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Oh, the same 30K that gets S-tier resin miniatures of important characters like the primarchs? Settra seems like he would be a great example of a very important character that could get a new resin sculpt.

Nothing from Harbingers book 2? The miniatures they showed were awesome, but I was honestly expecting one or two more AoS reveals.

I think they look too difficult to paint for GW to consider them for the role of poster faction.

I wish GW would make older Warhammer Underworlds-warbands available again. I'm toying with the idea of starting Ironjawz (the new giant war-pig is very enticing), and I would love to get Morgok's Krushas as a way to add variety to my units of brutes. Especially as I have no interest in ardboyz. Here is an idea: Why don't GW make old warbands available as a made to order when a faction has a new battle tome?

My faith in this "leak" took a nose dive when GW revealed the new squigboss. It is not listed in the leak (only a gitmob hero).

They will mess and change the rules constantly. That's part of the monetization strategy. The edition schedule warrants a new edition every 3rd year. It goes without saying that new editions will tweak the rules so that they can pitch the edition as being something new. I don't really care about this as I don't play the game (only paint and collect). In addition to new editions every 3 years, there are also seasons and all kinds of stuff to mix things up. However, no matter how good rules writers they have, the games are so vast and have so many models and units that getting it right is almost impossible, I imagine.

I've been painting Age of Sigmar since 2015. Switched this year to 40k and chaos space marines. The moment I did I found tons more people at the local store who were interested in what I was doing, enthusiastically asking me questions and engaging in hobby and lore talk. I knew 40k was much larger than AoS, but the magnitude at my local scene surprised me. The other reason I switched was the AoS release schedule. The new Slaves to Darkness box is great, but other than that it's been crumbs. I think I read somewhere on the rumour thread here on TGA that Necromunda got more releases in 2022 than AoS.

Seems to me that AoS is now relegated to tier 2-release status with Horus Heresy being tier 1 and 40k tier 0. Games Workshop probably spent multiple years treating AoS as 40k's equal in number of releases (perhaps with the goal of building the brand). In the end they realized that having an equal amount of releases didn't make sense due to 40k massively outselling AoS. So, if they want to maximise profits, they needed to switch gears and up the amount of 40k stuff. The rerelease of Horus Heresy is still very new, but could also supplant AoS - or at least be an equal - in terms of releases. It's difficult to maintain any sort of hype for AoS right now, although it must be said that the upcoming Slaves to Darkness miniatures look awesome.

You mean the year in which GW releases 10th edition 40k?

I've been thinking about AoS edition launch sets vs 40K. I wonder if AoS will start to start launching with at least one range update instead of brand new armies. Indomitus launched with a full Necron range update (plus some brand new units / characters). The rumour is that 10th edition will launch with a range update and expansion for Tyranids. I was thinking that there are several good candidates for a range update with the launch of 4th edition AoS in 2024(?). - Beasts of Chaos - Skaven - Flesh-Eater Courts - Ogor Mawtribes Which one do you hope for? I might add that I also hope for something different from Stormcasts as the "good" faction in the launch box. Normally I would hope for Cities of Sigmar / Devoted of Sigmar / Dawnbringer Crusades, but it looks like something similar will be released before the next edition of AoS.

