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Heard about its good rules, saw the anime style figures, was disgusted, turned around.

I have a decent sized (400 ish points) Nomads force and I love Infinity. It's fast paced and much more realistic combat than 40k. The battles feel like action movie gunfights and you get invested in your individual "characters". The models are more expensive per model but with no vehicles and small armies the game is very cheap IMO. An entire army will cost you around $100 USD. I encourage anyone who doesn't have 4-5 hours to play a game of warhammer to try Infinity.

Liking both, I think Infinity is kind of the anti-thesis to WH40K - very finely sculpted minis; lots of hard, yet elegant tactics; well balanced over all, very gritty skirmish, lots of thinking during match, bit weak on the fluff side in direct comparison, realistic sci-fi.

If I had to single out the single biggest difference, I would say: WH40K, to me, has most of its interest before and after matches.
Diving into the fluff. getting your army together, and making them unique and cool. Playing itself is mostly about army lists, rules knowledge and dice luck. (May the gak storm pass over me... )

Infinity has awesome minis, but there is comparatively little room for individualization. It's mostly about playing, i.e. planning, executing and reacting to tactics.

 Sigvatr wrote:
Heard about its good rules, saw the anime style figures, was disgusted, turned around.

Use other models. Job done.

Fenrir Kitsune wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:
Heard about its good rules, saw the anime style figures, was disgusted, turned around.

Use other models. Job done.

I'm not sure he was serious.

Coming into Infinity and having NO idea what the models look like?

Hard to believe!

 Alpharius wrote:

Fenrir Kitsune wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:
Heard about its good rules, saw the anime style figures, was disgusted, turned around.

Use other models. Job done.

I'm not sure he was serious.

Coming into Infinity and having NO idea what the models look like?

Hard to believe!

Difficult to tell with the old one line posts, but I've heard a few times "won't touch Infinity c'so I don't like Anime".

 Newt-Of-Death wrote:
95% of the other games are just spin offs. I think Infinity could be good but Im not interested at all.

Warmachine is probably the worst looking game out of all of the spin offs!

Spin offs? Are you trying to say these games are spin offs of GW? ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL WHAT A TROLL! They play absolutely nothing like 40k and have absolutely nothing in common with any GW game. Believe it or not, tabletop wargaming predates GW by a very very long time, if these games are spin-offs, they are not spin-offs of a GW product.

It's tempting - the problem is that, though I like a lot of the individual figures, none of the factions as a whole feel like they "mesh" to me.

I have the same problem with Malifaux. Some great minis, but beyond the starter kits, I'm not sure what goes with what most of the time because of a lack of visual coherence.

I also tend to prefer games that segregates its units (i.e. core/special/rare or warjack/unit/solo or Leader/specialist/deckhands, etc)

If Infinity has any sort of such a delineation I sure can't figure it out from the official website. It just looks like a mass of minis, and it's confusing to me.

** cleaned up some grammar

Light Infantry/Medium Infantry/Heavy Infantry/Irregulars/Drones/TAG isn't enough of a segregation for you??

Well it is clear that true scale looks better in more dramatic poses. The models and poses are perfect for the game. The price is ridiculous, its like $10 a figure... as GW is about $2 and War-game factory its like $0.75 a model.... seriously too much for a squad sized skirmish.

This is the wrong line of thought man. First, you need like 10 Infinity models vs say 50 GW models, second the Infinity minis are all metal, compare to GW's metals (or finecast now) and they are far cheaper by way of relative comparison. Third, Corvus Belli needs to make money, they can't sell you 10 $2 minis and expect to stay in business, whereas GW can sell you 10 $2 minis (really its closer to $3 or $4), because they know that you'll probably be back for another 40...

Anyway, as for me, I own about 25 PanO models, 2 Ariadna models (planning on more, wanting to play Mercs), yet to play a game but I've managed to jump start a small local group into starting with me.

Its a common thing that people tend to do. "OMG ITS ABOUT £7 PER MODEL, GW IS ONLY £2 PER MODEL" whilst not really taking on board that you need far far more minis for GW games and a full army costs a hell of a lot more.

Skirmish games compared to GW on a model to model cost is more money.

Full skirmish forces compared to full GW forces is a hell of a lot less to pay, even with each individual mini costing more.

I got out of 40k during 4th Ed - I'd become fed up with the rules and that the direction they were taking the game was contrary to what I would have liked.

