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Ehhhhhh. I enjoy the setting and some of the simply bat...grak..feth...whatever vulgarity substitute would be appropriate around here... shenanigans that you can dream up.

The failings of the game system don't entirely eclipse that for me, and even if I do move a good chunk of those, there are a good dozen or so I'll probably never get rid of, due to sentimental value (gifts, associations with characters I enjoyed playing, etc).

I've always kind of wanted to port the setting over to a system that I enjoyed more mechanically, but I think that'll remain a pipe dream for the foreseeable future.

 Forar wrote:
Yeah, those forums are in need of a moderator with hip waders and pruning sheers. .

Sometimes when a Dakka Mod can no long police the streets of his forum he chooses to go out into the wilderness to bring law to the lawless. This is known as the The Long Walk.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:





Sometimes when a Dakka Mod can no long police the streets of his forum he chooses to go out into the wilderness to bring law to the lawless. This is known as the The Long Walk.

So they just hang out in off topic? That would explain Frazzled...

I still get the newsletter, but it reads the same every week.

We are working really on hard on some stuff that will blow you away when you see it.

So and so isn't feeling great, but we are working through it.

I haven't had as much time on (insert product that should have been shipped weeks ago), but I'm going to buckle down this week to get it done! (rinse and repeat for about two-four months).

Thank you to our fans, you are the greatest. Please tell your friends.



Nothing terrible, but there is a sense that the promise always outweighs the accomplishments. But then I think Rifts peaked with Book 6's cover of an "Anti-Monster" by Brom. Re-reading the core Robotech books (the old ones) reminds me that the books were mostly rules and tables. Not much flavor. I seem to recall the Rifts ones being better for texture and background.

Still, I loved Robotech, so I am down for this. I hope we reach 950k to get some free Super(s).

The trick to harassing the spammers, is just go in and give them crap about posting so much then put this behind it ~

I've been busting Robotek19's balls for days.

Bad_Syntax too.... the little quitter/rejoiner

You just have to figure out how to be an ass and then use an ascii emote to throw them off your scent.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
New update, decals unlocked.

Also new force charts with 2 semi-new units.

The AVAC VEF Valkyrie will get a Super variant.
The Officer Battle Pod will get the rocket sled.

No sign of terrain, conventional vehicles or a mini SDF-1


Oh well...

Now I need to see if anyone makes autobot and decepticon decals

SDF-1 as a 1 Milllion Dollar stretch goal?

My only fear now is playing the game once and never finding opponents ever again.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:


Now I need to see if anyone makes autobot and decepticon decals

You're welcome.

My only fear now is playing the game once and never finding opponents ever again.

This! This is my biggest concern with this game. I guess we are going to have to wait and see, but I just don't see it having the staying power or interest pull to become a staple at many game stores. Hell, I barely have any hope of ever even finding an opponent at all.

Swabby wrote:

This! This is my biggest concern with this game. I guess we are going to have to wait and see, but I just don't see it having the staying power or interest pull to become a staple at many game stores. Hell, I barely have any hope of ever even finding an opponent at all.

Thirded - that's the biggest concern that's preventing me from picking up a Battle Cry package. My friends have horrible gamer ADD, so basically I'd be buying the box for display pieces.

Really sexy display pieces, but display pieces all the same.

Swabby wrote:

My only fear now is playing the game once and never finding opponents ever again.

This! This is my biggest concern with this game. I guess we are going to have to wait and see, but I just don't see it having the staying power or interest pull to become a staple at many game stores. Hell, I barely have any hope of ever even finding an opponent at all.

Same here which is why I tried to get an early start and brought some robotech stuff with me to the local store during my last trip to see if there was existing interest and to drum up some more. From the sound of it (insert disclaimer about rules and squadrons being preliminary here), the battlecry freebie pledge will give you more than enough to play both sides of the skirmish scale version of the game with lots of variety in models and even a standard sized wargame one as well for both sides.

IceRaptor wrote:
Thirded - that's the biggest concern that's preventing me from picking up a Battle Cry package. My friends have horrible gamer ADD, so basically I'd be buying the box for display pieces.

Really sexy display pieces, but display pieces all the same.

There's always ebay. As it stands right now, the figs average out in the battlecry pledge to less than $1.80 each (counting the veritech models separately of course). Even if you sold off unwanted stuff at $2, you'd be giving buyers a substantial savings on the non-core box figs and be likely to sell them really quickly at no loss. If anything, see if you can find one friend to split the pledge as you do end up with enough for two medium sized wargame armies for $140. I'm there with you in looking for players. I can only afford to sport one anime robot game that I can't find local players and that slot is already taken.

 Forar wrote:
Maybe they just don't want to make a unique mold for a single slightly larger than normal (at this scale) Zentraedi infantry figure? All of the other LE figures have been large models (2 Veritechs, an Officer's Pod and a FPA), but unless they did a whole slew of them (Khyron/Azonia/Miriya/Breetai/etc), perhaps it's just not worth the molding costs? Hell, the infantry box has 12 figures, perhaps it's just not economical.

