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2018/05/01 02:46:28
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Second Story Man
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They apparently just released the 2.0 Beta rules and there are some people working on them.
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Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
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2018/05/01 20:15:25
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Nurgle Predator Driver with an Infestation
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 Charistoph wrote:They apparently just released the 2.0 Beta rules and there are some people working on them.
And they're taking feedback in the DzC facebook group.
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2018/05/02 01:41:58
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Second Story Man
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sqir666 wrote: Charistoph wrote:They apparently just released the 2.0 Beta rules and there are some people working on them.
And they're taking feedback in the DzC facebook group.
And the Hawk Wargames Forum, but that only works if you are already signed up on it.
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Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
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2018/05/02 04:49:07
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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They don't pay attention to the forums, I think some of the former Talons are collating the info from the forums and posting it to the DZC facebook group for those that don't use Facebook.
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2018/05/18 21:31:47
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Blackclad Wayfarer
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The official HWG forums are absolutely dead
As a Talon... every thing is dead on the DZC side. Dropfleet is going well and genuinely a good game.
The 2.0 rules are... not bad. Games tend to play out quicker and running demos is a tad easier. Some drive on armies are nerfed, local meta is too small to play test Resistance/PHR/Shalt so I've only had ten or so games with UCM vs UCM/Scourge.
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2018/05/19 22:03:01
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Is the Dropfleet stuff going to be reprinted? It's hard to find stock at the FLGS or even on Amazon.
Automatically Appended Next Post:
Also, is the 2.0 book just rules or is it full of fluff like the previous editions? Does it allow for BFG-style space battle games, or is it all still about troop carriers?
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2018/05/20 08:57:25
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Krazed Killa Kan
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It should be. However I get the feeling they're still sorting out Dropzone first.
They'll probably want to do some retcons of the story elements to allow for more.
Hopefully they overhaul the banal objective system.
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2018/05/20 20:49:39
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Is there a good place to buy Dropfleet sets, especially the space station kit? I hope those will come back into production.
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2018/05/21 00:49:46
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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US distribution is pretty bad at the moment, mostly due to the new owner not really having a pre-existing relationship with US distributors
Best two places to find stuff is Game Time Miniatures' ebay storefront, and Game Kastle's web store. The first one works with Kingsley Distribution (TTCombat's in-house distro), while Game Kastle works with Golden which finally got the relationship sorted out.
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Game Time link: https://www.ebay.com/str/gametimeminiatures/Dropfleet-Commander-/_i.html
Game Kastle: https://www.gamekastle.com/online/index.php?skip=30&m=list&psearch=Dropfleet
Can't speak to Game Kastle since I haven't bought there myself, but I have bought from GTM.
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2018/05/21 03:33:54
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Thank you! I believe Game Kastle used to be FRP Games, and I have ordered from them.
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2018/08/15 10:04:26
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Monstrous Master Moulder
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Moved areas, and it's dead here too, which is a shame. Hawk/TT seems to be totally dead in the Lincoln area (where is used to have a massive audience) and in the Colchester area, where it was also quite well established
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2018/09/12 14:40:41
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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There was one player at my LGS, now me and a few other people are getting into it as well.
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2018/09/12 21:51:18
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Dogfighter
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Since its release I have lived in 5 places while flicking between homeless shelters with very active gaming communities (and wish i still did)
In all 5 Dropzone/Fleet was none existent at all. Except for 1 store out of 12 I knew having 1 starter and half a dozen blisters.
It's not been doing well as i can see.
I have the Zone rulebook myself and find it dull and stifling to the imagination.
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2018/09/12 22:35:57
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Second Story Man
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It would help if the new producer would start being a little more active in promoting what they are doing. I know they are focusing more on Facebook advertising, but they left the old forum to rot itself to death. WarCradle, meanwhile, has been active in their own forum trying to keep communication up for Dystopian Wars/Wild West Exodus as they go in to their DW beta, and keeping the lines open for when they start pushing Firestorm again.
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Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
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2018/09/13 00:33:59
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Dakka Veteran
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Meanwhile, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. Just like DZC.
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2018/09/13 02:55:09
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Worthiest of Warlock Engineers
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I have not seen either played for a long time. There was a boom in my club for DZC until we moved store and it died off, then DFC dropped and for a while people played it, but the that too fell away.
It is a pity really as DZC was a fun tactical game.
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2018/09/13 10:06:09
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
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Admittedly, for a dead guy he still manages to get into a lot of headlines, though! 
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2018/09/18 17:21:36
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Did they ever release the simplified space-battle version of the rules?
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2018/09/18 17:37:15
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Mighty Vampire Count
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Wasn't that a free download on their site?
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos 
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
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2018/09/21 00:12:40
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Clousseau
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I bought into it hook line and sinker. Painted up an entire force. Not a single person in my city wanted anything to do with it though.