A few years later I picked up Heavy Gear Blitz to satisfy my mecha-itch. Their system was refreshing, but the lack of editing quality and gaps in the rules were awkward. The fact that their games, while between skirmish and full army in scope, took 3-4 hours to play out...

Eventually it came down to choosing between Warmachine and Infinity. I was never huge into steampunk, and my "I go, you go" burnout from 40k was still in effect, so Infinity won me over.

Haven't regretted it once since.

I've never played it, but I'm interested... got too much else I want to get into first, though, so it's way down the list.

I took a good look at it a few months ago and was very interested, unfortunately the local meta is GW or bust with a small contingent down south for warmachine and thats about it. And thats really the big downer is that committing the cash is defined by actually getting people to play the game.

Like some others I thought it would be nice to try but I was turned away immediately by the models.

I can't see many options for themed armies at all - it just looks like a huge mish mash of different ideas clinging together that don't really fit with each other. To further dissuade me the poses on some models are just plain silly.



I mean, seriously?

It looks more like the models are designed for collectors to create diorama's with. Tell me that that would add to the look of your army and collection with a straight face. Its not the only model that does this either, and its not the sole type of pose that throws me off, there are others like "hurr durr I fire an assault rifle sideways with one hand"

40k gives me models that I can easily customize, pose mostly how I want and create to form a coherent collection. That's why I have several collections for different races and why I keep coming back to buy more.

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

Adrian Fue Fue wrote:Well it is clear that true scale looks better in more dramatic poses. The models and poses are perfect for the game. The price is ridiculous, its like $10 a figure... as GW is about $2 and War-game factory its like $0.75 a model.... seriously too much for a squad sized skirmish.

Have you looked at GW prices recently? I bought my entire Haqqislam force for infinity for less than it cost me to buy two assault marine squads for my blood angels.

Games workshop may price it at around $2 a figure for their injection molded plastics, but for an equivalent high quality cast for an HQ choice in metal or resin they charge $20. How can price be an issue when you can buy half an army with the christmas money you get from weird aunt Susan?

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

Less expensive than GW by far. Well sculpted and very competitive price on the minis.

Too pricey IMO. People dog on GW prices, and then everywhere I turn, most companies are more expensive to buy basic troops/essentials.

Played my first game of it today and had a blast, loving the models and pricing isn't an issue at all. I have another 5 models on my shopping list to hit 300 points with some to spare for swapping around, and that is going to run to maybe 60 bucks if I buy it all new. For that, I could get 10 plastic guardsman for my guard army. Worth 50 points, 70 odd if I take all the upgrades in the kit, out of a 1500 point army. It seems the infinity models aren't that expensive in comparison

Earth Dragon wrote:
Too pricey IMO. People dog on GW prices, and then everywhere I turn, most companies are more expensive to buy basic troops/essentials.

I'm not sure you're comparing apples to apples there...

Hmmm, obviously not that popular, but looking some comments I might need to investigate!

I like the aesthetic but it's expensive and I no longer have an interest in 28mm sci-fi skirmish, so....

Bought some models, but only ever got to paint one of them...

I'm definitely hating metal for my models :(

Between this and Malifaux I've not even bothered with any other game for ages. Played 6th Ed 40k twice but I've dropped that now!

Skirmish level games suit my work/family/hobby lifestyle!

Looks really cool, but I don't know much about it. Plus, most of my friends aren't familiar with it, and the LGS doesn't stock any rulebooks or figs. Doubt I'll ever pick it up.

I play it, I love it. For me it´s the best mini war game out there. Call me fan boy, that´s okay. I played a lot of games the last 20 years, strating with Killzone, warzone, Leviathan, Warhammer/40k etc. and I think this is one of the best games I played so far...Won´t debate that here, but there´s a good article here:

http://thefrontlinegamer.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/infinity-best-game-theres-ever-been.html

and sorry guys...

I can´t even understand debating price policy here.

First: Quality
An Infinity mini is about 10 dollars that´s right and GW minis, let´s say a standard trooper will be much cheaper. If you had ever seen one of the models right in front of you you would know what you´re talking about. Every Infinity model is more detailed than any GW-model. You get a First class Piece of metall there, no bulky peace of Finecast trash. Every Infinity model is made nicer then a character in 40K or Fantasy, etc. (except the first ones, which are very old now) And a character model in 40k is MUCH more expensive than an Infinity model....When I started painting Infinity it was like I never painted before. It was another level of details...I think it´s very funny there are companies out there who say they would do the best minis out there and some (like Corvus Belli) just do them...

