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2021/07/17 20:55:40
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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I’m curious, do you check the bibliography of all authors of all wargaming products before you purchase them to see if you agree with their fictional writing?
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2021/07/17 21:00:54
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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No, but when they are obviously glaring, it's hard not to take notice. See one mr. J. Ringo as an example.
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2021/07/17 21:01:21
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?
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MaxT wrote:I’m curious, do you check the bibliography of all authors of all wargaming products before you purchase them to see if you agree with their fictional writing?
He doesn’t have too. He could just listen for the ones who make him unhappy, or who get attention for their opposing views. If I were to purchase something and then find out it was made by or the proceeds go to funding XYZ, which I might have an issue with, then I can choose not to invest further into it. I might even try returning whatever it was and let others know about it before they support it.
I think my big issue with this is the lengths the individual went too, which were way beyond acceptable and by the articles wording, criminal.
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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14 |
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2021/07/17 21:22:21
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
The Great State of New Jersey
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Pretty much what was said above. I didn't go out of my way to learn who Blaine Lee Pardoe was and what his politics are, but when people in various threads and discussions online keep bringing up the name you get curious about it and you do tend to look the person up so you can at least get a sense of whats being discussed. In Blaines case it became immediately obvious what his beliefs and attitudes are because hes rather quite vocal about it.
It would be a bit like being in the 40k community and hearing names like Jervis Johnson, Andy Chambers, Gav Thrope, Rick Priestly, Alessio Cavatore, Matt Ward, Robbin Cruddance, Phil Kelly, etc. are. After a while you might get curious enough to google some of those names, and for the most part you won't find very much info about them other than their work histories and a few blogs where they discuss game design or literary philosophies and criticism, etc. In Blaines case the politics are basically front and center.
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2021/07/17 22:07:25
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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Cronch wrote:No one is "cancelling" anyone. Customers are allowed to select who they want to give their money for. If your displayed values are actively hostile to mine, why would I give you my money?
That's all there is to it. That's the price you pay for putting your personal beliefs in the public realm- those who don't like them won't give you their money and will tell others about it. If they also find your values...of poor quality, they will also not give you money.
People can decide not to buy a product. Here we see exposition as to why, highlighting grievance against the author due to other unrelated products. That isn't just a decision not to buy but a boycott, and if it solicits support it is cancelling. There is a scaling here, different rungs of the ladder.
- Decided not to read War and Peace.
- Decided to personally boycott Tolstoy's works.
- Vocalised grievance against Tolstoy thus influencing others.
- Calling for ban on Tolstoy in state education
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2021/07/17 22:30:11
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
The Great State of New Jersey
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Theres some real gymnastics in there. For one, nobody is soliciting support - you want to buy his products go right on ahead, I won't even bother to try to stop you and I don't think anyone else here will either.
Also, a boycott is any withdrawal of social, financial, or commercial relations with another entity as a form of punishment and/or protest. Boycotts can be initiated and maintained on a personal basis or as part of a group effort. It is not automatically some sort of organized movement that seeks to grow itself, which I feel is what you are trying to imply by using the term.
The suggestion that vocalizing a grievance against an entity that one is boycotting is automatically some sort of higher "rung" or escalation of effort on the "cancellation spectrum" is just laughable. If I was standing on a street corner handing out pamphlets that would be one thing, but saying you're not a fan of something and aren't going to commercially patronize them during the course of conversation is an entirely different manner altogether. Might in influence others? Sure, but thats someone elses problem and not necessarily the reason why the point comes up in the conversation in the first place.
Stop trying to turn this into something that it clearly isn't. If you want to buy the minis, go buy the minis and stop worrying about why I choose not to.
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2021/07/17 22:43:16
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Orlanth wrote:Cronch wrote:No one is "cancelling" anyone. Customers are allowed to select who they want to give their money for. If your displayed values are actively hostile to mine, why would I give you my money?
That's all there is to it. That's the price you pay for putting your personal beliefs in the public realm- those who don't like them won't give you their money and will tell others about it. If they also find your values...of poor quality, they will also not give you money.
People can decide not to buy a product. Here we see exposition as to why, highlighting grievance against the author due to other unrelated products. That isn't just a decision not to buy but a boycott, and if it solicits support it is cancelling. There is a scaling here, different rungs of the ladder.
- Decided not to read War and Peace.
- Decided to personally boycott Tolstoy's works.
- Vocalised grievance against Tolstoy thus influencing others.
- Calling for ban on Tolstoy in state education
You forgot step five, Tolstoy must be destroyed.
Step six: And Carthage.
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2021/07/18 01:52:56
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Fortunately Mr. Pardoe's influence on BattleTech is pretty minimal, particularly where the Catalyst KS is concerned.
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2021/07/20 17:24:52
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider
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I think the mods are asleep to allow this nonsense to keep cluttering this thread.
In actual news, anyone know if the AGAC box set reprint is on the delayed conex containers or is that even further out?
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2021/07/21 08:11:21
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Moustache-twirling Princeps
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judgedoug wrote:In actual news, anyone know if the AGAC box set reprint is on the delayed conex containers or is that even further out?
I don't know for sure, but as you could get AGAC as part of the KS I'm guessing there's some on the boat.
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2021/07/22 18:06:10
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Just a heads up in case any here have a 3D printer and want some terrain. There's a new (second) crowdfunding campaign for the Hexhog terrain.
Note that as the new system requires the former to work properly there's a tier both for all in (everything from both campaigns) and a tier just to get the previous stuff.
