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Hello Adventurers and Merchants! It's finally November ^^
We hope you are looking for the Dragonguard (trailer here) release as much as we do! It will be live on day 3rd November, as always.
We had a scheduled a Poll for the early hours of today, and once we got up surprise surprise: for the first time it didn't work and it auto-deleted itself, ahah.

We hope you like the new layout for the poll ^^
Here some brief placeholder descriptions for the possibilities of what could be sculpted for November:

  • Legion Greatgoblins
    (proxies:  Bugbears mostly, with the chance of having few Goblins too)
    The biggest goblinoids in our universe, towering and disciplined creatures of the military society. This time we want to try a Roman approach on them, with legionary armors and weapons adapted to their massive bodies.
  • Sylvan Knights
    (proxies: Armored High or Wood Elves and Fey Knights, depending on color scheme)
    An ancient and noble order of Alfar which embodies the spirit of chivalry. To achieve the title of Sylvan Knight, a weaponmaster must perform a deed so great to become the protagonist of a ballad. The Sylvan knights are ferocious protectors of nature and sworn enemies of the Tyrant-God.
  • Frostmetal Clan
    (proxies:  Heavy Ogre & Orcs, DeathKnights, Blackguards and Evil Champions) These elite heavy armored Ogre (and Orcs) from the frozen north are bound to an ancient oath that makes them immortals, and are capable unleash unholy powers. Heavy metal armor, chains, some fur cloaks, and runes will be some key design of this set. It would be great to make a sort of damned undead wyvern as Epic Mount for this set.
  • Beetroot Swashbucklers
    (proxies: The older will looks like Gnomes, the youngest more like Halflings of sort)
    This lighthearted set of adventurers are almost out of place in this unforgivable world riddled of monsters and demons. Featuring a warband of rogues, swashbucklers and bards using short blades and crossbows, from the appearences of Gnomes and Halflings. This would be something really different from what we are used to do, let's see how it perform in the poll. Perhaps it's not a so bad idea afterall :)

Based on the unlocked Goals, this is what each set would include:

  • 6 Modular Miniatures with Swappable Weapons, for infinite combinations!
  • Standalone Weapons for Loot, customization and our Weapon Racks!
  • 3 Cavalry Units (designed to be swappable between them).
  • 2 "Over-the-Top" Hero Miniatures.
  • 1 Mounted Hero.
  • The Riderless Mount as Epic Beast.
  • 1 Fantasy Pinup, suitable as Miniature or display collectable.
  • A Scatter Terrain themed on the release.
  • A Sculpted Base for each Miniature.

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Comments

André Nuñez

Usually I vote for the Frostmetal, but I'm in a dire need for some cool halflings &amp; gnomes.

Anonymous

I've given up on Bugbears. I'm looking forward to some cool armored ogres.

Anonymous

I will never give up on the bugbears! No matter how good the other sets are.

Joe Kushner

Swashbucklers all the way!

TheMorrigan

Let the salt begin!

BunnyViking

I’m going for the pointy ears, but I’ll vote frostmetal before I got for halflings :D unless they’re cannibals or something

Anonymous

Idk about this armored bugbear, but I'm not really feeling any of the other stuff.

Steffen Knoll

I want those bugbears for the red hand of doom :)

Anonymous

Need my haflings and gnomes. get all the PHB dnd races sorted! :D

Anonymous

Love them all, know great goblins wont win (sadly) but they are all brilliant ideas.

Anonymous

Love me some wood elves, but still waiting for my Tortle Dudes. ;)

Anonymous

Goblins forever

Anonymous

I liked the old bugbear concept more. So I voted for frost metal this time but we all know, it's gonna be the elves again

Glitterwolf

Voted for the Frost Metal ones, I would like either except the halflings, I just don't care for halflings.

Anonymous

There are so few good and stylish mini options for gnomes and halflings, really hoping we get that one. We've had heavy armoured alfar already!

Anonymous

Bugbear would be soooo cool

Anonymous

go beetroot goooo . i realy hope the gnomes will make it . i sculpted a mushroom recently i need an excuse to refine and print my own prints :p

Anonymous

Love the roman-inspired goblins so much, it's heartbreaking they never win &lt;/3

Anonymous

The only one I am not really a fan off are Roman Greatgoblins. Maybe I am wrong but I just can't see them in Roman armour. Sylvan and Gnomes/Halflings would be my choices if I could pick two. Frostmetal Clan a close second.

Anonymous

Gnomes/halflings for me! There’s just no good scults for those out there.

Anonymous

Don’t let the elves win please

Solaaris

Anything but elves, kinda fed up of them now..

Anonymous

Need more quality gnome minis!

Sean McInnes

Oh dear, those poor bugbear fans. This month was a slight maybe, but then there were elves AND finally some gnomes/halflings. Oh dear. I’m so sorry buggybois.

