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2022/03/24 19:17:09
Subject: Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition preorders 11th February
I knew I have seen it before, are they still in business?
They've been out and in of business for probably the last 10 years. Last post on their FB profile is 2 years old and the webshop is currently down with a note that it's coming back soon.
I had plans to buy some of their stuff for a long time but I never seem to find them in their "in business" stage. Also, now, Brexit makes it too much of a chore and 3d printing makes them redundant (for me)
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2022/03/30 09:24:31
Subject: Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition preorders 11th February
Time to finish all those Peacekeeepers I have stuck in the closet.
M.
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."
2022/04/03 08:57:45
Subject: Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition preorders 11th February
warboss wrote: Is there no commander for the Enforcers in the box? That's a bit disappointing. I like their chonky caped guy.
there are no specific commanders for both factions in the 2 player set (the new resin models are exclusive to the army sets for now)
but you can build one out of the plastic frames
Harry, bring this ring to Narnia or the Sith will take the Enterprise
2022/04/04 18:17:53
Subject: Re:Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition preorders 11th February
krijthebold wrote: Certainly curious about how the Plague box is going to measure up.
I can help with that, here's a list using the plague strike force contents which comes to 1215 points, focuses on melee and a lot of pinning/ indirect fire weapons, classic plague playstyle.
Lord - 150
9x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 125
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
30x zombie - 125
Plague Mule (laser cannon) - 65
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
Aberration - 90
Aberration - 90
Not even completely maxed out, if you build two plague 3As as generals from the plastics you can get to 1300, but that's probably pushing it.
There are numerous builds possible with the box (3a's alone have 5 special weapon options, leader weapons and dog) and they are all going to come in at over 1000 points.
You can even pop three dogs on a 40mm base and call it a plague swarm if you're not keen on the unit attachment option, kinda like the rippers that come with tyranid sets.
The plague really lucked out with their strike force, it's better value than the older army sets from Mantic and a 44% discount compared to buying seperately, only the starter set beats it in value.
Strike Force + a few extras gets you a complete 1500 point army for most of the factions. Starter set + Strike Force works perfectly for Enforcers and Marauders.
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2022/04/10 14:49:47
Subject: Re:Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition
krijthebold wrote: Certainly curious about how the Plague box is going to measure up.
I can help with that, here's a list using the plague strike force contents which comes to 1215 points, focuses on melee and a lot of pinning/ indirect fire weapons, classic plague playstyle.
Lord - 150
9x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 125
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
30x zombie - 125
Plague Mule (laser cannon) - 65
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
Aberration - 90
Aberration - 90
Not even completely maxed out, if you build two plague 3As as generals from the plastics you can get to 1300, but that's probably pushing it.
There are numerous builds possible with the box (3a's alone have 5 special weapon options, leader weapons and dog) and they are all going to come in at over 1000 points.
You can even pop three dogs on a 40mm base and call it a plague swarm if you're not keen on the unit attachment option, kinda like the rippers that come with tyranid sets.
The plague really lucked out with their strike force, it's better value than the older army sets from Mantic and a 44% discount compared to buying seperately, only the starter set beats it in value.
Strike Force + a few extras gets you a complete 1500 point army for most of the factions. Starter set + Strike Force works perfectly for Enforcers and Marauders.
Thanks, that's a really good breakdown!
2022/04/11 17:06:58
Subject: Re:Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition
Controlling buildings seemly give a huge advantage to controlling the battlefield. I like how Firefight is back to the old "imagine your troops are here" way of dealing with buildings rather than the way Infinity, or 40k deal with it.
M.
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."
2022/04/12 08:23:06
Subject: Re:Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition
I'm curious to know what people think - could this be the game that gets mantic a bit more credibility in the Sci Fi squad level arena? I haven't been this excited for a game for a long time, and I will certainly be pushing it locally even if it means 'trading' demo games for other systems...
Due to a bit of a mis-communication with Mantic, my review copy was a bit late getting to me. I'm getting some videos out this coming week, but I just want to drop in here and say that the book quality is *excellent*. If you have the softcover KoW 3rd edition, or Armada book, you'll know what I mean. The layout, full colour images, great quality stock... they are very well produced items.
Tabletop_Magpie wrote: I'm curious to know what people think - could this be the game that gets mantic a bit more credibility in the Sci Fi squad level arena? I haven't been this excited for a game for a long time, and I will certainly be pushing it locally even if it means 'trading' demo games for other systems..
hope so,
for now the game feels very much like the best of the past years of gaming (or like a good mix of Warhammer 3rd/4th, SW Legion, Deadzone/Warpath and Vanguard), with a good setting and fleshed out armies and at the right time
but a big point here is the request for a translation, not because no one can read it otherwise but people see it as a sign that the company cares and supports the community and therefore are more likely to invest into the game
with KoW now being finally released in other languages and the hint in the FAQ that they try with FF, this might be enough goodwill to get things going
PS: most items on the Mantic Shop for FF are already on backorder, so could be that they already sold more than they expected
Automatically Appended Next Post: Unboxing by Ronnie himself (might be biased)
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Harry, bring this ring to Narnia or the Sith will take the Enterprise
2022/04/13 05:34:51
Subject: Re:Mantic Games - Warpath Universe News and Rumours - Firefight 2nd edition
hope so,
for now the game feels very much like the best of the past years of gaming (or like a good mix of Warhammer 3rd/4th, SW Legion, Deadzone/Warpath and Vanguard), with a good setting and fleshed out armies and at the right time
but a big point here is the request for a translation, not because no one can read it otherwise but people see it as a sign that the company cares and supports the community and therefore are more likely to invest into the game
with KoW now being finally released in other languages and the hint in the FAQ that they try with FF, this might be enough goodwill to get things going
PS: most items on the Mantic Shop for FF are already on backorder, so could be that they already sold more than they expected
Agreed with your overall summary. There is something quite nostalgic about the game while it also feels new. And yes, having 7 full factions on release should provide something for pretty much everybody.
Interesting point about translation, Kodos. With the rules being so streamlined, hopefully it won't be too much of a task to translate and get our international fellow nerds playing too!
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the current problem why it took so long for KoW was that they got the text translated but needed an editior who spoke both languages and understood enough of the game to get the text into the right layout (so that page numbers for rules matches in all versions)
and I am curious on how good the translation is (my book should come in the next 2 weeks) and if they make the same mistakes as GW in the past (there are some tricky false-friend translations in the old warhammer books)
that said, now that the books are done Mantic should now how to get things done and follow ups should be faster
Harry, bring this ring to Narnia or the Sith will take the Enterprise
