Mantic DreadBall Kickstarter - Completed! - 3 seasons fully funded!

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**Black Nexus**

breathe Cain breathe! you'll feel for better for doing it

**Commander Cain**

I intend to do just that!

**coyotius**

I see some potential Tau conversions using the Judwan.

Okay, so a tiny bit confused on the BOGO...the female corp team is listed as $20/$24.99 MSRP...so to get the free team you need to pledge the $25, correct?

**Buzzsaw**

Alpharius wrote:
AlexHolker wrote:

The buy one get one free offer only applies if you buy the four Season 1 teams, so that's still no use to me.

Duly noted.

For the rest of us - where are all the BoGo offers listed?

In Update #33 they say;

Buy a team and get one free!

Add any Season 2 Team (starting with the Female Corporation) to Striker! for $25 and we’ll give you any other Season 2 Team absolutely free. If we get past Season 2 and onto Ultimate DreadBall or DreadBall X-treme, we’ll keep the deal rolling.

There are a few things to bear in mind:

- Offer only applies when you add a Season 2 Team to Striker! or above because of the postage involved (and we don’t want to charge more for something as dull as shipping!)

- You can choose from any combination of Season 2 teams (it can be two Female Corporation Teams or One Judwan Team and One Z’zor team for example)

- This offer does not apply to the “Season 1” teams - Skittersneak Stealers, Midgard Delvers, Greenmoon Smackers or the Trontek 29ers.

All of the teams will remain available individually at the special Kickstarter rate of $20. Check out our FAQ at the bottom of the front page for more details on how to add an Extra to your pledge.

Currently we’ve got one Season 2 team available (Female Corporation) and as Jake states, we’ve got a total of four planned for this expansion…with this being the next one!

$235,000 - The Judwan, Season 2 Team

Judwan - Alien Concept Art

The alien Judwan are unique in that they're probably going to be a team of Strikers - and they don't require a DreadBall Glove to catch the ball (well, this is the current thinking anyway, depends on the playtests!) If we pass this goal we will:

- add One Judwan Figure to Jack!

- add Two Judwan Figures to Striker!

- Make the Team available as a Buy One Get One Free!

Drive us on to great heights and get all 12 teams backed and available!

**MasterSlowPoke**

I have no idea why they used the phrase bogo for something that isn't bogo. $5 for a second team is pretty good, no need to make it sound better than it is.

**Souleater**

This also seems like a nice way of introducing the new races for Warpath.

**Azazelx**

scarletsquig wrote:
^ Don't forget your extra hex bases.

They really need to include the bases with the boxed set and the teams. Not doing so is just clownshoes. And I don't say this as a whiny entitled Kickstarter backer. 10 extra bucks or whatever isn't going to break my bank, but if Mantic want to be taken seriously (at a non-insignificant price point) they need to pull up their socks with this sort of thing. Particularly if DKH and PP already got lots of complaints about it.

**coyotius**

MasterSlowPoke wrote:
I have no idea why they used the phrase bogo for something that isn't bogo. $5 for a second team is pretty good, no need to make it sound better than it is.

I agree. This could make for a confusing check-out when this is done..."do you want the $20 female corp team or the $25 female corp team?"

**Black Nexus**

the teams are $25 each so it's BOGOF.

If you want just the one team then you can get it at the reduced of $20 meaning if i was at jack and wanted to get a team there's also a deal that appeals to me and i'm being looked after as well as getting the mvp for free.

reducing it and then going bogof would have been mental.

**Zweischneid**

scipio.au wrote:
scarletsquig wrote:
^ Don't forget your extra hex bases.

They really need to include the bases with the boxed set and the teams. Not doing so is just clownshoes. And I don't say this as a whiny entitled Kickstarter backer. 10 extra bucks or whatever isn't going to break my bank, but if Mantic want to be taken seriously (at a non-insignificant price point) they need to pull up their socks with this sort of thing. Particularly if DKH and PP already got lots of complaints about it.

Well, I wouldn't be too worried about the Hex Bases. You can 25mm Hex-Bases fairly cheap from guys like Chessex or from the Heavy Gear Blitz range.

http://wargameguru.weebly.com/review---having-good-hex-hex-bases-101.html

I'd love to see all models come with "official" Dreadball Hex, but if they don't, I'll likely just ebay those I get and buy (likely cheaper) Chessex Hex bases.

**Azazelx**

Like I said, I'm not stressed about getting them for myself. It's the half-arsed impression that it gives for an expensive boxed set. For the BGG-type crowd, or once it hits the wider retail market, etc.