Anonymous

Halflings, finally.

Anonymous

These are all good choices, so I will be happy no matter which theme wins

Anonymous

Elves FTW!

Anonymous

#noMoreElves

Anonymous

Finally halflings!!!

Anonymous

#noMoreElves

François Dumont

Holy shit, I don't know what to choose! They all look so good! I just want them all

Anonymous

The all sound good

Kenneth

I'm going to keep voting for the great goblins, starting today

Anonymous

some great halfings!! &lt;3 there is too much elf right now in the world ! :(

Anonymous

Keeping my word. Voting bugbears until they make it.

Anonymous

#noMoreElves.. #moreHumans

Anonymous

So many Elves all the time! Voting halflings!

Anonymous

there are so few quality halflings and gnomes around ..... gogogo!

Anonymous

Voted for halflings and gnomes, too. My personal opinion? Go through more races. Warforged, Tortle etc. I'd love to see more class based releases, too :)

Anonymous

Dear diary, another month has passed. Once again it would seem that great goblins in fact do not exist. I continue to find no trace of any signs pointing to these large goblinoids. Maybe next month will yield a more fruitful search.

Anonymous

great idea mike .... a warforged group made by artisian would be mindblowing

Anonymous

Gnomes ! Yes, Critical Role has a lot of Gnomes but finding Gnome figures....

TheMorrigan

Elves for the win! I'd also like to see more humans in the future but I'm excited for all of these

Anonymous

So sad to see the damn elves winning... :D

Anonymous

I'll go gnome. I'd like to see some oblong headed goblins or salamander style kobold too. They are more pathfinder style.

Anonymous

Why add another option? We'll probably never see the Frostmetal Clan that way. Don't we have enough elves already? :X Elves and humans are booooooring and everybody and their grandma already did them. But it seems that the more interesting and exotic minis are somehow not in demand.

Anonymous

I was so surprised and happy to see the halfings and gnomes as high on the polls as they are, yes pleeease

Anonymous

YES!!!!!!! YOU LISTENED TO MY HIGH-SOCIETY BUGBEAR PROPOSAL!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

Anonymous

halfing and gnomes super !!!

Anonymous

Love all of them, but man bugbears get no where near the love the others do

Anonymous

Legion bugbears is an interesting twist. I'd like to see one of the old choices win as there is plenty of time for elven knights and gnomes (okay, I'd rather see 5 straight months of orcs than gnomes). I'm going to vote bugbears because they won my heart in their past months of campaigning. I wonder what mounts they would ride.

Robson Scerri

Gnomes are close but when are we going to see Dwarves in the line up again? 😛

fox pals

Elves! Please don't make them too "cartoony" like the wood elves

Anonymous

Brutal. Try to vote for the Goblins but instead have to change to elves... Just because I desperately do not want the gnomes :(

Jiffybroil

pleeeeeeeeease no gnomes PLEASE

Anonymous

Need Gnomes!

jimraynor

GOOOO Elves !!

Anonymous

Why do people want more halflings? At least Sylvan knights seem interesting. Although I've had to abandon voting for frostmetal again just because theres no chance its going to win AGAIN.

Anonymous

I must have those Beetroots for my pathfinder campaign. So cute!

Irall

Halfling!!!

Anonymous

i dont see halflings or gnomes often, been looking for a monk forever

Matthew Williams

I’m in the “anything but elves” category. While halflings are my third choice, it’s better to vote for my third to stop the fourth from winning than voting for my first or second.

Erik Waring

Great. Wont be any great goblins this time either because "shiny new!!!" I hate these polls. I'm not voting. Why be disappointed again. You chimps just keep picking whatever the newest option always is and piss off while you are doing it.

Kevin Waterman

The swashbucklers sound great. Just a thought, if they win dogs as mounts - but not typical dogs but basset hounds instead. They have a great sense of whimsy to them which fits perfectly with the description, they too are low to the ground, and I have a basset and can never find 3d models for when I've wanted to have one like him for a character.

Boomháuer

So normally I’m all in on Elves but then I read the Beetroot description and decided that they sounded pretty interesting.

Erik Waring

I'm probably out if it's gnomes and halflings. The selections have SUCKED for months now.

Anonymous

Sorry guys I'm out in December if gnomes win.

Justin McCormick

Thanks AG! I usually end up pretty dern' happy with your creativity no matter what you do. I am REALLY surprised at how many people want Pirate Gnomes, lol. But that's cool, thanks for the opportunity to vote!

Anonymous

Please no more elves so many elves everywhere

Masterwork Miniatures

Once again looks like we win no matter what is picked, they all look amazing. Picked Gnomes for Derrick personally.

