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I could break NDA about a ridiculous horror-comedy-musical video-game I am working on, which is of suspect quality. Would that count? :-p

 Slinky wrote:

 Mymearan wrote:
I'll take that PM myself. I keep secrets like Superman keeps briefs. (?)

Outside your trousers?

Superman's not even rockin' that style anymore, so clearly Mymearan can't be trusted.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
I could break NDA about a ridiculous horror-comedy-musical video-game I am working on, which is of suspect quality. Would that count? :-p

Nope.

 Alpharius wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
I could break NDA about a ridiculous horror-comedy-musical video-game I am working on, which is of suspect quality. Would that count? :-p

Nope.

Yes.

 .Mikes. wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
I could break NDA about a ridiculous horror-comedy-musical video-game I am working on, which is of suspect quality. Would that count? :-p

Nope.

Yes.

LOL, pm'd.

Alpharius missed out. Mantic should make a game based on this.

Has this been posted elsewhere on dakkadakka? It's a shame if he's only posting on bgg, which isn't really as miniature focused as well... any other minis game fansite!

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1478753/warpath-rulebook-page-design-opinions-needed

I'd love to know whether the new licensed property is Fallout if anyone feels like sharing. Knowing would save me time and money. Not to mention allowing me to start saving for the KS.

~Eric

 Taarnak wrote:
I'd love to know whether the new licensed property is Fallout if anyone feels like sharing. Knowing would save me time and money. Not to mention allowing me to start saving for the KS.

~Eric

You and several thousand others no doubt

At Mantic HQ:

A: Has anyone guessed it yet?

B: No. But something called "Fallout" keeps coming up. Do you know what that is?

A: Never heard of it.

B: Oh well, I'll just go back to sculpting this Will Smith mini. Did you finish the dog yet?

A: Nope. I have plenty of time, after all they are the only two minis in their faction.

B: Yeah they'll never see this coming!

A: (laughs)

B: (laughs)

Both: (laugh)

That movie was relevant this year?

Any of you guys been in contact with Mantic lately. I've still not received the missing items from my DBX pledge and I've contacted them several times this week and last week for an update, but I haven't received any responses.

 Barzam wrote:
Any of you guys been in contact with Mantic lately. I've still not received the missing items from my DBX pledge and I've contacted them several times this week and last week for an update, but I haven't received any responses.

Facebook has worked for my buddy. He's posted on their FB site and Ronnie has personally gotten involved.
You might want to give it a try.

What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

Then you need to find friends who don't write you off because of your interests.

 Alex C wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

Then you need to find friends who don't write you off because of your interests.

I'll do that just after I find a job doing what I love so that I'll never work a day in my life.

I mean, it was kind of a joke, but on the other hand, most people pretty much have to be facebook friends with their in-laws, church members, and other judge mental types whom we don't want to know how we live. Please don't make me be myself on facebook.

Make a second FB account. My wife has one to use for online rummage sales and similar transactions so as to keep family photos and personal stuff separate from people she's going to interact with once.

Bit of a hoop but y'know.

 Alex C wrote:

Then you need to find friends who don't write you off because of your interests.

I can't exalt this post enough.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Alex C wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

Then you need to find friends who don't write you off because of your interests.

I'll do that just after I find a job doing what I love so that I'll never work a day in my life.

I mean, it was kind of a joke, but on the other hand, most people pretty much have to be facebook friends with their in-laws, church members, and other judge mental types whom we don't want to know how we live. Please don't make me be myself on facebook.

Then add those people to your Acquaintances group, and make all your wargaming posts to Friends But Not Acquaintances. Or toss 'em in another group of your own making.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

I'm not a FB pro but can't you PM Ronnie on there?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Alex C wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What if we don't want our facebook friends to know we're tabletop wargames?

Then you need to find friends who don't write you off because of your interests.

I'll do that just after I find a job doing what I love so that I'll never work a day in my life.

I mean, it was kind of a joke, but on the other hand, most people pretty much have to be facebook friends with their in-laws, church members, and other judge mental types whom we don't want to know how we live. Please don't make me be myself on facebook.

