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Having been out of the loop for a while, a simplified version of the rules doesn't sound like a bad idea - although at its core the rules are intuitive I did struggle to get new players attached to the game. Getting totally smashed in tournaments is another issue, quite often due to knowledge of depth of hacking and special rules, rather than any tactical acumen.

And it does feel like simplified games, faster to play, are the way everything is going now.

I read Starmada as Stomata at first. Eh. This is the GenCon bundle that was to be. Will CB keep the planned schedule of teasers, preorder et cetera. Sometime in 2-3 weeks we star seeing those things?

Shona Carano. Because nothing works better in discreet black ops than a frickin' Zweihander. At least the Knights use mere longswords. Bah.

 ImAGeek wrote:

Starmada? What is that? well, is the new sectorial army for O-12!’

Was Spaceforce taken or something?

 Vertrucio wrote:
A new Ariadne sectorial might be a good way to keep the most popular MRRF miniature in a sectorial.

I'm hoping they make a sectorial of the Stavka's Intelligence Services. They are already noted as drawing from each of the four nation's armies. so it would be a reasonable place for the remaining in-print MRRF minis to find a home.

 .Mikes. wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:

Starmada? What is that? well, is the new sectorial army for O-12!’

Was Spaceforce taken or something?

Murica. feth yeah it is.

I've not been keeping up on anything and I don't fully understand the context of this latest news but... going on the name alone "Starmada" sounds like a "navel warfare" style game, along the lines of Star Wars Armada or Halo Fleet Battles.

Looks like the Betrayal graphic novel is up for pre-order .

Past LEs have had a miniature attached. No evidence of that here yet...

 Soul Samurai wrote:
I've not been keeping up on anything and I don't fully understand the context of this latest news but... going on the name alone "Starmada" sounds like a "navel warfare" style game, along the lines of Star Wars Armada or Halo Fleet Battles.

Starmada is apparently an O12 sectorial. But yes, does sound exactly like that.

I imagine it will be the space faring peacekeepers of the O12, kinda like a more lawful QK or Nomad force.

 warboss wrote:

 .Mikes. wrote:

Was Spaceforce taken or something?

Spoiler:

Murica. feth yeah it is.

Not in Spain, where CB is based! Netflix got it there.

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/netflix-obtains-foreign-trademark-rights-to-space-force-before-us-government

Spacy might have been free, but I don't know if that contraction is any better than Starmada.

Netflix got it here first too.

Nice looking mini but not my style personally. The Liang Kai monk is the daily special over at miniature market FWIW at $14 instead of $24.

https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cvbpv48.html

Not exactly news news, but the guys at Mayacast over the weekend pointed out they'd only just realised Angel Giradlez and Studio AG hasn't been painting the Infinity minis for quite a few months now.

Turnovers happen, although he would have had a lot to paint with the schedule they have.

He was exclusively painting for the for a while, right? I remember him painting up some Heavy Gear models years ago and then they announced something with him and CB.

 Vertrucio wrote:
Turnovers happen, although he would have had a lot to paint with the schedule they have.

Oh yeah. Plus I could see him wanting to branch out, having done the same range for so long. Just as the two brands were almost synonymous for so long it's worth remaking upon.

 .Mikes. wrote:

 Vertrucio wrote:
Turnovers happen, although he would have had a lot to paint with the schedule they have.

Oh yeah. Plus I could see him wanting to branch out, having done the same range for so long. Just as the two brands were almost synonymous for so long it's worth remaking upon.

He's always been just a contractor even when he had a location at CB he was never an employee. Probably what happened is other people are willing to pay more for him/his studio the CB currently is.

No, he did work at CB. This is his blog post talking about it.

He and his studio do freelance work these days.

Apparently this is happening:

These are the three products to assemble the next CB bundle

Starmada Action pack (This is a sectorial Army for O-12)


N4 the new edition


Shona Carano Limited Edition miniature.

And of course the STARMADA has a bike.

Genuinely the first thing I thought when I saw the box was ‘Kan’s not gonna like that bike’

Glad I didn't disappoint.

It's weird that they chose to make the Totes Not Cap'n America on Bike for a whole new Sectorial(called STARMADA) rather than USARF(which they jammed bikes down left and right).

I think bikes make sense for the ‘police’ faction generally, but less so for the naval police part of the faction.

TLDR:
Bikes make sense when you're short on manpower and need to cover large areas rapidly. When you have effective superiority in a technological aspect and don't need to worry too much about manpower?

The sense makes less and less, and bikes become something you want to avoid using when possible because you're just sending one or two operatives into a potential nightmare scenario by themselves.

By the way, this also happened today.



75mm Equipe Mirage - 5 figures by Luxumbra.

Meh. It's Luxumbra stuff.

@Kanluwen, since when that thing above over there...



...is something that could be considered "meh"?

Is it a release for Infinity proper?
No?

It's a gorgeous sculpt, but it's a big ol' "meh" because it is just another partner produced item. If it was a relaunch of Merovingia, it might be a different story.

I'd hit it...

It is an AMAZING miniature/statue/display piece!

I love it, and will most likely not be able to justify purchasing it based on its price, but...wow!

Also, is that mini no longer a thing in Proper Infinity?!?

 Alpharius wrote:
It is an AMAZING miniature/statue/display piece!

I love it, and will most likely not be able to justify purchasing it based on its price, but...wow!

Also, is that mini no longer a thing in Proper Infinity?!?

Nope. Merovingia's been dead for awhile now. They gave us a token release of the Chasseur when they did it, and there's a wishywashy bit about how it might come back that everyone screams is proof positive it will.