MinionMancer

Do them all over the next month's coming 😂 they're all amazing suggestions and I would like all of them to be done ! So start from the top and go December, January, February and March 💕💕

Anonymous

I like the idea of a supreme regal alfar, like they're a high order of paladins. Voting Sylvan Knights

Anonymous

Gnomes, they have never released gnomes and half lines, let's add them to the collection

Anonymous

I could REALLY use those knights for my game!

Anonymous

I need more Halflings! 50,000 Halflings, an army of Halflings!

Anonymous

Hello, while I know that a lot of the conversation is going to be focused on what the full set is, I wanted to make a comment about he Epic Beast that comes with the sets... In my opinion, the best ones are one that are an iconic d&amp;d monster (I realize not everyone playes d&amp;d) like the Umber Hulk and the Beholder. Those were enough to make that month awesome. When there are beasts like a huge scorpion, they are cool, but not as playable. So my suggestion would be to look at stuff like a Treant, Kraken, displacer beast, chimera, manticore, griffon, and so on. Hopefully others agree. That way even if you do get a month that doesn't really excite you, at least you will be getting that iconic monster to use in the game. Just my two cents. :)

Christopher Wolfe

Holy crap bugbears get shafted again. Can you guys just do bugbear and let us by the set out right?

Anonymous

I voted for the Alfar. But I won’t be upset if the gnomes win. I havnt won my votes every month lol but the guild never disappoints with there releases! Amazing stuff keep it up

Anonymous

I’m a hardcore bugbear voter but “roman” is just not good on them let’s not do that... I think you killed a lot of the bugbear voters by adding that

Anonymous

I like the switch to legion goblins think it'd be awesome to see some goblins in heavy plate.

Erin Thurman (MonsterTattoo)

Well I have been voting bear tribe great goblins for at least 5 months but now they areroman legion themed and I’ve totally lost interest guess I’m finally giving up

Anonymous

Ah yes, now for my least favorite time of the year when everyone votes for the new stuff and we never get the bugbears or ogres.

Matthew Williams

I want the goblins/bugbears. But calling people "chimps" for disagreeing you is ridiculous. You don't have to act that way just because you are hiding on the Internet. Try treating people the way you would in real life. And if this is how you would treat people in real life, please seek therapy. It can only help.

Anonymous

Gnomes and halflings! There are enough elves already

Thiago Lopes

Any of these that win I'll be happy.

Anonymous

Gotta' agree here. I've been Bugbear since it opened as an option, hoping against hope, because there are no decent Bugbears out there available and they're so versatile and one can get so much use out of them. But Roman-themed? Nah. Feels like they're purposely trying to seal the coffin on them with that little addition, honestly. Sad.

Anonymous

I want the bugbears but, the gnomes I need.

Anonymous

Sorry but if Gnomes win I'm out

Anonymous

Wow. We’ve had so many elf sets this year, we’re officially into ideas that don’t even make sense. Dexterous wood elves wearing heavy armor? sure for a one-off hero, but a whole set, nah. If these guys are as skilled and rare as their lore entails, should there really be an entire set of them? Oh well, I’m just grumpy the bugbears never got their shot.

The Weezel

Gnomes and Halflings! Yes, I must have a shortstack pinup mini.

Thiago Lopes

Maybe if they did just two options to vote, the polls could go to those who seem to never get made. I voted frostmetal clans in the past, chose elves now. Any of them seem cool. It must be tiresome to the artist hear all this complaining about bugbears or whatever. Maybe instead of just raging here, those folks could come up with ideas to help everyone get what they want. (Eventually)

Anonymous

Was in for the Bugbears, but as I've seen the alfars might win against the gnomes I had to change my point and give it to the Beetroots... I personally would love to see the bugbears, gnomes, frostmetal clan and at last the alfar...

Anonymous

Elves are starting to feel as overdone as dwarves.

Anonymous

thats how i feel about goblins and orcs :S i would also love to see companions/ familiars or fantasy football arms, hand additions :D but im not gonna grumble as the models are so goood :)

Anonymous

I changed my vote to halflings to avoid the elves :)

Anonymous

Bugbears?D:

Anonymous

Gnomes are winning over Orcs and Chaos? I'm with Ron, think it's time to unsubscribe. Love the artists work but their fans only seem to vote for the lame or unusable stuff. This voting setup is a disappoinment every month. Tiger people, dragon people, now gnomes? Good luck all, I'm out.

Anonymous

Everyone's down on the Elves, but my campaign has Summer Court Knights in it and these would be perfect for that!

Anonymous

Guys, go beetroot! My whole party consists of gnomes and halflings, I really really really need those 😍

Anonymous

Thank you for all the great work, but I wish there were fewer poll options. I wish we had two options to vote for monthly instead of three and now four. If one option were to win this month with 37% of the votes you'd be disregarding the opinion of 63% of your backers. Seems a little unbalanced to me and it's really making it difficult for the Frost Metal Orcs or the Bugbears to be made.

