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Am I the only one who can't wait for the Warpath Kickstarter already even though I already have over 300 minis coming my way?!

 Commander Cain wrote:
Am I the only one who can't wait for the Warpath Kickstarter already even though I already have over 300 minis coming my way?!

 Commander Cain wrote:
Is it wrong that I am already waiting for the Warpath kickstarter even though I have over 300 minis already coming to me through this and a couple of other ks?

Probably not, but you don't get to count yourself when figuring the true total!

 Alpharius wrote:

 Commander Cain wrote:
Am I the only one who can't wait for the Warpath Kickstarter already even though I already have over 300 minis coming my way?!

 Commander Cain wrote:
Is it wrong that I am already waiting for the Warpath kickstarter even though I have over 300 minis already coming to me through this and a couple of other ks?

Probably not, but you don't get to count yourself when figuring the true total!

This is what you get for posting in a lightning storm! Thought my computer lost the post when I couldn't find it again...

Guess who feels like a fool now...

Well, to be fair, that was you in two separate threads!

I do appreciate your enthusiasm though - and, just to be honest here, I agree with you... I can't wait for the Warpath Kickstarter too!

 Alpharius wrote:
Well, to be fair, that was you in two separate threads!

I do appreciate your enthusiasm though - and, just to be honest here, I agree with you... I can't wait for the Warpath Kickstarter too!

I'm hoping it won't be until next year... as I promised Ronnie I'd buy an army of something he is made it, and he said yes. >.>

Even though I don't quite understand that... I think you're safe!

Mantic will probably have their hands full finishing up the KoW Kickstarter and, obviously, the Dreadball one!

Still, I guess we never know for sure...

Ronnie has said "other side of Christmas" for the Warpath Kickstarter, so make sure you've got some cash ready early next year!

 Alpharius wrote:
Well, to be fair, that was you in two separate threads!

Oh dear. That's where the little rascal of a post went to!

I got the impression from Ronnie that the Warpath KS would be late Q1/early Q2, but that wasn't explicitly stated.

Will be interested in seeing the FF and Corp lines fleshed out a bit further, especially when we start to see proper tanks turning up.

 scarletsquig wrote:
Ronnie has said "other side of Christmas" for the Warpath Kickstarter, so make sure you've got some cash ready early next year!

hmm... I'd much rather see them come good with the Kings of War stuff before holding out their hands for money a third time. Not that I think they'll take the money and run, but I feel that it'd simply be more ...respectful to their backers to finish the KoW one before starting the Warpath one.

 scipio.au wrote:

 scarletsquig wrote:
Ronnie has said "other side of Christmas" for the Warpath Kickstarter, so make sure you've got some cash ready early next year!

hmm... I'd much rather see them come good with the Kings of War stuff before holding out their hands for money a third time. Not that I think they'll take the money and run, but I feel that it'd simply be more ...respectful to their backers to finish the KoW one before starting the Warpath one.

One thing Ronnie said in the seminar I attended was that the KS money for KoW has gone in its own account, separate from the usual Mantic funds. I think the intention is that it is only being used to fund things from the KS, and anything else Mantic is doing is via their usual cashflow. I imagine Dreadball will have the same arrangement.

I do agree that waiting until the KoW stuff, and maybe even the Season 2 Dreadball stuff comes out would be preferable.

While I understand that, I also don't care. I honestly find it completely lacks class if they intend to keep putting their hands out before delivering their previous commitments to completion. Dreadball was already pushing it, though I was willing to give them a pass since it was a self-contained product due this year before Christmas. (before it became all about Season 2, 3, 4 and stretch goals due in 2013).

To put it less conservatively - Hey you tossers! Finish delivering on your first promises before asking for a third trip to the till!

Good to see this was a success, the world needs more awesome miniature sports games, though i will admit, id like to see another sport like baseball or hockey

 Rainbow Dash wrote:
Good to see this was a success, the world needs more awesome miniature sports games, though i will admit, id like to see another sport like baseball or hockey

This I agree with this.
I want a sci-fi hockey game, dammit!

IMPACT MINIATURES is developing a scifi Hockey game

 Coolyo294 wrote:

 Rainbow Dash wrote:
Good to see this was a success, the world needs more awesome miniature sports games, though i will admit, id like to see another sport like baseball or hockey

This I agree with this.
I want a sci-fi hockey game, dammit!

i had made some rough rules for pony-hockey, but i would imagine youd have to be afan to like it (mind you it is small multi coloured horses beating the crap out of eachother...noone can really hate that)

Maybe of interest for German readers.

