>Expect more than Stormcast Eternals to get a large range discontinuing. Post lockdown/Indomitus the people holding the purse strings, mainly those who jumped in from other parts of the tabletop pie
like TCG's, have been asking "what do you mean people buy product and then may go a decade without buying more?" and the new mandate is that a customer should be replacing their army every 3-4
years. Long enough to grow attached emotionally but not long enough to be unwilling to buy another.
>This means a few armies/subfactions are going away in the next two years
>For AoS: Dispossessed, any High Elf/Wood Elves outside resin and some Dark Elves will be retired. Others moved into other battletomes such as Daughters of Khaine. Its unconfirmed but don't expect
Fyreslayers to be around forever.
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>For 40k: Death Guard, Adeptus Mechanicus, Genestealer Cult and Adeptus Astartes are all losing a few units. Harlequins are gone completely and Grey Knights are becoming a universal ally option for
Imperium forces rather than a stand alone army with Custodes intended to fill their former niche
>Both major titles will see another attempt at Everchosen/Eye of Terror mini battletomes/codexes intended for narrative/smaller sized games. The First two are "Battletome: Blighted Crusade" and "Codex:
Imperial Agents" releasing this autumn.
>This is part of the "wotcification of gw" at the advice of shareholders and US consultants. Smaller faster games with more focus on ease of entry. The Combat Patrol and Speartips are intended to
function like magic the gathering "preconstructed commander decks". Expensive lifestyle products that a player can buy, put together and have balanced games against each other. The intent over time is
less players with 30,000 points of Dark Angels and more players with 2000 points in every army range.
>With the rise in alternate hobby products such as paints and tools the range of Citadel Paints is being reduced. If something has an option where a Contrast Paint can fill the role of both expect the
Base/Layer of said colour to go away. Primers are also being cut down to Grey Seer, Chaos Black, Mechanicus Standard Grey, Iron Warriors, Zandri Dust and Death Guard Green.
>TL

R the covid boom is over and cost cuts are happening to avoid increases in outgoings.