Anonymous

I'm with the others who have suggested that this voting system might need a little bit of adjustment. I've been voting for the Bugbears ever since they showed up on the polls and it makes me sad that they get so few votes every time...

Anonymous

I've been voting for bugbears for months now but to prevent another elf set lets go gnomes!

Anonymous

Character are easy to come by . Having nice looking humanoids, orcs, bugbears, and mixed raiders for memorable villains can add to a campaign when you bring out that one mini.

Bernat Rovira Lastra

Orcs and Greatgoblins!! Come to elves this month and we will return the favor!! Let's banish this halflings!!!!

Gary Krieger

I would like to see options disappear but come back later unless they were really close.that way they can be reimagined and not the same options being put up monthly. I think when we see something for a time the votes on it get less and less.

Anonymous

Let me tell you about one of my main D&amp;D PCs. Victor Hobbitino, leader of the Hobbitino Family. Think Halfling Godfather. I'm normally straight rogue. Other members of the family have a few levels of rogue and the whatever the group needs, cleric, wizard, or whatever. The first items I try to find for him are Goggles of the night (how good can a thief be if he can't see in the dark), Studded Leather with glamour. He likes make the armor look like a pin striped suit (he's a businessman after all). I picture him going into combat with a rapier and hand crossbow, but at his feet is a open violin case with a collapsible repeating crossbow. He also has a riding dog names Bentley.

John P McGuire

Again my brothers and sisters our oath holds true ! We shall continue to fight to free our great goblin brethren from the confines of their digital prison!!! Join me!! Let's us fight for their freedom!!!! +1 great goblins 😉 Also there's already elves, come on people. Work with us!!!

Anonymous

Are you not ashamed of yourself voting against the least represented race of all dnd in miniatures. Vote halfling.

Anonymous

I just wish the day comes and great goblins or frostmetal clan gets chosen. They have so much potential. Hope that all 7k patreons vote and we get actual will of people

Anonymous

Here is an idea - let us all who are for great goblins or frostmetal vote for one of them this month and vote other in next. Maybe they won't get chosen but we can increase the chance. Currently frostmetal has more votes so let's all vote for them this month. Let's do it!

Anonymous

I agree, people have no problem finding races like Elves, Orcs, and Goblins everywhere. I'm all for races that have less choices to work with. Also interested in RPGs that don't have much miniature support. Maybe one thing they could do is modern weapon swaps, so people could use miniatures in something like D&amp;D Modern or Shadowrun.

Lester Ortiz-Miranda

I'm torn. I like the Elves and the Halfling/Gnomes. :(

Anonymous

more elves, how about humans? And we will never get bugbears. I hate these polls.

Anonymous

Sorry, I don't want basset hounds and whimsy. I want something worth of Halflings and the uber race they are. I want a riding dog fast enough to get them from place to place and fierce enough to go into combat with them if need be.

Tucker Loper

Would you guys consider Kickstarting a few factions when GUILDS releases? Maybe that would help people who have been waiting patiently on Bugbears and Frostmetal. I like whatever you guys choose to make, it's still some of the best sculpts around, it just might give to hope to some of the people feeling disenfranchised. Just an idea!

Anonymous

Been voting bugbears since kobolds won but not too keen in the redesign of them in this months poll. Voted frodtmetal for that undead wyvern but guess I should just choose to help edge out elves or beetroot.

Anonymous

Elves or Halflings! Yay!

Anonymous

I don't like the new design of bugbears and I voted for frost metal first but then I changed to beetroot because there are a huge variety of elves and very few halflings out there. But even if I am not the biggest fan of frost metal, I hope they have a chance to win in the next poll. My vote will support you definitely

Anonymous

Who can we talk to about getting ranked choice/instant runoff voting for these polls? I assume we'd have to put in a feature request to Patreon? Because this practice of voting for one option I don't want, but I will settle for, in order to stop another option I -really- don't want is stupid, frustrating, and I'm not going to be doing it for much longer on this particular patreon. Or short of that, add my voice to those that are calling for ordered releases rather than making people wait forever for their real choice.

Anonymous

Personally prefered how the Great goblins looked before and with Frost metal clan falling way behind I'm voting Elf. They got far more use than Gnomes and halflings.

Anonymous

I will never understand the obsession some people have with gnomes and hobbits.