Second:Masses
You´ll need about 10 minis to play a game of Infinity, most guys play with starters the first time (6 models for about 30 €). That´s it. True, if you´re like me you will buy more and more wanting every model of the range but that´s another point. There´s no What you see is what you get-stuff, so play a model with every weapon you want...So you can go very cheap there. Don´t think you even could play games of let´s say 40k on this level.

Third Rules for free:
Corvus Belli put all of the rules, all army lists and a very nice army builder on their website for FREE. They support the gaming community, that´s awesome to try the game proxing some models etc. You can try it, play it and if you like buy the books.

I've been curious about, but I'm not really sure there's much of a crowd in my area.

Well, that and the one time I did see a couple guys playing it at the LGS they were just a bit too over enthusiastic.about the game for my tastes.

I've gotten into it. the quality and detail of the miniatures is superior, I love the realistic proportions although I don't appreciate all the cheesecake, there is enough choice for everyone to be happy. As long as you don't mind metal assembly, the rules look great as well, and I don't mind the cost as a painter/hobbyist it is completely worth it and preferable because I like to spend a lot of time on a model.

I like the look of many of the models, so much so that I purchased some planning to play. but no players local.
When human sphere came out I got a little turned off buy the apparent escalation in power. having read the game the idea of sectorials and linked teams seemed like a huge boon. still no local players.
the official forum comes off VERY elitist. I don't know how many "its not your list its you" type posts or even sigs I read before I gave up.
Up until recently there was no published scenarios for a game that wasnt "all about straight killing the other side". most scenarios were home brew or internet finds.
Mercs, let me play them all the time or make them a special merc only model faction.
then rumors of paradiso, the creep up to 300 as a new standard point level and effectively removing a model I just purchased from my army, that was it.

Everything went on ebay. still no local players. LGS has almost nothing in store, and no demos since they started carrying it.

@Mecha_buddha: Having no one to play is the neck-breaker for any game. That is why if I need to be a trendsetter, I buy 2 factions and see if I can get one of my friends motivated. Depending on how far in the outback you live, the next step is then to get in contact with other players in the next big town.

I am not active in english-speaking Infinity forums (except this one) but what you describe as elitist sounds to me the best part of the game: you will only master the game by playing the game.
Yes, that means that new players don't stand much chance against veterans but that is only because the vets have internalized the rules and know how to play tactical. If you don't like that, you did well to leave.

Paradiso also brought the long sought scenarios you were missing. But again, if you had no other players, there was really no point, was there?
Sorry that you never got into the game. But maybe for next time, you will know what you need to do differently.

I borrowed and read the rulebook, nice rules but uninspiring and overly dense background. I'd play it with proxies if someone near me played though.

Just got into it recently and really like it so far. The more I look at it the more I like each aspect of it, the models, the mechanics and the background.

I also don't understand the pricing issues either. You have to be careful with comparisons. I could compare a marine combat squad at £15 odd and a starter set at around £22. Which makes it approximately £3 and £4 a figure, not much difference. Or compare the blisters at around £12 and £8 where GW is way more expensive.

 Mecha_buddha wrote:
I like the look of many of the models, so much so that I purchased some planning to play. but no players local.
When human sphere came out I got a little turned off buy the apparent escalation in power. having read the game the idea of sectorials and linked teams seemed like a huge boon. still no local players.
the official forum comes off VERY elitist. I don't know how many "its not your list its you" type posts or even sigs I read before I gave up.
Up until recently there was no published scenarios for a game that wasnt "all about straight killing the other side". most scenarios were home brew or internet finds.
Mercs, let me play them all the time or make them a special merc only model faction.
then rumors of paradiso, the creep up to 300 as a new standard point level and effectively removing a model I just purchased from my army, that was it.

Everything went on ebay. still no local players. LGS has almost nothing in store, and no demos since they started carrying it.

300 pts has ALLWAYS been the CB standard for play. It just goes to show how well balanced there systems is that you can play it with 100 pts, or anywhere in between. Paradiso just put the support units as the new thing needed, but CB told us this almost a year and a half before the book came out. As for mercs, true merc faction will be in the next book. Wow a company that lets us know way in advanced what coming, and only price there models based cost to produce them not on it in game point cost. Between the models, playtested rules, and showing respect if not real care for the costumers, Infinity will be my #1 game for a long time.