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Your experience with Infinity...?
Never heard of it / dont know enough about it to comment
Collect it for painting/modeling only
Play when I must
Play when I can
Play frequently
Not interested - dont like the figures
Not interested - dont like the background
Not interested - dont want to commit to another game
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Intend to start playing/collecting it sometime
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






London, UK

I'm curious as to just how popular this game is becoming...

Check out our new, fully plastic tabletop wargame - Maelstrom's Edge, made by Dakka!
 
   
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PanOceaniac Hacking Specialist Sergeant





Youngstown, Ohio

I love anime, sci-fi, and Oriental culture. Definitely has me interested/contemplating starting it. I don't know enough about the rules or have anyone locally that plays to demo unfortunately...

# of Unpainted/Unassembled > # of Painted models.  
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Mostly, on my phone.

Very pretty - but very, very expensive. Also not mad keen on skirmish level sci-fi games. Good system though, and some stunning figs.

Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman





Apex, North Carolina

I just like some of the model range, like the Ariadna (spelling) autocannon, I run it as a heavy stubber, pretty neat posing on some of their stuff, but way overpriced

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Renegade Inquisitor with a Bound Daemon





Tied and gagged in the back of your car

Lovely models.

Played one game, got incredibly stomped because I played like 40k. Much more tactical, you can't just run up the table and expect to get things done. Much less forgiving than 40k, but it rewards tactical play a lot more.

Definitely look forward to my next game.

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Fixture of Dakka





dead account

I tried a demo a couple years ago and loved it. I just haven't gotten around to getting any models. I just bought the rulebook and need to go through it again. I VERY much intend to get into this game.
   
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Gargantuan Gargant





Binghamton, NY

Every game has hit or miss figures based on personal taste, but the overall quality of the Infinity range is stunning. Painters will have fits, either from excitement or frustration, as the models have incredibly fine detail (and at 28mm true-scale, more or less). CB's support for the game is great, too, in terms of both rules clarifications and model releases.

Using the full rules (minus fluff and artwork) available for free through CB, I'd advise anyone to proxy models and give it a go, preferably after trying out BoW's quick-start guide as a starting point. The core mechanics are solid and don't take too long to grasp, after which it's merely a matter adding skills and equipment, bit by bit, until you're playing the full game. Jumping in with both feet might leave your head spinning a bit, though, as there are just so many options. The order pool and ARO systems might feel weird, at first, but they really open up the field of tactical depth.

There's no local support, around here, so I can only manage starter box games at home with my girlfriend, every now and again (an upgrade from our first few games proxying 40k models using the starter rules). Later down the road, once I've managed to flesh out my/our armies a bit (wouldn't mind adding a third or fourth (or more ), but I don't even have the cash for hard copies of the rulebooks) and get more comfortable with the rules, I'd consider trying to pimp Infinity at the FLGS. It definitely deserves the love.

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Renegade Inquisitor with a Bound Daemon





Tied and gagged in the back of your car

I look forward to showing off Infinity (and Anima Tactics) at my FLGS this upcoming semester. They're hard core GW devotees, but hopefully I'll be able to win some people over with the stunning models and lower cost of admission.
   
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

I try to play it when I can (PanO, yu-jing and some Aleph).

I'm a long-time cyberpunk fan, and fan of select anime (Ghost in the shell, Appleseed kinda stuff - not so much Bleach or DBZ or pokemanz). A cyberpunk/post-human skirmish miniatures game that shamelessly takes its inspiration from Shirow was too good to ignore.

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oadie wrote:Every game has hit or miss figures based on personal taste

Many of the released minis for all the factions, in my case. There are enough that I can make a usable 'army' from what is left from my chosen factions, though. I do not and WILL NOT ever play Aridana, Combine, Nomads or Haqq (because I don't like enough of their models to ever run an army of them) - but every faction does have one model (often more) that I do like.
This is not restricted to Infinity - I'm like this with minis from EVERY producer I've ever dealt with in the last 25 years.

I also have a bias towards religion of all kinds, and will not field 'religious' units, regardless of how effective they are. If this handicaps me, so be it. Yes, it's an unreasonable bias. Yes, I'm also too old to change.
I don't care if others play them - but they are not for me (this means that all of the 'space knight' panO orders/sectorials are things I will never play.).

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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

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Coastal Bliss in the Shadow of Sizewell





Suffolk, where the Aliens roam.

Play it when I can.

Just started really, got some Nomads, Aurelia got some Haqqislam, but due to other factors we've not really given it the attention it deserves.

Once Novemeber is done, and another six months after that for everything to settle down and allow me and Aurelia to breath again, I expect to be putting a lot of effort into this game, and probably getting a second faction asap.