Anonymous

Well this looks like it’s gonna be a close one

Matthew Cress

It really doesn’t matter. We the patrons have expressed ourselves since the beginning to make it a running poll, 1st vote gets next month, 2nd gets the following month and so on. But they just don’t think it’s fair to new patrons who don’t get to vote BUT at this point they aren’t growing by the thousands anymore.. probably any where from 50 to 100 a month. So the 7k people should see some form of expectations for the following months PLUS it would let AG know what’s coming next and so on. This would let them work ahead of schedule to where if they wanted to work hard and finish two or three months in a row then they could take off an entire month knowing those models are done. It’s what us sub contractors do when we know we want time off, we schedule jobs ahead to allow the appropriate allotted jobs so we can get that time off. PLUS AG knows they want to make all the particular models because it’s their ideas they are giving us choices on not like other patreons that have a list of like 10 things and top one the sculpt. So why not make it a running poll and sculpt away, knowing you know what’s next. Just my 2 cents and would make your life easier 😉

Anonymous

They’re only one of the most iconic and useful races in DnD😉

Anonymous

Damn. I was arguing over the 1st 3 and what helped make the decision was not seeing the older elf/alfar version supported and assuming these would be if they won here. Surprised gnomes/halflings are neck and neck w them. They'd be my last choice. To each their own. Do the others stay in the options? Bc I'd def' like to see those made at some point

Anonymous

Sylvan Knights? yes please 😁

Anonymous

Honestly not much of a Gnome guy, but they really seem to resonate with the rest of the crowd. Was hoping for the Greatgoblins, which seem to get pushed back more an more now... -.-

Anonymous

I'll be sad if the elf knights win... we already have heavily armored elves from dark alfar, but oh well. As always I'm sure y'all will knock it out of the park.

Anonymous

#goblinlivesmatter

Anonymous

Any chance for Sci fi stuff?

Anonymous

A bit sad the greatgoblins got changed. I liked the earlier concept better, and have been voting for them for a while now, and now they will no longer be an option :-(

Abdul Rahman Khan

I am all for elves but I love the name Beetroot Swashbucklers! Hahaha!

Anonymous

So hard to choose, they all interest me. I wish I could pick all four, if not then at least two...

MrE

Would have preferred the Great Goblins... but between the Sylvans and the Beetroots, I would take the Sylvans. Thanks,

Anonymous

I would prefer some humans. What about a villager set, a bandit set, an army set, and towns guard set.

Ceris

I'm not so sure we need more armored elves, but I'm leaning that direction if they are distinct enough.

I Like the Cut of Your Gibbering

If the folks at AG are listening to the comments, I just had an idea for the diehard Orc/Bugbear voters. It seems like the group pretty much votes for the new and shiny options, which, good on all of you for doing so. But month after month, it seems a little depressing to see the option you want to vote for be absolutely trounced by the new entry. Here's what I'm suggesting that might make the polls more competitive: for the poll in December, don't add a new faction, instead, take whichever of the gnomes and elves don't win, and make it a race between the three? Or, separately, take the lowest polling from three months worth of voting, and put them in a poll together? I don't know how to really sort this out, but it seems like there are some dedicated people who want to eventually see the orcs and the bugbears, and you all must want to make them at some point as well, especially if you keep putting them up there. Either way, keep on cranking out these awesome prints. I love your style and approach to everything you touch. Keep on rocking, AG!

Anonymous

Absolutely agree with this! I'm usually pretty contented with the choices each month, but it's gotta be really discouraging to want your faction to win month after month but see it get no support. There should be something like this to give those a better chance, the people always wanting the newest, shiniest thing can be the ones to survive a month of mild disappointment for once :p

Anonymous

Poor Greatgoblins always being overshadowed by the new hotness

Anonymous

Getting really tired of these polls. Just release release them monthly. I agree with others that Roman Bugbears/Hobgoblins are not appealing, keep them as they were. The whole bugbear debacle has left a sour taste in my mouth. Am looking at possibly reducing my Patreon support and this one will be the first to go.

Levi Brooks

You know you don’t always have to follow the polls... make what you want lol

Rob Silvester

Also not sure about the Roman legions theming, it seems like a bad fit. It implies a lot more organization , civilization and technology than bugbears and goblins are known for. I do like the gladiator aesthetic, just don't it works here.

Anonymous

I personally would not be disappointed by anything AG puts out. All of their work has been fantastic and I'm confident their future stuff will be solid too. There is so much negative in the world. I'm sure AG don't need to hear every month from all the people who have hurt feelings because the overall crowd didn't vote the way you wanted them to. If you are unhappy with their work then don't bash on AG, just quietly unsub or offer up an alternative way to get what you would like. There is a strong difference between constructive criticism and shoving your feelings in someone's face

Rob Silvester

I think they need some hard development, some more sketches and mock-ups, to capture patron interest. I'm not opposed to them, I just have no clear what they are or where they fit. This latest draft, making them Roman, feels weird and out of place. Better sales pitch needed.

Rob Silvester

Maybe roll bugbears and frostmetal into one? Roman is a weird theme for them, should be more savage, tribal.

Anonymous

ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL GET MY FROST ORCS!

Rob Silvester

As is, bugbears don't seem to capture patron imagination. It's not that we outside the Bugbear Faction are actively conspiring to thwart you, it's that we've yet to be wowed. If we see some good sketches or better fleshed out concepts of what they are, votes will come.

