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2015/08/16 07:54:08
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - USAriadna 6th Airborne on Pg. 166!
Did we get any news about N3:HS? Will there be new sectorials for factions? or just USAriadna and the new CA one?
When is the next big CB news event? Isn't there a 3rd one coming up next now that we're done with GenCon & Interplanetario? Perhaps another BoW week?
How did they do with the initial sales on the USAriadna box? I know I wanted one, but in the end resisted the urge to start a third faction... I'd imagine it didn't sell crazily like Icestorm.
Icestorm came before a major edition drop and contained 2 of the most popular factions. USAriadna box is a one faction affair and there's not nearly as much buzz about N3:HS on the horizon.
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Is that a natural 21?
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2015/08/17 06:05:26
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
So yes, all we know is the sectorials and units from HS and Paradiso will be in HSN3, with the exceptions of MRRF and Shasvastii which are doing a swap in Acheron Falls with USAriadna and First Contact ONYX.
The lack of hype around HSN3 is odd, but maybe they're taking a more conservative approach considering the bad feeling not including that content in the N3 main book caused?
2015/08/17 07:19:37
Subject: Re:The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Yeah my money is on the Hypetrain still being fueled up ready for departure closer to the release.
As a fan of FFG's and X-Wing in particular, I am totally fine with a limited time hypetrain rather than waiting for your new toys you first heard about month and months ago.
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2015/08/17 12:28:35
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
I suspect an Infinity Week on BoW, probably at the end of September, when CB has a better idea about when they can release HSN3. Remember, CB just moved, and went all out to get to GenCon and to host Inter-Planetary. That is quite a bit for a small business.
2015/08/17 16:53:16
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Hmm...
They aren't even sure they will be putting out HSN3 by the end of the year. Last I heard from Carlos' seminar, was that they HOPED to have it out by the end of the year.
I'd not expect to see them hyping it before mid Fall some time, if not closer to Winter. Say... 3 months or so before release?
That gives them plenty of time to do pre-sales, and start putting out info in a controlled stream for the actual release.
I'm thinking that USAR sold well. Lots,and i mean Lots, of locals are picking up the box. And on FB groups, lots of people in the US are getting it.
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2015/08/17 17:09:19
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Kanluwen wrote: I just want my box to show up so I can start painting.
Ditto, ditto, ditto.
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2015/08/18 15:20:42
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
If you guys are quick enough and Miniature Market's servers don't crash, they've got the Gecko box for $27 and the Fusilier SWC box for $18 in their summer sale. There's also a few smatterings of blisters marked down to about $6 or so.
Well, I'm happy to pay that much for Geckos. I agree that they should cost that much to begin with. Also grabbed some Shasvastii and a Ragik, too. I would've liked to have seen more line infantry boxes, remotes, or TAGs though.
Kanluwen wrote: Hey, they've got them for the price Geckos SHOULD be!
Too bad the dual combi loadout is a useless tax on the only way to get a Mark 12 in Corregidor.
Heh, I'm sure some people will look at the same way at Tikbalang/Uhlan box. Although that should be easily split between general/SAA/NCA players. Depending on the N3 profiles.
I wonder how forward deploying TAG is going to work out. Sounds really cool, however should it have BTS 3, it might have trouble using the most of its deployment.
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2015/08/18 17:57:10
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Kanluwen wrote: Hey, they've got them for the price Geckos SHOULD be!
Too bad the dual combi loadout is a useless tax on the only way to get a Mark 12 in Corregidor.
Heh, I'm sure some people will look at the same way at Tikbalang/Uhlan box. Although that should be easily split between general/SAA/NCA players. Depending on the N3 profiles.
The Tikbalang/Uhlan box, as you mentioned, "should be easily split between general/SAA/NCA players"...the Geckos aren't really in the same boat.
I lucked out and found someone who wanted a pair of dual Combis and we each bought a box, then traded each other the variants we didn't want.
A NCA or SAA player, however, can use both by simply deciding to play Vanilla or adding a starter/proxying certain things(anyone who tells you they will not let you field Fusiliers as Regulars, for example, is a toolbag) they can play a different Sectorial.
2015/08/18 20:49:43
Subject: Re:The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Gamesquesters have an interview with Chris Birch at Modiphius talking a little about the Infinity RPG (amongst other things, KS Thunderbirds, Mutant Chronicles...). It's right at the start.
Episode 11
2015/08/18 21:12:37
Subject: Re:The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
The Infinite wrote: Gamesquesters have an interview with Chris Birch at Modiphius talking a little about the Infinity RPG (amongst other things, KS Thunderbirds, Mutant Chronicles...). It's right at the start.
Episode 11
Nice find - thanks for sharing!
2015/08/18 21:44:35
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
Can't speak for anyone else, but I'm already fairly irritated that the release schedule is being futzed with because they need to make bloody Kickstarter exclusive models for this dumb RPG.
2015/08/18 21:52:17
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!
I'm really curious about the RPG. I've never actually played a pen &paper RPG before, and I'm reaal interested to know how much it will integrate the regular tabletop rules. They said there was supposed to be cross compatibility between the RPG and the regular game, so I assume there will be some degree of overlap.
I suspect as well that the "exclusives" will be like the recent Joan figure in that they'll be exclusive "versions" of the figures with altered versions for mass retail. If that's the case, hopefully that means they'll be working on both types at the same time so that there won't be a huge delay between the between the release of the KS versions and the retail versions.
Even better would be if they made tge RPG figures Bootlegs and that they didn't affect the regular releases.
Kanluwen wrote: The issue there is that "Bootlegs" still affect the release schedules.
You'd think they wouldn't since Bootlegs were meant to be a separate line. What month will they be messing up?
In regards to the RPG miniatures?
Unknown. We have the Russian guy confirmed to be a Kickstarter exclusive, but the others are meant to be bootlegs associated with the RPG release from what has been said.
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2015/08/18 22:40:26
Subject: The NEW INFINITY News & Rumors Thread - Interplanetary Event Pics on Pg. 167!