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 Barzam wrote:
I hope the Terracotta Soldiers' boxes are handled like the Bolts. Have 1 box for the basic cheerleader types, and a second for the specialists.

Pretty sure they said this is how all future line infantry will be done in order to get all special weapons into the game.

I wish they'd do it for Ghulam so I could finally retiremy old ones compeltely.

Looking forward to invincible army, even if Svalheim (sp?) pretty much has all of my favourite Yu Jing units (Dao, Tiger, Gui, Shao)

Really like the idea of pistols with powerful special ammo. Would be a suitable replacement for the "powerful at very close range" that close combat mostly fails at so far

Svalarheima!

Do not disrespect, however indirectly, the mighty Jotums!

Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder if Yu Jing or Haqqislam will be getting some new TAGs in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see one for the Invincible Army.

 Alpharius wrote:
Svalarheima!

Do not disrespect, however indirectly, the mighty Jotums!

You do realize he was talking about the Yu Jing sectorial, the enemy of the controllers of said Jotums.

Reminds me, I need to paint my Jotums soon. I wonder when we will hear more about the sectorials. I cannot imagine that they have not been playtested with N3 already.

So pure speculation, but the Ravage magazine with the N3 QSR hits the newstands in July. There is a big event in Vigo at the end of July. Could that be when CB releases N3? The timing seems convenient. But that means we won't be able to order the Rulebook until the end of August in the US. Or go the GenCon. Or have a friend who is going to GenCon...

 Barzam wrote:
Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder if Yu Jing or Haqqislam will be getting some new TAGs in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see one for the Invincible Army.

Well Yu Jing has the hinted at Blue Wolf in its upcoming lineup (linked to the Huang Di sectorial) so that's one at least. No idea if the Invincible Army will have their own, perhaps they will pick up the Guija?

Well the much expected Mongol Cavalry is from the blue wolves regiment so it may be the one and the same.

 Barzam wrote:
Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder if Yu Jing or Haqqislam will be getting some new TAGs in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see one for the Invincible Army.

Didn't theysay the Maghariba was it for Haqq? And that future 'TAG equivalents' would come from the Caliphate sectorial in the form of super soldiers?

 Red Harvest wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Svalarheima!

Do not disrespect, however indirectly, the mighty Jotums!

You do realize he was talking about the Yu Jing sectorial, the enemy of the controllers of said Jotums.

Reminds me, I need to paint my Jotums soon.

Yes, I do realize that.

You do realize that they're sometimes (often?) called the Jotums of Svalarheima because they were originally stationed on Svalarheima? And that was the basis for my somewhat lame joke, as he couldn't spell Svalarheima?

Sheesh!

Go paint your Jotum!

If anyone is going to GenCon, there is an event listed where you get to "paint the new Fusiliers with Angel Giraldez".

Oh crap I hadn't realized event sign ups were live, and here I meant to be ahead of the game this year. I might have to do that.

New Fusiliers?

Nice!

 GrimDork wrote:
Oh crap I hadn't realized event sign ups were live, and here I meant to be ahead of the game this year. I might have to do that.

You need to get on that ASAP. That stuff sells fast. It may have already sold out.

New fusiliers at GenCon, I'd pencil those in for a June or July release then. Will Angel be singing again?

So, that is how to get a rise out of Alpharius. I suspected as much. Just remember, even the mighty Jotums in partial cover needs to fear the humble crit. But it needs to fear the Pan-O Mechanic even more. XD

Mine is in the painting queue.

I wouldn't pencil them in for a June/July release actually.

It might sound strange but GenCon usually is where Corvus Belli presells some kind of "Big Deal" boxed set that then gets released later on in the year.

Traditionally it has been a TAG, but this year it might just be the Fusiliers...especially if the Fusiliers are a bit more multipart, which is something they hinted at.

OK, who is ninja shopping for me at Gencon this year?!?

