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 Black Nexus wrote:
cut n thrust back in October sometime. A couple of the guys from mantic were down with a demo set and loads of the guys were interested and went and pledged on the kickstarter. I think the store is getting copies of the game in if you've not picked it up yet, should be a great community of people to play against. better than area 51 though i don't really know any other stores in the area...

Ahh. Used to go to C&T alot. It's gone now, so don't think they will be getting anything in!

UltraPrime wrote:

 Black Nexus wrote:
cut n thrust back in October sometime. A couple of the guys from mantic were down with a demo set and loads of the guys were interested and went and pledged on the kickstarter. I think the store is getting copies of the game in if you've not picked it up yet, should be a great community of people to play against. better than area 51 though i don't really know any other stores in the area...

Ahh. Used to go to C&T alot. It's gone now, so don't think they will be getting anything in!

Off topic, but I was under the impression Cut & Thrust were just closed down for a month while the upstairs of the building was converted into offices? I believe that's what their email circular said in any case.

Anyone else not get that email? I saw that people were getting emails with a link for their downloadable rulebook while at work and got all excited to get home and download it. No emails here though, nothing since the survey was sent out.

*Edit* Nevermind, found it!

 Sinphonite wrote:
Anyone else not get that email? I saw that people were getting emails with a link for their downloadable rulebook while at work and got all excited to get home and download it. No emails here though, nothing since the survey was sent out.

i got it

Hmm, i've not been over in a while to cut n thrust not since the demo anyway so who knows??

anyway I saw this over on Warseer...

In DreadBall News:

The Hub is live!
http://www.manticgames.com/DreadBall.html

And we're at some more events:

- 10th November - TableTop Nation, Essex (Big-ass Pre-Launch Party - let us know on Facebook if you're coming)

- 24th November – Eye of the Storm, Mansfield

- 24th November -Triple Helix Wargames

- 1st December – The Outpost, Sheffield

guess if you missed it at cut and thrust maybe you can get over to Triple Helix.

Also blog says DreadBall has now sold out of it's first print run and that they're taking pre-orders on the second. free wildcard too.

From todays news letter:

Mantic Needs You!

With the launch of the DreadBall just around the corner, we need your help to build a support network that'll help us grow and support the DreadBall community. Effectively we’re looking to set up a real-world DreadBall Governing Body!

Online

We've already built the DreadBall.com website and the new Forum and we want to turn this over and have it community run. We’re looking for people with fantastic organisation skills and hobbyists with technical abilities (coding, graphics etc.) who can keep the site buzzing with content whilst keeping it up to date with the latest events and offer support to gaming groups.

Mantic will of course support it with all the latest news, info and gossip (and pay the server costs too!)

Organised Play

But that’s not all - The game has been designed for league and tournament play and we need help taking it across the world. Any passionate individuals that can work with the community to set-up tournaments and events, and volunteers who can work with clubs to develop leagues and demo the game to the public.

Email chris.palmer@manticgames.com with what skills you feel you can offer and any experience you’ve had and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

So, the more players we can get, the more opponents you’ll have to play against. Don't wait - get in the game!

We look forwards to hearing from you!

Warehouse Closing Monday!

Our warehouse is closing on Monday 12th as our entire staff are building up copies of DreadBall.

This means that come Monday we will not be able to ship out any mail orders until the week commencing 26th November, making this your final chance to get anything before the end of November!

Interesting...

If anything I would like to see a 'meet up' for dreadball place for people looking for games.

You can have a look/register yourself on the Mantic forum

the dedicated dreadball section is now live with a thread for figuring out where other players are

http://forum.manticblog.com/forumdisplay.php?43-DreadBall-Communications-Network

Buzzcut:

WOW!

He looks great!

Wish I would have had the money to go all in on this when it was a Kickstarter...

 scarletsquig wrote:
Buzzcut:

That is an orc on a mission. That mission is to hurt you! Really like the face on this guy Cartoony, but given the nature of the game still great!

Awesome. Why can't the warpath sculpts look anywhere close to this? This orx and the proportions are so much better than the warpath minis.

