important to risk on a frontal assault, because without it the attached battle group and all fighters stop working.
