Relic Knights Kickstarter from Soda Pop - The Ongoing Update Thread!

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**lord_blackfang**

DaveC wrote:
Here's pictures of the BD tank, 1 of the Suspect 7s and a SSP Paragon from the new video they just uploaded - the tank is a mini tank it's not a full size tank more of a drone like the Pacebot.

Whoa, whoa! Mini-tank? I'll have to get a few for X-com.

**lord_blackfang**

I'm watching the video demo now and I have to say I love the initiative system - very Finaly Fantasy X style - and the simple stats, but action resolution with the esper cards is clunky as hell and constant hand management combined with copious amounts of special abilities will doubtlessly mean constant analysis paralysis for certain kinds of players.

**lord_blackfang**

Funny thought, but does shipping go up (for us international backers) if we take an extra starter set as an option?

**lord_blackfang**

I expect this to break 1 mil, so no worries.

**lord_blackfang**

Um... Infinity?

**lord_blackfang**

AT mostly has fantasy characters, though. A few might fit in with Doctrine. Infinity could mesh with Cerci and Black Diamond at least.

**lord_blackfang**

Heh, I don't even own SDE and I like the chibi specials.

**lord_blackfang**

Changing a few of the more dire female heads would get them a lot more of my money, that's for sure.

**lord_blackfang**

Construct wrote:

Here's three of the sculptors blogs if anyone's interested:

http://cruxko.com/

The interesting thing I discovered from looking through those sculptors' sites is that the "translation loss" is not always the sculptor's fault at all - the blandification often occurs at the reference drawing stage and that sculptor's just creating the figure they were directed to. And sometimes the flaw is in the concept art; oh hai Malya's relic knight and your silly flat feet. (On a random note, did anyone else notice that Malya received a sex change in those summary posters? )

And looks like the terrible accident that befell Kisa's face happened in molding, as the 3D model is perfect.

**lord_blackfang**

Hey, is there any way of getting 4x Savior? (I'm not insane, a friend asked me to pledge in his name, too)

**lord_blackfang**

I find it pretty strange to complain about the stretch goals. They're extras. You should be satisfied with the "reward" as it is at the time you make the pledge. Otherwise don't freakin' pledge!

Are people seriously pledging despite not liking the current rewards, but thinking that it'll end up being 6 times as much extra stuff for free in the end like Reaper and then raging when it's not?

**lord_blackfang**

The way I heard it, the chibi RK characters had initially been planned simply as display minis, so basically RK memorabilia. Then they decided to tack on SDE rules to sweeten the pot, but they were always meant to be a RK thing, not a SDE thing.

**lord_blackfang**

MightyGodzilla wrote:

I get the $25/$35 faction addons. Stretch goals are adding to that pile as well so they'll be worth their price vs. what you'd actually pay once Relic Knights hit's the stores next year. I guess I mainly don't get the$10 cosplays and Penny Arcades and SDEs. They're all getting done in plastic, which are made with steel molds that will essentially last forever...and are expensive. The arguement that we're only going to be making a small number of these for cons kind of escapes me.

I don't think this will be injection molded plastic. More like the quasi-plastic used by PP, Mantic, etc.

**lord_blackfang**

These are the EX2 boost minis. They've been added to their respective starters.

**lord_blackfang**

I doubt we will see new factions any time soon as 6 is the "magic number" in the RK universe.

**lord_blackfang**

What's a CKPM? Some way to pay later?

**lord_blackfang**

Oh, sweet. With the latest upgrade options, I can't fit everything I want in this month's credit limit.

**lord_blackfang**

Dentry wrote:
Schmapdi wrote:
I wonder will the battle poses be included with the miniatures from now on? Or will they be kick-starter only?

I'd be a lot more interested in One-shot (at some point in the future) if she was actually sitting in her damn robot for instance.

I think they'd do well to include a pin-up and a "serious" pose for each Knight.

What's this about alternate poses? My Relic Knights are piloted by twins.

Oh, good call!

**lord_blackfang**

Okay, not my first choice, but interesting.

**lord_blackfang**

Grot, you do realize that Soda Pop has exactly zero moderation ability on Kickstarter's comments page, right? I think you need to stop gaking on the company because you disagree with their "fanboys."

**lord_blackfang**

Grot 6 wrote:
lord_blackfang wrote:
Grot, you do realize that Soda Pop has exactly zero moderation ability on Kickstarter's comments page, right? I think you need to stop gaking on the company because you disagree with their "fanboys."

And your point is?

Well, I was gonna ask you not to start another string of shitposts but you obviously can't hold back. Off to the ignore list with you where you belong.

**lord_blackfang**

PsychoticStorm wrote:

The chibi model shown has nothing of these and could as well be somebody else, what is troubling is nobody else god medievalified for SDE, which makes it even more odd.

You have to remember that the other chibi illustrations were made before Soda Pop had the idea of giving them SDE stats. They were intended simply as chibi caricatures for the box cover. The One Shot sketch, which is obviously recent, was done with the full knowledge that this was to be a SDE character.

**lord_blackfang**

So apart from you repeating your thoughts over and over and over, what's to discuss? I'm not saying your points aren't valid, but really, what's the point of repeating yourself?

Unlike with GW, there actually are communications channels you can use to let Soda Pop know about your grievances. This is probably not one of them and all you're accomplishing here is aggravating people who come here for RK news.

**lord_blackfang**

Oh, wow. Epic multi-faction leader! But where's her Cypher? Or is she not a Knight?

**lord_blackfang**

Bat Manuel wrote:
lord_blackfang wrote:
Oh, wow. Epic multi-faction leader! But where's her Cypher? Or is she not a Knight?
She's their first knight. She's got that little fox "Cola" who drinks soda.

Oh yeah, I didn't make the connection at first. I guess Cola will be included in some fashion despite it not being shown. And hey, the mecha's cannon looks like a soda bottle!

**lord_blackfang**

You must be new to this "limited edition" stuff.

**lord_blackfang**

If I buy Triple Savior and another Savior and want to trade off 3 factions, I get $130, right?

**lord_blackfang**

I really need to get rid of my excitement for this game, seeing as how nothing much will be happening now until the next beta. I wish I could hibernate until May...

**lord_blackfang**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
DaveC wrote:
Here's a picture of the actual miniature - this may be an earlier prototype notice the exhaust pipes are mounted the other way around

My plans for a miniature-based X-Com game just get easier and easier...

My thoughts exactly!

**lord_blackfang**

Oh, this is the first Noh guy I like!