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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





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Ok so me and a friend has just had a demo game of Dropzone Commander, and we both enjoyed it and think we will invest in the starter..

Now I know my friend wants scourge, and I'm really not interested in UCM (unless I can use them as a point filler for "allies" for Resistance) so just for the narrative I want to start off with the Resistance, now I know the starter is coming soon on the 30th but I was wondering how they play like? and will they be at the same power level as the other factions (as I have a accidental habit of taking the most uncompetitive armies from other games). If anyone know of their rules that is..

My second choice would be PHR after the Resistance project though and was wondering how they play as well, as from what the Event host told me is that due to their slowness, they seem to be more of a faction of precision than anything else..

Also will Resistance get anymore love to the same amount as the other factions?

Cheers to all comments

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Dankhold Troggoth






Shadeglass Maze

A lot of the local players are watching the Resistance reveals by Hawk Wargames. Tons of great pics on their facebook, and I think they're getting at least some sort of limited release at GenCon? Really looking forward to seeing them made, the concepts have looked great.
   
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





*bursts though room with axe* HEEEAAARRRS JHONNY!!!

Yeah I really like the idea of having helicopters in my games

Plus I kind of want to do The Terminator themes with both of my armies, Resistance Vs. Skynet..

Although they will be painted differently...

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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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Discriminating Deathmark Assassin




Roswell, GA

Just had a demo game myself the other day. I enjoyed it. The resistance look pretty interesting too.
   
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





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Gather up fellow Browncoa- ... whoops I mean "Resistance Members"

Now the question is... Loyalist or Feral?

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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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Sybarite Swinging an Agonizer




Charleston, SC

I am really excited about their play-style. It appears to be an interesting mix of leftover high-tech and improvised low-tech (out of which resistance forces can lean more towards one or the other). It should make for a ton of variability in army composition. For instance I imagine that picking Jackson APCs (in Lift-Hawks) with small infantry units will play very differently than packing a ton of infantry into battle-busses (in hovercraft).

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Regular Dakkanaut




Panama

I was thinking in UCM but I like the Resistance more. After I complete my Scourge army I will check this one.

Keep up the fight!  
   
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Huge Hierodule





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I guess I split x 2 starters w/ UR bubby (you each get map/rules/buildings) and he gets the scourge you get the UCM. Save them and buy the Resistance like you want. You can always trade/sell them off later.

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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





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 FeindusMaximus wrote:
I guess I split x 2 starters w/ UR bubby (you each get map/rules/buildings) and he gets the scourge you get the UCM. Save them and buy the Resistance like you want. You can always trade/sell them off later.


Well that is the plan.. plus I'm already selling a shed ton more stuff off form other games, so I should be getting some money to invest pretty soon

Night Lords (40k): 3500pts
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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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Regular Dakkanaut




Panama

https://scontent-b-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/10462898_677506899008281_1933419589980861085_n.jpg

Someone in facebook painted this and it looks cool.

Keep up the fight!  
   
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Huge Hierodule





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How about THESE?
http://www.brueckenkopf-online.com/?p=115657

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Longtime Dakkanaut



Scotland

I'm liking the look of the Resistance. I've also got everything for PHR and a growing UCM army, so it might be nice to do all the flavours of humanity.
   
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Regular Dakkanaut




Panama

Resistance will be in 2015 for me.

Keep up the fight!  
   
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Regular Dakkanaut






The Resistance looks interesting.

But I need to finish my Shaltari army (for the Gencon tournament soooooon!), then my UCM army and my growing Scourge force before I even think about getting another army.





No, really.
   
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Sybarite Swinging an Agonizer




Charleston, SC

While I love my UCM and Shaltari I can not wait to get my hand on a few of those to paint. Might even make a small force of them. I would feel a great deal of pleasure taking an M3 Alexander Command Tank to everyone's favorite cybernetic abandonists.

 
   
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





*bursts though room with axe* HEEEAAARRRS JHONNY!!!

I'm personally painting mine to look like an independent army from Firefly...

They can't take the sky from me..

Night Lords (40k): 3500pts
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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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 happygolucky wrote:
I'm personally painting mine to look like an independent army from Firefly...

They can't take the sky from me..


Personally when I do start them (maybe next year) they'll be painted in Brotherhood Of Nod colors to contrast to my GDI UCM....
   
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Charleston, SC

Painting up a Resistance force as browncoats? You have to post some of those pictures when you do that happygolucky. That idea is going to be hard not to steal. Now I keep looking at the Lifthawk dropships, thinking of them going up against the Scourge, and hearing "I'm a leaf on the wind".

 
   
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York, UK

The way Resi are looking at the moment, they'll probably be fast but fragile, favouring more of a hit-and-run approach than the outright aggression of the Scourge (who are also fast but squishy).

