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Rebel_Princess




Austin, TX

The models are cool. Nicely detailed with only a few exceptions.

They're just ginormously humongous. Take all 4 of the biggest paper terrain buildings and push them together. They're even bigger than that.

Maneuver and positioning is what makes a great wargame, and They're so big they basically do either.
   
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Hyderabad, India

More DFC ships is always welcome news, their plastics are some of the best in the business.

 
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
 Overread wrote:
Got to say having seen the Behemoth models in person - those things are freaking massive. WAY bigger than I thought from photos.


How do they compare to DFC Dreadnaughts? Would you say they are worth their price tags for someone who liked the design?


Considerably bigger and I would say yes, once I saw their size in person I did feel that the price does justify the volume of model that you get. The Scourge one in particular was very impressive to see in person.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

I lied I did get a photo though honestly it doesn't really do their size justice


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Rebel_Princess




Austin, TX

It would be cool if...

The Shaltari and Bioficers fought to a standstill long ago.

The Scourge are running away from them, having lost their fight against the Bioficers.

The PHR sphere is a Bioficer entity gone deviant, treating flesh things like pets instead of tools.
   
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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

Striketeam Commander is launching on Kickstarter soon! You can now register to be notified on launch for this exciting addition to the Commander universe:
https://kck.st/3ymRS6v
   
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Stuttgart

I'd prefer they focus on the two existing games and make them worth playing. I see no point in a 28mm game, that is well covered by lots of other companies.
I'm only interested in the minis to maybe use them in Five Parsecs...
   
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Legendary Master of the Chapter





SoCal

I think focusing on the two existing games is why they are bloated and the rules displease serious gamers. They keep making so many vehicles and ships it’s hard to keep up, even though they ran out of ideas and design space years ago. The new faction and new edition might help, but I’m glad to see Striketeam as a release valve for new content instead of another wave of ridiculous vehicles and overly specialized ships.

   
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Rebel_Princess




Austin, TX

There were options instead of bloating the design space, variant patterns of the same units for instance. They could have done campaign books. They could release a new faction. They could have made the things people actually asked for like faction launch assets for Dropfleet.

But TTCombat is not a competently run company, so of course they're going to launch yet another game into the most saturated market on the planet.
   
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It isn't just an unneeded game, it's poorly named. Don't understand why they didn't stick with the DropThing naming since that is pretty clearly part of the brand.

Particularly if you are going to try and jump into the 28mm market as well, then going with a name as generic as "Striketeam" seems an underwhelming approach...
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

I think the thing is "Drop" isn't just a brand name but a game mechanic/focus in terms of how models appear on the board in Zone and a big part of what you're doing in Fleet in terms of the ground part of the game.

Perhaps Striketeam won't feature that kind of mechanic so they didn't use the term?

Or perhaps they feel the "Drop" Brand hasn't grown well enough on its own so they are branching out with a new bit of separate branding for a half-fresh start with a new scale and all.



I do also agree they might have to learn some more marketing. One thing that has been raised several times is that its surprising how little growth they seem to have had with the game, esp Dropfleet, when you consider it has pretty much zero competition in the market right now. With alternatives being the 3D print supported (for the most part) BFG fan groups and a few smaller games like Billion Stars that are basically in that same bracket of smaller scale supporters.

Dropfleet and Zone should be huge games right now, but they never really grew.

Striketeam is going to be under even more pressure because the 28-32mm market is very saturated with small and big name creators.

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Regular Dakkanaut



Derbyshire, UK

Yep. Why the hell isn't it called Droptroop Commander or something?

   
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on the forum. Obviously

Dropship commander would have been fine too.

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Peace through power!

A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble

 
   
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SoCal

There are people in the Facebook group still insisting on calling it DropSquad Commander.

   
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Rebel_Princess




Austin, TX

Their demographic has been the FB group and nowhere else for long enough they should maybe try listening. But TTC is incapable of admitting fault because of the personalities in control of it.
   
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Essex,, England

Unfortunately TTCombat have managed to completely run Hawk into the ground and I think this will be the final nail in the coffin. Launching a kickstarter for what is, in effect, a dead brand where your audience is the people in a Facebook group from nearly a decade prior?