Again this is 3D printer stuff not physical models.
https://www.myminifactory.com/crowdfunding/hexhog-tabletop-formidable-fronts-316
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2021/07/22 18:15:33
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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[DCM]
Regular Dakkanaut
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For those interested in Battletech terrain, it might be worth checking out Hardware Studios as well (both physical product and digital files) :
https://hardwarestudios.co/
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2021/07/26 18:08:48
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Lieutenant General
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https://bg.battletech.com/news/the-gray-death-legion-lives-again-plus-ilclan-sourcebook-release-date/
Also, big news: The ilClan sourcebook will be available from the Catalyst Game Labs store on Friday, August 6, and through retail outlets on Wednesday, August 11.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
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2021/07/26 18:35:17
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Ancient Chaos Terminator
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Ghaz wrote:https://bg.battletech.com/news/the-gray-death-legion-lives-again-plus-ilclan-sourcebook-release-date/
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I am so glad Catalyst didn't spoil the story or anything.
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"I have traveled trough the Realm of Death and brought back novelty pencils"
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the band is playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light,and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out. |
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2021/07/27 00:10:17
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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Nurglitch wrote:Fortunately Mr. Pardoe's influence on BattleTech is pretty minimal, particularly where the Catalyst KS is concerned.
Pardoe is hardly the only right winger among the battletech writer pool. A lot of them are pretty right wing.
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2021/07/27 01:01:43
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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No, but so far as I know he's the only one to have written such an offensively stupid book. I could be wrong.
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2021/07/27 01:05:08
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Still talkin' about this, hey?
Boy I hope the next 2 weeks goes quickly so I can get my Wave 2 stuff.
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2021/07/27 06:01:24
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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Nurglitch wrote:No, but so far as I know he's the only one to have written such an offensively stupid book. I could be wrong.
no but he's the only battletech author absolutely obsessed with the civil war.
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2021/07/27 11:16:35
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Moustache-twirling Princeps
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H.B.M.C. wrote:Boy I hope the next 2 weeks goes quickly so I can get my Wave 2 stuff.
I hope it's only a couple of weeks - their last update was light on details.
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2021/07/27 18:44:40
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Solahma
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Ghaz wrote:Also, big news: The ilClan sourcebook will be available from the Catalyst Game Labs store on Friday, August 6, and through retail outlets on Wednesday, August 11.
Pre-ordered mine through MM. Ever since the Succession War volumes sold out without reprint, I don’t mess around when it comes to ordering BT books.
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2021/07/28 03:28:46
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
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What is the ilClan book? Is it a TRO?
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It never ends well |
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2021/07/28 03:35:41
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Sourcebook. It will contain the full background/history of the IlClan event.
It will have rules though, probably along the lines of:
1. Campaign tracks for BattleTech.
2. Maybe some RPG rules for the main players/people involved in the event.
3. A mini-TRO with new 'Mechs/vehicles/etc.
4. AlphaStrike rules for the above.
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2021/07/28 05:35:15
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Battleship Captain
The Land of the Rising Sun
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beast_gts wrote: H.B.M.C. wrote:Boy I hope the next 2 weeks goes quickly so I can get my Wave 2 stuff.
I hope it's only a couple of weeks - their last update was light on details.
Rest of the World is listed appatently under someday.
M.
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Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though." |
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2021/07/28 10:23:47
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought
Monarchy of TBD
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You know, I was just looking at getting their Emerald Drake STL for a friend to use to print me a flock of Ion Sparrows. Do you happen to know if their files can be resized easily? Thanks!
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Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
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2021/07/28 13:54:54
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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[DCM]
Regular Dakkanaut
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Gitzbitah wrote:
You know, I was just looking at getting their Emerald Drake STL for a friend to use to print me a flock of Ion Sparrows. Do you happen to know if their files can be resized easily? Thanks!
Hi Gitzbitah,
So far, I've ordered physical products only from Hardware Studios. No idea as to the specifics/attributes of their STL files.
I'd suggest sending Dale an email (I've done so at several occasions and have always received a reply).
btw, he also designed the Hierofalcon and Ion Sparrow IIRC..
Regards,
Old-Four-Arms
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2021/07/31 05:32:23
Subject: BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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IlClan Tableau of Confidence... uhh... table of contents:
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2021/07/31 18:50:05
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Multipart Plastic Kits would be a Dream...
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2021/07/31 19:09:08
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Moustache-twirling Princeps
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As mentioned earlier in the thread, a a multi-part Black Knight has been released by Creative Juggernaut, and a Stormcrow is in the works (although it's still not clear if they are plastic). Automatically Appended Next Post: Hell's Horses are mentioned - looks like I need to buy it.
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2021/07/31 19:13:19
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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beast_gts wrote:As mentioned earlier in the thread, a a multi-part Black Knight has been released by Creative Juggernaut, and a Stormcrow is in the works (although it's still not clear if they are plastic).
Automatically Appended Next Post:
Hell's Horses are mentioned - looks like I need to buy it.
fair warning, the hells horses where opposed to Alaric so I expect "bad stuff" to happen to them :(
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2021/07/31 19:24:22
Subject: Re:BattleTech: Clan invasion Kickstarter live.
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Lieutenant General
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beast_gts wrote:As mentioned earlier in the thread, a a multi-part Black Knight has been released by Creative Juggernaut, and a Stormcrow is in the works (although it's still not clear if they are plastic).
'Plastic' can cover a number of materials, not just the high impact polystyrene that Games Workshop uses.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim |
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