In the meantime I am looking at Anime style terrain options, to add to my collection.

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Xeno-Hating Inquisitorial Excruciator





Cracow

I very like some of the infinity minis, but don't know anything about the rules.

   
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Terrifying Doombull





Hefnaheim

Meh I cant say Im to intrested in this, but then again I dislike steamounk and anime in general
   
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Never played it, probably never will.

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Most Glorious Grey Seer





Everett, WA

Don't want metal figures.

 
   
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Pulsating Possessed Chaos Marine





The wind swept peaks

Has anyone here heard of Anima Tactics? It's the only other game I play currently (other than 40k I mean). It's fantastic. Not quite as large as infinity, but definitely has a more Final Fantasy feel to it.

EDIT: Well, I guess Fafnir has heard of AT since he said as much and has a pic of Lostaroth in his sig. Anyone else?

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Renegade Inquisitor with a Bound Daemon





Tied and gagged in the back of your car

I love the models, have some of my own, absolutely fantastic. And the rules are great too. No one around me plays it at all though, which is a shame.
   
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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker






Norwich

Some people at my LGC are starting it, so that's making me interested. Blimey, my money flies out the windows like it's on steroids.



 
   
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Pulsating Possessed Chaos Marine





The wind swept peaks

Fafnir wrote:I love the models, have some of my own, absolutely fantastic. And the rules are great too. No one around me plays it at all though, which is a shame.


I don't suppose you're anywhere near to Boulder, CO are you? We have a small AT playgroup of about 4-5 people here.

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Renegade Inquisitor with a Bound Daemon





Tied and gagged in the back of your car

I'm in Canada. Bit much of a pilgrimage to make for Anima Tactics.
   
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Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard





Redondo Beach

as a mini painter, and not a gamer, i love Infinity...
the rulebooks are beautiful, and the artwork definitely makes me want to paint!!!

there are a few minis from every faction that catch my eye, and my collection already fills a shoebox (a BIG shoebox)...
i always buy from The Warstore, so the little discount makes me happy...
now i just need some freetime from commissions to actually get some painted up...

as with any company, there are a bunch of minis that don't do it for me...
overall though, i love the look, the fluff, and the universe, and hope they continue to grow...

cheers
jah

Paint like ya got a pair!

Available for commissions.
 
   
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Daring Dark Eldar Raider Rider





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Stalwart Veteran Guard Sergeant




Grand Prairie, Texas

Quality of minis is undeniable but its not my... style i guess you would say.
   
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Hoary Long Fang with Lascannon



Marrickville (sydney) NSW, Australia

Stumbled upon this game when looking for Non-GW models to play with, saw they had the rules available for free, and would love to get into it. Unfortunatly I don't know anyone who plays. And I'm trying to get my friends into enough games as it is, adding one more will probably cause them to snap and kill me...

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Myrmidon Officer





NC

I actually dislike anime is its many forms, but even I fell for Infinity. The miniatures themselves don't really have any anime-look to them. Also, I try to keep my models anime-free by painting the hair normal colors and filing off the robo-nipples.

Either way, I'm in the camp of both "Collect it for painting/modeling" AND "Play when I can". I started collecting for the miniatures. Then, I fell in love with the dynamic rules where positioning matters and spamming is not a valid tactic (unlike 40k).
   
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Regular Dakkanaut




Seen it around, but don't know anything about it.
   
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Swift Swooping Hawk






I've watched a game or two in a local gaming club and skimmed the rulebook. Rules look interesting, but somehow the fluff didn't catch me.

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Nurgle Predator Driver with an Infestation





The Memphis Sprawl

The orders system seems spiffy, and the fact that you only have to field a handful of mans to play a full game is very attractive. Add to that the rules are free from the website and the models look very cool and that all equals out to tempted.

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Longtime Dakkanaut





US

I'm an avid Infinity player and supporter. I can't stress enough how great of a game this is and despite a previous poster, it's rather cheap compaired to some games because it only requires around 10 figures so it's possible to play at well under $100 or you can jsut proxy the stuff and play the game because the rules are free.

The biggest struggle of the game, is playerbase. There is a lot of people out there not that either own infinity model or are curious about it, but don't know where to find matches. Couple with the lack of official missions so far keeps the game as a up and commer rather then a commonly played game.

If you are looking for Infinity is around Colorado follow the link in my sign and you'll find a match.

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Leaping Dog Warrior





Loving the sci-fi Knight models, so intend to pick some of them up (hopefully today in fact!)

Tacticool always trumps tactics

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Lurking Gaunt





Australia

Never heard of it until now. I just checked out some of the minis and I am very impressed.
   
 
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