Rob Silvester

Seems unlikely, as everything so far fits in a shared universe. That being said, I'd love to see their take on something non-fantasy. Maybe a one-off month, or a Patreon subscriber goal like Trouble in Taverns?

Boomháuer

Out of curiosity, what happens if there is a tie?

Joshua Grandt

We seriously don't need more elves or dwarves.

Atieno

What exactly are you complaining about? It’s a vote and everyone gets a say.... so what’s leaving a bad taste in your mouth exactly?

Anonymous

I'm not sure how to "remedy" the polling system, the suggestion to not add a new, shiny option next poll sounds good to me. It feels weird because Orcs &gt;&gt; Elves &gt; Bugbears &gt;&gt; Gnomes for me personally, but I can't reeeally vote for Orcs since they won't win, which means I have to vote for the Elves so I don't end up with my least favorite option and unsub for the month, missing out of the "boss mini". I'm not complaining or anything, super happy with all the sets, AG does great work, I just want to throw my feelings out there incase anyone else feels similarly.

Anonymous

Isn't it about time some bad guys win a vote? Its always the new addition that wins. Time to see some of the old ones w9in once in a while. Some Death Knights and Blackguards would be AWESOME!!!

Anonymous

Why can't we just vote for more than one option. It would solve the voting problem. That way you can vote for the factions you like even if ther is more than one.

Anonymous

In my opinion, this is an inherent problem with the form of the polls, not the content itself. Since people can already see what's winning before they vote, they feel like their vote doesn't make a difference and click on the most popular option at the moment of their voting. A couple of ways to solve this: 1. As mentioned above, allowing voting for multiple things will reduce pressure on the individual voter. For instance, I want some hobgoblins/bugbears, but I like the Fey knights as well. But I only have one vote, what do I do? 2. Having an "opaque" voting system - i.e. not seeing the results until after the vote has been cast or having vote results revealed at the end of the voting period - will bring this more in-line with "real-world" democracies and, again, reduce the number of people complaining in the comment section (myself included). Cheers!

Anonymous

As mentioned before, 2nd option without seeing the results until the poll ends would likely do the trick.

Anonymous

Hi is there a chance that you can vote for multiple points but that your vote has different weight? Like first choice:3points second choice:2 points and third :1point? Because then would be a real different

Anonymous

... And, I'm out.

Erik Waring

Anything that has been an option for over 6 months should become the automatic next selection. This is fucking ridiculous!

Anonymous

That just doesn’t make any sort of sense. “If it is last place for 6 months, it needs to auto-win!” I understand that what you want might not be what the majority wants &amp; how that feels, but this isn’t sensible.

Anonymous

ranked voting would be great here to avoid the spoiler effect of strategic voting.

Anonymous

Why not just let the Artist decide, then we can stop listening to everyone whine...

Glitterwolf

Well I switched votes now because the Ogres won't win anyway and I really don't like hallings, so Sylvans it is, at least those can be painted as evil beings. I'll stick around for the big boss anyway.

Anonymous

Elves are always great, but we have lots of elves. Unite for Halflings and Gnomes. Plus I would love some modular instruments to put on earlier sets.

Irall

Come on Beetroot! Just a little more!!!

Anonymous

I was super happy with the Scorpion because it's on my to-do list for Rangers of Shadow Deep. In general I think all the iconic DnD monsters are readily available from multiple artists. The odd monster that fills a slot I've been having trouble tracking down is so satisfying.

Anonymous

Release 8 was goblins, 9 and 15 were alfar 13 were Oni (w/ogres) but I've yet to see Halflings and Gnomes - so I'd much prefer something original than a different themed rerun. Also I need a breather from horns and spikes. :)

Anonymous

Lame and unusable are subjective. For me all this stuff is usable in many games, just have to craft a story or encounter around it. For miniature agnostic games literally anything can be used, I would love to have a Frostgrave team that is all Gnomes, or to pop a little Halfling Man-at-Arms into my Rangers of Shadow Deep stable. Sylvan Knights are the group I'm least excited about, but I'll find someway to justify printing them. If you require models that match your needs perfectly instead of modifying your perspective to fit in anything that is created Patreon probably isn't the best source of minis for you.

Anonymous

Please, for the love of God, vote Beetroot! There're very little Gnome / Halfling models out there.

Anonymous

Maybe they can do a split theme on the month. I understand the qualms of the people who want the theme that hasn’t been voted in. Or maybe do a smaller release for certain themes that have a strong following.

Thiago Lopes

The idea that people come here to whine about their option not being picked shows that some people really don't understand democracy...it's a vote. The majority chooses.