Ah, but the Fusiliers will need to have been in production in order for Angel to have enough for the painting seminar. He had 42(?) Stephen Raos at Ficzone. So, that's why I say a June/July release, so that they are 'available' before GenCon. Remember, The July stuff won't be available in the US until end of August anyway. We always have that extra month delay.

I hope they do release a TAG too. Tikbalang.

Oh, no, my original guess was correct. The events are viewable, and most exist though certain categories will be late to show up... but the registration starts May 18th at noon eastern time. And that's on a Sunday so I'll be perfectly able to camp it. Just have to go about building my wishlist to increase my chances at the really popular events.

It will be fun to meet the CB folk and potentially be one of the people dropping knowledge bombs for once (though not so much i'll be going the 3rd and 4th days ), I just hope there aren't too many amazing things that I go home wishing I'd saved more

Ronin_eX wrote:

 Barzam wrote:
Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder if Yu Jing or Haqqislam will be getting some new TAGs in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see one for the Invincible Army.

Well Yu Jing has the hinted at Blue Wolf in its upcoming lineup (linked to the Huang Di sectorial) so that's one at least. No idea if the Invincible Army will have their own, perhaps they will pick up the Guija?

I wouldn't be surprised if they kept the Guijia. I think I'd rather see the Guijia go to ISS though and Invincible Army get a brand new one.

-Loki- wrote:

 Barzam wrote:
Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder if Yu Jing or Haqqislam will be getting some new TAGs in the near future. I wouldn't be surprised to see one for the Invincible Army.

Didn't theysay the Maghariba was it for Haqq? And that future 'TAG equivalents' would come from the Caliphate sectorial in the form of super soldiers?

Did they say that? Aw. I'd like to have seen what sort of TAGs they'd field. More non-humanoid tank-like ones would've been neat. TAGmen don't seem quite so interesting.

Popular theory going around is that the Caliphate sectorial will produce more super soldiers, which will be Haqqislams 'TAGs'. Given the fluff for the Maghariba says that they are Haqqislams only TAGs, it fits. I'm not sure if Corvus Belli actually said so, however, which is why I was sort of asking as well.

But then, Acheron Falls will advance the setting, with the Combined Army making a far more aggressive push into the Human Sphere, so I could see there being some justification for Haqqislam expanding its armoury of TAGs, even if only slightly.

At the very least, I wouldn't mind seeing Kaplans get a TAG or allowing QK to use the Anaconda.

Honestly, I'm not really feeling more mercs. They're great flavour added to QK, but at this point I just want to see more interesting actual Haqqislam units. If they were to add another TAG, I want to see it as a Haqqislam built thing.

They could even go as far as adding it as a Khanate unit. A junkyard TAG made by the gangs, something along the lines of the Gecko.

I like how Infinity is so pretty that even beat up salvaged old-model Nomad tags are still works of art compared to chunkier robot/suits from other systems

Love how the Raiden has exactly the same pose as a ronin swordsman, except with a big gun

 -Loki- wrote:
Honestly, I'm not really feeling more mercs. They're great flavour added to QK, but at this point I just want to see more interesting actual Haqqislam units. If they were to add another TAG, I want to see it as a Haqqislam built thing.

They could even go as far as adding it as a Khanate unit. A junkyard TAG made by the gangs, something along the lines of the Gecko.

Maybe something like this?


It's from an article run in Hobby Japan around '99. They're basically TAGs.

I was thinking more like this.

In the Spanish Official forum most of people is expecting USAriadna for GenCon. This doesn't mean that the release is a fact, anyway.

That sounds... unlikely. Lots of info about 3rd edition seems reasonable though.

Miniatures of Human Sphere were released up to two years before the release of the book. This month we will be seeing a new Kazak unit. Having a few USAriadna minis in August doesn't sound crazy to me.

Ah, I thought you meant the actual Sectorial, not some models from it!

Forgive the 'noob' question, but is it CB's aim to increase the number of sectorials for all the factions? Looking into PanO, and I really like the look of the Svalarheima Nisses, but there's no sectorial for them as far as I can see.