Isn't Buzzcut supposed to be human, but with insane increase in size...more like an ogre than an orx? Also, I love the model. He's awesome. Not 100% on Wildcard, not bad, not great, just that I was hoping for identical to the concept art (pose and everything). I realize she should be in an action pose, but I think she looked awesome standing there, with a 'take no gak' attitude. However, there will probably be offers up for my Zee models when they get in-I don't want my Zee's, or the MVP, unless the sculpts are way more awesome than the concept picture. They were really the only team I had no interest in. Everything else so far makes me swoon (or would, if I knew how to).

I love the Buzzcut mini, but I wonder why his shirt is made from chewing gum.

It's one of my favorites so far, behind only John Doe and the Delvers.

And the full update


Update #94 · Nov. 09, 2012

We’re expecting the final components for the game in on Monday and then we begin the manic task of building thousands of copies of DreadBall.


These are filled with DreadBall boxes. Thousands of them.

In the next two weeks we will build all the stock and then we will starter dispatching it.

Backer Support

We’ve pushed really hard to get as much of your reward into the first shipment as possible. As we send the Kickstarters we’ve managed to get both:

- Premium Co-prosperity Park Stadium
- Quadrant Zero Arena Gaming pitch
- Acrylic counters
- Strike Zone Upgrade Packs.

We’ve also locked Ronnie in a room with over 2500 pieces of cover art to sign and a further 2500 tickets as well, exclusive to backers.



But that’s not all – we’ve spoken to our manufacturing partners and we’ve secured the second batch of MVPs early. This means you’ll actually receive the first eight MVPs in your December shipment:

- Lucky Logan
- Slippery Joe
- The Enforcer
- Reek Rolat
- Number 88
- John Doe
- Wildcard

The first four MVPs will ship to retailers in late December and the second batch will go on general sale in January.

see above for the buzzcut picture

Buzzcut isn’t ready just yet but looks absolutely stunning. He'll be shipping a little later.

But we want to be totally honest, although your copy will be in the post positively bursting with miniatures goodness and the next three months releases, there is a (small) chance that distributors will ship quickly and you may see the game hit the shelves of some retailers. However, yours will be packed full of exclusive goodies and early rewards as we strive to make this first parcel the most exciting thing you’ll have ever had – well, until the next one arrives!

Access to everything!

Thanks to your backing and support DreadBall is receiving a big reception out in the stores and there are a couple of really great shows coming up as well – we’re over in TableTop Nation this Saturday in fact if you want to try out the game – where we’ll have some goodies with us and lots of demoes.

For the record, over the coming months we might a few conversions or new product that we did not think of back in the Kickstarter, and anything we bring to these shows will be available to you guys as well and at your special Kickstarter rates, so simply message us if there’s anything that takes your fancy and we’ll include it in the next delivery.

Not long to go until you get your box of DreadBall – thanks for being patient and for your backing.



It's good to see Ronnie will be really signing the prints and tickets (what a task!) which is a step up from the stamp signature Zombicide went with

Also good to see huge piles of boxes

here's hoping the rest of the bits arrive on time!

I will absolutely give Mantic credit for taking their Kickstarters and fulfilling their pledges very seriously. Their last update before this one informed people that they're closing down the warehouse for mail order for 2 full weeks. Not sure if that also includes to retailers as well, hopefully they can still keep retailers supplied.

"Oh god what did I agree to do"

The look in his face is so expressive.

I will have to agree from all the kickstarters I have participated so far, Mantic did the best.

Heh, Ronnie tends to show a bit of a thousand-yard stare at times, I've noticed before

@Scipio I believe a lot of retailers actually get mantic stuff via distributors - which *should* have a week or two of spare stock, generally speaking. Also, there was plenty of pre-warning, so chances are everyone has properly stocked up!

Love the Buzzcut mini... can't wait!

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Isn't Buzzcut supposed to be human, but with insane increase in size...more like an ogre than an orx?

