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2018/06/12 04:11:49
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
I think its more signposts along the road towards "all armies are sectorial armies", which is a direction a lot of people (me included) suspect it's going.
So many games, so little time.
So many models, even less time.
Screw it, Netflix and chill.
2018/06/12 04:44:23
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
ImAGeek wrote: The context of the 2 player box quote from Bostria was ‘there’s 5 new sectorials coming and only 4 ‘N’s on the timeline so one of the Ns is a 2 player box’, implies to me that 2 of the new sectorials are coming together in the starter.
I would have to rewatch it, but I'm 99% sure that he did not specifically call out one of the Ns as a 2 player box. I believe the wording was that "one of the Ns would be two sectorials released at the same time" and people ran with the 2 player box speculation. And at the time of the video, Tunguska hadn't come out yet or been confirmed as a just normal starter set.
I rewatched it before I posted it earlier, he specifically mentions a Battlebox at gencon.
2018/06/12 06:47:12
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Micky wrote: I think its more signposts along the road towards "all armies are sectorial armies", which is a direction a lot of people (me included) suspect it's going.
I really hope not, I'd hate to lose vanilla PanO and vanilla Nomads, too many fun units that aren't in the same sectorials. Right now you need to make a meaningful choice of unit cherry-picking units or paying the AVA tax and getting access to fireteams and I love the fact that both are viable ways to play. More special fireteams to entice players into sectorials would be awesome tho
ImAGeek wrote: The context of the 2 player box quote from Bostria was ‘there’s 5 new sectorials coming and only 4 ‘N’s on the timeline so one of the Ns is a 2 player box’, implies to me that 2 of the new sectorials are coming together in the starter.
I would have to rewatch it, but I'm 99% sure that he did not specifically call out one of the Ns as a 2 player box. I believe the wording was that "one of the Ns would be two sectorials released at the same time" and people ran with the 2 player box speculation. And at the time of the video, Tunguska hadn't come out yet or been confirmed as a just normal starter set.
I rewatched it before I posted it earlier, he specifically mentions a Battlebox at gencon.
There's supposed to be a notation in the start about him not calling out the battlebox as 2 new Sectorials. It's in the next part, but still. I'm fairly certain he has not confirmed that the 2 player box would be 2 brand new Sectorials.
2018/06/12 12:41:45
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
No but again, it’s the context of it that makes me believe the battle box is two new sectorials. ‘There’s 5 new sectorials but only 4 Ns, so gencon battlebox’. The wording implies to me that the battlebox is two of the 5 sectorials and that’s why there’s 4 Ns on the timeline.
2018/06/12 13:03:14
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
As it stands, we'll just have to wait and see I guess. I'm still saying no Vedic though, as they kept harping for so long about the "advanced rules" making them unacceptable for a battlebox.
Additionally, ALEPH doesn't have many mercenaries present in their Sectorial roster right now. I don't see their supersecretive spy subsection letting in mercs either. Ariadnans don't really associate too much with the kinds of mercs that we could potentially see either.
It's another part of the whole harping on Druze vs TAK as a thing to take into consideration. Those two actually have the potential for a shared, generic Merc unit that Varuna and Vedic don't really have (unless CB ignores their own fluff)...but it's kind of an out there one and it would necessitate the unit being taken in lieu of a 7th model for each faction.
The Anaconda with HMG. It's a new profile, we don't have a model yet for it, and they've been mentioned with regards to TAK and MRRF both(which well...one of those is gone now ) and they're in the Druze Bayram list.
Still leaves room for a preorder model that could just be an HVT or something.
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2018/06/12 22:34:36
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Additionally, ALEPH doesn't have many mercenaries present in their Sectorial roster right now. I don't see their supersecretive spy subsection letting in mercs either.
Ariadnans don't really associate too much with the kinds of mercs that we could potentially see either.
Oh snap. We saw a dossier for Wardrivers ages ago, but no miniature release. All of Ariadna released to date gets access to them, and they are a Merc troop. It's gotta be that.
So many games, so little time.
So many models, even less time.
Screw it, Netflix and chill.
2018/06/13 00:12:10
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Additionally, ALEPH doesn't have many mercenaries present in their Sectorial roster right now. I don't see their supersecretive spy subsection letting in mercs either.
Ariadnans don't really associate too much with the kinds of mercs that we could potentially see either.
Oh snap. We saw a dossier for Wardrivers ages ago, but no miniature release. All of Ariadna released to date gets access to them, and they are a Merc troop. It's gotta be that.
That's actually a good point...and Wardrivers are in Ikari Company too!
Spoiler:
Ikari Company ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
TAK ends up higher in points by a few, but also ends up lower in SWC.
The Merc list also is viable for Druze Bayram(the Wardriver isn't available in that Sectorial though...but it's not like they haven't been touting their new 'relaxed' proxy rules right?) and Ikari Company.
I feel like I'm grasping at strings here, but my Spidey Sense is tingling on this. I might be the only one though.
2018/06/13 16:28:59
Subject: Re:The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
SlaveToDorkness wrote: Wait, is there some supply issues with our single serving coffe makers?!
Kurage, not Keurig.
Kurage is the name of the JSA base on Novvy Cimmeria. The JSA starter pack and the terrain in it namedropped it when the release happened, same with Novvy Cimmeria(which somehow YJ launched a massive assault against Kurage Station without Dawn being aware of it?).
2018/06/13 18:09:52
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
It's an island on Dawn(where Ariadna is located) that basically only exists so they can do events like this and claim they're important one time and then never mention it again.
2018/06/13 18:59:45
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Edit: no, it is the Wardriver. She has the same strap, plus the ribbing above it that you can see in the sniper shot. So I’m guessing she’s the preorder merc.
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2018/06/14 03:55:43
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Edit: no, it is the Wardriver. She has the same strap, plus the ribbing above it that you can see in the sniper shot. So I’m guessing she’s the preorder merc.
Spoiler:
Totally agree that the sniper pic is a Wardriver.
To ad to the preorder merc, Wardrivers are most likely the only hackers accessible to TAK as well so it would fit to have it in the box.
I wonder if there is goin to be a new book at gencon as well since they have ben hinting about there being more than one this year.
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2018/06/16 14:12:52
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
My guess is that if there is a new book it will be a October or November release. They've never released a book at Gencon, but they've used Gencon to preview books.
2018/06/16 20:36:53
Subject: The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
I'd guess a Christmas time release, but pre-orders sometime before Black Friday and teasers beginning late October. We'll see the background/History for Tunguska, TAK, the Vedic and the remaining forthcoming sectorials in it.
Yes, I know Black Friday is a US thing, but CB very much likes the US market. They are here at GenCon. They are not at Essen Spiel ( are they?)
And, apparently our friendly Infinity Moderator Alpharius is no longer moderating here. Who will be overseeing our nice little community now? I do wish him well in all things.
2018/06/16 21:31:51
Subject: Re:The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition
Heckler looks great.
Raicho looks better than the ol' derpbot version.
Chasseur looks great, but man what a jerk move showcasing them with Loup-Garou models in the promo material.
Magisters look like more Knights. Big "meh" there.
Tankhunter double blister is a huge missed opportunity. The Autocannon Tankhunter really needs a resculpt to be brought up to speed, and it's ridiculous that they don't want to redo such an iconic profile--especially in light of them refusing to put autocannons anywhere else for Ariadna.
2018/06/18 12:10:27
Subject: Re:The Infinity News and Rumors Thread - The 2018 Edition