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Chemical Cutthroat wrote:Ah, more stuff for my Turkish Hassassin force! I'm excited to see what's on the way.

I just picked up the Human Sphere book, and as per usual I am in love with the fluff and the excellent art.

But man oh man do they need to strangle their editor. Mistypes, little grammar screw-ups... yeah, I can roll my eyes and get through it. People miss stuff, we're only human.

But the 1/3 of a page picture on page 17 of the Armbot Peacemaker is definitely labeled the 'Pacemaker'.

Maybe... it's a medical bot?

*eyeroll*

+1. I will not be purchasing the rulebook or Human Sphere. I can borrow friends books to read fluff. I refuse to drive myself to near-suicide trying to read their rules. Wiki works for me until someone who has NOT been sepsitored rewrites the rules to follow any logical progression.

Kanluwen wrote:A Meroviginian Starter?

Do. Want.

Same here...

And for once, I don't already own most of the models in a new Starter set!

Wiki works for me until someone who has NOT been sepsitored rewrites the rules to follow any logical progression.

Haha! That definitely got a grin out of me.

Yeah, the first time I picked up the book I tried to get through the rules, and I rapidly developed a stabbing brain-pain. I gave up on them, and it's only until recently where I got on Dakka that everyone showed me the how to play videos, and chatting to people (or watching others) about the rules has opened the game up to me.

The fluff is great, and I willingly will pay them to further my fluff addiction.

So it's confirmed then: No new sectorials (except Aleph), but new units for lists including sectorials. Cool!

I wonder what the other Aleph sectorial will be, besides the Greek one? They deserve some quality after fighting uphill battles for so long.

Also, really cool to see all those Generic faction lists winning. Around here, folks seem convinced that sectorials are just stronger because they have linked teams. I disagree, as I think CB did a good job focusing/restricting the unit choices enough to make the sectorials a bit restrictive despite the linked teams' power-boost. So we've got at least one example of a competitive environment where they did pretty good.

@Pacific: It might be both the predominance of players and the power of the faction's stats (which might also make more folks choose them...)

@Chemical Cutthroat: How's your Spanish? How's the Spanish of the best Spanish-speaking guy you know? Because writing and editing a rulebook in a language other than your native one is pretty tricky, even if you think you're quite good in conversation. Heck, it's tricky in your first language- and repeated reviews are costly. Maybe a final review with a native speaker would have been a good idea, but I'm guessing CB do the best they can within the budget they have. More investment/infrastructure and we might be stuck with GW-level prices. Typos are easy to overlook when it means that a company can stay indy.

[Now, when it comes to FAQs, they really do need better native-language support. Plenty of folks would help them out with that for free.]

hahaha...

too true, Savnock...
i speak Spanish everyday, and i know i couldn't translate for a ruleset...
hell, i couldn't even read a book in Spanish, and i've spoken Spanish conversationally for most of my life...

luckily, i only collect the rulebooks for the art and fluff, so typos aren't a big deal...
i am very happy to own them, especially the 1st edition...
beautiful art, and design...
Human Sphere is even more beautiful than the first book...
well worth the money, and it feels good to support a company that makes such cool minis, even though i don't play...

cheers
jah

@Savnok - Oh I know man. Boy do I ever know. Look, when I spend fifty bucks on a big ole' hardcover book, I have certain expectations. Knowing a bit about the background of the company, I give it some leeway. I'm not hating or anything, I love the book, but I'm gonna call em' out when stuff is wrong.

Proof-reading all that stuff sucks. You're not gonna catch everything, and for the most part their English is really damn good. Regardless, I'm going to point at the big mislabeled picture and say, "Comeon' guys... really?"

But I will continue to give them my money. Because I love the company and I love what they stand for.

And I will totally proof-read their next book for them... free of charge. All they need to do is send me a free one when it comes off the printer. *thumbs up*

They have posted some pic of the event. I'm still looking for quality pictures of the Hafza with Spitfire.

These are original sculptures by Jose Luis Roig


The Blonde guy with long hair is Jose Luis Roig, mostly PanO sculptor.


Tables at the Tournament,


Juan Navarro and Jose Luis Roig both INFINITY sculptors.


"Bostria" and Jose Luis Roig signing books.


Something pretty close to heaven.


Really cool table.

Damn that's awesome.

BobbaFett wrote:

Something pretty close to heaven.

I'm actually considering selling my Infinity collection, and it actually comes to about double and a bit the quantity they have on display there! God knows how I'm going to document everything I have for sale, in fact, thats the only reason I haven't put it up for sale yet

Damn you, Human Urge to Collect

The original sculpted miniatures by Roig are absolutely stunning, this man is really one of the best

Thanks for post it

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:Ah, more stuff for my Turkish Hassassin force! I'm excited to see what's on the way.

I just picked up the Human Sphere book, and as per usual I am in love with the fluff and the excellent art.

But man oh man do they need to strangle their editor. Mistypes, little grammar screw-ups... yeah, I can roll my eyes and get through it. People miss stuff, we're only human.

But the 1/3 of a page picture on page 17 of the Armbot Peacemaker is definitely labeled the 'Pacemaker'.

Maybe... it's a medical bot?

*eyeroll*

Haha right. I guess it's down to the Spanish translation, odd use of words and the occasional type/spelling mistake.

Although I have heard that the 1st edition rules were a lot worse. Some of the art in that book is bloody incredible though. Can't wait for the next book to come, I believe it is some time next month ?

Naw they had to push back the book again for fianl tweaks/balancing. This is a HUGE book in terms of the game and can make or break things. A large part of a game's balance is the missions. Right now the game is flawlessly balanced, but there is no official missions.