Oh, I don't use FB so I'm unfamiliar of this requirement to be online friends with people you know "IRL".

I came to the conclusion early on in life that "friends" who can't accept you for who you are aren't really friends, and often aren't worth knowing.

But to each their own, and it's getting a bit off topic.

I actually hope the new game is Fallout. It'll mean it's a game I have no interest in and don't have to throw money at. If it's Mad Max, I'm in trouble. And I could probably EASILY get my roommate into it. And he's not a miniatures gamer.

Psychopomop, I did not know FB had those options.

Privateer, thanks. I'll try that.

Everyone: I'm glad we're all discussing the finer points of molding my life towards the end of receiving acceptable customer service from Mantic. Obviously I can't just expect them to respond to my emails and contact forms.

Asterian light vehicle concept

Torrent of abuse incoming! Mantic has released a Deadzone update indicating that most of the metal/resin stuff from the Kickstarter is now being produced in the Dungeon Saga plastics:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-infestation-sci-fi-skirmish-game/posts/1426725

How good are the DS plastics?

 Bioptic wrote:
Torrent of abuse incoming! Mantic has released a Deadzone update indicating that most of the metal/resin stuff from the Kickstarter is now being produced in the Dungeon Saga plastics:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-infestation-sci-fi-skirmish-game/posts/1426725

If those are the same quality as the Mars Attacks plastics, and if they adjust the price accordingly, then I will be happy with this decision.

Edit: not very happy. Just slightly happy.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
How good are the DS plastics?

reasonable,

but nowhere near as nice as the resin from the same project,

if anybody paid for resin I'd suggest asking for a refund

if you paid for metal mantic's casting seems to sufficiently variable that dust style plastic might be ok from a quality point of view (but if you wanted weight/heft it's refund time again)

they really, really need to stop messing around and stick to doing what they promised to do, what you offer should not be a guideline, it should be what you deliver

I've defended mantic plenty in the past but bloody hell, swapping a bunch of models from resin or metal to boardgame plastic well after the pledge manager is done is very fething shoddy indeed. No change in cost, no extra models (except in 1 case), they're not even trying to soften the blow.

Get everyone excited for a new IP then weeks before give your backers the shaft, GG...

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 Bioptic wrote:
Torrent of abuse incoming! Mantic has released a Deadzone update indicating that most of the metal/resin stuff from the Kickstarter is now being produced in the Dungeon Saga plastics:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-infestation-sci-fi-skirmish-game/posts/1426725

If those are the same quality as the Mars Attacks plastics, and if they adjust the price accordingly, then I will be happy with this decision.

Edit: not very happy. Just slightly happy.

At last we violently disagree! Let slip the dogs of war!

OK, not violently. Here's my take:

Converting metal to plastic: a good thing for me.

Converting resin to Dust Studios PVC: Yeah, I just got some Dust figures at the FFG sale delivered, and they're fairly poor quality. Passable, but I'd take Mantic's restic over the Dust PVC any day. Also, from what I've seen of the Dungeon Saga plastics online, I'm not impressed. That's not the same as seeing them in person, though.

Overall reaction: Some of this benefits me (less metal), some of it is a pretty major disappointment (losing resin to low-quality PVC). But overall, a last minute switch of this scope, on a KS project as recent as this one after they're supposed to know better? They've lost a lot of my trust. I think from this point on I'll stick with the obvious HIPS kits from Mantic - the ones they can't change at the last minute without shooting themselves in the foot - and that's it. Starting with the Warpath PM, which I've already pledged $100 unassigned dollars on. All that's going to $20/20 HIPS deals and nothing else will be added.

I know Mantic have been trying to watch their budgeting more carefully, but this is ridiculous. If they stand to lose money or be inconvenienced, the customer definitely comes second now. Sheesh.

Whatever the new IP is, I think I'll wait a year after it's released and pick it up on clearance this time. Scratch that. It'll be in boardgame plastic and I'll skip it entirely.

Oh, and for everybody who enjoys kicking MEdge like a dog? Guess which company doesn't pull garbage like this on their customers, or manufacture any figures in half-@ssed materials? Guess where I'll be spending more money from this point on?