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BrookM wrote:Infinity would be a great setting for a PnP or miniatures RPG.

PnP and I'd be all over it, Infinity and Mass Effect, would have games for both and run them often.

The concept is looking good as usual, but I'll wait until I see the model to pass my judgement.

Alkasyn wrote:The concept is looking good as usual, but I'll wait until I see the model to pass my judgement.

Sound reasoning there - bravo!

I'm also waiting to see the rules and weapons loadout too!

BrookM wrote:Infinity would be a great setting for a PnP or miniatures RPG.

I'm been think about running a Infinity BESM game for awhile now.

The concept art for the TAG is amazing. Much better design style than most of the TAGs released to date. So far none of them have looked as fantastic as Yu Jing's Guijia (to the point that I use a converted and repainted "captured Guijia" to stand in for my PanO Armored Cavalry), but depending on how this model follows the artwork it just might replace that as my personal favorite.

Not sure about all the remarks that it's Deunan and Briareos, I don't see it at all. Of course it's the same concept of cute badass soldier girl and big robot/cyborg partner, but she looks nothing like Duenan in either appearance or in gear and he looks nothing like Briareos. The original Armored Cavalry TAG for PanO is clearly inspred by Briareos, and a lot of the original Fusiliers look much like ESWAT troopers (which is the entire reason I chose to play PanO, too bad for me that it was the Knights that became so popular and new releases started to focus so much on that aspect).

These look more like what I feel the Nomads should have gotten instead of the terribly bland Szalamandera TAG and just plain terrible Szalamander pilot. The concept art was admittedly a lot better for that, so hopufully this won't be a repeat of that. Artwork vs artwork for "big robot with cute girl" themes, I REALLY like Scarface & Cordelia and really hope they don't muck it up. CB continues to do amazing models so I have high hopes that they won't.

Scarface is pretty cool - might have to look into running one as a counts as Nomad TAG as and when I think about expanding my force

http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2012/portada/minor-update-in-morat-and-s-a-s-costs/

Yeah, updates and rebalances like this is shockingly rare in Miniatures games.

Get get there from work - can someone post the updates?

Can't wait for Devil Team to update this and, more importantly, the Odalisques!

Can someone in the know give a short review how the costs changed?

Not much. Morat w/ missile launcher went from 38pts down to 32pts. SAS foreward observer went from 30pts to 28pts. The 2 bottom lines of SAS (the ones with chain riles) are from Human Sphere, and now are in the main book.

Kroothawk wrote:Can someone in the know give a short review how the costs changed?

Morat Vanguard with Missile Launcher went from 38 pts to 32 pts.

S.A.S. Forward Observer went from 30 pts to 28 pts. AVA was raised from 2 to 4.

BobbaFett wrote:

I'm still not sure if the Mk12s that the TAG has in his back would fit nice or just seem like they glued the guns to the miniature, but I like the concept.
The babe looks cute.

Nice looking robot there. Are the guns stored on the back but disattached and used as a rifle in battle or do they pivot and swing forward to a position similar to Tau Broadside suit guns?

From facebook, a short snippit of info on Scarface: "“Scarface is a scoundrel of the worst kind. He is not just arrogant, but also rash, stubborn and completely out of control. Add to that years of experience in combat and you have the personification of a potential and imminent catastrophe; a danger to all those around him. In short, he is perfect for the kind of operations you want us to run on Ariadna.”

Nasim Balidi, tactical manager of the Druze Society. Organizational meeting with representatives of the MagnaObra Corporation. Ariadnan Commercial Conflicts."

Thanks for that Brook!

Looks like we're heading towards and 'official' mercenary faction?

Possibly heavily Druze influenced?

I'd be more than OK with that!

Yeah, bit of modifications and he'll be a perfect addition to my Turks.

And the chica is a cute model too. I love the boots, doubt they'll be modeled that way, but its those little personality quirks that make it awesome.

Inanimate wrote:

Kroothawk wrote:Can someone in the know give a short review how the costs changed?

Morat Vanguard with Missile Launcher went from 38 pts to 32 pts.

S.A.S. Forward Observer went from 30 pts to 28 pts. AVA was raised from 2 to 4.

