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I like where they are going to I am hoping for some Xmen myself. As much as I like the Avengers etc it wasn't the comic books I got when I was a kid. And the prices are enough to bleed ya if you go all in so I am trying to keep it at a reasonable pace but I know Xmen will do me in.

 Azreal13 wrote:
Seems that with Dr Strange already announced, plus the Hulk, people are thinking some sort of Defenders (not the Netflix one) affiliation, but at this point so many heroes have been members of so many groups I think you could make a lot work.

The Defenders affiliation information was teased along with Dr. Strange at GAMA. So far we have the Dr, Hulk, Spider-Man, Valkyrie, and Hawkeye confirmed

I'm gonna assume the X-men will be held off on for a bit since they as a franchise are currently undergoing a huge reboot in the comics and soon to be rebooted on screen too for the wider audience.

Yeah, it's also fairly clear that they're hanging their early releases off the MCU, if not exclusively the Infinity War arc.

I mean, Shuri and Okoye as one of the very first expansions would have been commercial insanity a few years back, but thanks to Black Panther and the Avengers double header, they're a lot closer to the top of the list that a non-comics fan would recognise.

While I don't think new releases will be in total lock step with cinematic events, I think it's fair to assume they'll be a strong indicator.

I want more Spiders. I know Gwen and Miles are coming still, but I want a Penny, maybe even a Ham. I wanna field all Spiders.

Well, if we're wish-listing - Iceman and Firestar for some decades old cartoon nostalgia.

As much as I'm excited about a Ghost Rider mini so early in the game's release, I'm disappointed that it's a Johnny style bike with a Danny style rider. I guess they only planned on making one mini and wanted it to appeal to fans of both, but this is not the way I wanted to see it happen.

If you can find a 1/43 scale diecast bike of the right look, it would probably convert nicely.

 Azreal13 wrote:

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Also, to address your point about more cinematic games, have you seen the Ultimate Encounters? There's been an Ultron one for use exclusively with the core set, a Hulk one was published yesterday and there's at least one more coming with Thanos.

They all use über versions of the big bad on one side, with completely revised rules unique to the scenario, and can be played multiplayer also. I've not yet tried one out, but on the page they look to be a lot more comic book and a lot less competitive.

Haven't gotten to play the Hulk UE with the state shut down and all, but the Ultron UE is a lot of fun. He's more than a match for the other 9 characters in the core set, but the scenario gives the heroes a number of ways to work around him. The Hulk encounter looks like its better suited for a big brawl.


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NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Oh, only because I mentioned it before, I tried living up to my word and give the game another legit shot. Played about two dozen matches with all of the releases to date, and jotted down my thoughts. Thanks to this thread, and some posters here I trust the opinions of, I gave the game another shot, and now get to really enjoy it!

https://www.frontlinegaming.org/2020/03/27/fantasy-fightclub-re-review-marvel-crisis-protocol/

Greatly appreciate the second look! Glad you're having fun.

I will comment on the points thing; I'm personally finding the lack of granularity pretty critical to the game . Characters being essentially interchangeable in terms of points makes what they do more important than what they cost. I'm finding this more true in general, but in this game in particular, I think its more important to design characters to fill a points slot and adjust what they do to fit that slot than it is to fix them by changing their cost. In the Thor example, I think there's a lot more to be gained by say, making his attack trigger throw on double wild, or remove the stagger from his charge than there is by making him essentially 5.5 points.

The 100 Meter target for the game is New York, and Galactic, right now.

Upcoming will be THANOS, The Galactic scenery, Ghostrider, Punisher/ Taskmaster set, and Green Goblin. I saw a bunch of other stuff, but am not at liberty to talk about it, yet.

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/03/16/marvel-crisis-protocol-taskmaster-punisher/

Organized Play- Vibranium Heist
(Killmonger alt sculpt, new Local shop mission)
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmissions/organized-play-vibranium-heist

Urban Scatter bundle-
https://corvusgamesterrain.com/collections/corvus-games-terrain-stl-files/products/urban-scatter-bundle-digital-stl-3d-printable

Urban Apartment building
https://corvusgamesterrain.com/collections/modern-urban-post-apocalyptic/products/urban-apartment-building-a-3d-printable

Urban Mystical house (Bleeker Street)
https://corvusgamesterrain.com/collections/corvus-games-terrain-stl-files/products/urban-mystical-house-digital-stl-3d-printable

I never liked Heroclix on account of the (understandably) poor quality of the minis compared to, you know, expensive hobby miniatures with time-consuming paint jobs. However I do have a Heroclix Ghost Rider mini lying around that I picked up because I thought it actually looked pretty good what with the clear plastic flames. I was planning on basing it nicely and touching up the paint job (and also replacing the front wheel's fork as it's super-flimsy and can't support the weight of the front wheel without drooping). Someday, someday...

The day they release the X-Men... is the day I'll start playing this!

 Vector Strike wrote:
The day they release the X-Men... is the day I'll start playing this!

I have a sneaking tin foil hat theory we might see X-starters or FF starter boxes akin to the current starter that vaguely coincide to the movie releases, yes they are not directly connected but piggy backing on some free hype never hurts

I'm probably waiting until I can field the original Sinister Six.

Then I'll be in too!

 Grot 6 wrote:
Organized Play- Vibranium Heist
(Killmonger alt sculpt, new Local shop mission)
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmissions/organized-play-vibranium-heist

The article mentions an alt stat card similar to the Ultimate Encounter Ultron/Hulk, but nothing about a new sculpt.

So, to people who play this, how are the sculpts quality?
I love marvel(More of an MCU fan, but i love super heroes)
are they good quality?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So, to people who play this, how are the sculpts quality?
I love marvel(More of an MCU fan, but i love super heroes)
are they good quality?

