those armies aren't two sides of a battle pack smushed together. TBH though, Foreign Co only has one usable model out of Icestorm, being the ORC. I could see the battle pack including them and providing some beautiful character sculpts that would incentivize Aristiea! players to buy into it.
Seen what the Druze box is? It's a SWC box. 1x proxy(Chain Colt), 1x HMG, 1x Marksman Rifle, 1x Hacker. Take a list like this: Spoiler Druze Bayram Security ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 4 2 BASHI BAZOUK (Specialist Operative) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 17) BASHI BAZOUK AP Rifle / 2 Breaker Pistols, CC Weapon. (0 | 17) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle + Light Grenade Launcher (E/M and Nimbus) / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 27) DRUZE Lieutenant (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) 0.5 SWC | 134 Points Open in Infinity Army The only thing that isn't able to be taken by QK is the Bashi Bazouk Specialist Operative...but it's the generic profile for the BB anyways. Spoiler Qapu Khalqi ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 4 2 BASHI BAZOUK AP Rifle / 2 Breaker Pistols, CC Weapon. (0 | 17) BASHI BAZOUK Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle + Light Grenade Launcher (E/M and Nimbus) / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 27) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) 0.5 SWC | 133 Points Open in Infinity Army Oh and what's this, Ikari Company? Spoiler Ikari Company ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 4 2 BASHI BAZOUK (Specialist Operative) Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 17) BASHI BAZOUK AP Rifle / 2 Breaker Pistols, CC Weapon. (0 | 17) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle + Light Grenade Launcher (E/M and Nimbus) / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 27) DRUZE (X Visor) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23) 0.5 SWC | 134 Points Open in Infinity Army This is what I mean by that. It's a boxed set that can work for 3 factions in one go, fills out most of the missing Druze profiles(of which the only one missing then becomes the Druze MSR with CH: Mimetism...which is only in Druze Society anyways!), and also takes care of two of the three currently missing Bashi Bazouk profiles. Make it so that the 2P box including that set gets this model added in: Spoiler Druze Bayram Security ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1 DRUZE (CH: Mimetism) MULTI Sniper / Viral Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 32) 1.5 SWC | 32 Points Open in Infinity Army Makes it clear the 2P set is supposed to be Druze Society, but it retains its ability to act for everyone else. There's also the Akalis Sikh in Foreign Co, which I'm sure absolutely nobody at all saw coming once they axed SAA and kept the Sikhs available.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I see your point about these models being usable in several factions, but that would make for a terrible box to use on its own. Also it would give us a total of 8 new scale Druze sculpts and a total of 4 new scale Bashi sculpts. That doesn't really fit CBs current release policy.
And? The VIRD box is terrible "to use on its own". Spoiler Varuna Immediate Reaction Division ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 6 ORC (Varuna Div.) (Multiterrain: Aquatic/Jungle, Stealth) Feuerbach / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 43) KAMAU (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 20) KAMAU Heavy Rocket Launcher, Submachine Gun / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 23) KAMAU (Multispectral Visor L2) MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 32) ZULU-COBRA Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 28) CROC MAN Hacker (Assault Hacking Device) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 36) 7 SWC | 182 Points Open in Infinity Army There's no "proxying" any of that stuff either. Yeah, and that policy is awful. It's why we have garbage like missing Securitate profiles(MSR, Feuerbach, CR with Repeater, and BSG without Repeater. You might try to argue "There's no need for a model!"--but you'd be wrong. The BSG actually has a Repeater modeled on her back), no box for Grenzers(despite missing 3 profiles), and many other instances like it. A lot of this stuff could have been solved by simply adding a second set of arms to the models. It would have mandated more design time, better QC, and more materials though--so it is about as likely to happen as CB getting together with Respawn and making a TAGfall game.
I agree that from a customer perspective missing profiles are sometimes annoying and I definitely support the idea of at least sometimes including additional arms and heads in boxes like the new nomad bike. But I thought we were were to guess what we can expect for the new Battle box? Existing sectorials that could need a resculpted starter: NCA - possible, especially with 3 bolts pulling double duty for Foreign Company FRRM - feels unlikely so close to TAK, but possible Caledonia - already confirmed that there won't be any new models this year QK - possible, maybe with some Druze as @kanluwen suggests Bakunin - already confirmed this is not happening Corregidor - possible, but since Morans were stated to not happen in the next two years or so, releasing a starter seems a bit pointless Shasvastii - seems almost confirmed to me Steel Phalanx - possible, really hoping for new Myrmidons Tohaa - probably too many new releases on a small player base that still has to buy and paint Spiral Potential new sectorials: Svalheima, White Banner, Khanate - all not happening soon NA2s prepared in the lore: The caledonia one - not happening unless Carlos was deliberately misleading White Company - could be, but we've just had a Battle Box with Aleph stuff My likely candidates: NCA, QK or Steel Phalanx paired with Shasvastii.
QK needs its own box, if we're going to be realistic on things. My suggested box can pull double duty as one but it ain't made just for QK. The same thing applies to Druze. They blew it royally with that box, and they need to correct it. And if you want to get technical? This thread was made for June releases. Wildfire needs its own thread.
Combined Army and Tohaa don’t. And they’ve said that Svalarheima and White Banner would potentially be done as a 2 player box so that’ll be when the cycling starts probably.
This box is practically confirmed to be half shas, it's the other side we don't know, and a two alien box will probably never happen
Do we have renders or a dossier on the SMG Kriigel yet? Spiral has been blowing me away with sculpts already, can't wait!
Are preview pics of the Fusi FO, and Alguacil Medic available? ( Too much attention to the "heroes!" Cheer-leaders unite!)