Apparently their infantry will be very good, representing the fact that they're veterans of a lifetime of guerilla war.
They also differ from the other factions in that they rely on land-based hovercraft rather than dropships to get their guys in (although they do have a dropship unit with the same capacity as the UCM Condor medium dropship)

It might also turn out that you have a sort of quantity/quality dichotomy, either running a force of dozens of lightly-armed technicals or just a few heavier tanks. Then again, with the way DZC is balanced a mix of the two is probably
the best option.

Of course, any real analysis of the Resistance playstyle will have to wait until we get our hands on them.

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Panama

 FeindusMaximus wrote:
I guess I split x 2 starters w/ UR bubby (you each get map/rules/buildings) and he gets the scourge you get the UCM. Save them and buy the Resistance like you want. You can always trade/sell them off later.


I already split starter with friend and I preferred the Scourge because of how cool the spider like walkers looks.

Keep up the fight!  
   
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Mutated Chosen Chaos Marine





*bursts though room with axe* HEEEAAARRRS JHONNY!!!

 ProfessionalAmateur wrote:
The way Resi are looking at the moment, they'll probably be fast but fragile, favouring more of a hit-and-run approach than the outright aggression of the Scourge (who are also fast but squishy).

Apparently their infantry will be very good, representing the fact that they're veterans of a lifetime of guerilla war.
They also differ from the other factions in that they rely on land-based hovercraft rather than dropships to get their guys in (although they do have a dropship unit with the same capacity as the UCM Condor medium dropship)

It might also turn out that you have a sort of quantity/quality dichotomy, either running a force of dozens of lightly-armed technicals or just a few heavier tanks. Then again, with the way DZC is balanced a mix of the two is probably
the best option.

Of course, any real analysis of the Resistance playstyle will have to wait until we get our hands on them.


For me I wonder what I can pack into those drills? I know technical's can be put in them, but I'm hoping to put some Jacksons into them for a reliable way of getting infantry into buildings..

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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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York, UK

 happygolucky wrote:


For me I wonder what I can pack into those drills? I know technical's can be put in them, but I'm hoping to put some Jacksons into them for a reliable way of getting infantry into buildings..


It's not out of the question; the way Dropzone is designed, vehicles of the same size usually take up the same transport space, and Jacksons are not much different to technicals in size terms.

EDIT: Also you might want to have a look at this video, goes into a lot of detail about the faction


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Thanks was waiting for that vid to come up

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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
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 ProfessionalAmateur wrote:
 happygolucky wrote:


For me I wonder what I can pack into those drills? I know technical's can be put in them, but I'm hoping to put some Jacksons into them for a reliable way of getting infantry into buildings..


It's not out of the question; the way Dropzone is designed, vehicles of the same size usually take up the same transport space, and Jacksons are not much different to technicals in size terms.

EDIT: Also you might want to have a look at this video, goes into a lot of detail about the faction




That video + part 1 are sooooo cool

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Charleston, SC

Both videos were really nice. A lot of great background information on the game and I love the look of the plastic starters. The breaching drill looks cool and should help even out the playing field since resistance do not have access to light dropships like the other factions. I like that the cyclone rotors are laser cut etched steel as well. I was initially worried about them being too fragile.


 
   
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Wallingford PA

If/When I make a Resistance army I'd probably try to make them look like Falling Skies characters and vehicles. But then any names for squads & characters would be from various sources.

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Charleston, SC

Pictures from Natfka of the Resistance Feral Warlords:

http://natfka.blogspot.com/2014/08/exclusive-images-feral-warlords-of.html

Warning. The pictures below came out big. They are a more palatable size on his website.

Spoiler:


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Nice

Skynet Resistance Vs. Mad Max Biker Warlords

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 Grey Templar wrote:

Orks don't hate, they just love. Love to fight everyone.


Whatever you use.. It's Cheesy, broken and OP  
   
Made in us
Sybarite Swinging an Agonizer




Charleston, SC

Natfka just posted the allied commander images.



I will also repost the feral commanders in a better size.



He also has posted the UCM, Scourge, PHR, and Shaltari commanders as well. I will throw them all in a spoiler for anyone who is interested. I made sure this time around to use the smaller images.

Spoiler:
UCM:



Scourge:



PHR:



Shaltari:



Edit:

Just saw some comparison pics between resistance and UCM vehicles and figured I would share them. They are from http://twtrb.blogspot.co.uk/ .











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Thanks for the scale pics. I love how UCM is all sleek and built for efficiency while the former EAA stuff reeks of decadence and 'bigger and proud of it'.

Sigh. Now I want two different armies of the Resistance. One that utilizes more of the military hardware since those tanks and cyclone copters give me a Neo-Soviet vibe for some reason (god how I wish the Epic Valhallans were not 6mm), and another Resistance that is just hordes of technicals out of Mad Max.
   
 
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