With new 40k releases slowing down, the Leagues of Votann are set to hold over hobbyists until winter single-handedly…
This might sound a little gloomy, but at the current rate the Leagues are being released, they will hold the top spot for a few months, at least in terms of new miniatures. If you look back at something like the Beast Snaggas, they had a release schedule over a few months (with regular Orks sprinkled in). So, we don’t expect a different cycle this time around.
While having an entirely new faction in the game is awesome, some people just don’t seem to care about the Squats coming back, and from the looks of it, they are GW’s main focus for 40k until the holidays at the earliest.
These little models have a lot riding on thier backs until winter.
Can Leagues of Votann Single-Handedly Hold Over 40k Fans?
Interaction has been quite low lately with the Warhammer hobby, as the release schedule has basically slowed to a crawl. Even the Chaos Space Marines were spread out over multiple months, and that slow of a release can quickly lose interest from everyone other than the hobbyists super into that single faction.
Now, it comes down to whether the Leagues will be intriguing enough to hold fan interest. Lately, GW has really been pushing things like Kill Team in the interim of their big releases. However, it doesn’t carry over to a ton of strictly 40k and AoS players. From the hobbyists and stores we polled, new hobbyists dont seem too keen to learn a new rules system when they can barely keep up with all the weekly changes to 40k or AoS.
While the skirmish boxed games all look awesome, in many cases, they may be meant to keep players from leaving the Warhammer hobby altogether. Even multiple content creators have been talking about taking a step back from Warhammer over the last few months.
Obviously, a lot of that has to do with how they treated certain situations, but those have also been pulling away from the main IP. Just think of how much work went into something like Warhammer+ and how that could have affected other games.
It just feels like they are constantly trying to stop gap between the bigger games with tons of small releases, but they just aren’t garnering the attention of fans. That all goes back to what we have now, the entire fall’s worth of 40k releases seemingly taken up by the new faction.
Looking Forward To More Warhammer 40k Releases:
As you can see, we aren’t even technically into the fall yet, and while we had Daemons a few weeks back, they are almost old news in terms of engagement.
This means until the winter, we will have basically nothing big for 40k. So again, can the Squats keep people’s interest all the way, or will we just see a huge lull until some more well-known factions come back into the picture?
From previous releases, GW will most certainly be doing a staggered drop for Votann after the army box, but that might actually force less interaction. If, for the next eight weeks, all you see every for 40k is a single Leagues release or two, it seems like it may become hard to stay engaged with the hobby.
It does look like the Winter and beginning of the year will be interesting, but for the foreseeable future, a lot is riding on the shoulders of the shortest army out there! Plus, this could always be GW slowing things down to ramp back up for a new edition in 2023, but that’s a conversation for another day…
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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.
