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2014/12/18 14:55:24
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Red Corsair wrote: In all honestly its the toyish paint scheme that's killing it. Their is no weathering or shading and they used several bright colors. I guarantee I can paint one so most people love it.
I'll take you up on that!
2014/12/18 15:15:25
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
A messenger tried to deliver the books yesterday when I wasn't at home, but I got them today. Yay! Reading time.
I'm loving the art, there is a combination of a lot of styles, and a few illustrations from the N2 rulebook are still there, but it's mostly new stuff.
2014/12/18 15:21:21
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
I got my books today. The only complaint, small but there, is that the books don't really fit in the case. They hang over the edges of it. If they were hard case it wouldn't be too bad but since they are soft cases I can see the edges getting damaged by the spine.
Other than that they are great and now I have a lot of reading to do.
2014/12/18 16:14:33
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Red Corsair wrote: In all honestly its the toyish paint scheme that's killing it. Their is no weathering or shading and they used several bright colors. I guarantee I can paint one so most people love it.
Books arrived in my FLGS yesterday. I got around to pick it up today. Having a great time with it.
Also I must agree with the dinosaur faction. Feels and reads way better with an actual book in hand.
Plus the fluff is awesome! Can't wait for the weekend to dig in properly.
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2014/12/18 17:01:52
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
For a moment that got me wondering what CB were smoking and where I could get some myself. Count me in as someone that also prefers to read a book on paper rather than digital format then.
2014/12/18 17:42:30
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Who would want to bring TAGs when they could take the T-Rex
A warning.. I'm 32 years old and LOVED Dinoriders as a child. When I found and bought a VHS of that show a few years ago, I was utterly dissapointed :(
The show did not age well.
Saber Rider is quite the opposite... that show still is amazing.
2014/12/18 18:21:24
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Bladerunner2019 wrote: Guess I ought to put in a plug for Neal at thewarstore.com for getting my book to me real quick.
I got my N3 book & the ugly preorder MERC last Saturday. I would have read it all right then if I was actually home when it came.
What I like the Merc.
But, yeah the warstore is great got mine Express UPS form Sparks so I got it in a day, it normally takes 3 days from there.
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2014/12/18 20:28:11
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
The 'Core Book', ie fluffbook seems to be a much re-edited and rewritten sort of version of the original. Some bits are similar, some are totally new.
They introduced fluff retcons for things. So for example, the new Scorpion-type Maghariba Guard is explicitly called out as an upgrade of older model 'Beetle'-type TAGs from that unit, though some groups are still equipped with the older model.
The Exrah of course are explained away.
One of my favorite bits is the Sygmaa. It paints them in an incredibly sympathetic light for a bunch of guys who look like space satan, despite being 'badder' versions so to speak of donkey-caves who shoot farmers and poison colonists.
The Umbra hardly get explained at all, alas. It's just 'this sith lord guy is freaking evil'.
2014/12/18 21:27:29
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Alpharius wrote: While I'm certainly glad that people are getting their N3 books, I don't think it quite qualifies as news that 'you' (i.e., anyone) got your book!
If 'you' want to post to that effect, please at least give us something else in your post as well - some snippet from the book maybe?
...Alpharius is slightly miffed he doesn't have his book(s) yet?
2014/12/18 23:36:32
Subject: Re:The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
The 'Core Book', ie fluffbook seems to be a much re-edited and rewritten sort of version of the original. Some bits are similar, some are totally new.
They introduced fluff retcons for things. So for example, the new Scorpion-type Maghariba Guard is explicitly called out as an upgrade of older model 'Beetle'-type TAGs from that unit, though some groups are still equipped with the older model.
The Exrah of course are explained away.
One of my favorite bits is the Sygmaa. It paints them in an incredibly sympathetic light for a bunch of guys who look like space satan, despite being 'badder' versions so to speak of donkey-caves who shoot farmers and poison colonists.
The Umbra hardly get explained at all, alas. It's just 'this sith lord guy is freaking evil'.
They also explained away the old Yu Jing Invincibles. Apparently it was now an older model (light-heartedly called beakies) & they've been phased out. They're no longer on the infinity website; like the old Exrah they're gone.
Is that a natural 21?
Nomads & Yu Jing
2014/12/19 03:57:53
Subject: Re:The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
The 'Core Book', ie fluffbook seems to be a much re-edited and rewritten sort of version of the original. Some bits are similar, some are totally new.
They introduced fluff retcons for things. So for example, the new Scorpion-type Maghariba Guard is explicitly called out as an upgrade of older model 'Beetle'-type TAGs from that unit, though some groups are still equipped with the older model.
The Exrah of course are explained away.
One of my favorite bits is the Sygmaa. It paints them in an incredibly sympathetic light for a bunch of guys who look like space satan, despite being 'badder' versions so to speak of donkey-caves who shoot farmers and poison colonists.
The Umbra hardly get explained at all, alas. It's just 'this sith lord guy is freaking evil'.
They also explained away the old Yu Jing Invincibles. Apparently it was now an older model (light-heartedly called beakies) & they've been phased out. They're no longer on the infinity website; like the old Exrah they're gone.
In fact, do we have any official/unofficial accounting of everything that has been or will be removed from the range & the army lists??
Example: Obviously Ko Dali & the old Tiger Soldiers are gone from their site now.
However there are a few paragraphs in the Core Book about her. It seemed to indicate she was still with Yu Jing or something...
I'm very confused, but not particularly interested in the truth here. She's not some super interesting character to me **shrug**
Is that a natural 21?
Nomads & Yu Jing
2014/12/19 05:52:15
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Until we get the updated HS+ profiles, we don't know for certain exactly what's been removed. There are some core rulebook profiles missing like Halqa, Daylami, Ahl Fassed, Securitate, Szalmandra, and especially Mutt Ghazi which recently even had a new boxed set.
EDIT: I've just realized that the Halqa, Ahl Fassed, Securiate, and even the Securiate-containing Nomads starter have been removed from the site. I have no idea anymore.
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2014/12/19 08:38:31
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Most of the disappeared units are getting reworked for their respective sectorials and will reappear with them, in the meantime they will get an army v5 entry.
The Nomads starter set is logically missing since the OI set minus the exclusive figure is the new Nomads starter set.
2014/12/19 09:04:21
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
Example: Obviously Ko Dali & the old Tiger Soldiers are gone from their site now.
However there are a few paragraphs in the Core Book about her. It seemed to indicate she was still with Yu Jing or something...
I'm very confused, but not particularly interested in the truth here. She's not some super interesting character to me **shrug**
This is because the story that explains her sepsitorisation is in Campaign: Paradiso, her original fluff was in the second edition rulebook. So it's just an update on her fluff pre-sepsitorisation.
2014/12/19 09:18:51
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - N3 Teasers starting on Pg. 47!
I wouldn't actually mind seeing a new Ko Dali figure made. Like the Exrah, I don't really care for the idea of removing figures, characters, or entire ranges from the line to coincide with changes to the fluff. It'd be nice to keep those profiles around in case people actually wanted to continue playing them. But yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing a new human Ko Dali figure. Maybe as a Bootleg or something.