At an event filled with the world's most graceful animal, the gamer, I would definitely not have weeks of work sitting precariously on a stack of books on a tiny plastic tray. I realise they're all already cast and "done" but still.

Also, release the Merovingian starter faceless Corvus Belli decision maker that I'm going to assume is scouring the internet for input on release schedules.

I see the awesome Yu Jing space-Asia table in the background that inspired me to buy a crapton of balsa buildings. Pity there aren't more closeups of the table.

Also, looks like the tables were all played lengthwise. Suck it, longwise-deployment doubters!

Finally, all this talk about Spanish brought a thought for a force theme to my mind: one I'll never be able to use, but highly encourage others to steal: Either a NeoCapitaline army or a Military Order would make a damn fine Spanish Inquisition force. Bonus points if you can make some of the faces look like the sculptors or authors...

I find strange that nobody has posted this yet, so i'll do it:

Closer and better images of the previews from this Barcelona event, posted in the spanish official Infinity forum.


In the first row of minis, those five models are part of the Merovingian starter pack, behind them you can see the Pangguling, new release past month:




Next image, again in the first row of minis, on both sides of the Agent Crane Rank, you can see, on the left a new Hafza for Haqqislam; on the right the moblot with new pair of arms, the sixth mini of the merovingian starter pack:




And in the next pic, in the middle a closer view of the Hafza:




And for those that could be interested in them, i found more images and closer views of the J.L. Roig original sculptures (greens), on this link.

I hope this could be interesting

Hrmh.

They even gave the Moblot a new "style" of rifle. The fluting on the barrel is much, much, much more pronounced than I recall on other Ariadna models with that same rifle.

It's a good model though!

Merovingian starter pack!

Damn that's great timing, just before I bought the blister packs separately!

Not too keen on the posing of the Hafza, although I'll reserve judgement until I get a proper look at the model!

Not sure I like the Hafza pose. I'd think that it would look better if the left arm was reaching towards his gun, rather than doing some sort of a vague 'whoa!' gesture.

I love the pose of the Hafza - it looks like he just made his Discover roll and is about to open up on whatever was hidden!

I always grumbled a little at some of those first-batch Moblots and other Heavy Infantry... a few of those sculpts look like they are tripping or falling over.

I'll take 'WHOA!' over *faceplant* any day.

@Hoarmurel, thank you very much! I still like Dakka better for news and rumors, even though I'm on the CB forums more. Dakka has better visibility for rumors because we have a dedicated board for them here.

The Hafza's pose is great- firing poses get old after a while, and the command-issuing pose this guy is in echoes my favorite Celestial fig's pose. Beyond the pose, the armor and weapons are great. Haqq has just the right amount of cloth-to-armor to look somewhat realistic to us 21st-century dwellers while still getting its future on.

Savnock wrote:@Hoarmurel, thank you very much! I still like Dakka better for news and rumors, even though I'm on the CB forums more. Dakka has better visibility for rumors because we have a dedicated board for them here.

You're welcome! I like do it. My english is awful and is a pain every time i have to write anything here, but i still try it!

Better pics of the Hafza Unit with Spitfire now in Beasts of War.

He looks like he lost some weight there.

I think the clutter from the other models behind him made him look wider. Looking back at it I can see it now... how the base of the remotes is visible under his arm and makes him look wider, and it's hard to get a good definition of the gun because it covers the model behind him.

Love it, thanks a bunch for sharing Hoarmurel! I like he post, not over the top yet still has flair. Plus combined with his rules, his appearance on the table will always look like "Surprise! It's a Spitfire Hafza!"

More Hafza pics from Giraldez's blog:

Delephont wrote:

I'm actually considering selling my Infinity collection, and it actually comes to about double and a bit the quantity they have on display there! God knows how I'm going to document everything I have for sale, in fact, thats the only reason I haven't put it up for sale yet

Damn you, Human Urge to Collect

Why would you sell your infinity collection?

Hoarmurel wrote:

Savnock wrote:@Hoarmurel, thank you very much! I still like Dakka better for news and rumors, even though I'm on the CB forums more. Dakka has better visibility for rumors because we have a dedicated board for them here.

You're welcome! I like do it. My english is awful and is a pain every time i have to write anything here, but i still try it!

Su inglés es mejor que mi español, hombre. Yo voy a Costa Rica en una semana y me preocupa que no voy a ser capaz de hacer nada sin aparecer un idiota. Si necessitas ayuda con translacion por cualquier mensajes, sientase libre escribame aqui. ¡You neccessito el practicar! Pero el Google es muy util tambien.

Oh, y si que dices "I like do it", necessitas decir "I like _to_ do it". El "to" es un partido del verbo en español pero en ingles es separado. Ingles es una lengua con muchos partidos innecesarios, y muy idiomatica.

PanOceana's Jotums TAG troop profile has been offically changed/updated.




JOTUM MULTI HMG, Heavy Flamethrower, D.E.P. / (104 | 2)
MOV:6-4 CC:18 BS:15 PH:18 WIP:13 ARM:10 BTS:-9 STR:3
Regular, Not Impetuous, G: Remote Presence
ECM, Mountain Terrain

JOTUM Lieutenant MULTI HMG, Heavy Flamethrower, D.E.P. / (104 | 3)
MOV:6-4 CC:18 BS:15 PH:18 WIP:13 ARM:10 BTS:-9 STR:3
Regular, Not Impetuous, G: Remote Presence
ECM, Mountain Terrain, Lieutenant

So, now it has not the Heavy Grenade launcher option. They have removed it from the miniature. Instead of that it has the Heavy FlameThrower and D.E.P.

By the way, the official Army Builder (Infinity Army 3.0) has also been updated.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa.

There's a Jotum LIEUTENANT?

Svarlheima Sectorial List incoming?