Honestly sad Dropzone and Dropfleet used to be my hands down favourite game systems and TTcombat have completely squandered it.


 
   
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United Kingdom

3-UP / StrikeTeam scale PHR Ares & UCM Bear are up.
   
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Austin, TX

Bioficer ships assembled and painted on display at UKGE

Spoiler:


   
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Is that a sixth faction or...?

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Austin, TX

It's a sixth faction.
   
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United Kingdom

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Is that a sixth faction or...?
Yes - previously just an Event Only ship but they've decided to flesh them out to a full faction.

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SoCal

I can’t wait to get the ships.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

I really hope they've improved their resin gates for them - the edge details look more sane than some others they've done so they might be easy to clean; but I just really hope their casting is up to it.

whilst I think their guns for the 32mm models are silly (because they are just small spaceships...) I really do like the alien look of their ships

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How has the casting for ships been since TTC have taken over? I really dislike them as a company but have seen some great deals pop up here and there.

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 Overread wrote:
I really hope they've improved their resin gates for them - the edge details look more sane than some others they've done so they might be easy to clean; but I just really hope their casting is up to it.

whilst I think their guns for the 32mm models are silly (because they are just small spaceships...) I really do like the alien look of their ships


Looks like most of the new faction’s ships will be in plastic. Or rather, we have seen a plastic sprue that makes either their cruisers or frigates or destroyers/monitors/corvettes.


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 ingtaer wrote:
How has the casting for ships been since TTC have taken over? I really dislike them as a company but have seen some great deals pop up here and there.


Their plastic sets—the Resistance cruisers and frigates—so far have been just about as good of quality as the Kickstarter produced plastics, a bit chunkier in detail but ingenious in customization and modularity.

Their resin castings are usually really good, with the caveat that I have had to ask them to send replacements for mold slip items sometimes. I’d say roughly 4 out of every 5 ships are excellently cast (excluding the gate placement issue for some of the Scourge ships), with the fifth being either good enough but not perfect or full on needing replacement.

Also, some of them are heat warped by the time they arrive and need to be fixed by hot water.

I will warn you that the Resistance Dreadnought is a pain in the ass to assemble, requiring tons of cutting and hot water-warping to get everything to fit. But it is also the most modular miniature in their entire range and a kitbasher’s dream.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

I've got to admit I'm jealous that the Resistance get that ship and no other faction has a kit that comes close to it in terms of being a big modular kit (though you can argue that the human faction does have the space station kit to work with which is also highly modular and whilst the scourge can put a few extra parts on to "steal" them)

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They have always replaced the components I have asked them to replace with no more hassle than getting replacement parts from GW circa 2010ish.


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 Overread wrote:
I've got to admit I'm jealous that the Resistance get that ship and no other faction has a kit that comes close to it in terms of being a big modular kit (though you can argue that the human faction does have the space station kit to work with which is also highly modular and whilst the scourge can put a few extra parts on to "steal" them)


I’d love for more modular ships for the other factions, although I can’t see how they could get a Scourge ship to look right while also being modular.

The space station kit is also amazing for kitbashers.

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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 ingtaer wrote:
How has the casting for ships been since TTC have taken over? I really dislike them as a company but have seen some great deals pop up here and there.


Their plastic sets—the Resistance cruisers and frigates—so far have been just about as good of quality as the Kickstarter produced plastics, a bit chunkier in detail but ingenious in customization and modularity.

Their resin castings are usually really good, with the caveat that I have had to ask them to send replacements for mold slip items sometimes. I’d say roughly 4 out of every 5 ships are excellently cast (excluding the gate placement issue for some of the Scourge ships), with the fifth being either good enough but not perfect or full on needing replacement.

Also, some of them are heat warped by the time they arrive and need to be fixed by hot water.

I will warn you that the Resistance Dreadnought is a pain in the ass to assemble, requiring tons of cutting and hot water-warping to get everything to fit. But it is also the most modular miniature in their entire range and a kitbasher’s dream.


Thanks for that Bob, I might have to take a punt and pick up a few then, looking at firing up my ACTA project again.

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I dunno I think this new faction is flanderized already, they have the same triangles on giant ships and on personal firearms...

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