Good point but if they're willing to do some resin like with the objectives then a one-off mold for Breetai, Exodore or whomever would be easy.

Maybe I should write chapterhouse about my idea for a one-eyed alien commander in a great coat.

950k 1 free Super Valkyrie in fighter, guardian and battloid to Battlecry and above.

 warboss wrote:
I can only afford to sport one anime robot game that I can't find local players and that slot is already taken.

Hey, there's always room for marginal games with no players, right? Right?

Aw man :(

I really don't understand the process in which some games become game-store standards and others don't. Flames of War is omnipresent but I've never actually seen anyone playing it... Uncharted Seas had a very brief appearance but disappeared eventually. Infinity is great, but struggling... but 40k night? More players than tables. Oh well, at least I can look forward to the annual Robotech tournament.

Stealth Ninja update. VF-1R heads for all Valkyries.

I'm lucky in that I have 4-5 friends all interested, so as long as I'm willing to haul my collection around, I should be able to find an opponent now and then.

Between 3 of us we're getting a Reckless and ~$300 in add ons (what can I say, Mac II's and FPA are popular with my people...), so if the right people are present we should be able to field literally 150-200+ figures on a board at once should we so desire.

As someone who's only miniatures experience is with 28mm skirmish games of Malifaux over the last year and a half, this is both intriguing and terrifying.

Is there going to be an annual robotech tournament? I would be amazed.

It's not too bad. The worst thing (assuming you care about it) is getting them painted. I'm a bit thankful in that sense that I'm in at battlecry + add ons as it limits the figs I'll need to paint (although I'm keeping both sides so I'll have to do two armies).

Now that the 1R head is on the sprue, and the +1 Super to BC is coming....

I might have to reconsider going to Reckless as it would replace a couple of the add-ons I wanted.

Have to crunch numbers of my wants over the weekend.

 TalonZahn wrote:
Now that the 1R head is on the sprue, and the +1 Super to BC is coming....

I might have to reconsider going to Reckless as it would replace a couple of the add-ons I wanted.

Have to crunch numbers of my wants over the weekend.

Showdown is quite nice as well. Except for the super valkyries, you end up with legal squads of every mech included at that level. Just add a three pack of FPA and a super valk 2 pack and you're good (except for the unlocks in the last two days of course but reckless doesn't help you with those either).

 IceRaptor wrote:

 warboss wrote:
I can only afford to sport one anime robot game that I can't find local players and that slot is already taken.

Hey, there's always room for marginal games with no players, right? Right?

Aw man :(

This amuses me to no end

Excellent, I get a Super Valkery in about 75K time!

Anyone know if ND posted a comment about future backer goals in the hideous mess of a comments section?

No more backer goals they said :(

 warboss wrote:
Showdown is quite nice as well. Except for the super valkyries, you end up with legal squads of every mech included at that level. Just add a three pack of FPA and a super valk 2 pack and you're good (except for the unlocks in the last two days of course but reckless doesn't help you with those either).

Yea, I'm at Showdown + whatever already.

I must have all the toys, so I will get each add-on in the amount to create 1 "legal" unit at least.

However, Reckless is now calling my name and I'm not sure I can resist the call.

People plan on playing the game? And here I thought this was just a Tau conversion pack.

I was a fan of the show but I have never played the RPG, nor have I read all the tech stuff. So what is so special about the VF-1R heads?

Wikipedia tells me it has laser's on it's head.

As did most of the other variants apparently. But its free stuff!

People get a little weird about the specific variants... and the primary difference between them (aside from one that's a 2-seater, and another that has ECM tech) are the number of lasers on the head. To the best of my recollection, that's about it.

It's kind of a ranking thing, more lasers is generally better, even though they're at best a tool and weapon of last resort compared to the primary gear (GU-11 gunpod and missiles).

It's going to be interesting to see where this winds up. If you look at the pledges per day over the last few days it's started into an exponential growth phase. It's actually very similar to the numbers seen with Zombicide and Sedition Wars, and if it follows those trends the next few days should be approaching and surpassing $100,000 a day.

It probably depends on how much more they add onto the base Battle Cry pledge. Personally I'm teetering on upping to showdown. A few more freebies and my will is sapped.

TalonZahn wrote:
Yea, I'm at Showdown + whatever already.

I must have all the toys, so I will get each add-on in the amount to create 1 "legal" unit at least.

However, Reckless is now calling my name and I'm not sure I can resist the call.

No complaints here. It's technically in *my* best interest if *you* go reckless.

Nicorex wrote:I was a fan of the show but I have never played the RPG, nor have I read all the tech stuff. So what is so special about the VF-1R heads?

It's got laser and an autocannon and some sort of autotargetting to use them. In the rpg, it's also got some better bonuses/stats and more MDC/hull. It's supposed to be basically the veritech version of the "super tomcat" or "super hornet".

http://damommasboyz.com/sodapop/mechahot/stretch-875-armoredvalkyries-upgrade.jpg