Mantic wrote:Essen Spiel runs from the 18-21st October and is one of our favourite shows. It’s absolutely massive and we’ll be sharing a stand with the great guys from Warlord Games, bringing with us our range of high quality, affordable gaming miniatures – including the brand new Warpath Enforcers - as well as demos of Warpath 2.0 and the incredible new DreadBall!

Look out for us in Hall 6 Booth 6-806.

Essen Spiel is the GenCon of Germany, with 150.000 visitors on average. Mostly Boardgame centered, but Hall 6 is tabletop/Larp/RPG territory. I will be there, also visiting the Mantic booth, but I guess incognito

While I understand that, I also don't care. I honestly find it completely lacks class if they intend to keep putting their hands out before delivering their previous commitments to completion. Dreadball was already pushing it, though I was willing to give them a pass since it was a self-contained product due this year before Christmas. (before it became all about Season 2, 3, 4 and stretch goals due in 2013).

To put it less conservatively - Hey you tossers! Finish delivering on your first promises before asking for a third trip to the till!

thank god you were there to pass it or it might never had made it pass their initial goal! Thanks Scipio

Some much better pics of number 88 and Wilcard from the Open Day:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/334663_370890089654262_1515453706_o.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/334525_370890049654266_53652691_o.jpg

They look great! Just needed some better pictures.

 scarletsquig wrote:
Some much better pics of number 88 and Wilcard from the Open Day:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/334663_370890089654262_1515453706_o.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/334525_370890049654266_53652691_o.jpg

They look great! Just needed some better pictures.

88 looks great for certain! Wildcard, ehhhhhhh... the technicals of the sculpt are good, but that pose, yikes! Also, seriously, who decided that she plays in go-go boot heels?

I took pictures of that cabinet - how the heck did I miss the greens in there?

I quite like 88, still not sure about Wildcard.

I like Number 88 (but I'll thin down the ball catcher)

Not so sure about wild card either,

the boots are poor (& one sole is thicker than the other), the 'throwing' pose is interesteing and has potential

hope the sculptor has more to do before she's considered finished

Wildcard is absolutely terrible. The pose is pretty bad, but the shortened torso and unaligned spine are the real horrors.

"For the record, Mr. Stark, the pilot survived."

88 looks great, although the helmet could use some deeper definition.

Both are WIP so they can be improved, Wildcards pose is good, its just one of those poses you have to see it from a specific angle, hers from front and only one distant pic exists.

The multi story building sole shoes, is a bad choice though, I do hope they do not stay.

No88 is generally good, looks more male than androgynous to me, the glove needs some serious thinning.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Wildcard is absolutely terrible. The pose is pretty bad, but the shortened torso and unaligned spine are the real horrors.

"For the record, Mr. Stark, the pilot survived."

Think of her in the process of throwing a discus, I think thats the intent, and it works well (my opinion though)

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Wildcard is absolutely terrible. The pose is pretty bad, but the shortened torso and unaligned spine are the real horrors.

"For the record, Mr. Stark, the pilot survived."

Think of her in the process of throwing a discus, I think thats the intent, and it works well (my opinion though)

I think it's clear that is what they are going for, I just don't think it really works, mainly because there seems to be this discontinuity between the upper and lower body.

When you throw a discus, it involves the whole body. Here, her body from the navel up is twisted and tense, ready to throw a discuss. Her legs, on the other hand, look almost like they came off another miniature, one in a generic running pose.

Of course, that may just be those boots, which, it cannot be overstated, are absolutely terrible. They look like they were bought by a Goth schoolgirl from the Hot Topic at the mall.

Personally, I was drawn in by her stoic stance artwork, but this is heading in a decent direction...the boot can be filed down, if need be.

Well i still like the game, despite its lack of ponies

 Black Nexus wrote:

thank god you were there to pass it or it might never had made it pass their initial goal! Thanks Scipio

Heh, I'm sure they'd make their money if they start another KS tomorrow. Doesn't mean it's a classy thing to do though

Seriously though, the more times any of these companies go to the well for money before finishing making good on their previous commitments, the more it'll erode the goodwill that people have for them. Does that point of view make sense?

GrimmKey wrote:
Personally, I was drawn in by her stoic stance artwork, but this is heading in a decent direction...the boot can be filed down, if need be.

Actually, it kinda can't (well, not without a lot of work): like other Mantic products, the disk at the base is integrated, so to grind down her heels, you would have to cut her free, then re-attach her.

Could it be done? Sure. But considering what it should be, why not get it right in the first place?