So I donated my stuff to charity since I couldn't even sell it.
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2018/09/21 01:22:31
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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WAS it?? I don't remember ever hearing about that.
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2018/09/21 14:03:29
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Dogfighter
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auticus wrote:I bought into it hook line and sinker. Painted up an entire force. Not a single person in my city wanted anything to do with it though.
So I donated my stuff to charity since I couldn't even sell it.
That poor charity XD
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2018/09/21 14:12:57
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Mighty Vampire Count
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I'll have a remuge around on my hard drive over the weekend - Seem to recall it was a tournament pack or something that got rid of alot of the ground support elements.
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
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2018/09/21 18:10:14
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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ValentineGames wrote:auticus wrote:I bought into it hook line and sinker. Painted up an entire force. Not a single person in my city wanted anything to do with it though.
So I donated my stuff to charity since I couldn't even sell it.
That poor charity XD
I would have gladly bought them for slightly more than the charity paid plus shipping... Automatically Appended Next Post:  Mr Morden wrote:
I'll have a remuge around on my hard drive over the weekend - Seem to recall it was a tournament pack or something that got rid of alot of the ground support elements.
That would be awesome, thanks!
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2018/09/23 18:02:44
Subject: Re:How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Mighty Vampire Count
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Not quite as exciting as I recalled
Change #1, New Optional Tournament/ Quickplay Ground Combat Rules
Rationale: In the frst few tournaments played for Dropfleet, an emerging theme is games which last a little too long for
conformable 3 games/day tournament play. In part of course this is due to it being a new system but streamlining the
scoring process for ground-based elements as well as the Ground Combat Phase has been raised as desirable for tournament play as well as for faster games. These rules could also be used when running demos or learning the game, as it
removes a level of complexity from the game.
If this change becomes ‘ofcial’ it will still be optional and will NOT invalidate or replace the more detailed rules in the rulebook, which provides increased detail and nuances for what’s happening on the ground.
1) In Ground Assets Activation, do not resolve Ground Combats. Players may still move Ground Assets as normal.
2) If playing with Command cards, remove the following cards from the deck:
UCM - Colonial Legions (3 copies of)
Scourge - Assimilated Bioforms (3 copies of)
PHR - Elite Ground Forces (3 copies of)
Shaltari - Misdirection (3 copies of)
3) When scoring Clusters, players score based on the total number of Ground Asset tokens in the whole Cluster. Infantry
Tokens are worth 1, Armour tokens are worth 2 and Battery tokens are worth 0. The player with the highest token value
in the Cluster Holds the Cluster. If a player has Tokens in the cluster (but does not have the most) then they count as contesting if they have a token score within 5 or less of their opponent.
In the ‘Power Grab’ scenario (pg 82), ONLY the tokens in the Power Plant Sector will score for that Cluster. If the Power
Plant is destroyed then do not score for that Cluster.
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/528517.page
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2018/09/23 22:52:46
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Central Valley, California
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I'd love to play DZC if the company ever gets their act together. But I have a ton of 15mm and 28mm terrain, and have no room for an addition of 10mm stuff. Always found it disappointing they chose that scale.
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2019/02/13 04:06:21
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Krazed Killa Kan
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TT Combat had a big display at the LVO. Just FYI.
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2019/05/26 05:18:31
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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New stuff up for pre-order including a book that has DZC 2.0 rules, a new walker, a new merc ship and a new Resistance, in, SPAAACCCEEEEEEE fleet with rules for them in the new book. My wallet is already crying but I'm quite excited!
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2019/05/30 14:55:55
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Abel
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Dawalt wrote:New stuff up for pre-order including a book that has DZC 2.0 rules, a new walker, a new merc ship and a new Resistance, in, SPAAACCCEEEEEEE fleet with rules for them in the new book. My wallet is already crying but I'm quite excited!
I'm not sure about that new rulebook because it has Drop Fleet and Drop Zone rules in it. Does anyone have any more info on it? Is it Drop Fleet 2.0, or just rules for the new Resistance faction?
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2019/05/30 17:30:07
Subject: How are Hawk's Dropzone / Dropfleet games doing in your area?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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 Tamwulf wrote:Dawalt wrote:New stuff up for pre-order including a book that has DZC 2.0 rules, a new walker, a new merc ship and a new Resistance, in, SPAAACCCEEEEEEE fleet with rules for them in the new book. My wallet is already crying but I'm quite excited!
I'm not sure about that new rulebook because it has Drop Fleet and Drop Zone rules in it. Does anyone have any more info on it? Is it Drop Fleet 2.0, or just rules for the new Resistance faction?
DZC: full 2.0 rules and I think there are some new units in it.
DFC is just an expansion: Resistance fleet, and Dreadnought, Destroyer, and Monitor rules for all factions. There are rumors of some rules updates, but nothing as big as a 2.0 release.
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