Anonymous

Had to change my vote. I like all and can use all but Sylcan Knights in my game, so I had to change it to something more likely to beat them &gt;_&lt;

Dennis O'Brien

But I want ooooogres! :P (I do - but I am pretty happy with most of the choices.)

Anonymous

While I would rather have the orcs, Switching to Sylvan Knights because I hate Gnomes and Halflings.

Anonymous

Halfling love

Robert Mitchell

These responses to the polls always crack me up, I have never seen some many people complain month after month. Are we all not here because we love the artist work. I vote for what I would like every month whether it is going to win or not. It gives the artist an accurate look at what people want. And I really can care less if what I voted for wins. I know what ever the next month is will be awesome. Personally at this point I would prefer AG to sculpt what they want without our input, this constant negativity and whining can not be good on their creative inspiration.

Lester Ortiz-Miranda

People who voted differently and now switched to voting Sylvan Knights not because they like Sylvan Knights but they don't like Halflings and/or Gnomes are cowards and don't believe in democracy.

Anonymous

Realizing it's down to 2, aren't they just choosing which of the 2 they like better? At worst it's a strategic vote....which happens in democracy all the time. Whew! This is pretty intense stuff. We'll all win in the end. I'm sure these will all come eventually. And hopefully Half Orcs and Elves too.

Anonymous

I would love the halflings and gnomes but I have no use at all for pirates

Joe Chisholm

Do we not have enough elves, orcs, ogres, and dwarves already?

Anonymous

GO GNOMES PLEASE

Anonymous

I love the polls but yeah some of these guys and gals need to just suck it up. Even when I lose man I love whatever is released

Anonymous

Come on with all 4 options we will get very good ministures. Ok gnome pirates need very few people for their games. I hope for orcs. Maybe the last few hours they will make a run

Anonymous

Maaan halfling is something i've been missing... it would be great to have a fullplated halfling on a chicken mount.

Anonymous

Would have like the legion of roman goblin. But i dont want halflings. Sooo elfs it is. As a dm im more interested in monsters that Pc models.

Anonymous

This I think comes down to what i would call a hoard/alliance situation. Most people want either monsters or heroes. Why not just give us a month by month choice between. Chaotic or Order races? I think keeping the poll secret would be more realistic of what people want. Allot of the comments suggest most orc and goblin voters would rather vote for elves if they dont want halflings and visa versa.

Anonymous

A CALL OUT TO ALL THAT DON'T WANT HALFLINGS OR ELVES VOTE FROST CLAN! They are leading. Although i would love goblins but hey. WHAaaaahhh!

Anonymous

I had to choose between halflings and elves.. noo! I do think people just need to let these polls go, no matter what is picked, 3 things will not be picked and people will be unhappy, unless we're going to go through this every month for all eternity :P

Anonymous

As soon as you put Wood elves or human knights in a poll they near enough always win. =/

Anonymous

If theres a tie between elves and goblins, do we get both sets?

Anonymous

I dont want the beetroot to win, but if they do, im just praying some of the halfling have shoes and boots. I dont like the tolkien hairy hobbit feet.

Bernat Rovira Lastra

Hey!! I am just another angry comment because I only think the poll is unfair when I don't win and the minis I want are not winning!!! Whaaaaaarggg!!!!!!

Geratt Schmidt

Would love halflings as there seems to be a lack of minis for them. But any of them would be cool. The elves are getting a pink paint job for the daughter if they win. She loves elves.

Ravyn Schmidt

Halflings are so hard to find, especially ones that aren't just jokey. Vote for the little guy (and gal!)

Anonymous

I don't know if you will even see this with so many comments, but I saw a good point made in the thread and wanted to expand on it. Some of the ideas that keep loosing in the monthly vote may just need a small push. I expect that you are presenting ideas that the artists are excited about but your audience may need more than just a single rough sketch (and one that can not be enlarged in the mobile app) to picture the concepts you are collaborating on. So perhaps you could add a new sketch with each passing month. When we vote, a concept that has been out three months will have sketches, as opposed to the new idea that has only one.

ArtisanGuild

that's why we revamped the Greatgoblin concept by having a roman theme on them :) We always do this kind of revamp. Ogre had been resketched too ^^

Robert Mitchell

I have a solution for the polls that should piss off a bunch of people, Why don't AG just open the polls to the merchant tier and let them decide, after all they are the ones paying the most each month, to make money of the mini's

Anonymous

lol yes, because if you're on a fixed income, your voice doesn't matter

Lind

The best solution that i've heard till now, for the pool problem is that patreons choose the order release and not the release itself. During these 3 months release, a pool with 9 options could be made to choose the next 3 release, then 6 and the last 3. In my opinion, in this way, all patreons get what they want during the year and the work is scheduled.

Anonymous

-Not about the poll- I was looking at the MMF store because I love a discount, and I was wondering if there was any way to get the lizards in a complete pack like the other sets? I want a lizardfolk army but it'd be cool to get all the pieces y'all have made rather than buying 3-4 separate packs to do so.

