Actual Votann player's thoughts on the new releases:
>Buri
10/10, kino model. No further words needed.
>Arkanyst
Probably my least favorite of the new model reveals, mostly down to the head choice. That's an incredibly easy fix though.
>Memnyr
Tied with Buri for my favorite of the reveals. Might actually edge out just by being an ironkyn character. Great sculpt, the reveal says he carries a gun but I don't see it on any of the pictures.
>Steeljacks
Solid minis, could be a bit more armored for my tastes but they're still cool as hell. I'm heavily debating if I want to kit mine out for ranged or melee when I get them, hell I might just buy two boxes and do one of each.
>Earthshakers
Great idea once again ruined by GW refusing to use all of the freed-up chest space on bare Cthonian bodies to give them proper huge beards. I'll greenstuff them on like I did with my beserks but otherwise great models.
>Kapricus
Aesthetically it rocks, I'm just confused by the second build option of making a transport specifically for Yaegirs, a unit that's both too squishy to split into 5-man squads and can already infiltrate and don't need a transport. I imagine they're going to heavily change Yaegirs with this in mind. Definitely grabbing at least one to build as the defender variant.

Overall easy 8/10, Votannchads stay winning.

The codex doing away with grudge tokens for "yield points" might be for the better. Designing an army rule around losing your army isn't a good idea.