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I find Dreadfleet overprice (what a surprise!),especially for the size of the miniatures. Only 25x50mm Bases! What about you guys?

I'll consider it, if there's any left by time I start my job and get paid...yeah I just might, though...not a whole lot I can do with it since I don't have many people who are willing to play such a board game with me

No, I liked the idea of a naval game, but the execution doesn't really interest me.

No. Even if I were still buying things from GW.

I have zero interest in a naval game. BFG re-release? Maybe. Warhammer/Heroquest - very much so.

No, not for any price. The idea just does nothing for me.

Yawn.

If I wanted to play a game like this, I'd play Uncharted seas.
Or Distopian wars.

As it is, surface combat fleet actions don't do it for me.
I don't care if dragons and/or sea monsters are involved.

I kinda would like to try the mechanics, but again, the $115 investment is meh.

I'd buy it after a price drop, but I think even at this ridiculous price it'll sell out so... nope. Won't be buying it.

Naah... If it was an actual new game (not like Space Hulk) which would gain new models overtime, and also was in the same size as WHFB, I would probably be interested. WHFB skirmish game on sea, yes. WHFB battlefleet gothic... No thanks.

No. The models are much too weird for me.. and none of my friends would take me seriously if I asked them to play it with me LOL

The models look like someone decided that cramming as much detail as possible onto the available surface through the use of CAD was a brilliant idea, which it is not. The packaging is very "children's game". I think I will wait for the rules and reviews, and possibly get it when the price inevitably drops after the more easily exciteable people have bought theirs.

Yup, nipping down to order mine today.

Looks pretty cool, and I loved Man O War.

Not at that price.

There are better-looking naval games out there, at far better prices.

I would be interested in reading the rules though..

I would buy it if I had the money, but as I don't, I'll have to pass on it.

Nope
First of all I can't justify £70 on a game I would hardly get to play
Second have too much on the go hobby wise as it is
Third GW ist verboten
Fourth and the main reason, the game may be okay, but from what I can tell, it is single paced.
Can't see there being expansions so once you have been through the scenarios that will be it

Fifth am not keen on the collection of models.
I think they generally look good individually, but I find the "every race is represented with a ship" rather contrived and aesthetically it doesn't work for me.

The mat from what I have seen on the video looks neat and I really like the mechanical squid thing. But again, aesthetically it doesn't seem right next to a 17th century galleon.
That won't bother a lot of people of course.

I think GW should have licenced the game out so they can concentrate on their core games, which may have allowed for expansions. Am only surmising but rather think GW won't be following up in the future.


ps Wait for a price drop is quite funny
Being limited edition I can't see it happening, sadly.

Nope - far too expensive for a one-off game that most likely won't get played much.

IF ONLY I HAD DA $!

I already have. I ordered it this morning

I only have a GW near me to play at, as I can never convince my lazy friends to come over. I'm not gonna buy a game from GW I can't play at a GW. And even if they let you during the initial release they'll soon be stopping it.

I haven't decided yet. It looks fun, I remember playing Man-o-War a lifetime ago.

Only real concern is playability and such. If I can play a game in about an hour or less, and the rules are straightforward enough my kids can play it with me I will probably get it.

I can't like a single thing in this game...

The models are just too busy and unrealistic that they become bad models, the fact that its a self contained game doesn't help, I REALLY don't like the fact that the "fleets" are just sets of models from all the factions without any backing in the fluff. Its overpriced (as usual) and I've already bought into a naval game in the form of Dystopian Wars from which I own 2 of the beautiful Magentas and am waiting on the release of the rest of the French fleet.

Swing and miss as usual GW, swing and miss...

Nope, if I have the time and the money I will search eBay for Man 'o War.....

No expansions and a one off game? No thanks GDub, that's what for Fantasy Flight are for

I like naval games, but that one is just a big mess.

For £70 I think not. No value or worth here at all

Orlanth wrote:I like naval games, but that one is just a big mess.

Seconded, it's a self contained game at a very high price. If I want naval games, there are many others with a far healthier price tag and ongoing support and expansion.


Why on earth GW didn't just re-release and support BFG is beyond me.

Provided the models aren't pre-painted, I'd actually like to paint some of them. In terms of the actual game though, I'm just not much of a board game person and certainly not a $115 board game person.

I don't get enough time to build my Tyranids and play 40k, so Dread Fleet is a long way down the list.

RandomSauce19 wrote:I find Dreadfleet overprice (what a surprise!),especially for the size of the miniatures. Only 25x50mm Bases! What about you guys?

I think the models are a lot bigger than that.

From the GW web site:

Well the Heldenhammer is 100mm long and 110mm tall

If your gonna trash the game you should at least be accurate.

no. A one off, game like this doesn't interest me. It looks like it has a whopping 1 ship per force in there, and as such, has limited gameplay. The fact that it is a fire and forget release means that there will be no future releases or expansions to the game. Which means that it's pretty much dead on release.

850Sek for a couple of ships,"Moar Skullz!" terrain pieces, and a GAKTON of cards? Sorry GW, the "Pirate" theme set sail a loooong time ago.