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 Black Nexus wrote:
anyone else think aegis defense post?

Unfortunately, that was my first thought as well.

 pretre wrote:

 Black Nexus wrote:
anyone else think aegis defense post?

Unfortunately, that was my first thought as well.

I don't think it's unfortunate.

Anything that Mantic makes that can also be used in 40K doubles it's usefullness and encourages additional sales to 40K crowd.

It also encourages people with 40K armies that want to try Warpath without buying a shiny new army first.

Deadzone got me to read Warpath 2.0.
Reading Warpath 2.0 had me repurposing some of my 40K collection to play it.
Playing Warpath 2.0 has me salivating at the idea of the Warpath Kickstarter later this year for plastic models.

 pretre wrote:

 Black Nexus wrote:
anyone else think aegis defense post?

Unfortunately, that was my first thought as well.

In what way is that anything like a ww2 quad battery aa gun and concrete walls, erm I mean an aegis defense line?

Oh wait it's a set of walls and turret yeah I can see why that would be considered a blatant rip off GW's IP as no other armed force has ever had or will ever use a bunker and turret.

I think it is unfortunate that a simple real world concept, as is an enclosed weapon turret, brings to some people in mind GW stuff, more free thinking would not be bad.

 adamsouza wrote:

 pretre wrote:

 Black Nexus wrote:
anyone else think aegis defense post?

Unfortunately, that was my first thought as well.

I don't think it's unfortunate.

Anything that Mantic makes that can also be used in 40K doubles it's usefullness and encourages additional sales to 40K crowd.

It also encourages people with 40K armies that want to try Warpath without buying a shiny new army first.

Deadzone got me to read Warpath 2.0.
Reading Warpath 2.0 had me repurposing some of my 40K collection to play it.
Playing Warpath 2.0 has me salivating at the idea of the Warpath Kickstarter later this year for plastic models.

Ronnie mentioned this in the video. Essentially saying what you just said and added once the intrest is there thegrest will follow.


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Yes it's great to have there own unique stuff as well, but if they design something that could be used in both systems then there will be more sales for Mantic

Just a quick update to give people a rough idea of "how much free stuff is there?"...

At the moment, Strike Team has $314 worth of stuff for $150, and Recon has $195 worth of stuff for $100.

So, we're at the 50% discount mark on this kickstarter already, which is pretty sweet!

And yes, Warpath 2.0 is an amazing set of rules, it has been throughly playtested with a large internet-based feedback process, so it's already "been through the mill" so to speak in terms of being thrown up on the internet, torn apart by the public, then reworked based on the feedback.

Definitely go download and read it if you haven't already. Full-colour 80-page .pdf book with all the rules, army lists and background right there.

Earth Dragon wrote:
I'm going the canon has in game use!!

I not sure how that sentence came out that way. I'm HOPING the canon has in game use.

I'm hoping cannon has two n's.

Earth Dragon wrote:
I'm going the canon has in game use!!

NO!!!!! There is no place for vehicles or asymetrical designs in the game! It must be terrain only or I will cancel the pledges of an entire orphanage worth of backers.... :-p

See how that sounds? :-p

The barricade thingy looks very useful. Double use as a generic Aegis is a nice plus for me. I just saw Tau using it on friday and it looked kinda strange. This one would have been better for example.

Has there been any talk of how everything will be sent out?

With the scientist level, which I'm assuming will be the board game edition, how will it be boxed? Flimsy Dwarf King's Hold style or chunky Fantasy Flight box style?

Which then leads in to the next question of how are the higher levels going to get packaged? In a big cardboard box with lots and lots and LOTS of various things stuffed inside?

I like me some boxes. Especially game boxes that all stack up nice and neat.

Probably the same type of packing as Dreadball, which is closer to FFG style than DKH

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:

Earth Dragon wrote:
I'm going the canon has in game use!!

NO!!!!! There is no place for vehicles or asymetrical designs in the game! It must be terrain only or I will cancel the pledges of an entire orphanage worth of backers.... :-p

See how that sounds? :-p

That was uncalled for as I was against tanks and "heavy" vehicles and never threatened to cancel my pledge over it. So I really don't care how it sounds

Didn't threaten to cancel your pledge? This is Dakka Dakka! You should be threatening to cancel your pledge every half hour!

