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Did anyone receive a confirmation after e-mailing about the 3 extra miniatures?

Nope. This seems stiil quite ill-planned to me.

Same, nothing on my end either. I think they're just looking to have a list they can check names against? Who knows.

IF this one is done well, that it has the potential to be a real dominant player in this niche part of our niche hobby, easily eclipsing similar offerings like Godslayer, Legends of Fabled Realms, Mantic's Skirmish offering, etc.

BUT, what are the odds that it IS done well, and that the material chosen for the miniatures meets expectations, and so on?

Nostalgia definitely has me rooting for them though!

 Duncan_Idaho wrote:
Nope. This seems stiil quite ill-planned to me.

Whaaaaat? A bunch of guys with no experience going all in on 160+ unique, multipart sculpts they have to digitally translate from metal casts and then will need to correct to account for PVC shrinkage? Using God knows what factory?

What could possibly go wrong!

The question is... will it turn out better or worse than Robotech...

 Duncan_Idaho wrote:
The question is... will it turn out better or worse than Robotech...

Well if it completes shipping then it will be better. But since 95% of the work is done already .

There's always that possibility, I suppose...

[shudder]

http://www.sans-detour.com/public/Aarklash%20Post/Aarklash%20Post%20%236%20BOUNTY%20HUNTER%20EN.pdf

Their newest post details a social media rewards program and hints at the potential price of the KS pledge.

We are looking at a little over $400 USD

Over $400? That would be a big nope from me.

Nope here too. You can spend $400 on the ones you want and a system that has survived. $400 is crazy talk.

That's probably MSRP.

I don't see how this is possible, even at $400. Still looking at just under $2 per mini without counting stretch goals (which they said would be included) and the other items in the base pledge. Something that looks like Bones is not what anyone wants for Confrontation minis, in order to achieve the quality Rackham had you need to spend more than that to produce the minis and make a profit.

woah... $400 is a hard no for me. even for 200 minis...

£300+ is my gaming budget for 4 months XD

now would I blow one months budget on a single faction at more $$ per mini. Probably.

I wouldn't sweat about $2 a quality mini. It's more than doable with the tech available. Some companies would simply have you not believe it

Yikes!

Join my voice to the chorus of "No way" if that's the price here - for PVC no less!

Yeah, really glad they took the decision out of my hands with a single mega pledge and PVC.

gonna do it. I like PVC so its a go. 178 models plus the rules to play? thats a hit all at once, but you could easily spend the same amount for 1 army in warmachine, hordes, 40k or AoS

Now back to hoping that there is a 'rules only' pledge, and that more old metals show up on eBay.

When I started on Conf early last year I hit up the trading forums asking for rules and figs and ended up with pristine copies of 3rd ed rules and Dogs of War pretty damn cheap, and also about 25 Wolfen models through different people for quote cheap too. I assumed the game was so long gone many people just didn't bother listing the minis on ebay, btu when I asked they came out o the woodwork.

Anyhoo, the last email from SD invited people to talking about Confrontation on social media and offered credit on Cadwallon for those who did. That struck me as a fairly smart and low cost way to generate screen time, and gave something back to the fans.

Woah.... the "payment" they offer for doing what is actually their job is quite bad... I would not even turn on my computer for the payment they offer for translation. Keep in mind that the miniatures cost them way less than you have to pay credits for....

Next, they'll expect gamers to *pay* SD to do this work!

Oh man, have to say that new Facebook trailer has me mighty tempted even at this crazy price. Showing the old metal minis is super misleading though, I think I'd need to see at least a few samples of the new stuff before I put down what they are asking for this. I'll probably lock in the early bird pledge if possible then have 30 days to decide whether to back out, based on what more they tell us....

 thekingofkings wrote:
gonna do it. I like PVC so its a go. 178 models plus the rules to play? thats a hit all at once, but you could easily spend the same amount for 1 army in warmachine, hordes, 40k or AoS

I right there with ya on all points except for it being kickstarter. It's not the money, I'll spend that on an army and be quite happy especially with how many figures you're getting. But I have a rule: don't give a KS any money that you can't afford to never see a return on. I'd toss $100 at a KS that may or may never deliver, but $400 is just too much for a maybe. I think I'll toss in a dollar and wait for it to deliver then buy what I want off ebay.

Worse case scenario, I already have 5 factions worth of armies from metals and PPP, but nobody willing to play them (most of my firends still seethe at the word Rackham and refuse to play, even if all armies are provided). Maybe this will generate enough interest to get them to give it another shot

I'd like to take this chance to say that anyone around DC in the USA should message me if they would like to play Confrontation with our group. We have a group that plays almost weekly.

HaleysRedComet wrote:
I'd like to take this chance to say that anyone around DC in the USA should message me if they would like to play Confrontation with our group. We have a group that plays almost weekly.

Nice. When the KS kicks off I'm going to see if I can drum some interest here.

 Kalamadea wrote:

 thekingofkings wrote:
gonna do it. I like PVC so its a go. 178 models plus the rules to play? thats a hit all at once, but you could easily spend the same amount for 1 army in warmachine, hordes, 40k or AoS

I right there with ya on all points except for it being kickstarter. It's not the money, I'll spend that on an army and be quite happy especially with how many figures you're getting. But I have a rule: don't give a KS any money that you can't afford to never see a return on. I'd toss $100 at a KS that may or may never deliver, but $400 is just too much for a maybe. I think I'll toss in a dollar and wait for it to deliver then buy what I want off ebay.

Worse case scenario, I already have 5 factions worth of armies from metals and PPP, but nobody willing to play them (most of my firends still seethe at the word Rackham and refuse to play, even if all armies are provided). Maybe this will generate enough interest to get them to give it another shot

We play a lot, but have a lot of holes in our lineup (especially rams and lions for PPP) so its still good risk for us.

...but definitely a 'risk'.

Going to be some serious consideration, pros/cons, weighing of options, soul-searching, budget crunching...

Trailer is out: Official release date of the Kickstarter is 17 april 2018.

https://www.facebook.com/confrontationresurrection/videos/2039973552696994/

A few things to consider :

- Sans Détour doesn't answer to the questions about the real material used for the production. Communication isn't their best for now, so watch what will happen in the comments section when the KS starts.
- For now, most of their interventions are pure marketing operations pushing people to gather as many backers as possible, as fast as possible.
- All of the visuals are from the old miniatures in metal, from the time Rackham was at its top. Including the paint. They are awesome, of course, but thing is...this project won't be making them in metal. So they are nowhere guaranted to be those we will really get in the end. Again, no answer from them about this.

In short ; they're fishy. I'll recommand to be careful and press them to answer when the Kickstarter is out and force them to show actual production miniatures. If they don't...well, be aware of the risks.

While certainly...informative and helpful, it is also...quite depressing.

 Sarouan wrote:

- For now, most of their interventions are pure marketing operations pushing people to gather as many backers as possible, as fast as possible.

Those bastards...