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I am not a backer yet, but if there is some sort of Deadzone crossover I will jump in with a bit of cash. Stat cards for a Convict faction would see me jump in, penal colony deadzone would be great. Other teams such as the bots seem easy to make crossovers for. (For Feth's sake, just read some of the updates, so probably no Deadzone cards for DBX models? Seems like a good way to miss out on money).
Slightly off topic but I have limited experience of Dreadball but one issue I did have is the clear hex bases and their attachment to the sprue. It is a very solid plastic and as a result I could never get it smooth once removing them, that irked me a lot. Is it just my knife is not sharp enough or is their a tip to get them smoothly removed?
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Is she supposed to be an MvP or do we get some kind of plutonius VII Power Lifters team? If I stay in for the game itself (wondering if I'll ever even play it, how little I play other games) then rampage is looking pretty good. Even if we only see season six, two add-on teams and the robots/plague defaulted in makes it pretty attractive. If I dropped out to get just goodies I would want the free agents, plague, and probably robots anyway... and now there's a fair amount of all of that included.
Tied to dates? What? Can I have some of that angry stuff you're smoking?
Sems much more likely that they've decided to change their stretch goal size strategy because they found out the impetus wasn't carrying the large gap anymore, and are using the existing Dreadball stuff to carry them over the $350k line before adjusting, rather than having to change the already announced goal. My guess is that they're chopping the team boosters into smaller chunks of stretch funds to keep things rolling.
I think Alex meant that they planned to have A stretch goal open on B day, and X stretch goal opened on Z Day, and so on.
I also think you're correct going forward. And things like "short stories/fluff/background" should probably be included in the rulebooks where they might actually be read, rather than in a small separate booklet that most of us will pretty much put/throw away.
I also think you're correct going forward. And things like "short stories/fluff/background" should probably be included in the rulebooks where they might actually be read, rather than in a small separate Electronic booklet that most of us will pretty much put/throw away.
I doubt I would even download it let alone actually read it. I'm not very interested in it, and the fact it is electronic greatly lessens my desire to read it.
But that is just me because I am an old set in my ways dead tree reading type of guy.
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Compel wrote: Awesome. That's pretty much exactly what I've been hoping for. That move might very well have locked me into Rampage 100%
Thats exactly what I thought when I saw this update.
Ironically, it makes my decision to stick with Rage or nothing that much easier. It's the only level where you can still spend your freebie team where you want it, instead of being told you will be getting Plague, Junk Robots and Dwarves.
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I also think you're correct going forward. And things like "short stories/fluff/background" should probably be included in the rulebooks where they might actually be read, rather than in a small separate Electronic booklet that most of us will pretty much put/throw away.
I doubt I would even download it let alone actually read it. I'm not very interested in it, and the fact it is electronic greatly lessens my desire to read it.
But that is just me because I am an old set in my ways dead tree reading type of guy.
I have to agree with you on that CptJake. That said it lessens the production cost a lot, to the point where it is a strategy that GW use with what they consider "smaller interest" codexes etc. Except they still demand a hefty price for such a product.
I also think you're correct going forward. And things like "short stories/fluff/background" should probably be included in the rulebooks where they might actually be read, rather than in a small separate Electronic booklet that most of us will pretty much put/throw away.
I doubt I would even download it let alone actually read it. I'm not very interested in it, and the fact it is electronic greatly lessens my desire to read it.
But that is just me because I am an old set in my ways dead tree reading type of guy.
Actually, I'm somewhat with you. I'm getting a tablet soon, but that'll be for PDF'ed rulebooks and such (to protect my nice hardcovers and such). I'm sure I'll read the fluff included in rulebooks, some magazines, and maybe some HH novels, etc. But I can't see myself making the effort to download a DBX fluff e-booklet and read it on the device. Ironically, I'm much more likely to download and read the fanmade DBX stuff in Ironwatch since it'll be part of a magazine rather than a fluff booklet thing.
I was seriously considering dropping Rampage and just picking up a few odds and ends for Deadzone before this last update. Now that it looks like we'll be getting at least 6 (mini) teams I'll be staying on. All value is subjective - (I personally value the bundled Asterian team at $0, as that's what I'd pay for them individually) - and we're not yet to the point where it's worth it to me, but it does look like we'll get there.
I didn't need BOTB for Mars Attacks and I don't need Frenzy for this one, but for those who do, more power to you. When they introduce a Frenzy level pledge on a Deadzone 2 KS, I'll be all over it.
