TOW will be interesting, simply because we have so little idea of what's coming next. We can speculate that Kislev and Norsca are due at some point, but it seems unlikely they're going to jump to putting out three entirely new armies in nine months or so.
The preview video makes it pretty clear that the AOS Chaos Dwarf reveal will happen. Heresy will presumably be full reveals of some of the stuff they already mentioned. I suspect Custodes are too far out.
Really happy that the CoD are supposedly Golems heavy. I always thought it would be a great theme for them (was a huge Warlord Battlecry fan back in the days), even if it could be a bit controversial (small, dark, evil humanoids with crooked noses who loves money and have golems).
Maybe not every hat is meant to be a hint, but with them saying at least 6 games being shown, they could be. I think the first 3 are implying Deathwatch (obvious), Leagues of Votann (astronaut hat) and Tomb Kings, but I have no idea about the rest really. Maybe Dark Eldar for the pirate hat?
Especially no idea about what the Top hats and the other historical ones could be.
Mentlegen324 wrote: Maybe not every hat is meant to be a hint, but with them saying at least 6 games being shown, they could be. I think the first 3 are implying Deathwatch (obvious), Leagues of Votann (astronaut hat) and Tomb Kings, but I have no idea about the rest really. Maybe Dark Eldar for the pirate hat?
Especially no idea about what the Top hats and the other historical ones could be.
Dark Eldar seems logical considering that Lady Malys leak a while back.
Mentlegen324 wrote: Maybe not every hat is meant to be a hint, but with them saying at least 6 games being shown, they could be. I think the first 3 are implying Deathwatch (obvious), Leagues of Votann (astronaut hat) and Tomb Kings, but I have no idea about the rest really. Maybe Dark Eldar for the pirate hat?
Especially no idea about what the Top hats and the other historical ones could be.
I think they were just putting on every hat they had in their houses, no real hints other than being hats.
Mentlegen324 wrote: Maybe not every hat is meant to be a hint, but with them saying at least 6 games being shown, they could be. I think the first 3 are implying Deathwatch (obvious), Leagues of Votann (astronaut hat) and Tomb Kings, but I have no idea about the rest really. Maybe Dark Eldar for the pirate hat?
Especially no idea about what the Top hats and the other historical ones could be.
I think the top hat was literally just a big hat = Chaos Dwarf joke.
The others do make me wonder if it's a Vampire Coast or (another) Witch Hunter Underworlds team.
Mentlegen324 wrote: Maybe not every hat is meant to be a hint, but with them saying at least 6 games being shown, they could be. I think the first 3 are implying Deathwatch (obvious), Leagues of Votann (astronaut hat) and Tomb Kings, but I have no idea about the rest really. Maybe Dark Eldar for the pirate hat?
Especially no idea about what the Top hats and the other historical ones could be.
I think they were just putting on every hat they had in their houses, no real hints other than being hats.
I doubt that it wasn't something planned in advance but rather they just coincidentally happened to own all these novelty hats .
Okay, I would have said House Catallus for Necromunda but I'll go with a Harlequins kill team.
Not bothered at this point but a Molech book for Legions Imperialis, and a new Armigers kit, would be all I'd hope for. A trailer for either Warhammer Quest or Space Hulk is long overdue as these previews have been stuck in wargame edition churn for far too long...
Chorfs for Old World would've been an easy buy for me. I think putting them into AoS will be a miscalculation on GWs part. They'll probably be a lot more extreme looking than they are in Total Warhammer 3.
Because that project was likely started way before Old World and the teams fought over them.
Also AoS is SUPPOSED to be steam-punk age. It's not really there all that much but its supposed to be in that era whilst Old World is earlier. Steam stuff is all over the lore from BL with factions like Cities of Sigmar, Skaven and such but gameplay wise on the tabletop Skaven are unchanged and Cities have not really got any big steam stuff going on as yet besides Cog Forts which don't have a model.
I'd like to be enthusiastic about the Egyptian hat, but GW has yet to prove they're willing and able to do anything worthwhile with Tomb Kings. Come on, GW. I dare you to surprise me!