**Black Nexus**

$7.50 isn't a lot for 44 bases IMHO and they have tooled them for us because we asked for them it sounds like it wasnt something they could do wtihout the funding support. theyre not even that necessary, just helps with facing from what I can tell.

**Azazelx**

You're completely missing the point. Not sure how I could have made what I typed clearer, either.

**Pacific**

Too much/not enough coffee again today Scipio?

Black Nexus - he is saying that something like that should be part of the basic model set, not something you should have to buy separately no matter how cheap. Going on some of the other Mantic models, while I wouldn't say it is 100% necessary, extra bases are something I wouldn't want to use them without.

**Taarnak**

scipio.au wrote:

You're completely missing the point. Not sure how I could have made what I typed clearer, either.

I get you man, and I agree. Adding them would have added another level of polish, and something for non-wargamers.

Glad to see the new concept art for the Judwan. It will be interesting to see how they end up in the larger Warpath universe too.

~Eric

**Baragash**

+1 to disappointed about the base situation

**Sinphonite**

Am I missing something, or is the full gameplay video mentioned in the five minute one non existant as of now? I'm getting a growing interest in the game, but would like to see exactly how it all plays out before dumping too much money into it.

**nkelsch**

What's the point of a clear hex base when you have to put a plastic circle attatched to the model in it?

I would rather find some acrylic bases which are clear which i can cust the disc off and glue directly to it, and then have the disk have some cool effects like etched patterns. I was going to look into getting clear bases with position name on it or something.

**scarletsquig**

^ If you want a cool custom solution, some of these from Warmill might work well: one design for each of Guard(the big hex)/ Jack (unlit hexes)/ Striker(lit hexes)/ Keeper (3 hexes, maybe with MVPs on the same base style as keepers so you don't end up with leftovers).

Etched acrylic, though, so expensive. You can pick what colour you want (translucent etc). They do custom jobs as well, so you could get proper hexes with team names done in whatever colour you want.

The clear hex bases mantic are making are a really good effort (and a small plastic disc on top of a clear base doesn't look as bad as you might think IRL) , but naturally there's always room for improvement.

**adamsouza**

nkelsch wrote:
What's the point of a clear hex base when you have to put a plastic circle attatched to the model in it?

A quick and easy way to determine the facing of the model, with a board neutral, yet sci fi, look ?

Are they needed ? No.

Do they look cool ? Yes.

Are the reasonabley priced ? Yes.

Would they have been better if they were free ? Yes.

Am I complaining about them ? No.

**Commander Cain**

I am in!

Was not fully sure how much I would need to pledge for the extra teams so I went for Striker and plan on adding more near the end. They could do with making a graphic for all the extras that can be bought as well as the Striker picture, would make things a lot easier!

Right, off to find a banner for my sig...

**starwarslegacy**

Mantic, how I love thee, I know you will not dissapint.

**adamsouza**

Striker gets you the first four teams.
$50 additional would get you the four season 2 teams
($25 each for the first 2 teams and 2 free teams)

**Commander Cain**

adamsouza wrote:
Striker gets you the first four teams.
$50 additional would get you the four season 2 teams
($25 each for the first 2 teams and 2 free teams)

Also $15 for the four keepers am I right? Pretty sure that would be all the models but I might as well wait till the end to get everything!

**adamsouza**

You are correct. All the VMPs are getting tossed in as freebies with the Striker pledge, so for now $65 gets you the four season 2 teams and the Keepers.

Bear in mind, if the Kickstarter goes really well they haven't ruled out adding the 4 season 3 teams into the mix, which I suspect would be another $50.

**Commander Cain**

The more teams the better I say!

**PsychoticStorm**

Anybody knows if they plan introducing the season 2 book as a hard copy either as a purchase or after season 2 closes because PDF are nice, but I prefer the dead tree version.

**Sinphonite**

Gave in and threw in for Jack, for now. If the wife'll go along with it, I'll push for striker and a few extras before time's up and we'll call it my Christmas gift.

Also: Anyone else get the theme music of the old Sega Genesis game Mutant League Football in their heads when looking over the Dreadball stuff?

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

I've had a look at the MDF board as it stands

the UNFINISHED version looks exactly like the current acrylic one, but brown (as it's MDF) with very clear laser etching so if that suits you go ahead and grab one

However

Mantic are also putting together rush tracks, sub benches etc to add to it so the FINISHED version can be used as a 2nd stand alone board (they say probably tuesday before the can show the complete thing)

**adamsouza**

PICS or it didn't happen