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Azazelx wrote: Actually, I'm somewhat with you. I'm getting a tablet soon, but that'll be for PDF'ed rulebooks and such (to protect my nice hardcovers and such). I'm sure I'll read the fluff included in rulebooks, some magazines, and maybe some HH novels, etc. But I can't see myself making the effort to download a DBX fluff e-booklet and read it on the device. Ironically, I'm much more likely to download and read the fanmade DBX stuff in Ironwatch since it'll be part of a magazine rather than a fluff booklet thing.
Once you go pdf, you don't go back. Now I just need to kick the hardcover habit... but they look so nice and pristine on that shelf.
I know that feeling I have a shelf full of rulebooks that never get opened because I have them on pdf on my tablet but for some reason I have to get the printed version just to have it on the shelf.
Unless you like to be able to reference rules quickly during a game.
I may be missing sarcasm (wrong smiley in that case!!) but a bookmarked pdf - or depending on game, bunch of pdfs - is so much quicker than hard copy even on my antiquated first gen ipad. Which was a gift! I didn't give apple money, never have never will I swear!
Azazelx wrote: Yeah. I love me a pristine hardcover. Given that PDFs are often "free", I don't mind buying the hardcovers regardless.
*fist bump*
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Bookmarked PDF does seem pretty rapid fire. Also can have all your stuff readily available in one place. Just as long as I'm not trying to use it quickly on a phone.
I think I've got KS burnout. I'm interested in dbx, at the same time I could just forget about it entirely and not care. Most of it will exist at retail and it'll give me something to do, look out for sales.
We'll see. And if I drop my first slot rampage I'll let someone know first
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Try to get a game in somewhere first since iirc you haven't played it yet? It's *really* good, and I never played tabletop blood bowl (did play PC game... and watch the polaris tournaments). Did you end up watchign all the dreadball academies? If nothing else, using the KS to get discounted base game would be a good idea if you like the game.
But yeah, cherry picking individual things at retail probably won't cost much more especially if you wait for discounts.
Yeah, I think it's mostly that I have so much deadzone, and other things coming in like bones II, mars attacks, and my own pre-kickstarter collection of death. And this'll be ending before I'm fully back to work full time too, but mostly it's zomg too many little plastic people around. Not *technically* having to paint the first two teams IS tempting. We'll see. I'll make a more informed decision when this ends, I doubt I come away with a nil pledge though
DB academy is really nice, makes the game look to have a lot of potential.
I think I've got KS burnout. I'm interested in dbx, at the same time I could just forget about it entirely and not care. Most of it will exist at retail and it'll give me something to do, look out for sales.
That's actually a really good description of how I'm feeling about the whole thing. (And not just this campaign). I'd really rather let a whole lot of these things come home at this point before pouring more money into them.
Yeah. I'd feel better about dumping more (potentially obscene amounts) money into the eventual warpath kickstarter if that was the only thing I'd have to wait for, and if I hadn't spent a bunch right before it. We'll see though, I do tend to like the fluff books and I wouldn't mind reading through the digital rulebooks and stuff. And a few models are just too damn cool to pass up cold, but it might be worth doing so to be able to not having to watch this kickstarter and get updates for months.
GrimDork wrote: Yeah. I'd feel better about dumping more (potentially obscene amounts) money into the eventual warpath kickstarter if that was the only thing I'd have to wait for, and if I hadn't spent a bunch right before it. We'll see though, I do tend to like the fluff books and I wouldn't mind reading through the digital rulebooks and stuff. And a few models are just too damn cool to pass up cold, but it might be worth doing so to be able to not having to watch this kickstarter and get updates for months.
One other thing that's making me hesitate was literally getting the last of my initial DB pledge items in my hands 2 days ago. Over a year since I got my first stuff from the very same KS. Now while it's not like I've painted everything (anything) and been on the edge of my seat for the last pieces (or even played a single game yet), it did make me think to myself "what the feth am I doing with this stuff? And do I really need to buy a ton more right now?"
I have picked up my painting a hell of a lot this year, but DB hasn't been in the running as it's been a mix of fantasy stuff, oddbods like zombies and apes - and scenery pieces. I'f I'd been playing DB regularly, I'd be all over this like a bad rash, but, well, I haven't - so it might be time to re-examine this one.
If I stay in for the game itself (wondering if I'll ever even play it, how little I play other games) then rampage is looking pretty good. Even if we only see season six, two add-on teams and the robots/plague defaulted in makes it pretty attractive. If I dropped out to get just goodies I would want the free agents, plague, and probably robots anyway... and now there's a fair amount of all of that included.