Unless the tomb king or pirate hats relate to a surprising old world release I can't see there being a lot revealed for the game this soon after Cathay. There's a second Cathay journal to release, so maybe we'll see that previewed, but GW have already started that won't come with any models that haven't already been shown (so just the dragon). Of course if the chaos dwarf release has significant overlap with the old world list I can see a lot of old world players being excited by the release regardless.
If be really excited for both a tomb king range refresh or a pirate/ vampirate old world release but I'm not going to get my hopes up
Overread wrote: Because that project was likely started way before Old World and the teams fought over them.
Also AoS is SUPPOSED to be steam-punk age. It's not really there all that much but its supposed to be in that era whilst Old World is earlier. Steam stuff is all over the lore from BL with factions like Cities of Sigmar, Skaven and such but gameplay wise on the tabletop Skaven are unchanged and Cities have not really got any big steam stuff going on as yet besides Cog Forts which don't have a model.
I think this is something that will mean they sort of loose some of their theming, in a way.With WHF/TOW, them having sort of more technologically advanced than other factions with all their steam engines and warmachines and such was an interesting contrast. With Age of Sigmar...that sort of thing would no longer be special, because the rest have them too. And i'm not sure what they could do with it to differentiate from the Kharadron Overlord steampunk theme, really.
Overread wrote: Because that project was likely started way before Old World and the teams fought over them.
Also AoS is SUPPOSED to be steam-punk age. It's not really there all that much but its supposed to be in that era whilst Old World is earlier. Steam stuff is all over the lore from BL with factions like Cities of Sigmar, Skaven and such but gameplay wise on the tabletop Skaven are unchanged and Cities have not really got any big steam stuff going on as yet besides Cog Forts which don't have a model.
I think this is something that will mean they sort of loose some of their theming, in a way.With WHF/TOW, them having sort of more technologically advanced than other factions with all their steam engines and warmachines and such was an interesting contrast. With Age of Sigmar...that sort of thing would no longer be special, because the rest have them too. And i'm not sure what they could do with it to differentiate from the Kharadron Overlord steampunk theme, really.
Just off the top of my head since Chaos Dwarfs are an evil faction GW has the option of leaning into daemon engines and slaves, where the former is their variety of high technology and the latter gives an otherwise elite army the option for cheap troops and possibly a sacrifice mechanic if they're so inclined.
Overread wrote: Because that project was likely started way before Old World and the teams fought over them.
Also AoS is SUPPOSED to be steam-punk age. It's not really there all that much but its supposed to be in that era whilst Old World is earlier. Steam stuff is all over the lore from BL with factions like Cities of Sigmar, Skaven and such but gameplay wise on the tabletop Skaven are unchanged and Cities have not really got any big steam stuff going on as yet besides Cog Forts which don't have a model.
I think this is something that will mean they sort of loose some of their theming, in a way.With WHF/TOW, them having sort of more technologically advanced than other factions with all their steam engines and warmachines and such was an interesting contrast. With Age of Sigmar...that sort of thing would no longer be special, because the rest have them too. And i'm not sure what they could do with it to differentiate from the Kharadron Overlord steampunk theme, really.
Daemon engines, mutations, Hobgrots and human cultists, burrowing machines instead of airships, magic... I think there are some possibilities.
Chalk up another excited customer hoping to catch a glimpse of the long rumoured Evil Beardy Boys! (Hopefully they do the old Forgeworld kits justice)
Beyond that, can't wait to see what GW do with Old World next.
Thrilled with the Cathay models and hopefully we'll see Dark Elves returned to the fold with maybe a hint towards Kislev for this time next year?
Overread wrote: Because that project was likely started way before Old World and the teams fought over them.
Also AoS is SUPPOSED to be steam-punk age. It's not really there all that much but its supposed to be in that era whilst Old World is earlier. Steam stuff is all over the lore from BL with factions like Cities of Sigmar, Skaven and such but gameplay wise on the tabletop Skaven are unchanged and Cities have not really got any big steam stuff going on as yet besides Cog Forts which don't have a model.
