Correct, it is past the cutoff date to submit IP lists. However, they generally don't add new things to Army until the retail release date, whether it's a big box or a single blister.
Carlos does keep saying "Bureau Aegis" in the videos which leads me to believe we're getting a sectorial off the bat
Feels like the easier way to do it would be on the Interplanetario side... "NOTE: Due to the fact that they are not officially released yet, O-12 will not be playable for this event."
Aegis, Toth, and Hermes would sound about right, I'd say. Hermes being in charge of Circular Security. The other organizations have a more back seat role, though there's all those blurbs in the RPG books about Athena being a while lot more than meets the eye. So who knows?
We can also see members of other Bureaus without necessarily having a full sectorial, much like the Observance in Bakunin, Hexahedron in PanO, etc. So we might not see a full fledged Hermes sectorial, but we could see a Circular Guard trooper who also works closely with Bureau Aegis. Speaking of Circulars, I wonder if there's potential of Santiago Knights turning up in one of the Sectorials as they help protect the Circulars (and occasionally hunt down disavowed Hexahedron black ops teams).
The question I want answered, is will there be a sectorial that lets me take two Zetas? (Assuming they are the über mech that people mention them to be)
Man...if they flesh out the Varangian Guard as part of Bureau Aegis....I might come back and actually play. Also. Bureau Toth would be a cinch, if a bit, maybe 'lazy' by some people's definition because all they'd really have to do is add Aleph units with some O-12 'Minders' and supervisory troops.