Well if they'd just put wheels on the terrain sprues and completely change the game to be about futuristic gypsy battles, everyone would be happy.

Joyboozer wrote:
Well if they'd just put wheels on the terrain sprues and completely change the game to be about futuristic gypsy battles, everyone would be happy.

Wait... what kind of gypsies we talking about? The ones in Dracula or the ones in Snatch?

After doing a little math breaking down the success of the first 4 days, middle stretch, last week, and last day of the Dreadball KS, comparing that to how this one has done so far in those stretches, these are my new predictions of where this will end:

4100 backers

$1,148,000

I'll update it in a few days.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I'm hoping cannon has two n's.

The canon spelling of cannon has two n's.

 Azazelx wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I'm hoping cannon has two n's.

The canon spelling of cannon has two n's.

Technically speaking, the canon spelling of 'cannon' has three 'n's. Any less would be non-canonical.

Fighting with canons would be extremely interesting, although I don't believe Mantic has more than one. Now, pitting GW 2nd edition against 5th edition would be a very interesting battle of canons. But a rules set that allowed both to interact would be harder to find than the hero of canon, the man they call Jayne.

Sorry, I'm finished now. This kickstarter looks more and more awesome every day- I am seriously considering how I could divert the funds to pledge. What's the going rate on plasma these days?

Damn! I missed that final N.

If you're finding it hard to find the cash, you could always pledge low now and bump it in the post-KS pledge manager. Not ideal in some ways but it still gets you in, and gets the KS a few more shekels.

 Azazelx wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I'm hoping cannon has two n's.

The canon spelling of cannon has two n's.

Maybe they actually meant that they hoped that Mantic would have in-game rules for the background....where every other company pretty much doesn't.

Ok, ok. They meant cannon....

Canons are brutal weapons when in the right hands. Ask anyone who has had their knuckles smashed by a sister of battle.

Going back in the conversation a bit, I really do hope when the new factions they're hinting at come in that they'll also allow us to swap what's in the pledge. In my case that could mean a 2x-3x difference in pledge amounts.

It'd also give Mantic some good feedback on the stuff they have. In a comment section there's always going to be a lot of rage about anything even slightly off from personal expectations, so that's not very helpful. However, if they notice a lot of backers opting to skip one faction or another, it could inform them of things that might need to be tweaked prior to WarPath's KS. So while it does create more work for them to allow it, it also helps them in the long run on what they undoubtedly hope to be one of their flagship products. It's also a great deal more valid than comments since that is literally people putting their money where their mouth is, so it's not just the vocal minority having it's way.

Still waiting to see what comes down the pike before committing though.

New video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlpZ2zgIV4

Nice video and I like the plagued idea with the different tiers.

Saxon wrote:
New video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlpZ2zgIV4

Nice!

Earth Dragon wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:

Earth Dragon wrote:
I'm going the canon has in game use!!

NO!!!!! There is no place for vehicles or asymetrical designs in the game! It must be terrain only or I will cancel the pledges of an entire orphanage worth of backers.... :-p

See how that sounds? :-p

That was uncalled for as I was against tanks and "heavy" vehicles and never threatened to cancel my pledge over it. So I really don't care how it sounds

Just playing, man. :-) I don't have a stake in what does, or doesn't end up in the game... It just all looks awesome....

... well.... barring those Orx Commandos *urp*

New stretch goal.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/deadzone-the-sci-fi-miniatures-board-game/posts/479404
10 dollar jellyfish alien.

Color me unimpressed, but it's only 10k more and they can't all be too my liking. Also it's a nice indication that Mantic is really thinking out side the traditional Sci-fi wargames box for the Warpath universe.

This one does not think it is too far outside the new standards...

This one is also painting his forces in Mass Effect colour schemes and is so very happy to have Blasto join the crew.

So is there anyway to get the 'not-aegis' in Strike Zone?