I think this is something that will mean they sort of loose some of their theming, in a way.With WHF/TOW, them having sort of more technologically advanced than other factions with all their steam engines and warmachines and such was an interesting contrast. With Age of Sigmar...that sort of thing would no longer be special, because the rest have them too. And i'm not sure what they could do with it to differentiate from the Kharadron Overlord steampunk theme, really.
Daemon engines, mutations, Hobgrots and human cultists, burrowing machines instead of airships, magic... I think there are some possibilities.
I think they'd need to be a new theming that sets them apart from WHF to a significant extent, not just the same sort of elements they had again. Skaven haven't been much of a change from their original version but the rest have been a big departure to make them something brand new and unique that they couldn't have before.
Overread wrote: I'd love to see GW make a firm choice on Dark Elves.
Retire the model line; move them to Old World; give them an army book in AoS - DO SOMETHING GW
It's crazy to me that they've got what is basically an entire army sitting in limbo for 10 years.
It's an inevitability imo. All other flavours of Elves are back in the fold, Dark Elves have some iconic and still decent looking plastic kits. If Beastmen and Wood Elves, along with Tomb Kings and High Elves can make the cut (with some of the derpiest looking kits around) then purely from a plastics perspective the Dark Elves are an absolute shoo-in I would have thought.
Overread wrote: I'd love to see GW make a firm choice on Dark Elves.
Retire the model line; move them to Old World; give them an army book in AoS - DO SOMETHING GW
It's crazy to me that they've got what is basically an entire army sitting in limbo for 10 years.
I wouldn't expect any movement on that front until GW cycles back to CoS and decides if they want to keep the dwarf and elf components of the faction going forward.
I'm convinced Malerion is like Exodites. That faction that's 100% part of the game lore; that gets referenced, spoken of and hinted at, but which never appears beyond a token model (which has now also vanished from sale).
A carrot ghost that GW dangles before us that will never be satisfied.
His Master's Voice wrote: He controls one of the Eight Realms in its entirety. That's about as far from the irrelevance of Exodites as you can get.
And yet in 10 years we have 1 model that has been withdrawn from sale. Which is about on par with Exodites - granted they've closer to 40years but still he's already 1/4 of the way there.
Heck during that time we've seen Ossiarchs, A new breed of ork (which I 100% think should be their own army), and now Choffs. Not to mention several new editions of the game updating older armies.
Now granted I'm not against the latter, but darn it 10 years is a long time to rule a whole Realm and do nothing.
His Master's Voice wrote: He controls one of the Eight Realms in its entirety. That's about as far from the irrelevance of Exodites as you can get.
And yet in 10 years we have 1 model that has been withdrawn from sale. Which is about on par with Exodites - granted they've closer to 40years but still he's already 1/4 of the way there.
Heck during that time we've seen Ossiarchs, A new breed of ork (which I 100% think should be their own army), and now Choffs. Not to mention several new editions of the game updating older armies.
Now granted I'm not against the latter, but darn it 10 years is a long time to rule a whole Realm and do nothing.
Malerion hasn't done nothing in the last ten years. On the contrary, he did a whole lot. You just didn't see it because what he does is shrouded in mists and shadows.
I don't know if shadow elves and Exodites are all that comparable. I reckon the issue with shadow elves is that GW is only going to introduce so many new factions in an edition, and while 1st ed might have been the most productive in that regard because microfactions were still a thing in the beginning, AoS had a really rocky start. If the microfactions hadn't fallen out of favor, it's conceivable that we'd have Malerion by now. But with more resources funneled into properly sized factions since 2nd ed, both new and fleshed out ones, we can only expect so many of them per edition. My guess is that a lot of what we got was prioritized because it was considered more interesting than shady elves as the game's fourth proper elf faction, with Cities getting models to satisfy the desire for baseline humans and Flesheaters seeing an expansion to reflect the surprise hit their background turned out to be. The way I see it, as much as it's based on speculation, AoS has plenty of ideas that have yet to be implemented, and Malerion is just one of them and has to wait his turn.
