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Maybe if we keep agitating for Retaliation packs they'll add them on. It seems that the daily funding is not bottoming out, likely meaning the promised stretch goals have appeased potential backers, we could have 1.5 million or less to go to 7 million with three days left. Given how many people probably low balled their pledge or just clicked remind me given the eye rolling initial value, there could be a decent reserve of cash out there.
Also for TRO 3055 I know with the Inner Sphere the Nightsky, Wraith, Penetrator, and Gunslinger are the only ones done so far. I don't think I've seen anyone do official lists matching Mechs with TROs though. Catalyst seems to like 3058 more honestly.
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Miguelsan wrote: Anybody knows where I could find a list of what mechs are available in new plastic ordered by TRO? 3055 is my favorite, and I'd like to know the status.
M.
The only 'Mechs in the Kickstarter from TRO: 3055 are Clan 'Mechs. The Inner Sphere 'Mechs are either from TRO: 3050 or Star League designs from TRO: 3058.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
"I think they should add in some more optional buys, like Retaliation boxes of 'Mechs, as that would help us get to the stretch goals."
"Why are you still whining about getting extra free boxes???"
"Wha... I... I didn't say anything about free boxes?"
I hope they add some things worth buying. I mean, I was even fine to pay extra for the two upcoming map packs, but they made them part of the pledge level, and I'm not adding useless swag.
Retaliation boxes, shirts besides the 40th anniversary (there’s no reason not to when they already have the designs for all of the Clans), a build your own Star/Lance where you pick what mechs you get, dropship models, terrain packs for Alpha Strike, the premium models they already have….
There’s much better things they could offer for millions of dollars, but I guess some are happy with PDFs and audiobooks.
zend wrote: Retaliation boxes, shirts besides the 40th anniversary (there’s no reason not to when they already have the designs for all of the Clans), a build your own Star/Lance where you pick what mechs you get, dropship models, terrain packs for Alpha Strike, the premium models they already have….
There’s much better things they could offer for millions of dollars, but I guess some are happy with PDFs and audiobooks.
Sounds great until you realize the nightmare of the logistics. The shirts alone, 30 different variations with5 sizes and different sizes meaning different things in different geographical areas. Build your own lances…maybe out of a selection of 10models.
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zend wrote: Retaliation boxes, shirts besides the 40th anniversary (there’s no reason not to when they already have the designs for all of the Clans), a build your own Star/Lance where you pick what mechs you get, dropship models, terrain packs for Alpha Strike, the premium models they already have….
There’s much better things they could offer for millions of dollars, but I guess some are happy with PDFs and audiobooks.
Sounds great until you realize the nightmare of the logistics. The shirts alone, 30 different variations with5 sizes and different sizes meaning different things in different geographical areas. Build your own lances…maybe out of a selection of 10models.
All of it is doable with planning. The shirt argument is invalid, because they’ve already done them, and all they have to do is say is “US sizing based on this specific manufacturer’s shirt measurements, here’s a size conversion chart if you’re not in the US”. In fact most companies do this when releasing a product with shirts bundled in.
There’s no reason they can’t offer the Premium minis? They did drop ships for the higher tier backers in Clan Invasion. Terrain is brain dead simple.
Yeah, pick a Mech would be kinda hard.. But they already produce them individually to do the blind boxes so…. Why can’t they take a mech you specifically purchased out of the batch, stick it in a plastic baggie and ship it? Oh because they want you to buy the blind boxes or the packs, and they’ll never offer say…. A Kurita horde Lance pack when they can get you to gamble or buy multiple force packs to build a horde Lance.
Vain wrote: I keep seeing "Retaliation Packs" being mentioned. Can anyone give me a heads up as to what they are?
For awhile they sold a relatively cheap retaliation pack which was just a bundle of the Beginner/GoAC Mechs together without any of the other box contents. Nothing fancy, but it was convenient if you wanted duplicates of those mechs. I’d definitely grab one now that I’m building Comguard.
I hope they add some things worth buying. I mean, I was even fine to pay extra for the two upcoming map packs, but they made them part of the pledge level, and I'm not adding useless swag.
I plan to pick up the hardcover Warrior Trilogy of books, reading through them right now and love them enough to buy hardcovers of them.
zend wrote: All of it is doable with planning. The shirt argument is invalid, because they’ve already done them, and all they have to do is say is “US sizing based on this specific manufacturer’s shirt measurements, here’s a size conversion chart if you’re not in the US”. In fact most companies do this when releasing a product with shirts bundled in.
zend wrote: There’s no reason they can’t offer the Premium minis? They did drop ships for the higher tier backers in Clan Invasion. Terrain is brain dead simple.
Catalyst doesn't make the premium miniatures, Monster Fight Club does and it's unknown if have the capacity to provide premium 'Mechs for a Kickstarter and their own products at the same time.
zend wrote: Yeah, pick a Mech would be kinda hard.. But they already produce them individually to do the blind boxes so…. Why can’t they take a mech you specifically purchased out of the batch, stick it in a plastic baggie and ship it? Oh because they want you to buy the blind boxes or the packs, and they’ll never offer say…. A Kurita horde Lance pack when they can get you to gamble or buy multiple force packs to build a horde Lance.
You would need to know what's in the box to do that and I believe they're packed in China. So Catalyst would have to unseal each box, sort those boxes into 38 different piles and then go and pick from the correct pile instead of just bringing up a pallet of Salvage boxes and picking the number you would need for the order. It would definitely slow down fulfillment.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Going on an earlier post, now that we have seen the Patton and J.Edgar in the 6mil Battlefield Support Pack, which of these would folks expect out of the 8 mil Battlefield Support Pack?
Scimitars, Saladins, Savannah Masters, Scorpions or Strikers
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legionaires wrote: Going on an earlier post, now that we have seen the Patton and J.Edgar in the 6mil Battlefield Support Pack, which of these would folks expect out of the 8 mil Battlefield Support Pack?
Scimitars, Saladins, Savannah Masters, Scorpions or Strikers
I don't believe any of those have been worked on, so none of the above.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
The real question - how many million does it take to upgrade the molds and materials being used for these models? The molds or the material just look like crap on half the sculpts. It's a shame with how good the 3d models are. If they could just make sure there's less weird pinching at the mold lines, I'd throw em a mil or two. In my dreams.
So you want to know how much it would cost to upgrade a Chinese factory?
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
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."
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Vain wrote: I keep seeing "Retaliation Packs" being mentioned. Can anyone give me a heads up as to what they are?
Box set minis without the rulebook and maps.
Theophony wrote: The shirts alone, 30 different variations with5 sizes and different sizes meaning different things in different geographical areas.
I was surprised to find out how big my CJF shirt from the previous Kickstarter was, American XL seems to be the same size as European XXXL or at least close to it. I might have bought an L sized CJF shirt from this Kickstarter.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
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."
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