I
get the impression that GW are currently pretty happy with the current
range of armies available in Warhammer. It has been a long time since I
heard any real rumours about a new race being introduced to the game. To
a certain extent, this is understandable –
there are currently 15 full-blown races to choose from, and GW seem to
be in perpetual catch-up mode to re-release the existing armies in order
to try keep things fresh and players interested.
When you
think about it, 15 distinct races, each with their own model range, is a
lot for a single game. It must be a constant headache trying to juggle
them all and ensure that everyone gets their time in the limelight,
instead of being forgotten in a dark corner. I’m sure most players feel that GW don’t always (or ever,
depending upon how jaded you are) get these things right. For all that I
get frustrated too, I do sympathise. However, as bravely as GW might
juggle all these armies, there have been victims along the way.
In the time I have
been playing Warhammer, there have been 2 full-blown armies that have
been introduced and sustained for a while, before falling by the
wayside. There have also been a fairly long list of “temporary” armies
that were created as part of campaigns or
other devices, and which have outlived their usefulness. And I can think
of at least one example of a list that was somewhere in between. All of
these things are, for all intents and purposes, dead. But they once
lived and deserve more than being forgotten.