You might look at Exodites as a concept that existed for forty years, but realistically they weren't in the cards until the disastrous AoS launch ended Kirby's approach of doubling down on the big sellers and cutting or sidelining anything else. 40k only got back Genestealer Cults afterwards, and GW took the plunge and finally invested in plastic Sisters of Battle. Later on, Squats returned. Also Not-Squats returned. And most specialist games. Between all that and the rollout of novelty Marines, I don't think Exodites ever had as much of a chance to release as a new AoS faction. Exodites aren't one army in a varied lineup but one small, exotic army among many that always exist in the shadow of the 40k's big seller.
Sadly it looks like Middle-Earth is being given a miss yet again. Sigh. At least we've gotten some new models, but there's still some characters from War of the Rohirrim yet to be revealed (Frealaf, Olwyn, non-Wrath Helm).
ZergSmasher wrote: Sadly it looks like Middle-Earth is being given a miss yet again. Sigh. At least we've gotten some new models, but there's still some characters from War of the Rohirrim yet to be revealed (Frealaf, Olwyn, non-Wrath Helm).
Be fair, there's a lot been released and more that hasn't come and unannounced stuff we know that's coming. I'm more surprised by a lack of necromunda. That's been dead since the last resin dump.
I think Morathi would violently disagree with that assertion.
The Daughter's of Khaine are odd.
Lore wise they occupy one of the smallest regions of any faction and yet their weight story wise is one of the greater impacts on the larger narrative in general.
What's odd is that their model range is actually quite small considering how much attention GW puts on them. I feel like GW has been battling an internal "lets just put them back into Dark Elves" and they "half" got there with the expansion book that did just that. However I feel that GW put so much into DoK that core DoK player don't want them to become a sub-part of a larger army.
Meanwhile they really only represent an elite corner of the whole Dark Elf army. Ergo you can take them out of the DE and still have a very functional DE left.
I think there's also the fact that the whole DE end of the model line is just so unknown that I think many hold off investing into them for fear that GW will remove them. Either entirely or into Old World (go rebase everything like the Beastmen players)
DoK is just a great narrative tool though. They are allied to the good guys, but totally unpredictable and everybody knows they have an agenda of their own.
Its a villain that the good guys accept because they appear to mave minor influence and power, and yet they can easily mess upp the plans of their allies if they feel like it.
Very much agreed - I just really want to see GW flesh them out to an army as diverse as Skaven/Seraphon/Stormcast/Chaos etc. I'd love to see more witch units like a cavalry; shadow beasts; a monster or or two. Some artillery units would be neat to see as well.
Even a new Cauldron which sparks a bunch of new separate heroes and a separate Khaine animated statue (though these days it would likely be animated Morathi statue) etc....
I think Morathi would violently disagree with that assertion.
I'm sure she would, but unless there's been some developments I missed, her territory in Ulgu was granted to her by Malerion.
Overread wrote: Very much agreed - I just really want to see GW flesh them out to an army as diverse as Skaven/Seraphon/Stormcast/Chaos etc.
That would require GW to essentially reinstate the Dark Elves in AoS, because DoK are already a planet of hats faction with Witch Elves, Snake Witch Elves, Flying Witch Elves, Witch Elves but MORE METAL, Witch Elves in a Pimp Wagon, Witch Elves in a Different Pimp Wagon, etc, you get the point. Practically all factions split out of their core WFB roster suffer from this issue. Hell, most new factions are one design stretched over too much plastic.
There's been some consolidation going on, and some factions are starting to get back to WFB style variety, but I'm not sure if it's a conscious effort from GW or just sales data talking.
Still stumped by what the jester hat could be referring to if Valrak's right on Necrons vs Deathwatch for Kill Team. I can't see a Harlequin release for 40K when they've already done the Eldar codex...