Nah, Buzz is, and has always been an Orx. Albiet one that eats his "greens."

 Vain wrote:

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Isn't Buzzcut supposed to be human, but with insane increase in size...more like an ogre than an orx?

Nah, Buzz is, and has always been an Orx. Albiet one that eats his "greens."

I asked about his race at the Mantic open day and was told he was equivalent to an Ogre.

Doesn't really matter in the end. Paint his skin green, brown, tan or pink.

Buzzsaw is a very nice looking minature and so far from what we have been shown the sculpts are all on the plus side. Even Wildcard is looking good, the original green was shabby but this painted example and what I took to be the model itself on the table in front of Ronnie in the unboxing video, looks almost like a balletic discus thrower.

Talking of the video, I was really pleased to get sight of the clear hex bases and even more chuffed to see that is was really easy to put a model in and out of the it.

With the quick revision of the Rulebook download, quick responses to queries, Mantic are showing some companies what customer service should be.

Ronnie, Chris and the Mantic crew have always been great! Can't wait for the kickstarter stuff - Have way too much coming, but the kids and I are uber-excited!

Feast you eyes on the results of some of the last two days 'boxing' of the game in the mantic warehouse

500 down, another 2,000 to go!

Not strictly news, but I thought this may interest some of you. Paw2013 is a wargames convention located in the heart of Plymouth, UK, Feb 2nd & 3rd. They are planning on running some Dreadball demos and even a small league game. Heres the quote from their main site:

The club is now backer 1800 of Dreadball on Kickstarter! We have pledged $290 for the Cheerleader bundle. So we will demoing Dreadball at PAW 2013 and if there is sufficient interest we will be running a mini League over the weekend.

Paw2013 main site: http://www.paw2013.co.uk/

Me and my little bro are both coming to this event, hopefully we'll see some of you there.

Awesome. Why can't the warpath sculpts look anywhere close to this? This orx and the proportions are so much better than the warpath minis.

because of the compromise you have to make for multi-part wargames miniatures. these are two-piece boardgames minis afterall... you'd get something similar to these if you took skirmish models and put them in squads, but hobbyists want to convert and weapon swap and all that, so you lose some poseability and some of the art in putting in a degree of engineering so they fit etc.

that and it's a new sculpt and the Marauders are based ont he Orc models, that's also the problem...

 Black Nexus wrote:

Awesome. Why can't the warpath sculpts look anywhere close to this? This orx and the proportions are so much better than the warpath minis.

because of the compromise you have to make for multi-part wargames miniatures. these are two-piece boardgames minis afterall... you'd get something similar to these if you took skirmish models and put them in squads, but hobbyists want to convert and weapon swap and all that, so you lose some poseability and some of the art in putting in a degree of engineering so they fit etc.

that and it's a new sculpt and the Marauders are based on the Orc models, that's also the problem...

Nothing you say explains why a multi-part model has drastically different scale limbs and hands, totally different facial features and requires 'torn leather dumpster pants and bare feet' opposed to space armor and boots.

We are not talking about limitations from molding, we are talking about why they have tiny t-rex hands, hobo-pants and no shoes in one line but look amazing in dreadball. They are supposedly the same scale? If this is mantic's 'hero' scale, then they should change everything they make to this scale as the hero-proportioned sculpts look great compared to their multipart alternatives.

actually...

it's a new sculpt and the Marauders are based on the Orc models, that's also the problem...

that covers it.

the maruaders in warpath are based on the fantasy models which have normally proportioned features compared to their Ork counterparts (IMHO) where it's ok not to have shoes, done on different concept art. difference is mike and roberto directed the dreadball look, and Remy sculpted it. that's why it looks so much better... because it's a dedicated sci-fi model has opposed to a rehash of a fantasy sprue. Same with the ff... hopefully future wp marauders follow this look (the warlord did) and they ditch the plastic troopers. or do the rippers or the one's with guns as cool models.

also looks like the crazy christmas box is back...

http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Special-Offers/Product/Mantic-Christmas-Crazy-Box.html

70% off rrp...