AVA raised to 4 is probably an error. S.A.S. are AVA 4 in the Caledonian Sectorial but still AVA 2 in regular Ariadna.
The army builder has adjusted costs but AVA is the same.
And the update image on the spanish version shows AVA 2.

I would guess that a Merc only force will be in the near future, especially seeing how the Druze currently are only AVA 2 and they come in a box of 4. Plus as I said before the paint scheme on Scarface is very similar to the Druze color scheme.

And the background for him is very Druze as well.

I would certainly like to see a few more mercenary groups added to the mix, as I think they always give that unique bit of flavor to a force.

Chaplain Pallantide wrote:I would guess that a Merc only force will be in the near future, especially seeing how the Druze currently are only AVA 2 and they come in a box of 4. Plus as I said before the paint scheme on Scarface is very similar to the Druze color scheme.

In the Haqqislam Qapu Khalqi Sectorial the Druze Shock team has an AVA of 4.

But I'd still like to see a true standalone mercenary faction!

BrookM wrote:From facebook, a short snippit of info on Scarface: "“Scarface is a scoundrel of the worst kind. He is not just arrogant, but also rash, stubborn and completely out of control. Add to that years of experience in combat and you have the personification of a potential and imminent catastrophe; a danger to all those around him. In short, he is perfect for the kind of operations you want us to run on Ariadna.”

Nasim Balidi, tactical manager of the Druze Society. Organizational meeting with representatives of the MagnaObra Corporation. Ariadnan Commercial Conflicts."

Anybody else think we might get are first Impetuous TAG. Now that would be hell running across the field.

BrookM wrote:He is not just arrogant, but also rash, stubborn and completely out of control. Add to that years of experience in combat and you have the personification of a potential and imminent catastrophe; a danger to all those around him.

Guess the resemblance to Briareos ends on the visual side. Maybe with the exception of "years of combat experience".

Kalamadea wrote:he looks nothing like Briareos.

The face plate, "bunny ears" and pretty much the whole lower body, down to the very characteristic back tight armor section, are ripped right out of Applessed.

I'm curious to see if it's piloted or if it's G:Sync. As cool as the PanO TAGs are, I think they are a lot cooler when there's a pilot inside of them, rather than some drone controller a hundred miles away. Way more respect for the guys that might get owned if they screw up, rather than the pilots who just get yelled at for loosing a few million creds in top military gear.

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:I'm curious to see if it's piloted or if it's G:Sync. As cool as the PanO TAGs are, I think they are a lot cooler when there's a pilot inside of them, rather than some drone controller a hundred miles away. Way more respect for the guys that might get owned if they screw up, rather than the pilots who just get yelled at for loosing a few million creds in top military gear.

Well, from Brook's quote, it sounds as if the TAG is an actual person. So more like an actual borg or AI. I don't know Infinity lore well enough to say if it's possible...

It could be possible. We have Posthumans afterall, but I'm guessing it's piloted. At least I hope so.

The majority of TAGs are what would be considered "drones", but Nomads have actual piloted ones.

I'd guess that Scarface is going to be almost like a semi-AI.

His Master's Voice wrote:

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:I'm curious to see if it's piloted or if it's G:Sync. As cool as the PanO TAGs are, I think they are a lot cooler when there's a pilot inside of them, rather than some drone controller a hundred miles away. Way more respect for the guys that might get owned if they screw up, rather than the pilots who just get yelled at for loosing a few million creds in top military gear.

Well, from Brook's quote, it sounds as if the TAG is an actual person. So more like an actual borg or AI. I don't know Infinity lore well enough to say if it's possible...

That and the fact it has the pilot arms. The small set of arms on the stomach, mean it should be manned TAG.

Looks piloted to me, it has a secondary pair of arms, looks like those are the ones of the pilot.

So I guess he shoots stuff while the girl he's caring inside him hacks stuff?

Neat concept.

Also sexy.

Weird, but sexy.

His Master's Voice wrote:So I guess he shoots stuff while the girl he's caring inside him hacks stuff?

Neat concept.

Also sexy.

Weird, but sexy.

The girl is a Engineer not a Hacker, and by the sound of it she and the TAG are a team like Mirage-5 team.