I honestly cannot remember the specifics but back in the 90s I do remember an orc in a jester-like costume...or was it a goblin?
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ZergSmasher wrote: Sadly it looks like Middle-Earth is being given a miss yet again. Sigh. At least we've gotten some new models, but there's still some characters from War of the Rohirrim yet to be revealed (Frealaf, Olwyn, non-Wrath Helm).
Have courage, ZergSmasher!
Lief has already been announced so I'm guessing they announce something else soon. Possibly later in the week, so that the following week they focus on the big preview show.
SamusDrake wrote: Still stumped by what the jester hat could be referring to if Valrak's right on Necrons vs Deathwatch for Kill Team. I can't see a Harlequin release for 40K when they've already done the Eldar codex...
I honestly cannot remember the specifics but back in the 90s I do remember an orc in a jester-like costume...or was it a goblin?
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Yeah, I think the hats were really meant as a Chaos Dwarf reference and only a chaos dwarf reference? I think folks have read into it a bit too much assuming that these are *all* references to something to be previewed.
SamusDrake wrote: Still stumped by what the jester hat could be referring to if Valrak's right on Necrons vs Deathwatch for Kill Team. I can't see a Harlequin release for 40K when they've already done the Eldar codex...
I honestly cannot remember the specifics but back in the 90s I do remember an orc in a jester-like costume...or was it a goblin?
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Unless I misremember Flesheater Courts are coming up. Might be a reference to them, because court jester. Maybe they'll even get an actual court jester.
SamusDrake wrote: Still stumped by what the jester hat could be referring to if Valrak's right on Necrons vs Deathwatch for Kill Team. I can't see a Harlequin release for 40K when they've already done the Eldar codex...
I honestly cannot remember the specifics but back in the 90s I do remember an orc in a jester-like costume...or was it a goblin?
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Unless I misremember Flesheater Courts are coming up. Might be a reference to them, because court jester. Maybe they'll even get an actual court jester.
A FEC Jester unit (or at least a jester as one member) as part of an Underworlds Warband also doesn't seem outside of the realms of possibility.
Does GWS have plans for any releases in the near future Necromunda?
Nothing announced. However, there’s still Noble House crews and various Dramatis Personae that need some models.
Also wouldn't be a stretch to think that Enforcers might be getting their own book treatment in the same manner as Squats/Ash Waste Raiders. One of the recent teasers might be a hint towards that. Whether that extends to other gangs in a similar position (Corpse Grinders?), who can say? Even a single book dedicated to the various cults to bring their lists in line with the current structure would be very welcome.
Does GWS have plans for any releases in the near future Necromunda?
Nothing announced. However, there’s still Noble House crews and various Dramatis Personae that need some models.
Also wouldn't be a stretch to think that Enforcers might be getting their own book treatment in the same manner as Squats/Ash Waste Raiders. One of the recent teasers might be a hint towards that. Whether that extends to other gangs in a similar position (Corpse Grinders?), who can say? Even a single book dedicated to the various cults to bring their lists in line with the current structure would be very welcome.
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Yes, I think that might be the one. That said...wasn't there a dangerously overloaded 40K ork weapon that called for one ork to be singled out to use it - because it was essentially suicidal - and they had them dressed up as a jester to make fun of them?
I think it might be the mind playing tricks on me now...
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Yes, I think that might be the one. That said...wasn't there a dangerously overloaded 40K ork weapon that called for one ork to be singled out to use it - because it was essentially suicidal - and they had them dressed up as a jester to make fun of them?
I think it might be the mind playing tricks on me now...
Some of the old Weirdboyz were dressed as jesters. The bells were an alarm signal for other Orks to stay away from them.
You are remembering Gubbinz the Goblin Jester from the Lair of the Orc Lord add-on for Warhammer Quest. He'll like show up on Warhammer TV this week if the Sunday preview is accurate.
