After the big reveal it looks like Warhammer+ may be the best thing GW has done in a long time- here’s why!
If we’re being honest, we were a little skeptical when the new app was announced, but after the latest preview show, we are now believers! With getting all three apps for $5.99 a month or $59 for the year, it jumps out as a good value. Especially considering if you’re already paying for either app (40k or AoS), this is basically a tiny jump in price.
This is the Best Thing GW Has Done In a Long Time
Plus, there’s going to be a lot of animations on there, a lore show, a painting show (in the more masterclass style), and a battle reports show. On top of that, you can grab an exclusive mini after a year of being subscribed and the vault that will have tons of books, lore, and WDs. So looking at all that, it really starts to have some serious value.
To be fair though if you start to think about all the issues that plagued the 40k app- if GW releases this in the same “Beta style” that 40k app was released with, then things start looking a little worrisome…
Value of Warhammer+ Plus:
This post was updated with the actual value of Warhammer+ Plus on October 2nd 2021
Cost for a year $59.99
- Subscribers in August got a $10 voucher (announced Aug 23rd, 2021)
- Choice of Exclusive Figure $35 (announced June 25th, 2021)
- 5 Worldwide Entries for Paint Giveaway (announced Oct 1st, 2021)
Actual cost for a year subscription: $15 which breaks down to $1.25 a month for initial subscribers.
When you look at the value of Warhammer+ in hobby dollars, $1.25 per month is probably the best value in hobby content that ever existed.
Warhammer+ a Decent Value, as Long as it Works
One thing that stuck out to us in the reveal, they said they don’t have a platform quite yet. With this coming out in August, which isn’t very far away, it raises some red flags. If they had a better track record with releases, we wouldn’t even be talking about this. We’d just be praising how cool this is.
This is a pretty ambitious release, with how much they are putting into it, there is a lot of room for error. There also may be thousands of people tuning in on day one. If it releases with all kinds of issues, people are just going to tear it apart.
They still haven’t even really got the 40k app working, and it’s been more of a pain than a help. With how much hype they put into this, everyone expected a lot.
Warhammer+ has similar hype, so let’s just hope they managed to put this through plenty of testing. If it works perfectly, we’ll be super excited and the value will be there. If it releases with a ton of bugs and issues, the community will sour quickly. There is one more possible issue to talk about though.
New AoS App
They didn’t say too much about this in the preview, but AoS will be grabbing an entirely new app. Not sure about this, because players seem to really like the old app, and, again, GW hasn’t had the best track record with making new apps.
While we’re not exactly sure why they are making an entirely new one, it probably has something to do with this Warhammer+ offering in general, so we’ll just have to wait and see how it turns out.
They were however upfront about the AoS app being beta and its “moving target release”. After the above-mentioned issues with the 40k App rollout, I think a lot of hobbyists can appreciate their honesty this go around.
The new and improved app will be available to download in a beta version later this year, sometime before the first Battletomes for the new edition. The beta will be free to use and includes the all-important army-building tool. Eventually, the app will join the wider Warhammer+ offer, and access to paid features (including the army building tool) will be included as part of that subscription.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