Anonymous

Are you referring to the complete and supported bundles? The lizardfolk will have a set in there once they finish supporting that set, which I believe is this month

Anonymous

Sylvaneeeeettthhh!!!

Christopher Barnes

I demand a recount! I have already started several frivolous lawsuits! Oh wait, this isn’t American politics. Looks like the elves have it... unless we find discarded or fraudulent votes..... lmao

Anonymous

Thanks for bringing your politics into a patreon for 3d models, it really adds such valuable information and discussion to the comment section.

Christopher Barnes

To be clear. I did vote. But, I’ll be happy with whatever the artist puts out. I am a Patron of this Patreon because I appreciate awesome 3D models I can print, paint, use, etc.... I have every confidence it will be great even if it isn’t something I “need” or want right now!

Anonymous

I feel like the Frostmetal Orcs and Legion Greatgoblins should be cycled out for other new ideas. Maybe bring them back into the polls down the line. Kind of a bummer that they've been up for so long in favor of the new sets.

Anonymous

I feel like that shows that AG actually want to do them and we should let them pursue something they want to sculpt. Rather than more elves...

K Vector

Haha, could make a whole theme of it. Just call the first 3-month cycle of 2021 the Season of Anarchy. Let orcs, goblins, and ogres reign supreme with no voting; your organized voting system has been taken over by wild tribes, hobgoblin legions, and whatever other crazy things AG can come up with! Our next votes (for the second cycle) can be for the theme of the forces brought in to quell the craziness.

Robb

I’ve largely stopped commenting in the polls, as it seems counterproductive and unnecessarily negative. Just wanted to say the Bearclan Greatgobs are a great idea, Maybe the Legion Greatgobs are less versatile? Perhaps Legion Hobgoblins and Bearclan Irregulars so the bugbears can stay true to their more savage nature? Just a constructive suggestion. You guys are wonderful, and probably deserve a month off for all the work you do!

Anonymous

&gt; Perhaps Legion Hobgoblins and Bearclan Irregulars so the bugbears can stay true to their more savage nature? Love this idea, perhaps including both types into this army will help it finally win the poll... Both Hobgoblins and Bugbears are really common foes in campaigns, surprised with the lack of demand from dms so far

Thomas Kusch

Really?? Elves again

Anonymous

I will wait, patiently... till the Frostmetal Clan rises and Doom you all! Hehe Btw, high hopes on the Sylvan Knights too

Solaaris

Well I will be cancelling I think this month. Sick to death of elves It's why I gave up on other Patreons too. Pretty sure people vote elves to piss off the people who don't like them. Time to scrap the polls I think. Anyway good luck with the release,.

Anonymous

There are about a million different elves and goblins floating around in some shape or form. Time to ditch polling elves and goblins and let the vote run dry then start a new one (so we can actually see them all not the same thing over and over again). Some of us are just hanging around to see how you do with the Frostmetal Clan (seriously just check all the other polls out in responses). I have had it with Elves, I have like 200+ elf models, I have like 4 deathguard/antipaladins models. I have dropped 4 other patreons so far due to nothing but elves and goblins oh and lets not forget the 8 jillion dwarf models out there. I am looking for new stuff, not the same rehashed stuff. So please by all means do something new. I am but one patreon but it seems I am not the only one tired of elves, dwarves and goblins. Look at what you have released so far, TONs of elves and dwarves and goblins. Shouldnt that be a clue you may be doing to much of the same stuff over and over again?

Anonymous

I was gonna Vote Halflings but I showed up too late. :(

Anonymous

Problem is, a lot of us are dropping in in different times. Once you see Artisan Guild's models, you want to replace your current ones for AG's. I wasn't a backer last time Elves where made, so yeah, i'm quite happy with these Elves, since it's a big multi purpose race (didn't vote on them tho, because i need Bugbears more). AG is still growing I suppose, so all new Patreons wants to start building their collection up from the ground, and yes, Humans, Dwarves and Elves are probarbly in everyones core set. Unfortunatelly, the problem can't be solved, until AG stops growing wildly haha. Meanwhile we just have to hope for the best. Personally I don't care what they make, because they blew my mind with the Rakashin and eye-cult gryphkin set. So whatever it is, it will be beautifull

Anonymous

I think it's hilarious how many people demand Frostmetal Clan gets made yet it gets 14% of the vote. Like... it's a vote. If more people wanted it, it would get made.

Milo_Jones

I need a halfling clan!!! :O

Tyler Hurst

Did we stop doing polls? If so, can we get a suggestion thread of some kind? I'd love a set of tieflings (that are pretty under represented) but with a Persian feel to them. So like Hashashin, bedouin, Mameluks, Persian Immortals, etc.