Buzzsaw wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
I'm surprised this one isn't doing better/more/moving faster.

Has the CMON Bubble finally burst?

While C'MoN has a fine idea of how to sell, in this case it may simply be a case of "the dogs won't eat the dogfood", so to speak. While I must admit that I have enjoyed the little fiction bits quite a bit (certainly more then I anticipated), the actual factions suffer from being perhaps overly stylized. Though somewhat familiar, I strain to place where exactly I have seen this aesthetic before. It seems both not-quite-anime and not-quite-euro comic, and translates into a very strange looking series of models.

IMO, contra some earlier statements in this thread, I would say there isn't enough "T&A", in the sense that what female miniatures there are in the campaign thus far tend to fall into the category of "fan-disservice" rather then cheesecake. Unless I've missed it, there really doesn't seem to be any suitably armed and armored female miniatures outside of the KS Exclusive (and, as is so often the case, female vampires).

 plastictrees wrote:
This is brought up in every CMoN thread. I appreciate that those affected want people to be aware of what happened, which has been done here, but discussion isn't particularly useful.

Another quick update with a size comparison is up, if someone not on a phone can link the pictures that would be great.

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 Empchild wrote:
See the more figures they add the more I don't want it to be honest as I would never get around to painting them all. I have some of the resins for these and they are great so it's tempting.

 DaveC wrote:
Bit odd Dreadball update #122 and KoW update #88 advertising Wrath of Kings I wonder if there's a connection I've never seen these 2 cross advertise before.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dreadball-the-futuristic-sports-game/posts/593973
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/kings-of-war/posts/593748

 Hulksmash wrote:
Except it isn't single pose. Did you miss the part about 3 individual sculpts for each of the new troops? Granted the characters may be single pose but they even said somewhere in the comments that those might get customizable bits too.

As we head into the final stretch, here's a little something for everyone!.

If we hit this stretch, we'll add a bonus figure to each Faction Starter. These are Rank 2 Characters (in plastic) with full rules. They'll be released at retail as normal but are not included in the Faction Starters

Goritsi - Lord Hob

While not actually a landed noble, Lord Hob has served with the Ravenscar through enough campaigns to buy virtually any title he could wish. He’s the ultimate representation of what life in the Ravenscars can do for an orphan child from the mean streets of Vorstoi. In fact, he has established more than one orphanage across Telloria with his immense wealth, which serve as both shelter for the unfortunate children and a mild form of ‘boot camp’ for Ravenscar recruitment. Lord Hob could easily retire at any time, but has no desire to do anything else. In battle he wields any weapon necessary to get the job done, and is known for his startling bellows and epithets as he wades deep into enemy ranks. He is most often at home with the Skorza who honor both his prowess and commitment to Telloria, despite being ‘just a human.’

Hadross - Gar, the Gladiator


In the grand coliseum at Ophion, no name has been more feared and revered than Gar. Born the son of a Kartoreshian merchant, Gar was captured by Hadrossian pirates and sold into slavery at a young age. He proved fractious, ill-tempered, and generally useless to his captors, and refused to accept that he could do nothing to end his slavery, short of paying the price himself. He was eventually sold to the arena. Finally realizing that there was, in fact, no magical rescue imminent for himself, Gar threw himself on the mercy of any gods listening, and the Deep Voices answered. Many decades since, Gar has left the arena and joined the Hadrossian military as a free agent, and, again, his name is both feared and revered, though he does miss the crowds chanting his name. On the battlefield Gar controls his bloodlust until he has found the strongest opponent in the enemy ranks, or enough enemies to be a challenge. Only then is the predator loosed.

Nasier - Arkan Thesh


A native of Fel Irahm in the far, far north, Arkan Thesh once made a living as a bounty hunter and adventurer, often crossing the Tellorian border in pursuit of fugitives or searching for ancient ruins and lost treasure. Unfortunately for Thesh, one such expedition found the ruins it was looking for, and he did not return alone. One of the many dark demons of the Tellorian hinterlands found Thesh and now inhabits his mind. He sought an answer, any answer, and turned to medicines, magic, and outright exorcisms. Only donning a war mask keeps the haunting demon at bay, but the interaction between it and his mask’s elemental has yielded interesting results in Thesh’s transformation. He is a unique creature now, part demon, part elemental, and all war machine. As part of the military, Thesh fights for Kartoresh, especially on the Tellorian border. He specializes in going toe-to-toe with the largest enemies. Those he can’t kill outright, he locks down until reinforcements arrive. Even though this often leaves him surrounded, his powerful wings and whipping tail ensure that he is never overmatched.

Teknes - Lineman Boris, the Many-Bladed

Lineman Boris is a victim of his own success. A technomancer to rival the best addanii minds, he sought to combine CAGE and repulsion armor designs into a new generation of powered armor. He succeeded admirably, and even incorporated mechano-magical wings for superior mobility, but he relied too heavily on his own impressive magical abilities for the control mechanisms. The result is an armored suit that only a powerful technomancer might control, possibly unique only to himself, and impractical to duplicate on a grand scale. Additionally, the suit strikes so hard that ordinary weapons tend to snap or become lodged in a felled enemy’s body. Thus, Boris typically carries a half dozen swords, earning him his off-color nickname. Boris has embraced this peculiar brand of humor, and has thus far resisted calls to forge a special set of weapons. In battle he’s fast moving and hard-hitting, and enjoys marking his kills with an embedded blade.

Madam Mui, the Jade Lotus

As a young Dragon Legionnaire in the troubled times surrounding Felskar’s Humanum Revolution, Madam Mui was charged with protecting the Celestial Temple at Panzia while fighting raged nearby. Untried and impetuous, she disobeyed orders and joined the battle. It was a terrible mistake, and the unguarded Temple paid the price. Many priests were slaughtered, and many artifacts were taken. She was cast out of the Legion, and finally found a place with the Scything Flowers. Over the decades she learned her lessons, mastered her arts, and rose to head the school as Grandmistress. Now, with war imminent she has donned armor, honed her weapons, and marches with the Legions as an advisor and guide. She hopes to be present when the fighting comes to Felskar, and perhaps she can reclaim some lost honor. Her whirling style and magically-enhanced jade claws earned her the title of Jade Lotus, and she is capable of felling entire ranks without support

FrenchTickler wrote:
These guys are clever.. I'm at the $100 level but throwing in the Ancient King makes me think.. well.. I could go for $200 and get a ton more stuff. Im trying to resist.

 Breotan wrote:
I thought I saw it listed somewhere for $10. If not then I'm only out a buck so not a big deal.

 Alpharius wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:
Yeah. My understanding is not that CMoN is trying to favor WoK over Confrontation, but rather that there are some really significant problems and hurdles to correctly relaunching Confrontation as a full game, the least of which being the rules.

The way I hear it, the rules are far from the least of the problems with a Confrontation relaunch!