The primary appeal of the game is the IP. Bought the Starter Box set and it is definitely worth picking up for a decent price off an online retailer. 10 Minis and decent amount of scenery so a good buy. The miniatures are ok. Really enjoyed the chance to paint up Captain America, Spider Man etc. Unfortunately some are not that good; felt Iron Man was very poor in detail on the head area. Another complaint would be the amount of fiddly bits although from what I have read in the community the Okoye model is a big offender with tiny parts to assemble. Definitely think you should pick up the starter to make up your own mind on it. I collect mainly GW miniatures, with some Scibor and other manufacturers, so used to different scale and level of quality; had plans to buy many more characters in the series but my enthusiasm for the project has been dampened by the ridiculously high cost of the 2 character boxsets.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So, to people who play this, how are the sculpts quality?
I love marvel(More of an MCU fan, but i love super heroes)
are they good quality?

They vary a bit to be honest. The actual detail is fantastic, but there's definitely some learning curve going on with the plastic that has some boring or awkward poses but that's rapidly improving. I did conversions on 4 of the 10 in the starter, but since I've only changed maybe one or two out of everything released. The latest releases like the Loki/Hela and Rocket/Groot pack are definite standouts, though honestly MODOK may be one of the best sculpts in the range. I think if you're an MCU fan you'll be very happy with them. Even though its technically comics based, the game is unquestionably heavily influenced by the films, though part of that is simply because the comics have adapted a lot of the MCU mannerisms themselves. Still, the game is full of references like Cap's defense skyrocketing after he gets up from being dazed or Thor and Loki having a team attack where Thor throws his brother at the enemy to disorient them (sadly named "Sibling Rivalry" instead of "Get Help").

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So, to people who play this, how are the sculpts quality?
I love marvel(More of an MCU fan, but i love super heroes)
are they good quality?

Great quality, but hell to put together.

The sprus have their WTF moments, and the directions come in that highlighted part scheme, even though the parts are numbered, leaving you scratching your head.

After you finish, the characters are great.

Scale-

the scale is on par with current 32-35mm, with the larger figures on scale with 60-70mm.
Thanos, I see already is going to be a beast.

For those with Heroclicks… its not even in that league. different game entirely. not to scale, and the sculpts at heroclic quality are heroclic standard.

Assembly is very similar to Malifaux for what its worth. A lot of them are perfectly reasonable, but then there's a random fiddly bit. The one nice thing they do is there are often doubles of pieces that are prone to get lost in the carpet. Thus far nothing has topped the worst of my Malifaux assembly moments, but there are things that can be tricky if you're not used to fiddly bits.

Anyone picked up the first official mat yet?

No, and won't be, learned with Gaslands that mats with a preprinted layout aren't my bag, will get a plain asphalt/concrete one and put roads etc on top.

Aeneades wrote:
Anyone picked up the first official mat yet?

I didn't pick it up, but I've played on it. It seemed of a good quality and while the colors are very vibrant, they don't look out of place with the colorful figures on the board. I was a little iffy about the parking lot, but it actually makes placing a bunch of cars in various positions look pretty natural and there was still plenty of room for a couple buildings. I'd probably pick one up if I didn't have the gamemat.eu mat I use for this as well as Infinity and Batman.

 LunarSol wrote:
Assembly is very similar to Malifaux for what its worth. A lot of them are perfectly reasonable, but then there's a random fiddly bit. The one nice thing they do is there are often doubles of pieces that are prone to get lost in the carpet. Thus far nothing has topped the worst of my Malifaux assembly moments, but there are things that can be tricky if you're not used to fiddly bits.

There’s fiddly, and then there’s Loki’s horns.

 AduroT wrote:

 LunarSol wrote:
Assembly is very similar to Malifaux for what its worth. A lot of them are perfectly reasonable, but then there's a random fiddly bit. The one nice thing they do is there are often doubles of pieces that are prone to get lost in the carpet. Thus far nothing has topped the worst of my Malifaux assembly moments, but there are things that can be tricky if you're not used to fiddly bits.

There’s fiddly, and then there’s Loki’s horns.

I assembled the "Curiosity Killed the Cat" box recently and it has completely warped by perspective.

That said, I did find Loki's horns set in place rather easily, though they're certainly tiny.

I think they're somewhat fiddly, I did battle with Ultron last night, and 17 pieces for a 40mm humanoid (excluding base and portable terrain) is excessive.

That said, it was merely a bit challenging, and I suspect a lot of the "fiddly" criticism is coming from board gamers and other "casuals" who don't have the experience of a minis gamer.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I think they're somewhat fiddly, I did battle with Ultron last night, and 17 pieces for a 40mm humanoid (excluding base and portable terrain) is excessive.

That said, it was merely a bit challenging, and I suspect a lot of the "fiddly" criticism is coming from board gamers and other "casuals" who don't have the experience of a minis gamer.

Pffft... Rookie! Robotech Tactics would have girded your loins if you had practiced on that! 17 pieces was just half a destroid!

I've built things you wouldn't believe, Landspeeders made from metal, balanced on tiny plastic bases. Dragons built from the same, attached by tiny contact points.

Your stories of tiny robots don't scare me old man.

Time... to glue.

 Azreal13 wrote:
I've built things you wouldn't believe, Landspeeders made from metal, balanced on tiny plastic bases. Dragons built from the same, attached by tiny contact points.

Your stories of tiny robots don't scare me old man.

Time... to glue.

Hah! Well played!

I'm tempted to assemble some Nyss Hunters to see if they're still the worst or just a lack of experience. I'm in no way willing to do so, but tempted.