As for the jester hat, if the hats aren't all just a reference to Chaos Dwarves (what Warhammer faction do you think of when I say hats?), then it has to be some sort of Harlequin reference. Maybe there is a kill team coming for them, maybe they're getting a special character for Warhammer+, maybe a joy-toy collectible solitaire is coming soon. It doesn't have to be a full army, it can just be a set of stickers and GW will hype it all the same.
Yes, I think that might be the one. That said...wasn't there a dangerously overloaded 40K ork weapon that called for one ork to be singled out to use it - because it was essentially suicidal - and they had them dressed up as a jester to make fun of them?
I think it might be the mind playing tricks on me now...
Some of the old Weirdboyz were dressed as jesters. The bells were an alarm signal for other Orks to stay away from them.
In Freebooterz, there's a drawing of my favorite weirdboy and you can just make out clown face paint. The jester/harlequin/clown aesthetic is pure weirdboy.
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Personally, I think the Summer Review will have something Chaos Dwarf due to the "big hats are best hats" line.
I'm hoping the Leagues of Votann release is more than a single character. Some huge sort of flying mining tug like the Nostromo from Alien would be nice, a big chunk of plastic the size of a Necron Monolith. Just wishcasting.
Ceramicwombat wrote: I'm hoping the Leagues of Votann release is more than a single character. Some huge sort of flying mining tug like the Nostromo from Alien would be nice, a big chunk of plastic the size of a Necron Monolith. Just wishcasting.
I think there's been some talk of an artillery piece type unit, and the prospector/analyser character
I personally would love something like a Dreadnought for Votann, but instead of a mostly dead guy inside it's basically just an ancestor's consciousness inside a robot body
ZergSmasher wrote: I personally would love something like a Dreadnought for Votann, but instead of a mostly dead guy inside it's basically just an ancestor's consciousness inside a robot body
Yeah, I'd REALLY like that. Even if it's not a full-on Dreadnought, but something dreadnought-like, but smaller, like Sentinel sized.
a) A few hints at more Cathay units to round them out more
b) First teasers of Kislev
c) Going back to early armies like Brets and Tomb Kings and starting to upgrade more models to modern plastics.
I honestly feel like adding more armies now might be a mistake. Just because the game can easily find itself in the gap where you've got armies like Kislev and Cathay running around with fully modern armies and quality models; whilst TK and Brets are running around with really old metals, plastic ponies and wonky skeletons. Basically that powerful nostalgia that let it grow will wane and give way to "I want new modern models".
The best direction would be to bring more armies up to modern standards quicker then add more fresh armies. Otherwise I figure you'd end up with a divide with newer armies looking cool and picking up new customers, fresh ones and growing; whilst old armies end up languishing in the doldrums of low sales as low re-investment makes htem unattractive
Basically exactly where armies like Sisters of Battle sat for years
They already stated there won't be anymore Cathay apart from the dragon and i would be genuinely surprised if they tease another brand new army that fast. I think you're hitting middle-earth territory with resin characters and units being the filler period.
I honestly feel like adding more armies now might be a mistake. Just because the game can easily find itself in the gap where you've got armies like Kislev and Cathay running around with fully modern armies and quality models; whilst TK and Brets are running around with really old metals, plastic ponies and wonky skeletons. Basically that powerful nostalgia that let it grow will wane and give way to "I want new modern models".
The best direction would be to bring more armies up to modern standards quicker then add more fresh armies. Otherwise I figure you'd end up with a divide with newer armies looking cool and picking up new customers, fresh ones and growing; whilst old armies end up languishing in the doldrums of low sales as low re-investment makes htem unattractive
Basically exactly where armies like Sisters of Battle sat for years
basically this is how Warhammer sat from end of 6th Edition with the Ogre release until it ended
you have that one army fully updated with new models and everyone else is waiting until their outdated and ugly models are replaced as well, but never were
So we will see of GW get it right this time, or we are going to see full new models lines only for new factions and the old ones being left where they are
Chaos dwarfs for aos = meh.
Chaos dwarfs for tow = my poor, poor bank account Man, I would not mind oldschool WHF models as well. Like the Landship or Elspeth.
But of course, could be part of a space suit as well.