I'm very happy @KingBrodd got the miniature he wanted. Being Sons of Behemat-curious, I was ready for this reveal to pull me in. However, I feel like GW weren't "generous" enough. Not only are the legs the exact same as every other mega, the lower part of the chest seems identical to the Warstomper: Khorn Shield, wanderers shield, stormcast shield, seraphon carapace. Despite what they said on stream, he seems pretty much the same height as the other megas. If I saw him on the table, I would not think that he is the leader of the sons of the Sons of Behemat. I would just think he is another "normal" variant. If this was another kit with a unique set of legs shared by three different builds with different poses (King Brodd, Matriarch, something brand new?), I would buy a box of megas to paint up immediately after work today. The ogre model was ok. My favourite mini of the entire preview might be the center figure in the new Khorne warband for Warhammer Underworlds. He looks amazing and I hope GW continue to experiment in regards to Khorne worshippers from different backgrounds and cultures. We've seen all the Slaves to Darkness minis before and they still look great. I was pleasantly surprised that both the Disciples of Tzeentch and Lumineth Realm Lords battletomes had new cover art. A bit depressing that we didn't get a small tease for something new in the future or even an update for Cities of Sigmar / Dawnbringer Crusades. This reinforces my belief that the road to 40k 10th edition is gonna be full steam Grim Darkness of Far Future with a couple of hero minis for AoS (a couple more dual boxes, maybe Gitz vs Flesh-Eater Courts, etc). BTW, when were the expansions to Cursed City supposed to come out?

I agree that the ironjawz don't need a large range expansion in terms of new units. The only slam dunk brand new kit I can think of is a megaboss on gore-grunta / unique character on gore-grunta (dual kit). However, ironjawz armies tend to use multiples of some of the core characters. It would be amazing of GW were to release alternate sculpts of a Weirdnob Shaman and a Warchanter. These can be released as event exclusive minis (ideally we would want them to be available for everyone and sold as part of the main line, but unfortunately that is unlikely to happen).

My problem with the sons is that they all have the same leg stance. Even when they have different arms/weapons and heads, I still think there is something odd when they are in a group. Ideally I would like King Brodd or a leader gargant to have a completely unique pose, including legs, something that instantly makes it stand out from a couple of other megas. Unfortunately, the size of the kits and the fact that they probably didn't sell great (lots of people use proxyes, most likely due to the high price) makes this unlikely. A giant lover can still dream, however.

The dearth of AoS minis is really depressing. Since AoS 3rd edition kicked off with the wonderful Dominion set in early july 2021, 40k has had the following significant releases (single mini releases not included) * Black Templars range refresh * Orks range refresh plus large expansion * Sisters of Battle large range expansion * Eldar range refresh * Chaos space marines large range expansion Plus the following stuff in the pipeline, likely before the end of 2022: * Leagues of Votann brand new range * Imperial guard large range refresh (confirmed by leaks) The massive release of Horus Heresy is also related to 40K (some minis can be used in both games). And then significant rumours mongers like Valrak confirm that 40k 10th edition is slated for summer 2023. That will suck up all the oxygen in the room for a long time. Rumoured inclusions: Tyranid range refresh + new space marines painted like Blood Angels, with a follow-up of Dark Angel range refresh. In the same time, AoS has - after the factions of Dominion were complete - had the following significant releases (single mini / hero releases not included): - Night Haunts small range expansion (1 unit and 1 hero) - Sylvaneth medium range expansion (2 units and 1 hero) In addition before the end of the year we are going to get a large range refresh of Slaves to Darkness, which admittadly looks very cool. And ... that's it for significant releases for AoS in 2022? Where are our range refreshes? Beasts of Chaos, Seraphon and Skaven could really do with large refreshes. Is 2023 going to be any better or will it be dominated by 10th edition 40k? Sometimes when I get depressed, I think that GW kept up the high release schedule for AoS in recent years to invest in it and see the response. Maybe the sales did not validate all the investments into the brand and GW pivoted to Horus Heresy as a 3rd mainline game instead, with prospects of reduced AoS releases in the foreseeable future.

These are excellent points and really hammer home what I've been feeling for a long time, but been unable to express that eloquently. I really think AoS should emphasize that it is a post-apocalyptic setting where the forces of civilization are attempting to rebuild. The newest edition of the game pivoted in this direction and for that reason I think the new Dawnbringer Crusades faction can really add some narrative punch to the game. I would love if Dawnbringer Crusades became the new "main faction" for AoS going forward. Early AoS = Reconquering (Stormcast Eternals) Future AoS = Settling the wastelands (Dawnbringer Crusades with optional Stormcast elements)