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2014/04/27 12:14:27
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
If they really did have that book at Gencon... would pretty well have to buy it. For christmas, I could probably resist. Something about seeing people in person that tricks you into buying stuff!
I guess new Interventors are cool, but I've always been more of a Reverend Custodier kinda guy.
2014/04/27 12:44:38
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Well not everybody plays a sectorial, or do they? I wouldn't really know, I still only have a cursory knowledge of this game. I just mean if I were playing vanilla Nomads, I'd want the custodiers.
2014/04/27 12:54:00
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
GrimDork wrote: Well not everybody plays a sectorial, or do they?
It depends on the faction, but Nomads are one of the factions where most people choose to go Sectorial.
I have a feeling though that 3rd Edition is going to make Sectorials a lot more attractive compared to vanilla, simply because from the reports today we are going to see alterations to SWC, points costs, and profiles in general.
2014/04/27 13:09:44
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Ahh, well enough, I bow to your wisdom in this matter
I'll admit that I would probably play corregidor if I weren't already working on on Bakunin, I just didn't know if some of the other factions had attractive combos only accessible to 'nilla. Plus link teams, those seem to have a lot of tricks on a per-unit basis like a Custodier triad getting to shoot two markers per action or a high WP burst 2 flash pulse, and can help make gimpy cheerleaders into something more useful and survivable.
2014/04/27 13:15:22
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
GrimDork wrote: Ahh, well enough, I bow to your wisdom in this matter
I highly advise against doing that...I'm still, for all intents and purposes, a newbie. It's just that I have lurked long enough in relation to Infinity to get a bit of insight through osmosis.
I'll admit that I would probably play corregidor if I weren't already working on on Bakunin, I just didn't know if some of the other factions had attractive combos only accessible to 'nilla. Plus link teams, those seem to have a lot of tricks on a per-unit basis like a Custodier triad getting to shoot two markers per action or a high WP burst 2 flash pulse, and can help make gimpy cheerleaders into something more useful and survivable.
Pretty much all factions have some attractive combos only accessible to Vanilla, but that does not automatically mean that Vanilla is better than Sectorials(same as Link Teams in Sectorials not automatically invalidating Vanilla). It's a weird balance as it depends primarily upon the faction you're discussing.
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2014/04/27 13:22:05
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Yeah, the game seems a tricky beast. Fortunately, I feel that I'm doing Infinity "right" -- getting the models I like and sorting out the game stuff later
2014/04/27 13:26:16
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Compel wrote:Just cause noone has posted it here yet.
Kanluwen wrote:
Interventor redesign(male and female) and the "Fast Panda" in between. Fast Panda looks to be a mobile repeater.
Concept art of a new Yu Jing infantry type called "Zú Yong Terracotta Soldiers". Likely for the Invincible Army Sectorial.
Concept art of another Yu Jing HI type called "Yan Huo Invincibles Fire Support Heavy Regiment".
New type of Kazak, "Ambushers".
Tankhunter. Looks like a redesign with the Autocannon having a different appearance.
Looks to be new Antipodes! Hooray!
New Ghazi concept art.
Some kind of new Tohaa model 3D sculpt. Again labeled "Ambusher".
Squalo TAG redesign for PanO.
Thamyris.
WarCor model; purportedly a special edition model for WarCors.
New Combined Army unit for the EI Sectorial called a "Unidron". These are the Line Troops of the EI Sectorial.
Quoting the two biggest things to bring them over to the next page.
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2014/04/27 13:34:11
Subject: Re:INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Interesting.. I commented about a big rules update seemingly being hinted at last gencon in a video and was told by folks in this thread that I was wrong and reading too much into it. I guess I wasn't.
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2014/04/27 16:04:38
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
New rules.
It was almost guaranteed to happen.
Every time I get into a new game the rules get renewed, just after I've bought all the books.
This is the 5th game system in a row it's happened to.
Any word on new Aleph stuff?
If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it. item 87, skippys list
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2014/04/27 17:07:16
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
marv335 wrote: New rules.
It was almost guaranteed to happen.
Every time I get into a new game the rules get renewed, just after I've bought all the books.
This is the 5th game system in a row it's happened to.
Welcome to Infinity
If it makes you feel better, you probably will not have to buy new books.
Any word on new Aleph stuff?
Just Thamyris, the Steel Phalanx "Journalist", concept art as far as I saw. We do know that they are getting a new Sectorial in the form of the "Special Situations Section" which is the Black Ops of ALEPH. Things like the Dasyu would be prevalent.
2014/04/27 17:12:51
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
I'm hoping for Gencon, so I'll have a good excuse to pick one up. The other logical date might be christmas? I don't think anyone has said anything other than speculation though so no help.
2014/04/27 17:33:37
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
GenCon is traditionally when they have "presale" stuff, meaning you can get it in limited numbers and then it gets released around Christmas...sooo that's possible, but unlikely for a rules set.
2014/04/27 17:57:25
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
Ehh, I figure being there in person with extra saved cash for just such an opportunity means I'm going to buy something from any vendor that I go there specifically to see, I just figure the rulebook would be as good a thing as any to buy with said monies. Better to curb my enthusiasm now though, so I don't get disappointed, I'm sure they'll have some nice Nomad stuff tucked away somewhere.
2014/04/27 18:03:18
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
marv335 wrote: New rules.
It was almost guaranteed to happen.
Every time I get into a new game the rules get renewed, just after I've bought all the books.
This is the 5th game system in a row it's happened to.
Any word on new Aleph stuff?
You could do what I do.. which is only to break into a new game that doesn't have downloadable books for free only right after edition swaps after getting burned a couple times with that (Heavy Gear and FOW... I'm looking at you!). I got back into Heavy Gear that way and got into 40k that way back in 3rd edition. I'll likely pick up the rulebook just to give it a whirl when it comes out since I know it'll be useful for a few years.
2014/04/27 18:38:24
Subject: INFINITY News & Rumors - Dropships Rumors on Pg.285/6!
